COUNTRY COMPARISON :: RAILWAYS
Railways compares the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts.
| Rank | Country | (KM) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 224,792 | 2007 |
| 2 | Russia | 87,157 | 2006 |
| 3 | China | 86,000 | 2008 |
| 4 | India | 64,600 | 2012 |
| 5 | Canada | 46,552 | 2008 |
| 6 | Germany | 41,981 | 2008 |
| 7 | Australia | 38,445 | 2008 |
| 8 | Argentina | 36,966 | 2008 |
| 9 | France | 29,640 | 2008 |
| 10 | Brazil | 28,538 | 2008 |
| 11 | Japan | 27,182 | 2009 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 21,619 | 2012 |
| 13 | Italy | 20,255 | 2008 |
| 14 | South Africa | 20,192 | 2008 |
| 15 | Poland | 19,428 | 2007 |
| 16 | Mexico | 17,166 | 2008 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 16,454 | 2008 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 15,333 | 2012 |
| 19 | Spain | 15,293 | 2008 |
| 20 | Turkey | 12,008 | 2012 |
| 21 | Sweden | 11,633 | 2008 |
| 22 | Romania | 10,777 | 2012 |
| 23 | Czech Republic | 9,469 | 2008 |
| 24 | Iran | 8,442 | 2008 |
| 25 | Cuba | 8,203 | 2011 |
| 26 | Hungary | 8,057 | 2009 |
| 27 | Pakistan | 7,791 | 2007 |
| 28 | Chile | 7,082 | 2008 |
| 29 | Austria | 6,399 | 2008 |
| 30 | Sudan | 5,978 | 2008 |
| 31 | Finland | 5,944 | 2013 |
| 32 | Belarus | 5,537 | 2008 |
| 33 | Korea, North | 5,242 | 2009 |
| 34 | Egypt | 5,083 | 2009 |
| 35 | Indonesia | 5,042 | 2008 |
| 36 | Burma | 5,031 | 2008 |
| 37 | Switzerland | 4,876 | 2008 |
| 38 | Mozambique | 4,787 | 2008 |
| 39 | Norway | 4,237 | 2012 |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 4,230 | 2012 |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 4,152 | 2011 |
| 42 | New Zealand | 4,128 | 2008 |
| 43 | Thailand | 4,071 | 2008 |
| 44 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,007 | 2008 |
| 45 | Algeria | 3,973 | 2008 |
| 46 | Serbia | 3,809 | 2010 |
| 47 | Tanzania | 3,689 | 2008 |
| 48 | Bolivia | 3,652 | 2010 |
| 49 | Slovakia | 3,622 | 2008 |
| 50 | Nigeria | 3,505 | 2008 |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 3,427 | 2008 |
| 52 | Korea, South | 3,381 | 2008 |
| 53 | Portugal | 3,319 | 2008 |
| 54 | Ireland | 3,237 | 2008 |
| 55 | Belgium | 3,233 | 2008 |
| 56 | Netherlands | 3,013 | 2012 |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 2,980 | 2008 |
| 58 | Zambia | 2,922 | 2013 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 2,918 | 2009 |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 2,835 | 2008 |
| 61 | Angola | 2,764 | 2008 |
| 62 | Croatia | 2,722 | 2011 |
| 63 | Denmark | 2,667 | 2008 |
| 64 | Vietnam | 2,632 | 2008 |
| 65 | Namibia | 2,626 | 2008 |
| 66 | Greece | 2,548 | 2008 |
| 67 | Iraq | 2,370 | 2012 |
| 68 | Latvia | 2,239 | 2008 |
| 69 | Tunisia | 2,165 | 2011 |
| 70 | Morocco | 2,067 | 2008 |
| 71 | Kenya | 2,066 | 2008 |
| 72 | Syria | 2,052 | 2008 |
| 73 | Mongolia | 1,908 | 2010 |
| 74 | Peru | 1,907 | 2012 |
| 75 | Malaysia | 1,849 | 2010 |
| 76 | Lithuania | 1,767 | 2011 |
| 77 | Uruguay | 1,641 | 2010 |
| 78 | Georgia | 1,612 | 2008 |
| 79 | Taiwan | 1,580 | 2009 |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 1,449 | 2007 |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 1,378 | 2008 |
| 82 | Cameroon | 1,245 | 2008 |
| 83 | Uganda | 1,244 | 2008 |
| 84 | Slovenia | 1,228 | 2007 |
| 85 | Estonia | 1,196 | 2011 |
| 86 | Moldova | 1,190 | 2008 |
| 87 | Guinea | 1,185 | 2008 |
| 88 | Philippines | 995 | 2010 |
| 89 | Israel | 975 | 2008 |
| 90 | Ecuador | 965 | 2008 |
| 91 | Ghana | 947 | 2008 |
| 92 | Senegal | 906 | 2008 |
| 93 | Botswana | 888 | 2008 |
| 94 | Congo, Republic of the | 886 | 2008 |
| 95 | Colombia | 874 | 2008 |
| 96 | Armenia | 869 | 2009 |
| 97 | Madagascar | 854 | 2008 |
| 98 | Venezuela | 806 | 2008 |
| 99 | Malawi | 797 | 2008 |
| 100 | Mauritania | 728 | 2008 |
| 101 | Macedonia | 699 | 2012 |
| 102 | Cambodia | 690 | 2010 |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 681 | 2015 |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 680 | 2008 |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 660 | 2008 |
| 106 | Gabon | 649 | 2008 |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 622 | 2008 |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 601 | 2009 |
| 109 | Fiji | 597 | 2008 |
| 110 | Mali | 593 | 2008 |
| 111 | Togo | 568 | 2008 |
| 112 | Jordan | 507 | 2008 |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 470 | 2008 |
| 114 | Benin | 438 | 2008 |
| 115 | Kosovo | 430 | 2007 |
| 116 | Liberia | 429 | 2008 |
| 117 | Lebanon | 401 | 2008 |
| 118 | Albania | 339 | 2009 |
| 119 | Guatemala | 332 | 2008 |
| 120 | Eritrea | 306 | 2008 |
| 121 | Swaziland | 301 | 2008 |
| 122 | El Salvador | 283 | 2008 |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 278 | 2008 |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 275 | 2008 |
| 125 | Montenegro | 250 | 2010 |
| 126 | South Sudan | 248 | 2014 |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 142 | 2008 |
| 128 | Djibouti | 100 | 2008 |
| 129 | Panama | 76 | 2008 |
| 130 | Isle of Man | 63 | 2008 |
| 131 | Nepal | 59 | 2008 |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | 2008 |
| 133 | Honduras | 44 | 2012 |
| 134 | Paraguay | 36 | 2008 |
| 135 | Christmas Island | 18 | 2010 |
| 136 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 2008 |