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Transport > Highways > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: total length of the highway system.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 6.41 million km 2002
2 European UnionEuropean Union 4.63 million km 2005
3 IndiaIndia 3.32 million km 1999
4 BrazilBrazil 1.72 million km 2000
5 CanadaCanada 1.41 million km 2002
6 ChinaChina 1.4 million km 2000
7 JapanJapan 1.16 million km 1999
8 FranceFrance 894,000 km 2000
9 AustraliaAustralia 811,603 km 1999
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 761,246 km 1999
10 SpainSpain 663,795 km 1999
11 RussiaRussia 532,393 km 2000
12 ItalyItaly 479,688 km 1999
13 TurkeyTurkey 385,960 km 1999
14 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 371,913 km 1999
15 PolandPoland 364,656 km 2000
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 362,099 km 2000
17 IndonesiaIndonesia 342,700 km 1999
18 MexicoMexico 329,532 km 1999
19 PakistanPakistan 254,410 km 1999
20 GermanyGermany 230,735 km 1999
21 ArgentinaArgentina 215,471 km 1999
22 SwedenSweden 212,402 km 2000
23 BangladeshBangladesh 207,486 km 1999
24 PhilippinesPhilippines 201,994 km 2000
25 AustriaAustria 200,000 km 2000
26 RomaniaRomania 198,603 km 2000
27 NigeriaNigeria 194,394 km 1999
28 HungaryHungary 188,203 km 1999
29 UkraineUkraine 169,491 km 2000
30 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 157,000 km 1999
31 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 151,470 km 1999
32 BelgiumBelgium 148,216 km 2000
33 GreeceGreece 117,000 km 1999
34 NetherlandsNetherlands 116,500 km 1999
35 ColombiaColombia 110,000 km 2000
36 AlgeriaAlgeria 104,000 km 1999
37 Sri LankaSri Lanka 96,695 km 1999
38 VenezuelaVenezuela 96,155 km 1999
39 VietnamVietnam 93,300 km 1999
40 IrelandIreland 92,500 km 2000
41 New ZealandNew Zealand 92,053 km 2000
42 NorwayNorway 91,454 km 2000
43 TanzaniaTanzania 88,200 km 1999
44 South KoreaSouth Korea 86,990 km 1999
45 LibyaLibya 83,200 km 1999
46 UzbekistanUzbekistan 81,600 km 1999
47 KazakhstanKazakhstan 81,331 km 2000
48 ChileChile 79,814 km 2000
49 FinlandFinland 78,137 km 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 76,379.56 km 1999
50 LithuaniaLithuania 75,243 km 2000
51 BelarusBelarus 74,385 km 2000
52 LatviaLatvia 73,202 km 2000
53 PeruPeru 72,900 km 1999
54 DenmarkDenmark 71,591 km 2000
55 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 71,011 km 2000
56 PortugalPortugal 68,732 km 2000
57 YemenYemen 67,000 km 1999
58 ZambiaZambia 66,781 km 1999
59 NamibiaNamibia 66,467 km 2000
60 MalaysiaMalaysia 65,877 km 1999
61 ThailandThailand 64,600 km 1999
62 EgyptEgypt 64,000 km 1999
63 KenyaKenya 63,942 km 2000
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 63,772.29 km 1999
64 CubaCuba 60,858 km 1999
65 MoroccoMorocco 57,707 km 2000
66 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 55,408 km 2000
67 BoliviaBolivia 53,790 km 2000
68 AngolaAngola 51,429 km 1999
69 EstoniaEstonia 51,411 km 2000
70 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 50,400 km 1999
71 MadagascarMadagascar 49,827 km 1999
72 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 49,805 km 2000
73 MongoliaMongolia 49,250 km 2003
74 IraqIraq 45,550 km 2000
75 SyriaSyria 43,381 km 1999
76 EcuadorEcuador 43,197 km 2000
77 SlovakiaSlovakia 42,717 km 2000
78 GhanaGhana 39,409 km 1999
79 BulgariaBulgaria 37,286 km 2000
80 TaiwanTaiwan 35,931 km 2000
81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 35,892 km 2000
82 OmanOman 34,965 km 2001
83 CameroonCameroon 34,300 km 1999
84 ChadChad 33,400 km 1999
85 EthiopiaEthiopia 31,571 km 2000
86 North KoreaNorth Korea 31,200 km 1999
87 GuineaGuinea 30,500 km 1999
88 MozambiqueMozambique 30,400 km 1999
89 ParaguayParaguay 29,500 km 2005
90 MalawiMalawi 28,400 km 1999
91 CroatiaCroatia 28,123 km 2000
92 TajikistanTajikistan 27,767 km 2000
93 UgandaUganda 27,000 km 1999
94 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 24,981 km 2000
95 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 24,000 km 1999
96 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 23,810 km 1999
97 SomaliaSomalia 22,100 km 1999
98 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 21,846 km 1999
99 LaosLaos 21,716 km 1999
100 AfghanistanAfghanistan 21,000 km 1999
101 GeorgiaGeorgia 20,363 km 2000
102 SloveniaSlovenia 20,177 km 2000
103 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 19,600 km 1999
104 NicaraguaNicaragua 19,032 km 2000
105 TunisiaTunisia 18,997 km 2000
106 JamaicaJamaica 18,700 km 1999
107 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 18,500 km 1999
108 ZimbabweZimbabwe 18,338 km 1999
109 AlbaniaAlbania 18,000 km 2000
110 IsraelIsrael 16,281 km 2000
111 ArmeniaArmenia 15,918 km 2000
112 MaliMali 15,100 km 1999
113 SenegalSenegal 14,576 km 2000
114 BurundiBurundi 14,480 km 1999
115 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 14,400 km 1999
116 GuatemalaGuatemala 14,118 km 1999
117 HondurasHonduras 13,603 km 1999
118 CyprusCyprus 13,491 km 2005
119 NepalNepal 13,223 km 1999
120 IcelandIceland 12,955 km 2003
121 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 12,800 km 1999
122 MoldovaMoldova 12,657 km 1999
123 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12,600 km 1999
124 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 12,506 km 1999
125 CambodiaCambodia 12,323 km 2005
126 RwandaRwanda 12,000 km 1999
127 SudanSudan 11,900 km 1999
128 PanamaPanama 11,400 km 1999
129 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11,330 km 1999
130 LiberiaLiberia 10,600 km 1999
131 BotswanaBotswana 10,217 km 1999
132 NigerNiger 10,100 km 1999
133 El SalvadorEl Salvador 10,029 km 1999
134 UruguayUruguay 8,983 km 1999
135 GabonGabon 8,464 km 2000
136 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 8,320 km 1999
137 GuyanaGuyana 7,970 km 1999
138 MauritaniaMauritania 7,720 km 2000
139 TogoTogo 7,520 km 1999
140 LebanonLebanon 7,300 km 1999
141 JordanJordan 7,245 km 2000
142 BeninBenin 6,787 km 1999
143 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 6,200 km 2005
144 LesothoLesotho 5,940 km 1999
145 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5,189 km 2000
146 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 4,825 km 1999
147 SurinameSuriname 4,492 km 2000
148 KuwaitKuwait 4,450 km 1999
149 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 4,400 km 1999
150 HaitiHaiti 4,160 km 1999
151 EritreaEritrea 4,010 km 1999
152 BhutanBhutan 3,690 km 1999
153 FijiFiji 3,440 km 1999
154 BahrainBahrain 3,261 km 2000
155 SingaporeSingapore 3,066 km 1999
156 DjiboutiDjibouti 2,890 km 1999
157 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2,880 km 1999
158 BelizeBelize 2,872 km 1999
159 The GambiaThe Gambia 2,700 km 1999
160 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2,693 km 1999
161 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 2,590 km 1999
162 BruneiBrunei 2,525 km 2000
163 MaltaMalta 2,254 km 2000
164 MartiniqueMartinique 2,105 km 2000
165 MauritiusMauritius 1,926 km 2000
166 Hong KongHong Kong 1,831 km 1999
167 BarbadosBarbados 1,793 km 1999
168 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1,360 km 1999
169 QatarQatar 1,230 km 1999
170 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,210 km 1999
171 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,100 km 1999
172 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,088 km 1999
173 VanuatuVanuatu 1,070 km 1999
=174 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,040 km 1999
=174 GrenadaGrenada 1,040 km 1999
176 GuamGuam 885 km 2005
177 ComorosComoros 880 km 2005
178 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 856 km 2000
179 SamoaSamoa 790 km 1999
180 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 785 km 2000
181 DominicaDominica 780 km 1999
182 TongaTonga 680 km 1999
183 KiribatiKiribati 670 km 1999
184 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 600 km 2005
185 JerseyJersey 577 km 2005
186 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 463 km 1999
187 BermudaBermuda 450 km 2002
188 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 440 km 2002
189 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 350 km 2005
=190 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 320 km 2005
=190 Cook IslandsCook Islands 320 km 2000
=190 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 320 km 1999
193 MacauMacau 271 km 2000
=194 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 250 km 2005
=194 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 250 km 1999
=196 Christmas IslandXmas Island 240 km 2000
=196 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 240 km 1999
198 NiueNiue 234 km 2001
199 MontserratMontserrat 227 km 2003
200 San MarinoSan Marino 220 km 2001
201 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 198 km 2000
202 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 177 km 2000
203 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 121 km 2000
204 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 120 km 2005
205 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 114 km 2005
206 MayotteMayotte 93 km 2005
207 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 80 km 2001
208 PalauPalau 61 km 2005
209 MonacoMonaco 50 km 1999
210 NauruNauru 30 km 1999
211 GibraltarGibraltar 29 km 2002
212 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 15 km 2003
213 TuvaluTuvalu 8 km 1999
214 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 6.4 km 2005

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Interesting observations about Transport > Highways > Total

  • United States has had the highest highways > total since 2000.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by highways > total are Former British Colonies'.
  • 21 of the top 33 countries by highways > total are Christian.
  • 99 of the top 183 countries by highways > total are Hot countries.
  • 3 of the top 6 countries by highways > total are Cold countries'.
  • 16 of the top 34 countries by highways > total are European.
  • 4 of the top 8 countries by highways > total are Heavily indebted.
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