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Transport > Highways > Paved: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: total length of the paved parts of the highway system.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 European UnionEuropean Union 4.16 million km 2005
2 United StatesUnited States 4.15 million km 2002
3 IndiaIndia 1.52 million km 1999
4 FranceFrance 894,000 km 2000
5 SpainSpain 657,157 km 1999
6 JapanJapan 534,471 km 1999
7 CanadaCanada 497,306 km 2002
8 ItalyItaly 479,688 km 1999
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 371,913 km 1999
10 RussiaRussia 358,833 km 2000
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 330,255.8 km 1999
11 ChinaChina 314,204 km 2000
12 AustraliaAustralia 314,090 km 1999
13 PolandPoland 249,060 km 2000
14 GermanyGermany 230,735 km 1999
15 AustriaAustria 200,000 km 2000
16 SwedenSweden 166,523 km 2000
17 UkraineUkraine 163,898 km 2000
18 IndonesiaIndonesia 158,670 km 1999
19 TurkeyTurkey 131,226 km 1999
20 BelgiumBelgium 116,687 km 2000
21 PakistanPakistan 109,396 km 1999
22 MexicoMexico 108,087 km 1999
23 GreeceGreece 107,406 km 1999
24 NetherlandsNetherlands 104,850 km 1999
25 RomaniaRomania 98,308 km 2000
26 BrazilBrazil 94,871 km 2000
27 Sri LankaSri Lanka 91,860 km 1999
28 IrelandIreland 87,043 km 2000
29 HungaryHungary 81,680 km 1999
30 KazakhstanKazakhstan 77,020 km 2000
31 South AfricaSouth Africa 73,506 km 2000
32 AlgeriaAlgeria 71,656 km 1999
33 DenmarkDenmark 71,591 km 2000
34 UzbekistanUzbekistan 71,237 km 1999
35 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 71,011 km 2000
36 NorwayNorway 69,505 km 2000
37 LithuaniaLithuania 68,697 km 2000
38 BelarusBelarus 66,203 km 2000
39 South KoreaSouth Korea 64,808 km 1999
40 ArgentinaArgentina 63,348 km 1999
41 ThailandThailand 62,985 km 1999
42 NigeriaNigeria 60,068 km 1999
43 PortugalPortugal 59,110 km 2000
44 New ZealandNew Zealand 57,809 km 2000
45 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 55,408 km 2000
46 FinlandFinland 50,305 km 2001
47 EgyptEgypt 49,984 km 1999
48 MalaysiaMalaysia 49,935 km 1999
49 LibyaLibya 47,590 km 1999
50 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 45,592 km 1999
51 PhilippinesPhilippines 42,419 km 2000
52 IraqIraq 38,399 km 2000
53 SlovakiaSlovakia 37,036 km 2000
54 BulgariaBulgaria 35,049 km 2000
55 MoroccoMorocco 32,547 km 2000
56 VenezuelaVenezuela 32,308 km 1999
57 TaiwanTaiwan 31,583 km 2000
58 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 31,029 km 2000
59 CubaCuba 29,820 km 1999
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 29,816.11 km 1999
60 LatviaLatvia 28,256 km 2000
61 ColombiaColombia 26,000 km 2000
62 CroatiaCroatia 23,792 km 2000
63 VietnamVietnam 23,418 km 1999
64 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 23,057 km 2000
65 SloveniaSlovenia 20,157 km 2000
66 BangladeshBangladesh 19,773 km 1999
67 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 19,488 km 1999
68 GeorgiaGeorgia 19,038 km 2000
69 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 16,854 km 1999
70 IsraelIsrael 16,281 km 2000
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 15,990.62 km 1999
71 ChileChile 15,484 km 2000
72 ArmeniaArmenia 15,329 km 2000
73 ParaguayParaguay 14,986 km 2005
74 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 14,400 km 1999
75 JamaicaJamaica 13,109 km 1999
76 TunisiaTunisia 12,310 km 2000
77 GhanaGhana 11,665 km 1999
78 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 11,424 km 1999
79 MoldovaMoldova 11,012 km 1999
80 EstoniaEstonia 10,334 km 2000
81 SyriaSyria 10,021 km 1999
82 OmanOman 9,673 km 2001
83 LaosLaos 9,664 km 1999
84 PeruPeru 9,331 km 1999
85 NamibiaNamibia 9,172 km 2000
86 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8,692 km 1999
87 EcuadorEcuador 8,164 km 2000
88 UruguayUruguay 8,081 km 1999
89 Costa RicaCosta Rica 7,896 km 2000
90 KenyaKenya 7,737 km 2000
91 YemenYemen 7,705 km 1999
92 JordanJordan 7,245 km 2000
93 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 6,224 km 1999
94 LebanonLebanon 6,198 km 1999
95 MadagascarMadagascar 5,780 km 1999
96 MozambiqueMozambique 5,685 km 1999
97 BotswanaBotswana 5,619 km 1999
98 AlbaniaAlbania 5,400 km 2000
99 AngolaAngola 5,349 km 1999
100 MalawiMalawi 5,254 km 1999
101 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5,189 km 2000
102 GuineaGuinea 5,033 km 1999
103 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4,889 km 1999
104 GuatemalaGuatemala 4,871 km 1999
105 SudanSudan 4,320 km 1999
106 CameroonCameroon 4,288 km 1999
107 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4,252 km 1999
108 NepalNepal 4,073 km 1999
109 PanamaPanama 3,944 km 1999
110 EthiopiaEthiopia 3,789 km 2000
111 TanzaniaTanzania 3,704 km 1999
112 KuwaitKuwait 3,587 km 1999
113 BoliviaBolivia 3,496 km 2000
114 SingaporeSingapore 3,066 km 1999
115 AfghanistanAfghanistan 2,793 km 1999
116 HondurasHonduras 2,775 km 1999
117 SomaliaSomalia 2,608 km 1999
118 BahrainBahrain 2,531 km 2000
119 BruneiBrunei 2,525 km 2000
120 TogoTogo 2,376 km 1999
121 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 2,287 km 1999
122 BhutanBhutan 2,240 km 1999
123 NicaraguaNicaragua 2,094 km 2000
124 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2,001 km 1999
125 North KoreaNorth Korea 1,997 km 1999
126 CambodiaCambodia 1,996 km 2005
127 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1,986 km 1999
128 MaltaMalta 1,972 km 2000
129 MauritiusMauritius 1,868 km 2000
130 Hong KongHong Kong 1,831 km 1999
131 MaliMali 1,827 km 1999
132 UgandaUganda 1,809 km 1999
133 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1,735 km 1999
134 MongoliaMongolia 1,724 km 2000
135 BarbadosBarbados 1,719 km 1999
136 FijiFiji 1,692 km 1999
137 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,546 km 1999
138 BeninBenin 1,357 km 1999
139 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 1,350 km 2005
140 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1,242 km 1999
141 SurinameSuriname 1,168 km 2000
142 QatarQatar 1,107 km 1999
143 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,088 km 1999
144 LesothoLesotho 1,087 km 1999
145 BurundiBurundi 1,028 km 1999
146 HaitiHaiti 1,011 km 1999
147 RwandaRwanda 996 km 1999
148 The GambiaThe Gambia 956 km 1999
149 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 895 km 1999
150 EritreaEritrea 874 km 1999
151 Cape VerdeCape Verde 858 km 1999
152 GabonGabon 838 km 2000
153 MauritaniaMauritania 830 km 2000
154 NigerNiger 798 km 1999
155 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 785 km 2000
156 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 686 km 1999
157 GuamGuam 675 km 2005
158 ComorosComoros 673 km 2005
159 LiberiaLiberia 657 km 1999
160 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 643 km 1999
161 GrenadaGrenada 638 km 1999
162 GuyanaGuyana 590 km 1999
163 BelizeBelize 488 km 1999
164 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 454 km 1999
165 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 453 km 1999
166 BermudaBermuda 450 km 2002
167 DominicaDominica 393 km 1999
168 DjiboutiDjibouti 364 km 1999
169 SamoaSamoa 332 km 1999
170 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 320 km 1999
171 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 300 km 2005
172 MacauMacau 271 km 2000
173 ChadChad 267 km 1999
174 VanuatuVanuatu 256 km 1999
175 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 250 km 2005
176 San MarinoSan Marino 220 km 2001
177 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 218 km 1999
178 TongaTonga 184 km 1999
179 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 177 km 2000
180 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 168 km 2000
181 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 150 km 2005
182 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 136 km 2005
183 NiueNiue 86 km 2001
184 MayotteMayotte 72 km 2005
185 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 69 km 2005
186 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 64.5 km 2002
187 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 63 km 1999
188 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 53 km 2001
=189 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 50 km 2002
=189 MonacoMonaco 50 km 1999
191 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 42 km 1999
192 PalauPalau 36 km 2005
193 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 34 km 1999
194 Cook IslandsCook Islands 33 km 2000
195 Christmas IslandXmas Island 30 km 2000
196 GibraltarGibraltar 29 km 2002
=197 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 24 km 2000
=197 NauruNauru 24 km 1999
199 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 16 km 2005
=200 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 0.0 2005
=200 TuvaluTuvalu 0.0 1999

Citation

Transport > Highways > Paved: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Transport > Highways > Paved

  • 7 of the top 9 countries by highways > paved are Heavily indebted.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by highways > paved are Former British Colonies'.
  • 12 of the top 20 countries by highways > paved are European.
  • 11 of the top 17 countries by highways > paved are Christian.
  • 10 of the top 17 countries by highways > paved are Cold countries'.
  • 91 of the top 173 countries by highways > paved are Hot countries.
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