×

Transport > Railways > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 European UnionEuropean Union 229,450 km 2008
2 United StatesUnited States 224,792 km 2013
3 RussiaRussia 87,157 km 2013
4 ChinaChina 86,000 km 2013
5 IndiaIndia 63,974 km 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 58,122.29 km 2013
6 CanadaCanada 46,552 km 2013
7 GermanyGermany 41,981 km 2013
8 AustraliaAustralia 38,445 km 2013
9 ArgentinaArgentina 36,966 km 2013
10 FranceFrance 29,640 km 2013
11 BrazilBrazil 28,538 km 2013
12 JapanJapan 27,182 km 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 22,990.92 km 2013
13 UkraineUkraine 21,619 km 2013
14 ItalyItaly 20,255 km 2013
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 20,192 km 2013
16 PolandPoland 19,428 km 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 18,749.47 km 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 18,066.12 km 2013
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 17,498.42 km 2013
17 MexicoMexico 17,166 km 2013
18 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 16,454 km 2013
19 KazakhstanKazakhstan 15,333 km 2013
20 SpainSpain 15,293 km 2013
21 TurkeyTurkey 12,008 km 2013
22 SwedenSweden 11,633 km 2013
23 RomaniaRomania 10,777 km 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 10,248.88 km 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 9,947.47 km 2013
24 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 9,469 km 2013
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 9,289.3 km 2013
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 8,963.88 km 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 8,867.23 km 2013
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 8,807.16 km 2013
25 IranIran 8,442 km 2013
26 CubaCuba 8,203 km 2013
27 HungaryHungary 8,057 km 2013
28 PakistanPakistan 7,791 km 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 7,328.86 km 2013
29 ChileChile 7,082 km 2013
30 AustriaAustria 6,399 km 2013
31 SudanSudan 5,978 km 2013
32 FinlandFinland 5,944 km 2013
33 BelarusBelarus 5,537 km 2013
34 North KoreaNorth Korea 5,242 km 2013
35 EgyptEgypt 5,083 km 2013
36 IndonesiaIndonesia 5,042 km 2013
37 BurmaBurma 5,031 km 2013
38 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 4,876 km 2013
39 MozambiqueMozambique 4,787 km 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4,524.89 km 2013
40 NorwayNorway 4,237 km 2013
41 BulgariaBulgaria 4,152 km 2013
42 New ZealandNew Zealand 4,128 km 2013
43 ThailandThailand 4,071 km 2013
44 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 4,007 km 2013
45 AlgeriaAlgeria 3,973 km 2013
46 SerbiaSerbia 3,809 km 2013
47 TanzaniaTanzania 3,689 km 2013
48 BoliviaBolivia 3,652 km 2013
49 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3,645 km 2013
50 SlovakiaSlovakia 3,622 km 2013
51 NigeriaNigeria 3,505 km 2013
52 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3,427 km 2013
53 South KoreaSouth Korea 3,381 km 2013
54 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3,379 km 2006
55 PortugalPortugal 3,319 km 2013
56 IrelandIreland 3,237 km 2013
57 BelgiumBelgium 3,233 km 2013
58 NetherlandsNetherlands 3,013 km 2013
59 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 2,980 km 2013
60 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2,918 km 2013
61 AngolaAngola 2,764 km 2013
62 CroatiaCroatia 2,722 km 2013
63 DenmarkDenmark 2,667 km 2013
64 VietnamVietnam 2,632 km 2013
65 NamibiaNamibia 2,626 km 2013
66 BangladeshBangladesh 2,622 km 2013
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 2,590.86 km 2013
67 GreeceGreece 2,548 km 2013
68 IraqIraq 2,370 km 2013
69 LatviaLatvia 2,239 km 2013
70 TunisiaTunisia 2,165 km 2013
71 ZambiaZambia 2,157 km 2013
72 MoroccoMorocco 2,067 km 2013
73 KenyaKenya 2,066 km 2013
74 SyriaSyria 2,052 km 2013
75 MongoliaMongolia 1,908 km 2013
76 PeruPeru 1,907 km 2013
77 MalaysiaMalaysia 1,849 km 2013
78 LithuaniaLithuania 1,767 km 2013
79 UruguayUruguay 1,641 km 2013
80 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,612 km 2013
81 TaiwanTaiwan 1,580 km 2013
82 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,449 km 2013
83 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1,378 km 2013
84 CameroonCameroon 1,245 km 2013
85 UgandaUganda 1,244 km 2013
86 SloveniaSlovenia 1,228 km 2013
87 EstoniaEstonia 1,196 km 2013
88 MoldovaMoldova 1,190 km 2013
89 GuineaGuinea 1,185 km 2013
90 PhilippinesPhilippines 995 km 2013
91 IsraelIsrael 975 km 2013
92 EcuadorEcuador 965 km 2013
93 GhanaGhana 947 km 2013
94 SenegalSenegal 906 km 2013
95 BotswanaBotswana 888 km 2013
96 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 886 km 2013
97 ColombiaColombia 874 km 2013
98 ArmeniaArmenia 869 km 2013
99 MadagascarMadagascar 854 km 2013
100 VenezuelaVenezuela 806 km 2013
101 MalawiMalawi 797 km 2013
102 MauritaniaMauritania 717 km 2006
103 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 699 km 2013
104 CambodiaCambodia 690 km 2013
105 EthiopiaEthiopia 681 km 2013
106 TajikistanTajikistan 680 km 2013
107 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 660 km 2013
108 GabonGabon 649 km 2013
109 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 622 km 2013
110 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 601 km 2013
111 FijiFiji 597 km 2013
112 MaliMali 593 km 2013
113 TogoTogo 568 km 2013
114 JordanJordan 507 km 2013
115 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 470 km 2013
116 BeninBenin 438 km 2013
117 KosovoKosovo 430 km 2013
118 LiberiaLiberia 429 km 2013
119 LebanonLebanon 401 km 2013
120 AlbaniaAlbania 339 km 2013
121 GuatemalaGuatemala 332 km 2013
122 EritreaEritrea 306 km 2013
123 SwazilandSwaziland 301 km 2013
124 El SalvadorEl Salvador 283 km 2013
125 Costa RicaCosta Rica 278 km 2013
126 LuxembourgLuxembourg 275 km 2013
127 JamaicaJamaica 272 km 2003
128 MontenegroMontenegro 250 km 2013
129 GuyanaGuyana 187 km 2001
130 SurinameSuriname 166 km 2003
131 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 142 km 2013
132 DjiboutiDjibouti 100 km 2013
133 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 96 km 2006
134 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 84 km 2001
135 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 77 km 2001
136 PanamaPanama 76 km 2013
137 Isle of ManIsle of Man 63 km 2013
138 NepalNepal 59 km 2013
139 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 50 km 2013
140 HondurasHonduras 44 km 2013
141 HaitiHaiti 40 km 2001
142 SingaporeSingapore 38.6 km 2003
143 ParaguayParaguay 36 km 2013
144 Hong KongHong Kong 34 km 2001
145 AfghanistanAfghanistan 24.6 km 2001
146 Christmas IslandXmas Island 18 km 2013
147 BruneiBrunei 13 km 2001
148 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 9 km 2013
149 NicaraguaNicaragua 6 km 2006
=150 GuernseyGuernsey 5 km 2003
=150 NauruNauru 5 km 2001
152 MonacoMonaco 1.7 km 2002
153 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.86 km 2001

Citation

Transport > Railways > Total: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster
+
NationMaster
Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Transport > Railways > Total, 2013European UnionUnited StatesRussiaChinaIndiaCanadaGermanyAustraliaArgentinaFranceBrazilJapanUkraineItalySouth AfricaOther

Interesting observations about Transport > Railways > Total

Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×