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Transport > Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 6.55 million 2010
2 IndiaIndia 4.11 million 2008
3 ChinaChina 4.01 million 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.67 million 2010
4 BrazilBrazil 1.58 million 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.1 million 2008
5 CanadaCanada 1.04 million 2010
6 FranceFrance 1.03 million 2010
7 RussiaRussia 983,000 2009
8 AustraliaAustralia 825,500 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 778,808.21 2010
9 SpainSpain 667,064 2007
10 GermanyGermany 643,782 2010
11 SwedenSweden 578,274 2010
12 ItalyItaly 487,700 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 487,475.99 2010
13 IndonesiaIndonesia 476,337 2009
14 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 419,628 2010
15 PolandPoland 406,122.1 2010
16 MexicoMexico 371,936 2010
17 TurkeyTurkey 367,263 2010
18 South AfricaSouth Africa 362,099 2000
19 JapanJapan 336,578.3 2010
20 PakistanPakistan 262,256 2010
21 ArgentinaArgentina 231,374 2003
22 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 221,372 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 219,802.02 2010
23 PhilippinesPhilippines 200,036.77 2003
24 HungaryHungary 199,567.3 2010
25 IranIran 198,866 2010
26 NigeriaNigeria 193,200 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 189,101.61 2010
27 ThailandThailand 180,053 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 174,095.76 2008
28 UkraineUkraine 169,496.2 2010
29 VietnamVietnam 160,089 2007
30 BelgiumBelgium 154,012 2010
31 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 153,497 2004
32 MalaysiaMalaysia 144,403 2010
33 EgyptEgypt 137,430 2010
34 NetherlandsNetherlands 137,347 2010
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 130,671 2010
36 ColombiaColombia 129,485 2009
37 PeruPeru 125,045 2010
38 GreeceGreece 116,960 2010
39 Sri LankaSri Lanka 114,093 2010
40 AlgeriaAlgeria 113,655 2010
41 AustriaAustria 110,206 2010
42 GhanaGhana 109,515 2009
43 South KoreaSouth Korea 104,983 2009
44 ZimbabweZimbabwe 97,267 2002
45 IrelandIreland 96,424 2008
46 VenezuelaVenezuela 96,155 2000
47 KazakhstanKazakhstan 96,018 2010
48 New ZealandNew Zealand 94,277.3 2010
49 NorwayNorway 93,509 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 92,200.56 1996
50 TanzaniaTanzania 90,807 2009
51 BelarusBelarus 86,392 2010
52 LibyaLibya 83,200 2000
53 RomaniaRomania 82,718 2010
54 LithuaniaLithuania 82,131 2010
55 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 81,996 2007
56 UzbekistanUzbekistan 81,600 2000
57 BoliviaBolivia 80,488 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 78,528.11 2000
58 FinlandFinland 78,161 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 78,118.69 2010
59 ChileChile 77,763.7 2010
60 UruguayUruguay 77,732 2004
61 DenmarkDenmark 74,054 2010
62 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 71,456 2010
63 YemenYemen 71,300 2005
64 UgandaUganda 70,746 2003
65 SyriaSyria 69,873 2010
66 LatviaLatvia 68,941 2010
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 67,961.14 2010
67 ZambiaZambia 66,781 2000
68 KenyaKenya 61,947 2010
69 EstoniaEstonia 58,412 2010
70 MoroccoMorocco 58,395 2010
71 OmanOman 56,361 2009
72 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 52,942 2006
73 AngolaAngola 51,429 2000
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 48,147.33 1996
74 EthiopiaEthiopia 44,359 2007
75 GuineaGuinea 44,348 2003
76 SerbiaSerbia 44,248 2010
77 NamibiaNamibia 44,138 2010
78 SlovakiaSlovakia 43,916.2 2010
79 EcuadorEcuador 43,670 2007
80 AfghanistanAfghanistan 42,150 2006
81 IraqIraq 41,716.2 2010
82 ChadChad 40,000 2006
83 CambodiaCambodia 39,618 2009
84 LaosLaos 39,568 2009
85 SloveniaSlovenia 39,026 2010
86 Costa RicaCosta Rica 39,018 2010
87 MadagascarMadagascar 37,476 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 36,525.49 1996
88 BurmaBurma 34,377 2010
89 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 34,000 2007
90 ParaguayParaguay 32,059 2010
91 MozambiqueMozambique 30,331 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 29,496.64 1996
92 CroatiaCroatia 29,333 2010
93 CameroonCameroon 28,857 2008
94 TajikistanTajikistan 27,767 2000
95 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 26,855.8 2010
96 BotswanaBotswana 25,798 2005
97 North KoreaNorth Korea 25,554 2006
98 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 24,000 2000
99 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 22,703 2010
100 MaliMali 22,474 2009
101 JamaicaJamaica 22,121 2010
102 NicaraguaNicaragua 22,111 2010
103 SomaliaSomalia 22,100 2000
104 PortugalPortugal 21,912 2010
105 BangladeshBangladesh 21,269 2010
106 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 20,278 2010
107 NepalNepal 19,875 2008
108 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 19,600 2000
109 BulgariaBulgaria 19,456 2010
110 TunisiaTunisia 19,418 2010
111 NigerNiger 19,267 2010
112 GeorgiaGeorgia 19,109 2010
113 BeninBenin 19,000 2004
114 IsraelIsrael 18,470 2010
115 AlbaniaAlbania 18,000 2002
116 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 17,000 2006
117 MalawiMalawi 15,451 2003
118 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 15,271.6 2010
119 PanamaPanama 15,137.1 2010
120 SenegalSenegal 14,785.1 2010
121 RwandaRwanda 14,008 2004
122 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 13,934 2010
123 HondurasHonduras 13,600 2000
124 IcelandIceland 12,862 2010
125 MoldovaMoldova 12,837 2010
126 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12,600 2000
127 CyprusCyprus 12,483 2010
128 BurundiBurundi 12,322 2004
129 SudanSudan 11,900 2000
130 TogoTogo 11,652 2007
131 GuatemalaGuatemala 11,500.7 2010
132 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11,300 2002
133 MongoliaMongolia 11,218 2009
134 MauritaniaMauritania 10,628 2010
135 LiberiaLiberia 10,600 2000
136 QatarQatar 9,830 2010
137 GabonGabon 9,170 2007
138 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 8,320 2000
139 GuyanaGuyana 7,970 2000
140 MontenegroMontenegro 7,763 2010
141 ArmeniaArmenia 7,705 2010
142 JordanJordan 7,100 2010
143 LebanonLebanon 6,970 2005
144 KosovoKosovo 6,955 2010
145 BhutanBhutan 6,920.2 2010
146 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6,918.1 2010
147 KuwaitKuwait 6,608 2010
148 LesothoLesotho 5,940 2000
149 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 5,622 2006
150 SurinameSuriname 4,304 2003
151 HaitiHaiti 4,160 2000
152 BahrainBahrain 4,122 2010
153 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4,080 2008
154 EritreaEritrea 4,010 2000
155 The GambiaThe Gambia 3,742 2004
156 SwazilandSwaziland 3,594 2002
157 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3,455 2002
158 FijiFiji 3,440 2000
159 SingaporeSingapore 3,377 2010
160 MaltaMalta 3,096.4 2008
161 DjiboutiDjibouti 3,065 2000
162 BruneiBrunei 3,029.1 2010
=163 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2,880 2010
=163 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2,880 2000
165 BelizeBelize 2,872 2000
166 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2,693 2000
167 Hong KongHong Kong 2,076 2010
168 MauritiusMauritius 2,066 2009
169 BarbadosBarbados 1,600 2004
170 DominicaDominica 1,512 2010
171 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1,391 2000
172 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,350 2000
173 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,210 1999
174 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,165 2002
175 GrenadaGrenada 1,127 2000
176 VanuatuVanuatu 1,070 2000
177 ComorosComoros 880 2000
178 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 829 2003
179 SamoaSamoa 790 1998
180 TongaTonga 680 2000
181 KiribatiKiribati 670 2000
182 SeychellesSeychelles 508 2010
183 MacauMacau 413.4 2010
=184 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 320 2000
=184 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 320 1999
186 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 240 2000
187 MaldivesMaldives 88 2005
188 MonacoMonaco 77 2010

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Interesting observations about Transport > Roads > Roads, total network > Km

  • United States has had the highest roads > roads, total network > km since 1990.
  • France ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km amongst Europe in 2010.
  • Canada ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km amongst NATO countries in 2010.
  • Monaco has ranked last for roads > roads, total network > km since 1996.
  • Russia ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km amongst Eastern Europe in 2009.
  • China ranked second for roads > roads, total network > km amongst Cold countries in 2010.
  • Indonesia ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
  • India ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Spain ranked second for roads > roads, total network > km amongst European Union in 2007.
  • Brazil ranked second for roads > roads, total network > km amongst Christian countries in 2010.
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