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Transport > Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SwedenSweden 61.66 2010
2 EstoniaEstonia 43.59 2010
3 IcelandIceland 40.44 2010
4 AustraliaAustralia 37.41 2010
5 LatviaLatvia 30.79 2010
6 CanadaCanada 30.54 2010
7 LithuaniaLithuania 24.99 2010
8 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 23.58 2006
9 UruguayUruguay 23.39 2004
10 IrelandIreland 21.79 2008
11 New ZealandNew Zealand 21.58 2010
12 DominicaDominica 21.25 2010
13 OmanOman 21.16 2009
14 United StatesUnited States 21.16 2010
15 NamibiaNamibia 20.26 2010
16 HungaryHungary 19.96 2010
17 NorwayNorway 19.13 2010
18 SloveniaSlovenia 19.05 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 17.3 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 16.9 2010
19 LibyaLibya 16.07 2000
20 FranceFrance 15.81 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 15.31 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 15.26 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 15.09 2010
21 SpainSpain 14.86 2007
22 FinlandFinland 14.57 2010
23 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 14.56 2002
24 BelgiumBelgium 14.14 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 14.13 2010
25 BotswanaBotswana 13.75 2005
26 DenmarkDenmark 13.35 2010
27 AustriaAustria 13.14 2010
28 MontenegroMontenegro 12.52 2010
29 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 12.42 2010
30 BelizeBelize 12.04 2000
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 11.51 2010
31 CyprusCyprus 11.31 2010
32 GrenadaGrenada 11.09 2000
33 GuyanaGuyana 10.71 2000
34 PolandPoland 10.64 2010
35 GreeceGreece 10.34 2010
36 BhutanBhutan 9.65 2010
37 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 9.13 2010
38 BelarusBelarus 9.1 2010
39 The BahamasThe Bahamas 9.04 2000
40 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 8.97 2005
41 SurinameSuriname 8.84 2003
42 Costa RicaCosta Rica 8.36 2010
43 ItalyItaly 8.32 2005
44 NetherlandsNetherlands 8.27 2010
45 South AfricaSouth Africa 8.23 2000
46 JamaicaJamaica 8.19 2010
47 BrazilBrazil 8.1 2010
48 KiribatiKiribati 8.09 2000
49 SlovakiaSlovakia 8.09 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 7.94 2010
50 BoliviaBolivia 7.92 2010
51 GermanyGermany 7.87 2010
52 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 7.8 1999
53 ZimbabweZimbabwe 7.69 2002
54 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 7.65 2003
55 BruneiBrunei 7.56 2010
56 MaltaMalta 7.52 2008
57 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 7.22 2010
58 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7.12 1999
59 TongaTonga 6.94 2000
60 RussiaRussia 6.93 2009
61 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6.74 2010
62 CroatiaCroatia 6.64 2010
63 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 6.63 2010
64 ZambiaZambia 6.61 2000
65 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.56 2000
66 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6.45 2007
67 GabonGabon 6.34 2007
68 LaosLaos 6.31 2009
69 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6.24 2006
70 ArgentinaArgentina 6.09 2003
71 SerbiaSerbia 6.07 2010
72 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 2010
73 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.88 2010
74 BarbadosBarbados 5.88 2004
75 VanuatuVanuatu 5.78 2000
76 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5.68 2010
77 SeychellesSeychelles 5.66 2010
78 QatarQatar 5.62 2010
79 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 5.56 2000
80 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.52 2010
81 AlbaniaAlbania 5.52 2002
82 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 5.33 2000
83 MalaysiaMalaysia 5.11 2010
84 TurkeyTurkey 5.09 2010
85 ParaguayParaguay 4.96 2010
86 GuineaGuinea 4.82 2003
87 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 4.66 2006
88 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 4.66 2010
89 GhanaGhana 4.62 2009
90 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4.57 2007
91 SamoaSamoa 4.57 1998
92 ChileChile 4.53 2010
93 TajikistanTajikistan 4.49 2000
94 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.29 2010
95 PeruPeru 4.27 2010
96 DjiboutiDjibouti 4.24 2000
97 FijiFiji 4.24 2000
98 MongoliaMongolia 4.2 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 4.12 1996
99 PanamaPanama 4.12 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4.01 2000
100 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.94 2000
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 3.94 1996
101 KosovoKosovo 3.92 2010
102 ChadChad 3.86 2006
103 RomaniaRomania 3.86 2010
104 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.8 2010
105 UkraineUkraine 3.7 2010
106 AngolaAngola 3.69 2000
107 LiberiaLiberia 3.67 2000
108 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3.64 2000
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 3.62 1996
109 MoldovaMoldova 3.6 2010
110 YemenYemen 3.54 2005
111 IndiaIndia 3.5 2008
112 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3.37 2000
113 SwazilandSwaziland 3.32 2002
114 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.31 2000
115 BahrainBahrain 3.29 2010
116 SyriaSyria 3.24 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 3.23 2008
117 LesothoLesotho 3.2 2000
118 MexicoMexico 3.16 2010
119 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.07 2010
120 EcuadorEcuador 3.06 2007
121 Cape VerdeCape Verde 3.05 2000
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 3.03 1996
122 ChinaChina 3 2010
123 SomaliaSomalia 2.99 2000
124 MauritaniaMauritania 2.94 2010
125 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.92 2004
126 ColombiaColombia 2.83 2009
127 CambodiaCambodia 2.8 2009
128 ThailandThailand 2.73 2006
129 The GambiaThe Gambia 2.69 2004
130 IranIran 2.67 2010
131 JapanJapan 2.64 2010
132 UgandaUganda 2.64 2003
133 ArmeniaArmenia 2.6 2010
134 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 2.6 2002
135 BulgariaBulgaria 2.58 2010
136 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 2.51 2002
137 IsraelIsrael 2.42 2010
138 PhilippinesPhilippines 2.42 2003
139 BeninBenin 2.4 2004
140 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 2.3 2000
141 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 2.23 2000
142 KuwaitKuwait 2.21 2010
143 HondurasHonduras 2.18 2000
144 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.13 2009
145 MonacoMonaco 2.09 2010
146 TanzaniaTanzania 2.08 2009
147 PortugalPortugal 2.06 2010
148 IndonesiaIndonesia 2.01 2009
149 TogoTogo 2 2007
150 VietnamVietnam 1.9 2007
151 MoroccoMorocco 1.85 2010
152 TunisiaTunisia 1.84 2010
153 MadagascarMadagascar 1.78 2010
154 EgyptEgypt 1.76 2010
155 LebanonLebanon 1.75 2005
156 ComorosComoros 1.67 2000
157 MaliMali 1.66 2009
158 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.64 2006
159 BurundiBurundi 1.64 2004
160 MauritiusMauritius 1.62 2009
161 PakistanPakistan 1.51 2010
162 KenyaKenya 1.51 2010
163 RwandaRwanda 1.51 2004
164 CameroonCameroon 1.47 2008
165 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.45 2000
166 NigeriaNigeria 1.42 2004
167 IraqIraq 1.35 2010
168 MozambiqueMozambique 1.3 2009
169 MalawiMalawi 1.26 2003
170 NigerNiger 1.21 2010
171 JordanJordan 1.17 2010
172 SenegalSenegal 1.14 2010
173 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.11 2010
174 North KoreaNorth Korea 1.07 2006
175 EritreaEritrea 1.02 2000
176 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.983 2010
177 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.802 2010
178 MacauMacau 0.773 2010
179 NepalNepal 0.757 2008
180 SingaporeSingapore 0.665 2010
181 BurmaBurma 0.662 2010
182 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.6 2008
183 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.551 2007
184 HaitiHaiti 0.485 2000
185 SudanSudan 0.429 2000
186 MaldivesMaldives 0.296 2005
187 Hong KongHong Kong 0.296 2010
188 BangladeshBangladesh 0.141 2010

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Interesting observations about Transport > Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000

  • Sweden ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst Europe in 2010.
  • Bangladesh has ranked last for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 since 2005.
  • Estonia ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst NATO countries in 2010.
  • Iceland ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2010.
  • Australia ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2010.
  • Hungary ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst Eastern Europe in 2010.
  • Canada ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2010.
  • Oman ranked first for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2009.
  • Israel ranked third last for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2010.
  • United Kingdom ranked 6th last for roads > roads, total network > km per 1000 amongst European Union in 2010.
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