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Transport > Roads > Total network > Km: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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 6.54 million 2005
2 ChinaChina 3.58 million 2007
3 IndiaIndia 3.32 million 2007
4 BrazilBrazil 1.75 million 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.69 million 1999
5 CanadaCanada 1.41 million 2007
6 JapanJapan 1.2 million 2007
7 FranceFrance 951,125 2007
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 945,982.75 2000
8 RussiaRussia 933,000 2006
9 AustraliaAustralia 815,074 2007
10 SpainSpain 666,291.5 2003
11 GermanyGermany 644,471 2007
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 548,402.64 1998
12 ItalyItaly 487,700 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 484,901.52 2000
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 460,932.9 2003
13 SwedenSweden 427,045 2007
14 TurkeyTurkey 426,951 2006
15 PolandPoland 423,997 2007
16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 420,009 2007
17 IndonesiaIndonesia 391,009 2005
18 South AfricaSouth Africa 362,099 2000
19 MexicoMexico 360,075 2007
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 291,339.53 1998
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 289,936.64 1996
20 PakistanPakistan 260,420 2006
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 255,302.36 1996
21 BangladeshBangladesh 239,226 2003
22 ArgentinaArgentina 231,374 2003
23 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 221,372 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 208,590.86 2003
24 PhilippinesPhilippines 200,036.77 2003
25 RomaniaRomania 198,817 2004
26 HungaryHungary 195,719 2007
27 NigeriaNigeria 193,200 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 192,831.95 2003
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 182,781.27 2003
28 ThailandThailand 180,053 2006
29 UkraineUkraine 169,422 2007
30 ColombiaColombia 164,278 2006
31 VietnamVietnam 160,089 2007
32 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 153,497 2004
33 BelgiumBelgium 153,070 2007
34 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 128,511 2007
35 NetherlandsNetherlands 126,100 2005
36 GreeceGreece 117,533 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 108,561 1998
37 AlgeriaAlgeria 108,302 2004
38 AustriaAustria 107,206 2007
39 Sri LankaSri Lanka 97,286 2003
40 ZimbabweZimbabwe 97,267 2002
41 IrelandIreland 96,602 2003
42 VenezuelaVenezuela 96,155 2000
43 BelarusBelarus 94,797 2005
44 New ZealandNew Zealand 93,748 2007
45 KazakhstanKazakhstan 93,123 2007
46 MalaysiaMalaysia 93,108.68 2005
47 NorwayNorway 92,920 2007
48 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 92,495 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 88,885.71 1998
49 LibyaLibya 83,200 2000
50 PortugalPortugal 82,900 2005
51 UzbekistanUzbekistan 81,600 2000
52 LithuaniaLithuania 80,715 2007
53 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 80,000 2004
54 ChileChile 79,814 2000
55 PeruPeru 78,986 2006
56 TanzaniaTanzania 78,891 2003
57 FinlandFinland 78,889 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 78,528.11 2000
58 UruguayUruguay 77,732 2004
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 74,521.22 1995
59 DenmarkDenmark 72,412 2007
60 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 71,354 2007
61 UgandaUganda 70,746 2003
62 LatviaLatvia 69,687 2007
63 ZambiaZambia 66,781 2000
64 NamibiaNamibia 66,467 2000
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 63,438.15 1996
65 KenyaKenya 63,265 2004
66 BoliviaBolivia 62,479 2004
67 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 59,141 2004
68 EstoniaEstonia 58,034 2007
69 MoroccoMorocco 57,799 2007
70 GhanaGhana 57,614 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 56,230.21 1999
71 CameroonCameroon 51,346 2004
72 MadagascarMadagascar 49,827 2000
73 MongoliaMongolia 49,250 2002
74 OmanOman 48,874 2007
75 IraqIraq 45,550 2000
76 GuineaGuinea 44,348 2003
77 SlovakiaSlovakia 43,760.69 2006
78 EcuadorEcuador 43,670 2007
79 EthiopiaEthiopia 42,429 2007
80 AfghanistanAfghanistan 42,150 2006
81 BulgariaBulgaria 40,231 2005
82 SyriaSyria 40,032 2007
83 ChadChad 40,000 2006
84 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 39,184 2007
85 SloveniaSlovenia 38,708 2007
86 CambodiaCambodia 38,257 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 37,591.47 1995
87 Costa RicaCosta Rica 36,654 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 34,697.56 1996
88 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 34,000 2007
89 MozambiqueMozambique 30,400 2000
90 LaosLaos 29,810.83 2006
91 ParaguayParaguay 29,500 2000
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 29,456.23 1997
92 CroatiaCroatia 29,038 2007
93 TajikistanTajikistan 27,767 2000
94 BurmaBurma 27,000 2005
95 BotswanaBotswana 25,798 2005
96 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 25,645 2004
97 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 24,307 2000
98 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 24,000 2000
99 JamaicaJamaica 22,121 2007
100 SomaliaSomalia 22,100 2000
101 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 21,846 2005
102 GeorgiaGeorgia 20,329 2006
103 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 19,600 2000
104 TunisiaTunisia 19,232 2004
105 BeninBenin 19,000 2004
106 NigerNiger 18,951 2007
107 MaliMali 18,709 2004
108 NicaraguaNicaragua 18,669 2004
109 AlbaniaAlbania 18,000 2002
110 IsraelIsrael 17,870 2007
111 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 17,289 2004
112 NepalNepal 17,280 2004
113 MalawiMalawi 15,451 2003
114 GuatemalaGuatemala 14,095 2000
115 RwandaRwanda 14,008 2004
116 HondurasHonduras 13,600 2000
117 SenegalSenegal 13,576 2003
118 IcelandIceland 13,048 2007
119 MoldovaMoldova 12,755 2007
120 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12,600 2000
121 BurundiBurundi 12,322 2004
122 CyprusCyprus 12,246 2007
123 SudanSudan 11,900 2000
124 PanamaPanama 11,643 2000
125 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11,300 2002
126 MauritaniaMauritania 11,066 2006
127 LiberiaLiberia 10,600 2000
128 El SalvadorEl Salvador 10,029 2000
129 GabonGabon 9,170 2004
130 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 8,320 2000
131 BhutanBhutan 8,050 2003
132 GuyanaGuyana 7,970 2000
133 QatarQatar 7,790 2006
134 JordanJordan 7,768 2007
135 TogoTogo 7,520 2000
136 ArmeniaArmenia 7,515 2007
137 LebanonLebanon 6,970 2005
138 LesothoLesotho 5,940 2000
139 KuwaitKuwait 5,749 2004
140 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5,227 2004
141 SurinameSuriname 4,304 2003
142 HaitiHaiti 4,160 2000
143 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4,030 2004
144 EritreaEritrea 4,010 2000
145 The GambiaThe Gambia 3,742 2004
146 BruneiBrunei 3,650 2005
147 SwazilandSwaziland 3,594 2002
148 BahrainBahrain 3,498 2003
149 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3,455 2002
150 FijiFiji 3,440 2000
151 SingaporeSingapore 3,297 2007
152 MaltaMalta 3,096 2007
153 DjiboutiDjibouti 3,065 2000
154 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2,880 2000
155 BelizeBelize 2,872 2000
156 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2,693 2000
157 MauritiusMauritius 2,028 2007
158 BarbadosBarbados 1,600 2004
159 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1,391 2000
160 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,350 2000
161 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,210 1999
162 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,165 2002
163 GrenadaGrenada 1,127 2000
164 VanuatuVanuatu 1,070 2000
165 ComorosComoros 880 2000
166 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 829 2003
167 SamoaSamoa 790 1998
168 DominicaDominica 780 2000
169 TongaTonga 680 2000
170 KiribatiKiribati 670 2000
171 SeychellesSeychelles 458 2003
=172 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 320 2000
=172 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 320 1999
174 MonacoMonaco 77 2007

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Interesting observations about Transport > Roads > Total network > Km

  • United States has had the highest roads > total network > km since 1990.
  • France ranked first for roads > total network > km amongst European Union in 2007.
  • Monaco has ranked last for roads > total network > km since 1996.
  • Canada ranked first for roads > total network > km amongst NATO countries in 2007.
  • Russia ranked second for roads > total network > km amongst Europe in 2006.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for roads > total network > km since 1990.
  • China ranked first for roads > total network > km amongst Non-religious countries in 2007.
  • United Kingdom ranked last for roads > total network > km amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2007.
  • Japan ranked third for roads > total network > km amongst High income OECD countries in 2007.
  • All of the top 2 countries by roads > total network > km are Cold countries'.
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