Country Comparison
:: Railways
This entry states the
total
route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge:
broad
,
standard
,
narrow
, and
dual
. Other gauges are listed under
note
.
Rank
country
(km)
Date of Information
1
United States
226,427
2007
2
Russia
87,157
2006
3
China
77,834
2008
4
India
64,015
2009
5
Canada
46,688
2008
6
Germany
41,896
2008
7
Australia
37,855
2008
8
Argentina
31,409
2008
9
France
29,213
2008
10
Brazil
28,857
2008
11
Japan
26,435
2009
12
Poland
22,314
2007
13
Ukraine
21,658
2009
14
South Africa
20,872
2008
15
Italy
19,729
2008
16
Mexico
17,516
2008
17
United Kingdom
16,454
2008
18
Spain
15,288
2008
19
Kazakhstan
15,082
2008
20
Sweden
11,633
2008
21
Romania
10,788
2008
22
Czech Republic
9,620
2008
23
Turkey
8,697
2008
24
Cuba
8,598
2006
25
Indonesia
8,529
2008
26
Iran
8,442
2008
27
Hungary
8,057
2008
28
Pakistan
7,791
2007
29
Austria
6,399
2008
30
Sudan
5,978
2008
31
Finland
5,794
2008
32
Belarus
5,537
2008
33
Egypt
5,500
2009
34
Chile
5,483
2008
35
Korea, North
5,242
2009
36
Switzerland
4,888
2008
37
Mozambique
4,787
2008
38
Bulgaria
4,294
2008
39
New Zealand
4,128
2008
40
Norway
4,114
2009
41
Thailand
4,071
2008
42
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4,007
2008
43
Algeria
3,973
2008
44
Burma
3,955
2008
45
Colombia
3,802
2008
46
Tanzania
3,689
2008
47
Uzbekistan
3,645
2008
48
Slovakia
3,622
2008
49
Nigeria
3,505
2008
50
Bolivia
3,504
2008
51
Korea, South
3,381
2008
52
Serbia
3,379
2006
53
Ireland
3,237
2008
54
Belgium
3,233
2008
55
Zimbabwe
3,077
2008
56
Turkmenistan
2,980
2008
57
Azerbaijan
2,918
2009
58
Netherlands
2,896
2009
59
Portugal
2,786
2008
60
Kenya
2,778
2008
61
Bangladesh
2,768
2008
62
Angola
2,764
2008
63
Croatia
2,722
2009
64
Denmark
2,667
2008
65
Namibia
2,629
2008
66
Greece
2,548
2008
67
Vietnam
2,347
2008
68
Latvia
2,298
2008
69
Iraq
2,272
2008
70
Tunisia
2,167
2008
71
Zambia
2,157
2008
72
Syria
2,052
2008
73
Peru
1,989
2008
74
Morocco
1,907
2008
75
Malaysia
1,849
2008
76
Mongolia
1,810
2008
77
Dominican Republic
1,784
2008
78
Lithuania
1,768
2009
79
Uruguay
1,641
2010
80
Georgia
1,612
2008
81
Taiwan
1,582
2008
82
Sri Lanka
1,449
2007
83
Saudi Arabia
1,392
2008
84
Uganda
1,244
2008
85
Slovenia
1,228
2007
86
Estonia
1,196
2008
87
Guinea
1,185
2008
88
Moldova
1,138
2008
89
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,000
2008
90
Cameroon
987
2008
91
Ecuador
965
2008
92
Israel
949
2008
93
Ghana
947
2008
94
Senegal
906
2008
95
Philippines
897
2008
96
Albania
896
2008
97
Botswana
888
2008
98
Madagascar
854
2008
99
Armenia
845
2008
100
Gabon
814
2008
101
Venezuela
806
2008
102
Malawi
797
2008
103
Congo, Republic of the
795
2008
104
Macedonia
699
2009
105
Cambodia
690
2010
106
Ethiopia
681
2008
107
Tajikistan
680
2008
108
Cote d'Ivoire
660
2008
109
Burkina Faso
622
2008
110
Fiji
597
2008
111
Mali
593
2008
112
Benin
578
2008
113
Togo
532
2008
114
Jordan
507
2008
115
Kyrgyzstan
470
2008
116
Kosovo
430
2007
117
Liberia
429
2008
118
Lebanon
401
2008
119
Guatemala
332
2008
120
Eritrea
306
2008
121
Swaziland
301
2008
122
El Salvador
283
2008
123
Costa Rica
278
2008
124
Luxembourg
275
2008
125
Montenegro
250
2007
126
Djibouti
100
2008
127
Panama
76
2008
128
Honduras
75
2009
129
Isle of Man
63
2008
130
Nepal
59
2008
131
Saint Kitts and Nevis
50
2008
132
Paraguay
36
2008
133
Christmas Island
18
2010