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Length of the railway networks in the countries of the world

Rank (total)	Country	Total (km)	per Capita (m)	per km² (m)	Date
1	United States of America	293,564	0.921	32.1	2014
2	China	131,000	0.094	14.0	2018
3	Russia	87,157	0.612	5.3	2014
4	Canada	77,932	2.199	8.6	2014
5	India	68,525	0.055	23.0	2014
6	Argentina	36,917	0.865	13.5	2014
7	Germany	33,590	0.406	96.3	2017
8	Australia	33,361	1.403	4.3	2015
9	Brazil	29,850	0.147	3.6	2014
10	France	29,640	0.463	53.9	2014
11	Japan	27,311	0.215	74.9	2015
12	Ukraine	21,733	0.491	37.5	2014
13	South Africa	20,986	0.434	17.3	2014
14	Mexico	20,825	0.168	10.7	2017
15	Italy	20,182	0.327	68.6	2014
16	Poland	19,231	0.501	63.2	2016
17	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	16,837	0.259	69.6	2015
18	Kazakhstan	16,614	0.918	6.2	2017
19	Spain	15,333	0.330	30.7	2017
20	Sweden	14,127	1.427	34.4	2016
21	Turkey	12,710	0.156	16.5	2018
22	Pakistan	11,881	0.053	15.4	2019
23	Romania	11,268	0.519	49.0	2014
24	Czech Republic	9,408	0.888	121.8	2017
25	Iran	8,484	0.105	5.5	2014
26	Cuba	8,367	0.744	76.2	2017
27	Indonesia	8,159	0.032	4.5	2014
28	Hungary	8,049	0.811	89.8	2014
29	Korea (North)	7,435	0.299	61.7	2014
30	Chile	7,282	0.409	9.8	2014
31	Sudan	7,251	0.204	4.2	2014
32	Finland	5,926	1.078	19.5	2016
33	Austria	5,800	0.705	70.3	2014
34	Switzerland	5,690	0.687	142.3	2015
35	Belarus	5,528	0.575	27.2	2014
36	Saudi Arabia	5,410	0.168	2.5	2016
37	Bulgaria	5,114	0.739	47.1	2014
38	Turkmenistan	5,113	0.955	10.9	2017
39	Egypt	5,085	0.059	5.1	2014
40	Myanmar (Burma)	5,031	0.105	7.7	2008
41	Mozambique	4,787	0.191	6.1	2014
42	Uzbekistan	4,642	0.141	10.9	2018
43	Tanzania	4,567	0.092	5.2	2014
44	Ireland	4,301	0.886	62.4	2018
45	Norway	4,200	0.785	13.8	2019
46	New Zealand	4,128	0.842	15.6	2018
47	Thailand	4,127	0.061	8.1	2017
48	Congo (Democratic Republic)	4,007	0.052	1.8	2014
49	Korea (South)	3,979	0.075	41.1	2016
50	Algeria	3,973	0.102	1.7	2014
51	Bolivia	3,960	0.345	3.7	2019
52	Kenya	3,819	0.082	6.7	2018
53	Serbia	3,809	0.537	49.2	2015
54	Nigeria	3,798	0.021	4.2	2014
55	Belgium	3,592	0.344	118.6	2014
56	Slovakia	3,580	0.659	74.4	2016
57	Denmark	3,476	0.602	81.9	2017
58	Zimbabwe	3,427	0.249	8.9	2014
59	Zambia	3,126	0.214	4.2	2014
60	Portugal	3,075	0.284	33.6	2014
61	Netherlands	3,058	0.180	90.2	2016
62	Azerbaijan	2,944	0.299	35.6	2017
63	Angola	2,852	0.110	2.3	2014
64	Croatia	2,722	0.609	48.6	2014
65	Namibia	2,628	1.195	3.2	2014
66	Vietnam	2,600	0.029	8.4	2014
67	Greece	2,548	0.236	19.5	2014
68	Bangladesh	2,460	0.016	18.9	2014
69	Iraq	2,272	0.070	5.2	2014
70	Tunisia	2,173	0.199	14.0	2014
71	Estonia	2,146	1.632	50.6	2016
72	Colombia	2,141	0.046	2.1	2015
73	Morocco	2,067	0.063	4.6	2014
74	Syria	2,052	0.114	11.0	2014
75	Latvia	1,860	0.962	29.9	2018
76	Peru	1,854	0.061	1.4	2014
77	Malaysia	1,851	0.062	5.6	2014
78	Mongolia	1,815	0.585	1.2	2017
79	Lithuania	1,768	0.504	28.2	2014
80	Uruguay	1,673	0.481	9.6	2016
81	Taiwan	1,613	0.068	50.0	2018
82	Sri Lanka	1,562	0.074	24.2	2016
83	Israel	1,384	0.177	64.4	2014
84	Georgia	1,363	0.276	19.6	2014
85	Uganda	1,244	0.035	6.3	2014
86	Slovenia	1,229	0.618	61.0	2014
87	Moldova	1,171	0.350	35.6	2014
88	Guinea	1,086	0.094	4.4	2017
89	Cameroon	987	0.046	2.1	2014
90	Bosnia and Herzegovina	965	0.249	18.9	2014
90	Ecuador	965	0.058	3.5	2017
92	Ghana	947	0.037	4.2	2014
93	North Macedonia	925	0.446	36.4	2017
94	Senegal	906	0.059	4.7	2017
95	Botswana	888	0.412	1.6	2014
96	Madagascar	836	0.033	1.4	2018
97	Guatemala	800	0.049	7.5	2018
98	Armenia	780	0.255	27.7	2014
99	Malawi	767	0.044	8.2	2014
100	Mauritania	728	0.200	0.7	2014
101	Honduras	699	0.081	6.2	2014
102	Tajikistan	680	0.084	4.8	2014
103	Albania	677	0.235	24.7	2015
104	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	660	0.036	2.1	2008
105	Ethiopia	659	0.007	0.6	2017
106	Gabon	649	0.352	2.5	2014
107	Cambodia	642	0.042	3.6	2014
108	Burkina Faso	622	0.035	2.3	2014
109	Fiji	597	0.641	32.7	2008
110	Mali	593	0.036	0.5	2014
111	Togo	568	0.077	10.4	2014
112	Congo (Republic)	510	0.109	1.5	2014
113	Jordan	509	0.064	5.7	2014
114	Dominican Republic	496	0.048	10.3	2014
115	Venezuela	447	0.015	0.5	2014
116	Benin	438	0.043	4.0	2014
117	Liberia	429	0.129	4.5	2008
118	Kyrgyzstan	424	0.067	2.2	2018
119	Lebanon	401	0.064	39.2	2017
120	Kosovo	333	0.186	30.6	2015
121	Eritrea	306	0.051	3.0	2018
122	Eswatini	301	0.281	17.5	2014
123	Costa Rica	278	0.058	5.4	2014
124	Luxembourg	275	0.528	106.3	2014
125	Montenegro	250	0.402	18.6	2017
126	South Sudan	248	0.024	0.4	2018
127	Djibouti	97	0.102	4.2	2017
128	Panama	77	0.021	1.0	2014
128	Philippines	77	0.001	0.3	2017
130	Isle of Man	63	0.827	110.1	2008
131	Nepal	59	0.002	0.4	2018
132	Saint Kitts and Nevis	50	1.262	191.6	2008
133	Paraguay	30	0.004	0.1	2014
134	El Salvador	13	0.002	0.6	2014
135	Liechtenstein	9	0.235	56.3	2018
	World	1,148,186	0.162	7.7	2013

No information is available for non-listed countries.

The total route length of the railway network is given. 1 km corresponds to 0.6214 miles. 1 m corresponds to 1.094 yards.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-06-28)