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Rail lines (route-km)
Length of the railway network, in route-kilometres. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · IS.RRS.TOTL.KM
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Rail linesroute-km | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
North America | 148,553 route-km | 2021 |
| 2 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 109,767 route-km | 2021 |
| 3 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 85,544 route-km | 2021 |
| 4 |  India |
South Asia | 68,103 route-km | 2021 |
| 5 |  Canada |
North America | 48,150 route-km | 2021 |
| 6 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 33,401 route-km | 2021 |
| 7 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 27,716 route-km | 2021 |
| 8 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 21,626 route-km | 2020 |
| 9 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 20,953 route-km | 2021 |
| 10 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 18,620 route-km | 2021 |
| 11 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17,866 route-km | 2019 |
| 12 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 17,305 route-km | 2021 |
| 13 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 16,179 route-km | 2021 |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 16,006 route-km | 2021 |
| 15 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 15,963 route-km | 2021 |
| 16 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 10,769 route-km | 2021 |
| 17 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 10,546 route-km | 2021 |
| 18 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 9,714 route-km | 2021 |
| 19 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9,455 route-km | 2021 |
| 20 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 9,357 route-km | 2021 |
| 21 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 8,037 route-km | 2021 |
| 22 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7,791 route-km | 2019 |
| 23 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 7,680 route-km | 2018 |
| 24 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 5,918 route-km | 2021 |
| 25 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 5,483 route-km | 2019 |
| 26 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 5,474 route-km | 2021 |
| 27 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 4,962 route-km | 2021 |
| 28 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 4,732 route-km | 2021 |
| 29 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 4,309 route-km | 2021 |
| 30 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 4,122 route-km | 2021 |
| 31 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 4,092 route-km | 2017 |
| 32 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 4,031 route-km | 2021 |
| 33 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4,001 route-km | 2021 |
| 34 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,885 route-km | 2021 |
| 35 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,641 route-km | 2021 |
| 36 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,626 route-km | 2021 |
| 37 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,612 route-km | 2021 |
| 38 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,348 route-km | 2021 |
| 39 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 3,159 route-km | 2021 |
| 40 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,120 route-km | 2020 |
| 41 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,041 route-km | 2021 |
| 42 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,939 route-km | 2018 |
| 43 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 2,877 route-km | 2019 |
| 44 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,747 route-km | 2020 |
| 45 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,701 route-km | 2017 |
| 46 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 2,617 route-km | 2021 |
| 47 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 2,527 route-km | 2021 |
| 48 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2,396 route-km | 2021 |
| 49 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 2,339 route-km | 2021 |
| 50 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,295 route-km | 2021 |
| 51 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 2,139 route-km | 2021 |
| 52 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,919 route-km | 2021 |
| 53 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,859 route-km | 2021 |
| 54 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1,821 route-km | 2021 |
| 55 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,777 route-km | 2021 |
| 56 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,720 route-km | 2021 |
| 57 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1,655 route-km | 2021 |
| 58 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,650 route-km | 2021 |
| 59 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 1,562 route-km | 2019 |
| 60 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1,498 route-km | 2021 |
| 61 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,387 route-km | 2021 |
| 62 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,248 route-km | 2019 |
| 63 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,209 route-km | 2021 |
| 64 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,149 route-km | 2021 |
| 65 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,033 route-km | 2017 |
| 66 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,018 route-km | 2019 |
| 67 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 886 route-km | 2021 |
| 68 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 884 route-km | 2021 |
| 69 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 754 route-km | 2018 |
| 70 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 728 route-km | 2021 |
| 71 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 698 route-km | 2021 |
| 72 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 683 route-km | 2021 |
| 73 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 673 route-km | 2021 |
| 74 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 648 route-km | 2021 |
| 75 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 639 route-km | 2021 |
| 76 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 620 route-km | 2021 |
| 77 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 518 route-km | 2021 |
| 78 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 417 route-km | 2021 |
| 79 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 279 route-km | 2021 |
| 80 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 271 route-km | 2021 |
| 81 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 250 route-km | 2019 |
| 82 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 230 route-km | 2021 |
| — |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 423 route-km | 2009 |
| — |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 758 route-km | 2006 |
| — |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 32,622 route-km | 2007 |
| — |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 650 route-km | 2004 |
| — |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 893 route-km | 2012 |
| — |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 848 route-km | 2001 |
| — |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5,076 route-km | 2007 |
| — |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 2,131 route-km | 2009 |
| — |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 781 route-km | 2003 |
| — |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 956 route-km | 2000 |
| — |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,153 route-km | 2016 |
| — |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 547 route-km | 2003 |
| — |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 300 route-km | 2011 |
| — |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 953 route-km | 2006 |
| — |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 885 route-km | 2004 |
| — |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,370 route-km | 2014 |
| — |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 20,087 route-km | 2011 |
| — |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,917 route-km | 2004 |
| — |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 401 route-km | 2002 |
| — |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 797 route-km | 2007 |
| — |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 733 route-km | 2002 |
| — |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,116 route-km | 2011 |
| — |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 4,746 route-km | 1999 |
| — |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 3,908 route-km | 1998 |
| — |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,528 route-km | 2015 |
| — |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 5,214 route-km | 1999 |
| — |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 485 route-km | 2000 |
| — |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 441 route-km | 2000 |
| — |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1,639 route-km | 1998 |
| — |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 509 route-km | 2016 |
| — |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 906 route-km | 2004 |
| — |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2,139 route-km | 2010 |
| — |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 259 route-km | 2002 |
| — |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 336 route-km | 2006 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 82 ranked.