Railroad lines, km - Country rankings

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Railroad lines, total length in km, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 65 countries was 12094 km.The highest value was in the USA: 148553 km and the lowest value was in Hong Kong: 230 km. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: km; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Railroad lines, km, 2021 Global rank Available data
USA 148553 1 1995 - 2021
China 109767 2 1995 - 2021
Russia 85544 3 1995 - 2021
India 68103 4 1995 - 2021
Canada 48150 5 2014 - 2021
Germany 33401 6 1995 - 2021
France 27716 7 1995 - 2021
South Africa 20953 8 2015 - 2021
Poland 18620 9 1995 - 2021
Italy 17305 10 1995 - 2021
UK 16179 11 1995 - 2021
Kazakhstan 16006 12 1995 - 2021
Spain 15963 13 1995 - 2021
Romania 10769 14 1995 - 2021
Turkey 10546 15 1995 - 2021
Sweden 9714 16 1995 - 2021
Iran 9455 17 1995 - 2021
Czechia 9357 18 1995 - 2021
Hungary 8037 19 1995 - 2021
Finland 5918 20 1995 - 2021
Belarus 5474 21 1995 - 2021
Austria 4962 22 1995 - 2021
Uzbekistan 4732 23 1995 - 2021
South Korea 4309 24 1995 - 2021
Switzerland 4122 25 1995 - 2021
Bulgaria 4031 26 1995 - 2021
Algeria 4001 27 1995 - 2021
Norway 3885 28 1995 - 2021
DR Congo 3641 29 1995 - 2021
Slovakia 3626 30 1995 - 2021
Belgium 3612 31 1995 - 2021
Serbia 3348 32 2000 - 2021
Vietnam 3159 33 1995 - 2021
Netherlands 3041 34 1995 - 2021
Croatia 2617 35 1995 - 2021
Portugal 2527 36 1995 - 2021
Chile 2396 37 1995 - 2021
Greece 2339 38 1995 - 2021
Morocco 2295 39 1995 - 2021
Azerbaijan 2139 40 1995 - 2021
Lithuania 1919 41 1995 - 2021
Latvia 1859 42 1995 - 2021
Mongolia 1821 43 1996 - 2021
Tunisia 1777 44 1995 - 2021
Israel 1720 45 1995 - 2021
Malaysia 1655 46 1995 - 2021
Ireland 1650 47 1995 - 2021
Uruguay 1498 48 1995 - 2021
Georgia 1387 49 1995 - 2021
Slovenia 1209 50 1995 - 2021
Moldova 1149 51 1995 - 2021
Botswana 886 52 1995 - 2021
Cameroon 884 53 1995 - 2021
Mauritania 728 54 2002 - 2021
Armenia 698 55 1995 - 2021
North Macedonia 683 56 1995 - 2021
Madagascar 673 57 1995 - 2021
Gabon 648 58 1995 - 2021
Ivory Coast 639 59 2000 - 2021
Tajikistan 620 60 1995 - 2021
Burkina Faso 518 61 1995 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 417 62 1995 - 2021
UA Emirates 279 63 2018 - 2021
Luxembourg 271 64 1995 - 2021
Hong Kong 230 65 1995 - 2021


Definition: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
1. USA
2. China
3. Russia
4. India
5. Canada
6. Germany
7. France
8. South Africa
9. Poland
10. Italy
11. UK
12. Kazakhstan
13. Spain
14. Romania
15. Turkey
16. Sweden
17. Iran
18. Czechia
19. Hungary
20. Finland
21. Belarus
22. Austria
23. Uzbekistan
24. South Korea
25. Switzerland
26. Bulgaria
27. Algeria
28. Norway
29. DR Congo
30. Slovakia
31. Belgium
32. Serbia
33. Vietnam
34. Netherlands
35. Croatia
36. Portugal
37. Chile
38. Greece
39. Morocco
40. Azerbaijan
41. Lithuania
42. Latvia
43. Mongolia
44. Tunisia
45. Israel
46. Malaysia
47. Ireland
48. Uruguay
49. Georgia
50. Slovenia
51. Moldova
52. Botswana
53. Cameroon
54. Mauritania
55. Armenia
56. North Macedonia
57. Madagascar
58. Gabon
59. Ivory Coast
60. Tajikistan
61. Burkina Faso
62. Kyrgyzstan
63. UA Emirates
64. Luxembourg
65. Hong Kong
148553
109767
85544
68103
48150
33401
27716
20953
18620
17305
16179
16006
15963
10769
10546
9714
9455
9357
8037
5918
5474
4962
4732
4309
4122
4031
4001
3885
3641
3626
3612
3348
3159
3041
2617
2527
2396
2339
2295
2139
1919
1859
1821
1777
1720
1655
1650
1498
1387
1209
1149
886
884
728
698
683
673
648
639
620
518
417
279
271
230
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