Railways · 2008–2023

What country has the most railways?

The United States has the most railways in the world, with 293,564 km of railway lines.

Ranking by km
#	Country	km	Year
1	United States	293,564	2014
2	China	150,000	2021
3	Russia	85,494	2019
4	India	65,554	2014
5	Canada	49,422	2021
6	Germany	39,379	2020
7	Australia	32,606	2022
8	South Africa	30,400	2021
9	Brazil	29,850	2014
10	France	27,860	2020
11	Japan	27,311	2015
12	Mexico	23,389	2017
13	Ukraine	21,733	2014
14	Poland	19,461	2020
15	Italy	18,475	2020
16	Argentina	17,866	2018
17	Kazakhstan	16,636	2021
18	United Kingdom	16,390	2020
19	Spain	15,489	2020
20	Pakistan	11,881	2021
21	Türkiye	11,497	2018
22	Sweden	10,910	2020
23	Romania	10,628	2020
24	Czechia	9,548	2020
25	Iran	8,484	2014
26	Cuba	8,367	2017
27	Indonesia	8,159	2014
28	Hungary	7,687	2020
29	North Korea	7,435	2014
30	Chile	7,282	2014
31	Sudan	7,251	2014
32	Austria	6,123	2022
33	Finland	5,918	2020
34	Belarus	5,528	2014
35	Saudi Arabia	5,410	2016
36	Switzerland	5,296	2020
37	Turkmenistan	5,113	2017
38	Egypt	5,085	2014
39	Myanmar	5,031	2008
40	Mozambique	4,787	2014
41	Uzbekistan	4,642	2018
42	New Zealand	4,128	2018
43	Thailand	4,127	2017
44	Tanzania	4,097	2022
45	Bulgaria	4,029	2020
46	Algeria	4,020	2019
47	DR Congo	4,007	2014
48	South Korea	3,979	2016
49	Bolivia	3,960	2019
50	Norway	3,848	2020
51	Kenya	3,819	2018
52	Nigeria	3,798	2014
53	Slovakia	3,627	2020
54	Belgium	3,602	2020
55	Zimbabwe	3,427	2014
56	Serbia	3,333	2020
57	Zambia	3,126	2014
58	The Netherlands	3,055	2020
59	Azerbaijan	2,944	2017
60	Angola	2,761	2022
61	Denmark	2,682	2020
62	Namibia	2,628	2014
63	Croatia	2,617	2020
64	Vietnam	2,600	2014
65	Portugal	2,526	2020
66	Bangladesh	2,460	2014
67	Greece	2,345	2020
68	Iraq	2,272	2014
69	Latvia	2,216	2020
70	Tunisia	2,173	2014
71	Colombia	2,141	2019
72	Morocco	2,067	2014
73	Syria	2,052	2014
74	Lithuania	1,911	2020
75	Peru	1,854	2017
76	Malaysia	1,851	2014
77	Mongolia	1,815	2017
78	Ireland	1,688	2020
79	Uruguay	1,673	2016
80	Taiwan	1,613	2018
81	Sri Lanka	1,562	2016
82	Israel	1,497	2021
83	Estonia	1,441	2020
84	Georgia	1,363	2014
85	Uganda	1,244	2014
86	Slovenia	1,207	2020
87	Moldova	1,171	2014
88	Guinea	1,086	2017
89	Cameroon	987	2014
90	Bosnia and Herzegovina	965	2014
90	Ecuador	965	2022
92	Ghana	947	2022
93	Senegal	906	2017
94	Botswana	888	2014
95	Madagascar	836	2018
96	Guatemala	800	2018
97	Malawi	767	2014
98	Mauritania	728	2014
99	Honduras	699	2014
99	North Macedonia	699	2020
101	Armenia	686	2017
102	Tajikistan	680	2014
103	Côte d'Ivoire	660	2008
104	Ethiopia	659	2017
105	Gabon	649	2014
106	Cambodia	642	2014
107	Burkina Faso	622	2014
108	Fiji	597	2008
109	Mali	593	2014
110	Togo	568	2014
111	Republic of the Congo	510	2014
112	Jordan	509	2020
113	Dominican Republic	496	2014
114	Venezuela	447	2014
115	Benin	438	2014
116	Kosovo	437	2020
117	Liberia	429	2008
118	Albania	424	2017
118	Kyrgyzstan	424	2022
120	Laos	422	2023
121	Lebanon	401	2017
122	Eritrea	306	2018
123	Eswatini	301	2014
124	Costa Rica	278	2014
125	Luxembourg	271	2020
126	Montenegro	250	2017
127	South Sudan	248	2018
128	Djibouti	97	2017
129	Panama	77	2014
129	Philippines	77	2017
131	Nepal	59	2018
132	Saint Kitts and Nevis	50	2008
133	Paraguay	30	2014
134	El Salvador	13	2014
135	Liechtenstein	9	2018