Railways by area · 2008–2023

What country has the most km of railway per 1,000 km²?

Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks first in the world for km of railway per 1,000 km², at 192.31.

Ranking by km of railway per 1,000 km²
#	Country	km of railway per 1,000 km²	Year
1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	192.31	2008
2	Switzerland	134.04	2020
3	Czechia	123.73	2020
4	Belgium	118.12	2020
5	Germany	112.69	2020
6	Luxembourg	105.26	2020
7	The Netherlands	90.73	2020
8	Hungary	84.23	2020
9	Cuba	80.61	2017
10	Slovakia	75.44	2020
11	Japan	74.91	2015
12	Austria	74.20	2022
13	Israel	69.18	2021
14	United Kingdom	67.75	2020
15	Denmark	67.05	2020
16	Poland	63.54	2020
17	Italy	62.47	2020
18	North Korea	61.75	2014
19	Slovenia	59.95	2020
20	Liechtenstein	56.25	2018
21	France	51.69	2020
22	Croatia	46.77	2020
23	Romania	46.19	2020
24	South Korea	40.77	2016
25	Serbia	39.64	2020
26	Lebanon	39.20	2017
27	Ukraine	37.51	2014
28	Bulgaria	37.11	2020
29	Azerbaijan	35.62	2017
30	Latvia	35.61	2020
31	Moldova	35.56	2014
32	Estonia	33.72	2020
33	Fiji	32.68	2008
34	United States	32.09	2014
35	Spain	31.00	2020
36	Lithuania	30.53	2020
37	North Macedonia	27.72	2020
38	Portugal	27.57	2020
39	Belarus	27.23	2014
40	Sweden	26.79	2020
41	Sri Lanka	25.25	2016
42	South Africa	25.06	2021
43	Ireland	24.50	2020
44	Armenia	24.33	2017
45	India	22.05	2014
46	Georgia	19.61	2014
47	Finland	19.47	2020
48	Bangladesh	18.93	2014
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18.85	2014
50	Montenegro	18.59	2017
51	Greece	18.19	2020
52	Eswatini	17.50	2014
53	China	15.98	2021
54	New Zealand	15.68	2018
55	Albania	15.47	2017
56	Pakistan	15.41	2021
57	Türkiye	14.94	2018
58	Tunisia	13.99	2014
59	Mexico	12.03	2017
60	Syria	11.17	2014
61	Turkmenistan	10.88	2017
62	Norway	10.56	2020
63	Uzbekistan	10.53	2018
64	Togo	10.44	2014
65	Dominican Republic	10.29	2014
66	Chile	9.80	2014
67	Uruguay	9.56	2016
68	Zimbabwe	8.86	2014
69	Vietnam	8.30	2014
70	Malawi	8.14	2014
71	Thailand	8.08	2017
72	Myanmar	7.71	2008
73	Guatemala	7.47	2018
74	Kenya	6.57	2018
75	Argentina	6.53	2018
76	Honduras	6.25	2014
77	Uganda	6.20	2014
78	Kazakhstan	6.16	2021
79	Mozambique	6.09	2014
80	Jordan	5.73	2020
81	Malaysia	5.63	2014
82	Canada	5.62	2021
83	Costa Rica	5.44	2014
84	Iraq	5.23	2014
85	Iran	5.23	2014
86	Russia	5.22	2019
87	Egypt	5.11	2014
88	Tajikistan	4.90	2014
89	Senegal	4.71	2017
90	Morocco	4.63	2014
91	Tanzania	4.63	2022
92	Liberia	4.45	2008
93	Guinea	4.42	2017
94	Indonesia	4.31	2014
95	Australia	4.24	2022
96	Zambia	4.21	2014
97	Djibouti	4.18	2017
98	Nigeria	4.17	2014
99	Ghana	4.16	2022
100	Ecuador	3.89	2022
101	Benin	3.88	2014
102	Sudan	3.88	2014
103	Bolivia	3.66	2019
104	Cambodia	3.64	2014
105	Brazil	3.57	2014
106	Namibia	3.19	2014
107	Eritrea	2.53	2018
108	Gabon	2.52	2014
109	Saudi Arabia	2.52	2016
110	Burkina Faso	2.27	2014
111	Angola	2.21	2022
112	Kyrgyzstan	2.21	2022
113	Cameroon	2.09	2014
114	Côte d'Ivoire	2.08	2008
115	Colombia	1.93	2019
116	Laos	1.83	2023
117	DR Congo	1.77	2014
118	Algeria	1.69	2019
119	Botswana	1.57	2014
120	Republic of the Congo	1.49	2014
121	Peru	1.45	2017
122	Madagascar	1.44	2018
123	Mongolia	1.16	2017
124	Panama	1.04	2014
125	Mauritania	0.71	2014
126	El Salvador	0.60	2014
127	Ethiopia	0.58	2017
128	Venezuela	0.51	2014
129	Mali	0.49	2014
130	Nepal	0.41	2018
131	South Sudan	0.39	2018
132	Philippines	0.26	2017
133	Paraguay	0.08	2014