Metric briefing
Railway Length by Country
136 countries • km • CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
- Top country
- United States
- Lowest country
- Liechtenstein
- Source
- CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
What It Measures
Railway network length from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
At a Glance
World average
9.5K
Middle country
2.3K
Low end
9.00
High end
293.6K
Countries
136
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Railway Length
Highest Railway Length
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 United States is 143.6K km higher than #2 China (293.6K km vs 150.0K km).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 China is 64.5K km higher than #3 Russia (150.0K km vs 85.5K km).
Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Russia is 19.9K km higher than #4 India (85.5K km vs 65.6K km).