Countries by Railway Length
Complete ranking of 136 countries • km • Updated 2026
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  United States | 293.6K | North America | 100% |
| 2nd |  China | 150.0K | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  Russia | 85.5K | Europe | 99% |
| 4th |  India | 65.6K | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  Canada | 49.4K | North America | 97% |
| 6th |  Germany | 39.4K | Europe | 96% |
| 7th |  Australia | 32.6K | Oceania | 96% |
| 8th |  South Africa | 30.4K | Africa | 95% |
| 9th |  Brazil | 29.8K | South America | 94% |
| 10th |  France | 27.9K | Europe | 93% |
| 11th |  Japan | 27.3K | Asia | 93% |
| 12th |  Mexico | 23.4K | North America | 92% |
| 13th |  Ukraine | 21.7K | Europe | 91% |
| 14th |  Poland | 19.5K | Europe | 90% |
| 15th |  Italy | 18.5K | Europe | 90% |
| 16th |  Argentina | 17.9K | South America | 89% |
| 17th |  Kazakhstan | 16.6K | Asia | 88% |
| 18th |  United Kingdom | 16.4K | Europe | 88% |
| 19th |  Spain | 15.5K | Europe | 87% |
| 20th |  Pakistan | 11.9K | Asia | 86% |
| 21st |  Turkey | 11.5K | Europe | 85% |
| 22nd |  Sweden | 10.9K | Europe | 85% |
| 23rd |  Romania | 10.6K | Europe | 84% |
| 24th |  Czechia | 9.5K | Europe | 83% |
| 25th |  Iran | 8.5K | Asia | 82% |
| 26th |  Cuba | 8.4K | North America | 82% |
| 27th |  Indonesia | 8.2K | Asia | 81% |
| 28th |  Hungary | 7.7K | Europe | 80% |
| 29th |  North Korea | 7.4K | Asia | 79% |
| 30th |  Chile | 7.3K | South America | 79% |
| 31st |  Sudan | 7.3K | Africa | 78% |
| 32nd |  Austria | 6.1K | Europe | 77% |
| 33rd |  Finland | 5.9K | Europe | 76% |
| 34th |  Belarus | 5.5K | Europe | 76% |
| 35th |  Saudi Arabia | 5.4K | Asia | 75% |
| 36th |  Switzerland | 5.3K | Europe | 74% |
| 37th |  Turkmenistan | 5.1K | Asia | 74% |
| 38th |  Egypt | 5.1K | Africa | 73% |
| 39th |  Myanmar | 5.0K | Asia | 72% |
| 40th |  Mozambique | 4.8K | Africa | 71% |
| 41st |  Uzbekistan | 4.6K | Asia | 71% |
| 42nd |  New Zealand | 4.1K | Oceania | 70% |
| 43rd |  Thailand | 4.1K | Asia | 69% |
| 44th |  Tanzania | 4.1K | Africa | 68% |
| 45th |  Bulgaria | 4.0K | Europe | 68% |
| 46th |  Algeria | 4.0K | Africa | 67% |
| 47th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 4.0K | Africa | 66% |
| 48th |  South Korea | 4.0K | Asia | 65% |
| 49th |  Bolivia | 4.0K | South America | 65% |
| 50th |  Norway | 3.8K | Europe | 64% |
| 51st |  Kenya | 3.8K | Africa | 63% |
| 52nd |  Nigeria | 3.8K | Africa | 63% |
| 53rd |  Slovakia | 3.6K | Europe | 62% |
| 54th |  Belgium | 3.6K | Europe | 61% |
| 55th |  Zimbabwe | 3.4K | Africa | 60% |
| 56th |  Serbia | 3.3K | Europe | 60% |
| 57th |  Zambia | 3.1K | Africa | 59% |
| 58th |  Netherlands | 3.1K | Europe | 58% |
| 59th |  Azerbaijan | 2.9K | Europe | 57% |
| 60th |  Angola | 2.8K | Africa | 57% |
| 61st |  Denmark | 2.7K | Europe | 56% |
| 62nd |  Namibia | 2.6K | Africa | 55% |
| 63rd |  Croatia | 2.6K | Europe | 54% |
| 64th |  Vietnam | 2.6K | Asia | 54% |
| 65th |  Portugal | 2.5K | Europe | 53% |
| 66th |  Bangladesh | 2.5K | Asia | 52% |
| 67th |  Greece | 2.3K | Europe | 51% |
| 68th |  Iraq | 2.3K | Asia | 51% |
| 69th |  Latvia | 2.2K | Europe | 50% |
| 70th |  Tunisia | 2.2K | Africa | 49% |
| 71st |  Colombia | 2.1K | North America | 49% |
| 72nd |  Morocco | 2.1K | Africa | 48% |
| 73rd |  Syria | 2.1K | Asia | 47% |
| 74th |  Lithuania | 1.9K | Europe | 46% |
| 75th |  Peru | 1.9K | South America | 46% |
| 76th |  Malaysia | 1.9K | Asia | 45% |
| 77th |  Mongolia | 1.8K | Asia | 44% |
| 78th |  Ireland | 1.7K | Europe | 43% |
| 79th |  Uruguay | 1.7K | South America | 43% |
| 80th |  Taiwan | 1.6K | Asia | 42% |
| 81st |  Sri Lanka | 1.6K | Asia | 41% |
| 82nd |  Israel | 1.5K | Asia | 40% |
| 83rd |  Estonia | 1.4K | Europe | 40% |
| 84th |  Georgia | 1.4K | Europe | 39% |
| 85th |  Uganda | 1.2K | Africa | 38% |
| 86th |  Slovenia | 1.2K | Europe | 38% |
| 87th |  Moldova | 1.2K | Europe | 37% |
| 88th |  Guinea | 1.1K | Africa | 36% |
| 89th |  Cameroon | 987 | Africa | 35% |
| 90th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 965 | Europe | 35% |
| 91st |  Ecuador | 965 | South America | 34% |
| 92nd |  Ghana | 947 | Africa | 33% |
| 93rd |  Senegal | 906 | Africa | 32% |
| 94th |  Botswana | 888 | Africa | 32% |
| 95th |  Madagascar | 836 | Africa | 31% |
| 96th |  Guatemala | 800 | North America | 30% |
| 97th |  Malawi | 767 | Africa | 29% |
| 98th |  Mauritania | 728 | Africa | 29% |
| 99th |  Honduras | 699 | North America | 28% |
| 100th |  North Macedonia | 699 | Europe | 27% |
| 101st |  Armenia | 686 | Europe | 26% |
| 102nd |  Tajikistan | 680 | Asia | 26% |
| 103rd |  Côte d'Ivoire | 660 | Africa | 25% |
| 104th |  Ethiopia | 659 | Africa | 24% |
| 105th |  Gabon | 649 | Africa | 24% |
| 106th |  Cambodia | 642 | Asia | 23% |
| 107th |  Burkina Faso | 622 | Africa | 22% |
| 108th |  Fiji | 597 | Oceania | 21% |
| 109th |  Mali | 593 | Africa | 21% |
| 110th |  Togo | 568 | Africa | 20% |
| 111st |  Congo | 510 | Africa | 19% |
| 112nd |  Jordan | 509 | Asia | 18% |
| 113rd |  Dominican Republic | 496 | North America | 18% |
| 114th |  Venezuela | 447 | North America | 17% |
| 115th |  Benin | 438 | Africa | 16% |
| 116th |  Liberia | 429 | Africa | 15% |
| 117th |  Albania | 424 | Europe | 15% |
| 118th |  Kyrgyzstan | 424 | Asia | 14% |
| 119th |  Laos | 422 | Asia | 13% |
| 120th |  Lebanon | 401 | Asia | 13% |
| 121st |  Eritrea | 306 | Africa | 12% |
| 122nd |  Eswatini | 301 | Africa | 11% |
| 123rd |  Costa Rica | 278 | North America | 10% |
| 124th |  Luxembourg | 271 | Europe | 10% |
| 125th |  Montenegro | 250 | Europe | 9% |
| 126th |  South Sudan | 248 | Africa | 8% |
| 127th |  Djibouti | 97 | Africa | 7% |
| 128th |  Panama | 77 | North America | 7% |
| 129th |  Philippines | 77 | Asia | 6% |
| 130th |  Isle of Man | 63 | Europe | 5% |
| 131st |  Nepal | 59 | Asia | 4% |
| 132nd |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 | North America | 4% |
| 133rd |  Paraguay | 30 | South America | 3% |
| 134th |  Christmas Island | 18 | Oceania | 2% |
| 135th |  El Salvador | 12.5 | North America | 1% |
| 136th |  Liechtenstein | 9.00 | Europe | 1% |