Global Rankings: Rail Lines km (2021)

Rank Country Value
1 United States 148,553
2 China 109,767
3 Russian Federation 85,544
4 India 68,103
5 Canada 48,150
6 Germany 33,401
7 France 27,716
8 South Africa 20,953
9 Poland 18,620
10 Italy 17,305
11 United Kingdom 16,179
12 Kazakhstan 16,006
13 Spain 15,963
14 Romania 10,769
15 Türkiye 10,546
16 Sweden 9,714
17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9,455
18 Czechia 9,357
19 Hungary 8,037
20 Finland 5,918
21 Belarus 5,474
22 Austria 4,962
23 Uzbekistan 4,732
24 Korea, Republic of 4,308
25 Switzerland 4,122
26 Bulgaria 4,031
27 Algeria 4,000
28 Norway 3,885
29 Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 3,641
30 Slovakia 3,626
31 Belgium 3,612
32 Serbia 3,348
33 Viet Nam 3,159
34 Netherlands 3,041
35 Croatia 2,617
36 Portugal 2,527
37 Chile 2,396
38 Greece 2,339
39 Morocco 2,295
40 Azerbaijan 2,139
41 Lithuania 1,919
42 Latvia 1,859
43 Mongolia 1,821
44 Tunisia 1,777
45 Israel 1,720
46 Malaysia 1,655
47 Ireland 1,650
48 Uruguay 1,498
49 Georgia 1,387
50 Slovenia 1,209
51 Moldova, Republic of 1,149
52 Botswana 886
53 Cameroon 884
54 Mauritania 728
55 Armenia 698.40
56 North Macedonia 683
57 Madagascar 673
58 Gabon 648
59 Côte d'Ivoire 639
60 Tajikistan 620
61 Burkina Faso 518
62 Kyrgyzstan 417
63 United Arab Emirates 279
64 Luxembourg 271
65 Hong Kong 230.10

About This Indicator

The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.

Data source: World Bank Development Indicators