List of countries by rail network

Railway density by country

The list of countries along the railway network is based on data from the International Union of Railways . Countries are sorted by the length of operated railways . The table also includes lines not used for passenger transportation.

No.	A country	Iron length roads (km)	Year	Notes	Electrified (km)	Maximum length in the past (km)
one	USA	257,722	(2016)	[one]	<1600 [2]	408,833
2	China	124,000	(2016)	[3]	80,000
3	Russia	85,500	(2019)	[4] [5]	43,700	289 000 (USSR)
four	India	67 368	(2017)		25,367	[6]
five	Canada	46 552	(2009)	[7]
6	Germany	43,468	(2010)		19 973
7	Australia	38,445	(2010)	[7]	2940
eight	Argentina	36 966	(2008)		136	47,000
9	South Africa	31,000	(2014)		24,800
ten	France	29 901	(2008)		15 140
eleven	Brazil	29,817	(2008)
12	Japan	27,268	(2014)	[eight]
13	Italy	24,179	(2010)
14	Ukraine	21,700	(2017)		9752
15	Romania	22,298	(2008)		3971	11 430
sixteen	Poland	19 627	(2008)
17	Great Britain	17 732	(2010)	[9]	5,429	34,000
18	Mexico	17 166	(2009)		22
nineteen	Spain	15 947	(2012)		9623
20	Kazakhstan	16 614	(2017)		4300
21	Iran	12 988	(2008)	[10] [11]	146
22	Sweden	12 821	(2010)		7918
23	Turkey	12,000	(2011)		3159
24	Pakistan	11,881	(2015)		286
25	Czech	9487	(2008)		2592
26	Indonesia	8529	(2008)	[eight]	550
27	Hungary	7942	(2008)
28	Egypt	6700	(2010)
29th	Finland	5919	(2008)
thirty	Chile	5898	(2006)
31	Austria	5755	(2008)
32	Belarus	5491	(2008)
33	Sudan	5478	(2006)
34	DPRK	5235	(2006)	[eight]
35	Cuba	5076	(2007)
36	Switzerland	5063	(2010)		1353
37	Uzbekistan	6500	(2017)	[12]	1100
38	Thailand	4320	(2008)
39	Bulgaria	4159	(2008)
40	New Zealand	4128	(2006)	[eight]
41	Norway	4114	(2008)		2622
42	DRC	4007	(2008)
43	Myanmar	3955	(2006)	[eight]
44	Serbia	3809	(2008)
45	Slovakia	3658	(2010)		1577
46	Algeria	3572	(2008)
47	The Republic of Korea	3,559	(2014)
48	Turkmenistan	3550	(2012)
49	Nigeria	3528	(2006)
50	Belgium	3513	(2008)
51	Vietnam	3147	(2007)
52	Mozambique	3116	(2008)
53	Zimbabwe	3000	(2010)		313
54	Uruguay	2993	(2006)
55	Croatia	2974	(2009)		1228
56	Azerbaijan	2918	(2009)	[eight]	1278
57	Netherlands	2896	(2008)
58	Bolivia	2866	(2007)
59	Portugal	2842	(2008)
60	Bangladesh	2835	(2008)
61	Kenya	2778	(2010)
62	Angola	2761	(2006)	[eight]		2764
63	Tanzania	2722	(2006)
64	Denmark	2667	(2008)		640
65	Greece	2551	(2007)
66	Namibia	2382	(2006)	[eight]
67	Latvia	2269	(2007)		249
68	Tunisia	2218	(2007)
69	Syria	2139	(2008)
70	Iraq	2032	(2006)
71	Peru	2020	(2008)
72	Morocco	1989	(2008)
73	Ireland	1919	(2007)
74	Mongolia	1810	(2008)
75	Lithuania	1766	(2007)
76	Malaysia	1665	(2008)
77	Colombia	1663	(2007)
78	Republic of China	1661	(2010)	[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
79	Georgia	1513	(2007)
80	Sri Lanka	1508	(2010)
81	Saudi Arabia	1412	(2007)
82	Zambia	1237	(2006)
83	Slovenia	1228	(2007)
84	Moldova	1156	(2008)
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1103	(2007)
86	Israel	1001	(2010)
87	Cameroon	974	(2007)
88	Ecuador	966	(2006)	[eight]
89	Ghana	953	(2006)
90	Senegal	906	(2004)
91	Botswana	888	(2007)
92	Guatemala	885	(2004)
93	Madagascar	854	(2007)
94	Armenia	845	(2006)
95	Guinea	837	(2006)	[eight]
96	Estonia	816	(2008)
97	Gabon	810	(2007)
98	Malawi	797	(2007)
99	Republic of the Congo	795	(2006)
100	Djibouti	781	(2005)
101	Benin	758	(2006)
102	Mali	733	(2002)
103	Mauritania	728	(2008)
104	Honduras	699	(2006)	[eight]
105	North Macedonia	699	(2007)
106	Ethiopia	699	(2006)	[eight]
107	Cambodia	650	(2003)
108	Cote d'Ivoire	639	(2007)
109	Burkina Faso	622	(2006)
110	Tajikistan	616	(2007)
111	Fiji	597	(2006)	[eight]
112	Togo	568	(2006)	[eight]
113	Salvador	562	(2007)
114	Dominican Republic	517	(2006)	[eight]
115	Liberia	490	(2006)	[eight]
116	Philippines	479	(2008)
117	Albania	423	(2007)
118	Kyrgyzstan	417	(2007)
119	Lebanon	401	(2006)	[eight]
120	Panama	355	(2006)	[eight]
121	Venezuela	336	(2006)
122	Eritrea	306	(2006)	[eight]
123	Swaziland	300	(2008)
124	Costa Rica	278	(2007)	[eight]
125	Luxembourg	275	(2007)
126	Jamaica	272	(2003)	[eight]
127	Uganda	259	(2002)
128	Jordan	251	(2007)
129	Montenegro	249	(2008)
130	Hong Kong	210	(2008)	[18]
131	Guyana	187	(2001)	[eight]
132	Singapore	177	(2006)	including MRT and LRT networks
133	Suriname	166	(2001)	[eight]
134	Puerto rico	96	(2006)	[eight]
135	Sierra leone	84	(2001)	[eight]
136	Antigua and Barbuda	77	(2001)	[eight]
137	Nepal	59	(2006)	[eight]
138	UAE	52	(2009)	[eight]
139	Saint Kitts and Nevis	50	(2006)	[eight]
140	Haiti	40	(2001)	[eight]
141	Paraguay	36	(2006)	[eight]
142	Afghanistan	24	(2004)	[eight]
143	Brunei	13	(2001)	[eight]
144	Liechtenstein	9	(2006)	[eight]
145	Nicaragua	6	(2006)	[eight]
146	Nauru	five	(2001)	[eight]
147	SADR	five	(2008)	see Moorish Railway
148	Laos	four	(2005)	see Lao Railway
149	Lesotho	3	(1995)	[eight]
150	Monaco	2	(2002)
151	Vatican	0.852	(2001)	[eight]
	The whole world	1,370,782	(2006)	[eight]
For comparison
-	the USSR	145,600	(1990)		50,600
-	Yugoslavia	9,300	(1990)		3,800
-	Czechoslovakia	13,100	(1992)		3,799