Country ranking for field: railways total 1998

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1flag of United StatesUnited States240,000 km 
2flag of RussiaRussia154,000; note_87,000 in common carrier service km 
3flag of CanadaCanada72,963; note_there are two major transcontinental freight railway systems:Canadian National km 
4flag of ChinaChina64,900 km 
5flag of IndiaIndia62,660 km 
6flag of GermanyGermany43,966 km 
7flag of AustraliaAustralia38,563 km 
8flag of ArgentinaArgentina37,910 km 
9flag of FranceFrance32,027 km 
10flag of PolandPoland24,313 km 
11flag of JapanJapan23,670.7 km 
12flag of UkraineUkraine23,350 km 
13flag of South AfricaSouth Africa21,431 km 
14flag of ItalyItaly19,437 km 
15flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom16,878 km 
16flag of SpainSpain15,172 km 
17flag of KazakhstanKazakhstan13,841 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
18flag of SwedenSweden11,837 km 
19flag of RomaniaRomania11,365 km 
20flag of TurkeyTurkey10,386 km 
21flag of Czech RepublicCzech Republic9,440 km 
22flag of HungaryHungary7,606 km 
23flag of IranIran7,286 km 
24flag of ChileChile6,782 km 
25flag of IndonesiaIndonesia6,458 km 
26flag of FinlandFinland5,859 km 
27flag of AustriaAustria5,636 km 
28flag of SudanSudan5,516 km 
29flag of BelarusBelarus5,488 km 
30flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerland5,249 km 
31flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo5,138 km 
32flag of North KoreaNorth Korea5,000 km 
33flag of AlgeriaAlgeria4,772 km 
34flag of EgyptEgypt4,751 km 
35flag of CubaCuba4,677 km 
36flag of ThailandThailand4,623 km 
37flag of TaiwanTaiwan4,600 km 
38flag of BulgariaBulgaria4,292 km 
39flag of NorwayNorway4,023 km 
40flag of Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro3,987 km 
41flag of New ZealandNew Zealand3,973 km 
42flag of BoliviaBolivia3,691 km 
43flag of SlovakiaSlovakia3,665 km 
44flag of TanzaniaTanzania3,569 km 
45flag of MyanmarMyanmar3,569 km 
46flag of NigeriaNigeria3,557 km 
47flag of ColombiaColombia3,386 km 
48flag of UzbekistanUzbekistan3,380 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
49flag of BelgiumBelgium3,368 km 
50flag of DenmarkDenmark3,358 km 
51flag of MozambiqueMozambique3,131 km 
52flag of South KoreaSouth Korea3,081 km 
53flag of PortugalPortugal3,072 km 
54flag of UruguayUruguay2,998 km 
55flag of AngolaAngola2,952 limited trackage in use because of land mines still in place from the civil war km 
56flag of BangladeshBangladesh2,892 km 
57flag of VietnamVietnam2,835 km 
58flag of ZimbabweZimbabwe2,759 km 
59flag of The NetherlandsThe Netherlands2,739 km 
60flag of KenyaKenya2,652 km 
61flag of GreeceGreece2,474 km 
62flag of LatviaLatvia2,412 km 
63flag of NamibiaNamibia2,382 km 
64flag of TunisiaTunisia2,260 km 
65flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistan2,187 km 
66flag of ZambiaZambia2,164 km 
67flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan2,125 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
68flag of PeruPeru2,041 km 
69flag of IraqIraq2,032 km 
70flag of LithuaniaLithuania2,002 km 
71flag of SyriaSyria1,998 km 
72flag of IrelandIreland1,947 km 
73flag of MongoliaMongolia1,928 km 
74flag of MoroccoMorocco1,907 km 
75flag of CroatiaCroatia1,907 km 
76flag of MalaysiaMalaysia1,648 km 
77flag of GeorgiaGeorgia1,583 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
78flag of Sri LankaSri Lanka1,501 km 
79flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia1,390 km 
80flag of MoldovaMoldova1,328 km 
81flag of UgandaUganda1,241 km 
82flag of SloveniaSlovenia1,201 km 
83flag of CameroonCameroon1,104 km 
84flag of GuineaGuinea1,086 km 
85flag of EstoniaEstonia1,018 common carrier lines only; does not include dedicated industrial lines km 
86flag of ParaguayParaguay971 km 
87flag of BotswanaBotswana971 km 
88flag of EcuadorEcuador965 km 
89flag of GhanaGhana953 km 
90flag of Costa RicaCosta Rica950 km 
91flag of SenegalSenegal904 km 
92flag of PhilippinesPhilippines897 of which 492 in operation km 
93flag of MadagascarMadagascar883 km 
94flag of Holy SeeHoly See862 meters; note_connects to Italy's network at Rome's Saint Peter's station km 
95flag of ArmeniaArmenia825 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
96flag of CongoCongo795 km 
97flag of MalawiMalawi789 km 
98flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republic757 km 
99flag of MauritaniaMauritania704 km 
100flag of EthiopiaEthiopia681 km 
101flag of JordanJordan676 km 
102flag of AlbaniaAlbania670 km 
103flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire660 km 
104flag of GabonGabon649 Gabon State Railways km 
105flag of MaliMali641; km 
106flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso622 km 
107flag of IsraelIsrael610 km 
108flag of CambodiaCambodia603 km 
109flag of El SalvadorEl Salvador602 km 
110flag of FijiFiji597; note_belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation km 
111flag of HondurasHonduras595 km 
112flag of VenezuelaVenezuela584 km 
113flag of BeninBenin578 km 
114flag of TogoTogo525 km 
115flag of LiberiaLiberia490 km 
116flag of JamaicaJamaica370 km 
117flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan370 in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines km 
118flag of PanamaPanama355 km 
119flag of EritreaEritrea307 km 
120flag of SwazilandSwaziland297; note_includes 71 which are not in use km 
121flag of LuxembourgLuxembourg275 km 
122flag of LebanonLebanon222 km 
123flag of SurinameSuriname166 km 
124flag of NepalNepal101; note_all in Kosi close to Indian border km 
125flag of DjiboutiDjibouti97 km 
126flag of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico96 km 
127flag of GuyanaGuyana88 km 
128flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone84 used on a limited basis because the mine at Marampa is closed km 
129flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda77 km 
130flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis58 km 
131flag of HaitiHaiti40 km 
132flag of SingaporeSingapore38.6 km 
133flag of Hong KongHong Kong34 km 
134flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan24.6 km 
135flag of LiechtensteinLiechtenstein18.5; note_owned operated and included in statistics of Austrian Federal Railways km 
136flag of BruneiBrunei13 km 
137flag of LesothoLesotho2.6; note_owned by operated by and included in the statistics of South Africa km 
138flag of MonacoMonaco1.7 km 
139flag of NicaraguaNicaragua0 km 


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