List of countries by road network size
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This is a list of countries by total road
network size of both paved and unpaved, mostly based on CIA World Factbook .
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
network size of both paved and unpaved, mostly based on CIA World Factbook .
Rank | Country | Road length (km) | Date of information |
---|---|---|---|
— | World | 68,937,575 | 2008 |
1 | United States | 6,506,204 | 2008 |
2 | Mainland China | 4,008,200 | 2010 |
3 | India | 3,320,410 | 2009 |
4 | Brazil | 1,751,868 | 2004 |
5 | Japan | 1,203,777 | 2008 |
6 | Canada | 1,042,300 | 2008 |
7 | Early Modern France | 1,027,183 | 2007 |
8 | Russia | 982,000 | 2009 |
9 | Australia | 812,972 | 2004 |
10 | Spain | 681,298 | 2008 |
11 | Germany | 644,480 | 2006 |
12 | Italy | 487,700 | 2005 |
13 | Turkey | 352,046 | 2008 |
14 | Sweden | 425,300 | 2008 |
15 | Poland | 423,997 | 2008 |
16 | United Kingdom | 398,366 | 2006 |
17 | Indonesia | 391,009 | 2005 |
18 | South Africa | 362,099 | 2002 |
19 | Mexico | 356,945 | 2006 |
20 | Pakistan | 259,758 | 2005 |
21 | Bangladesh | 239,226 | 2003 |
22 | Argentina | 231,374 | 2004 |
23 | Vietnam | 222,179 | 2004 |
24 | Saudi Arabia | 221,372 | 2006 |
25 | Philippines | 200,037 | 2003 |
26 | Kingdom of Romania | 198,817 | 2004 |
27 | Nigeria | 193,200 | 2004 |
28 | Thailand | 180,053 | 2006 |
29 | Iran | 172,927 | 2006 |
30 | Ukraine | 169,422 | 2007 |
31 | Colombia | 164,257 | 2005 |
32 | Hungary | 159,568 | 2005 |
33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 153,497 | 2004 |
34 | Belgium | 152,256 | 2006 |
35 | Netherlands | 135,470 | 2007 |
36 | Czech Republic | 128,512 | 2007 |
37 | Greece | 117,533 | 2005 |
38 | Algeria | 108,302 | 2004 |
39 | Austria | 107,262 | 2006 |
40 | South Korea | 103,029 | 2008 |
41 | Libya | 100,024 | 2003 |
42 | Malaysia | 98,721 | 2004 |
43 | Syria | 97,401 | 2006 |
44 | Sri Lanka | 97,286 | 2003 |
45 | Zimbabwe | 97,267 | 2002 |
46 | Republic of Ireland | 96,602 | 2003 |
47 | Venezuela | 96,155 | 2002 |
48 | Belarus | 94,797 | 2005 |
49 | New Zealand | 93,576 | 2006 |
50 | Norway | 92,946 | 2007 |
51 | Burkina Faso | 92,495 | 2004 |
52 | Egypt | 92,370 | 2004 |
53 | Kazakhstan | 91,563 | 2006 |
54 | Zambia | 91,440 | 2001 |
55 | Uzbekistan | 86,496 | 2000 |
56 | Portugal | 82,900 | 2005 |
57 | Lithuania | 80,715 | 2007 |
58 | Chile | 80,505 | 2004 |
59 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80,000 | 2006 |
60 | Tanzania | 78,891 | 2003 |
61 | Peru | 78,829 | 2004 |
62 | Finland | 78,821 | 2008 |
63 | Uruguay | 77,732 | 2004 |
64 | Denmark | 72,362 | 2006 |
65 | Yemen | 71,300 | 2005 |
66 | Switzerland | 71,298 | 2006 |
67 | Uganda | 70,746 | 2003 |
68 | Latvia | 69,675 | 2006 |
69 | Madagascar | 65,663 | 2003 |
70 | Kenya | 63,265 | 2004 |
71 | Bolivia | 62,479 | 2004 |
72 | Ghana | 62,221 | 2006 |
73 | Cuba | 60,858 | 2000 |
74 | Azerbaijan | 59,141 | 2004 |
75 | Turkmenistan | 58,592 | 2002 |
76 | Morocco | 57,625 | 2006 |
77 | Estonia | 57,016 | 2005 |
78 | Angola | 51,429 | 2001 |
79 | Cameroon | 50,000 | 2004 |
80 | Mongolia | 49,249 | 2008 |
81 | Iraq | 44,900 | 2002 |
82 | Guinea | 44,348 | 2003 |
83 | Slovakia | 43,761 | 2006 |
84 | Ecuador | 43,670 | 2006 |
85 | Oman | 42,300 | 2005 |
86 | Namibia | 42,237 | 2002 |
87 | Afghanistan | 42,150 | 2006 |
— | Republic of China | 40,262 | 2007 |
88 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | 40,231 | 2005 |
89 | Slovenia | 38,562 | 2006 |
90 | Cambodia | 38,257 | 2004 |
91 | Serbia | 36,875 | 2006 |
92 | Ethiopia | 36,469 | 2004 |
93 | Costa Rica | 35,330 | 2004 |
94 | Chad | 33,400 | 2002 |
95 | Mozambique | 30,400 | 2000 |
96 | Laos | 29,811 | 2006 |
97 | Paraguay | 29,500 | 2000 |
98 | Independent State of Croatia | 28,788 | 2006 |
99 | Tajikistan | 27,767 | 2000 |
100 | Myanmar | 27,000 | 2006 |
— | Puerto Rico | 26,186 | 2007 |
101 | Botswana | 25,798 | 2005 |
102 | North Korea | 25,554 | 2006 |
103 | Central African Republic | 24,307 | 2000 |
104 | Somalia | 22,100 | 2000 |
105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,846 | 2006 |
106 | Jamaica | 21,552 | 2005 |
107 | Georgia (country) | 20,329 | 2006 |
108 | Dominican Republic | 19,705 | 2002 |
109 | Papua New Guinea | 19,600 | 2000 |
110 | Tunisia | 19,232 | 2004 |
111 | Nicaragua | 19,036 | 2005 |
112 | Mali | 18,709 | 2004 |
113 | Niger | 18,550 | 2006 |
114 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,500 | 2003 |
115 | Albania | 18,000 | 2002 |
116 | Israel | 17,870 | 2007 |
117 | Republic of the Congo | 17,289 | 2004 |
118 | Nepal | 17,280 | 2004 |
119 | Benin | 16,000 | 2006 |
120 | Malawi | 15,451 | 2003 |
121 | Cyprus | 14,630 | 2006 |
122 | Guatemala | 14,095 | 2000 |
123 | Rwanda | 14,008 | 2004 |
124 | Honduras | 13,600 | 2000 |
125 | Senegal | 13,576 | 2003 |
126 | Republic of Macedonia | 13,182 | 2002 |
127 | Iceland | 13,058 | 2007 |
128 | Moldova | 12,666 | 2007 |
129 | Burundi | 12,322 | 2004 |
130 | Panama | 11,978 | 2002 |
131 | Sudan | 11,900 | 2000 |
132 | Sierra Leone | 11,300 | 2002 |
133 | Mauritania | 11,066 | 2006 |
134 | El Salvador | 10,886 | 2000 |
135 | Liberia | 10,600 | 2000 |
136 | Gabon | 9,170 | 2004 |
137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,320 | 2000 |
138 | Bhutan | 8,050 | 2003 |
139 | Guyana | 7,970 | 2000 |
140 | Qatar | 7,790 | 2006 |
141 | Armenia | 7,700 | 2006 |
142 | Jordan | 7,694 | 2006 |
143 | Togo | 7,520 | 2000 |
144 | Kingdom of Montenegro | 7,368 | 2006 |
145 | Lesotho | 7,091 | 2003 |
146 | Lebanon | 6,970 | 2005 |
147 | East Timor | 6,040 | 2005 |
148 | Kuwait | 5,749 | 2004 |
— | New Caledonia | 5,622 | 2006 |
149 | Luxembourg | 5,227 | 2004 |
— | West Bank | 5,147 | 2006 |
150 | Suriname | 4,304 | 2003 |
151 | Haiti | 4,160 | 2000 |
152 | United Arab Emirates | 4,080 | 2008 |
153 | Eritrea | 4,010 | 2000 |
154 | The Gambia | 3,742 | 2004 |
155 | Brunei | 3,650 | 2005 |
156 | Swaziland | 3,594 | 2002 |
157 | Bahrain | 3,498 | 2003 |
158 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,455 | 2002 |
159 | Fiji | 3,440 | 2000 |
160 | Singapore | 3,262 | 2006 |
161 | Djibouti | 3,065 | 2000 |
162 | Belize | 3,007 | 2006 |
163 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,880 | 2000 |
164 | The Bahamas | 2,717 | 2002 |
— | French Polynesia | 2,590 | 1999 |
165 | Samoa | 2,337 | 2001 |
166 | Malta | 2,227 | 2005 |
167 | Mauritius | 2,028 | 2007 |
168 | Marshall Islands | 2,028 | 2007 |
— | Hong Kong | 2,009 | 2007 |
— | Republic of Kosovo | 1,924 | 2006 |
169 | Barbados | 1,600 | 2004 |
170 | Solomon Islands | 1,360 | 2002 |
171 | Cape Verde | 1,350 | 2000 |
— | United States Virgin Islands | 1,257 | 2007 |
172 | Saint Lucia | 1,210 | 2002 |
173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,165 | 2002 |
174 | Grenada | 1,127 | 2000 |
175 | Vanuatu | 1,070 | 1999 |
— | Guam | 1,045 | 2007 |
176 | Comoros | 880 | 2002 |
177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 829 | 2003 |
— | Cayman Islands | 785 | 2007 |
178 | Dominica | 780 | 2000 |
179 | Tonga | 680 | 2000 |
180 | Kiribati | 670 | 2000 |
— | Northern Mariana Islands | 536 | 2007 |
— | Isle of Man | 500 | 2008 |
— | Faroe Islands | 463 | 2006 |
181 | Seychelles | 458 | 2003 |
— | Bermuda | 447 | 2007 |
— | Falkland Islands | 440 | 2008 |
— | Macau | 384 | 2006 |
182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 383 | 2002 |
183 | Liechtenstein | 380 | 2007 |
— | Jersey | 358 | 2002 |
— | Cook Islands | 320 | 2003 |
184 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 320 | 2000 |
185 | San Marino | 292 | 2006 |
186 | Andorra | 270 | 1994 |
187 | Federated States of Micronesia | 240 | 2000 |
— | American Samoa | 221 | 2007 |
— | British Virgin Islands | 200 | 2007 |
— | Saint Helena | 198 | 2002 |
— | Anguilla | 175 | 2004 |
— | Christmas Island | 140 | 2007 |
— | Turks and Caicos Islands | 121 | 2003 |
— | Niue | 120 | 2008 |
— | Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | 117 | 2000 |
188 | Maldives | 88 | 2006 |
— | Norfolk Island | 80 | 2008 |
189 | Monaco | 50 | 2007 |
— | Gibraltar | 29 | 2007 |
190 | Nauru | 24 | 2002 |
— | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 22 | 2006 |
191 | Tuvalu | 8 | 2002 |