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Country Comparison :: Roadways

This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.

Rank	country	(km)	Date of Information


1	United States	6,465,799	2007


2	European Union	5,454,446	2008


3	India	3,316,452	2006


4	China	1,930,544	2005


5	Brazil	1,751,868	2004


6	Japan	1,196,999	2006


7	Canada	1,042,300	2006


8	France	951,500	2006


9	Russia	933,000	2006


10	Australia	812,972	2004


11	Spain	681,224	2006


12	Germany	644,480	2006


13	Italy	487,700	2005


14	Turkey	426,951	2006


15	Sweden	425,300	2008


16	Poland	423,997	2006


17	United Kingdom	398,366	2006


18	Indonesia	391,009	2005


19	South Africa	362,099	2002


20	Mexico	356,945	2006


21	Pakistan	259,197	2007


22	Bangladesh	239,226	2003


23	Argentina	231,374	2004


24	Vietnam	222,179	2004


25	Saudi Arabia	221,372	2006


26	Philippines	201,910	2008


27	Romania	198,817	2004


28	Nigeria	193,200	2004


29	Thailand	180,053	2006


30	Iran	172,927	2006


31	Ukraine	169,422	2007


32	Colombia	164,257	2005


33	Hungary	159,568	2005


34	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	153,497	2004


35	Belgium	152,256	2006


36	Netherlands	135,470	2007


37	Czech Republic	128,512	2007


38	Greece	117,533	2005


39	Algeria	108,302	2004


40	Austria	107,262	2006


41	Korea, South	103,029	2008


42	Libya	100,024	2003


43	Malaysia	98,721	2004


44	Syria	97,401	2006


45	Sri Lanka	97,286	2003


46	Zimbabwe	97,267	2002


47	Ireland	96,602	2003


48	Venezuela	96,155	2002


49	Belarus	94,797	2005


50	New Zealand	93,576	2006


51	Norway	92,946	2007


52	Burkina Faso	92,495	2004


53	Egypt	92,370	2004


54	Kazakhstan	91,563	2006


55	Zambia	91,440	2001


56	Uzbekistan	86,496	2000


57	Portugal	82,900	2005


58	Lithuania	80,715	2007


59	Chile	80,505	2004


60	Cote d'Ivoire	80,000	2006


61	Tanzania	78,891	2003


62	Peru	78,829	2004


63	Finland	78,141	2009


64	Uruguay	77,732	2004


65	Denmark	72,362	2006


66	Yemen	71,300	2005


67	Switzerland	71,298	2006


68	Uganda	70,746	2003


69	Latvia	69,675	2006


70	Madagascar	65,663	2003


71	Kenya	63,574	2008


72	Bolivia	62,479	2004


73	Ghana	62,221	2006


74	Cuba	60,858	2000


75	Azerbaijan	59,141	2004


76	Turkmenistan	58,592	2002


77	Morocco	57,625	2006


78	Estonia	57,016	2005


79	Angola	51,429	2001


80	Cameroon	50,000	2004


81	Mongolia	49,249	2008


82	Iraq	44,900	2002


83	Guinea	44,348	2003


84	Slovakia	43,761	2006


85	Ecuador	43,670	2006


86	Oman	42,300	2005


87	Namibia	42,237	2002


88	Afghanistan	42,150	2006


89	Taiwan	40,262	2007


90	Bulgaria	40,231	2005


91	Slovenia	38,709	2007


92	Cambodia	38,093	2007


93	Serbia	36,875	2006


94	Ethiopia	36,469	2004


95	Costa Rica	35,330	2004


96	Chad	33,400	2002


97	Mozambique	30,400	2000


98	Laos	29,811	2006


99	Paraguay	29,500	2000


100	Croatia	28,788	2006


101	Tajikistan	27,767	2000


102	Burma	27,000	2006


103	Puerto Rico	26,186	2007


104	Botswana	25,798	2005


105	Korea, North	25,554	2006


106	Central African Republic	24,307	2000


107	Somalia	22,100	2000


108	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21,846	2006


109	Jamaica	21,552	2005


110	Georgia	20,329	2006


111	Dominican Republic	19,705	2002


112	Papua New Guinea	19,600	2000


113	Tunisia	19,232	2004


114	Nicaragua	19,036	2005


115	Mali	18,709	2004


116	Niger	18,550	2006


117	Kyrgyzstan	18,500	2003


118	Albania	18,000	2002


119	Israel	17,870	2007


120	Congo, Republic of the	17,289	2004


121	Nepal	17,282	2007


122	Benin	16,000	2006


123	Malawi	15,451	2003


124	Cyprus	14,630	2006


125	Guatemala	14,095	2000


126	Rwanda	14,008	2004


127	Honduras	13,600	2000


128	Senegal	13,576	2003


129	Macedonia	13,182	2002


130	Iceland	13,058	2007


131	Moldova	12,666	2007


132	Burundi	12,322	2004


133	Panama	11,978	2002


134	Sudan	11,900	2000


135	Sierra Leone	11,300	2002


136	Mauritania	11,066	2006


137	El Salvador	10,886	2000


138	Liberia	10,600	2000


139	Gabon	9,170	2004


140	Trinidad and Tobago	8,320	2000


141	Bhutan	8,050	2003


142	Jordan	8,002	2007


143	Guyana	7,970	2000


144	Qatar	7,790	2006


145	Armenia	7,700	2006


146	Togo	7,520	2000


147	Montenegro	7,368	2006


148	Lesotho	7,091	2003


149	Lebanon	6,970	2005


150	Timor-Leste	6,040	2005


151	Kuwait	5,749	2004


152	New Caledonia	5,622	2006


153	Luxembourg	5,227	2004


154	West Bank	5,147	2006


155	Suriname	4,304	2003


156	Haiti	4,160	2000


157	United Arab Emirates	4,080	2008


158	Eritrea	4,010	2000


159	Gambia, The	3,742	2004


160	Brunei	3,650	2005


161	Swaziland	3,594	2002


162	Bahrain	3,498	2003


163	Guinea-Bissau	3,455	2002


164	Fiji	3,440	2000


165	Singapore	3,297	2007


166	Djibouti	3,065	2000


167	Belize	3,007	2006


168	Equatorial Guinea	2,880	2000


169	Bahamas, The	2,717	2002


170	French Polynesia	2,590	1999


171	Samoa	2,337	2001


172	Malta	2,227	2005


173	Hong Kong	2,040	2008


174	Mauritius	2,028	2007


175	Marshall Islands	2,028	2007


176	Kosovo	1,924	2006


177	Barbados	1,600	2004


178	Solomon Islands	1,360	2002


179	Cape Verde	1,350	2000


180	Virgin Islands	1,257	2007


181	Saint Lucia	1,210	2002


182	Antigua and Barbuda	1,165	2002


183	Grenada	1,127	2000


184	Vanuatu	1,070	1999


185	Comoros	880	2002


186	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	829	2003


187	Cayman Islands	785	2007


188	Dominica	780	2000


189	Tonga	680	2000


190	Kiribati	670	2000


191	Northern Mariana Islands	536	2007


192	Isle of Man	500	2008


193	Faroe Islands	463	2006


194	Seychelles	458	2003


195	Bermuda	447	2007


196	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	440	2008


197	Macau	404	2008


198	Saint Kitts and Nevis	383	2002


199	Liechtenstein	380	2007


200	Jersey	358	2002


201	Cook Islands	320	2003


202	Sao Tome and Principe	320	2000


203	San Marino	292	2006


204	Andorra	270	1994


205	Micronesia, Federated States of	240	2000


206	American Samoa	221	2007


207	British Virgin Islands	200	2007


208	Saint Helena	198	2002


209	Anguilla	175	2004


210	Christmas Island	140	2007


211	Turks and Caicos Islands	121	2003


212	Niue	120	2008


213	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	117	2000


214	Maldives	88	2006


215	Norfolk Island	80	2008


216	Monaco	50	2007


217	Gibraltar	29	2007


218	Nauru	24	2002


219	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	22	2006


220	Tuvalu	8	2002

The online Factbook is updated bi-weekly. ISSN 1553-8133
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