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Country Comparison :: Waterways Download
Waterways compares the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Rank Order Listing for the Waterways field
Rank Country (km) Date of Information
1 China 110,000 2011
2 Russia 102,000 2009
3 Brazil 50,000 2012
4 Vietnam 47,130 2011
5 United States 41,009 2012
6 Colombia 24,725 2012
7 Indonesia 21,579 2011
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15,000 2011
9 India 14,500 2012
10 Burma 12,800 2011
11 Argentina 11,000 2012
12 Papua New Guinea 11,000 2011
13 Bolivia 10,000 2012
14 Peru 8,808 2011
15 Nigeria 8,600 2011
16 Bangladesh 8,370 2011
17 Finland 8,000 2013
18 Germany 7,467 2012
19 Malaysia 7,200 2011
20 Venezuela 7,100 2011
21 Netherlands 6,237 2012
22 Iraq 5,279 2012
23 Laos 4,600 2012
24 Sudan 4,068 2011
25 Kazakhstan 4,000 2010
26 Thailand 4,000 2011
27 Poland 3,997 2009
28 Cambodia 3,700 2012
29 Egypt 3,500 2011
30 Philippines 3,219 2011
31 United Kingdom 3,200 2009
32 Paraguay 3,100 2012
33 Mexico 2,900 2012
34 Central African Republic 2,800 2011
35 Belarus 2,500 2011
36 Italy 2,400 2012
37 Korea, North 2,250 2011
38 Zambia 2,250 2010
39 Nicaragua 2,220 2011
40 Sweden 2,052 2010
41 Belgium 2,043 2012
42 Australia 2,000 2011
43 Mali 1,800 2011
44 Japan 1,770 2010
45 Romania 1,731 2010
46 Ukraine 1,672 2012
47 Hungary 1,622 2011
48 Gabon 1,600 2010
49 Korea, South 1,600 2011
50 Uruguay 1,600 2011
51 Norway 1,577 2010
52 Ecuador 1,500 2012
53 Angola 1,300 2011
54 Guinea 1,300 2011
55 Turkmenistan 1,300 2011
56 Ghana 1,293 2011
57 Switzerland 1,292 2010
58 Afghanistan 1,200 2011
59 Suriname 1,200 2011
60 Turkey 1,200 2010
61 Congo, Republic of the 1,120 2011
62 Uzbekistan 1,100 2012
63 Senegal 1,000 2012
64 Spain 1,000 2012
65 Guatemala 990 2012
66 Cote d'Ivoire 980 2011
67 Ireland 956 2010
68 Syria 900 2011
69 Iran 850 2012
70 Belize 825 2011
71 Panama 800 2011
72 Sierra Leone 800 2011
73 Croatia 785 2009
74 Costa Rica 730 2011
75 Malawi 700 2010
76 Czechia 664 2010
77 Canada 636 2011
78 Kyrgyzstan 600 2010
79 Madagascar 600 2011
80 Serbia 587 2009
81 Mongolia 580 2010
82 Moldova 558 2011
83 Bulgaria 470 2009
84 Honduras 465 2012
85 Mozambique 460 2010
86 Lithuania 441 2007
87 Denmark 400 2010
88 Gambia, The 390 2010
89 Austria 358 2011
90 Estonia 335 2011
91 Guyana 330 2012
92 Latvia 300 2010
93 Niger 300 2012
94 Cuba 240 2011
95 Portugal 210 2011
96 Brunei 209 2012
97 Fiji 203 2012
98 Tajikistan 200 2011
99 Slovakia 172 2012
100 Sri Lanka 160 2012
101 Benin 150 2011
102 Togo 50 2011
103 Albania 41 2011
104 Luxembourg 37 2010
105 Liechtenstein 28 2010
106 Greece 6 2012
107 Kiribati 5 2012