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Waterways (km)

See how world countries compare to each other in terms of Waterways. Follow the color coded map to visually see how Waterways is distributed between world countries. The darker the color, the higher the value. You can filter which regions to display in the table. When filters are used the two ranks are displayed: the one within the current filter set and the global rank.

This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.

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# Country Value Last update
1 / 1 Flag of China China 110,000.00 2011
2 / 2 Flag of Russia Russia 102,000.00 2009
3 / 3 Flag of Brazil Brazil 50,000.00 2012
4 / 4 Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 47,130.00 2011
5 / 5 Flag of United States United States 41,009.00 2012
6 / 6 Flag of Colombia Colombia 24,725.00 2012
7 / 7 Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 21,579.00 2011
8 / 8 Flag of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15,000.00 2011
9 / 9 Flag of India India 14,500.00 2012
10 / 10 Flag of Burma Burma 12,800.00 2011
11 / 11 Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 11,000.00 2011
12 / 12 Flag of Argentina Argentina 11,000.00 2012
13 / 13 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 10,000.00 2012
14 / 14 Flag of Peru Peru 8,808.00 2011
15 / 15 Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 8,600.00 2011
16 / 16 Flag of France France 8,501.00 2010
17 / 17 Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 8,370.00 2011
18 / 18 Flag of Finland Finland 8,000.00 2013
19 / 19 Flag of Germany Germany 7,467.00 2012
20 / 20 Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 7,200.00 2011
21 / 21 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 7,100.00 2011
22 / 22 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 6,237.00 2012
23 / 23 Flag of Iraq Iraq 5,279.00 2012
24 / 24 Flag of Laos Laos 4,600.00 2012
25 / 25 Flag of Sudan Sudan 4,068.00 2011
26 / 26 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4,000.00 2010
27 / 27 Flag of Thailand Thailand 4,000.00 2011
28 / 28 Flag of Poland Poland 3,997.00 2009
29 / 29 Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 3,700.00 2012
30 / 30 Flag of Egypt Egypt 3,500.00 2011
31 / 31 Flag of Philippines Philippines 3,219.00 2011
32 / 32 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom 3,200.00 2009
33 / 33 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 3,100.00 2012
34 / 34 Flag of Mexico Mexico 2,900.00 2012
35 / 35 Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic 2,800.00 2011
36 / 36 Flag of Belarus Belarus 2,500.00 2011
37 / 37 Flag of Italy Italy 2,400.00 2012
38 / 38 Flag of Zambia Zambia 2,250.00 2010
39 / 39 Flag of Korea, North Korea, North 2,250.00 2011
40 / 40 Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 2,220.00 2011
41 / 41 Flag of Sweden Sweden 2,052.00 2010
42 / 42 Flag of Belgium Belgium 2,043.00 2012
43 / 43 Flag of Australia Australia 2,000.00 2011
44 / 44 Flag of Mali Mali 1,800.00 2011
45 / 45 Flag of Japan Japan 1,770.00 2010
46 / 46 Flag of Romania Romania 1,731.00 2010
47 / 47 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1,672.00 2012
48 / 48 Flag of Hungary Hungary 1,622.00 2011
49 / 49 Flag of Gabon Gabon 1,600.00 2010
50 / 50 Flag of Korea, South Korea, South 1,600.00 2011
51 / 51 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1,600.00 2011
52 / 52 Flag of Norway Norway 1,577.00 2010
53 / 53 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 1,500.00 2012
54 / 54 Flag of Angola Angola 1,300.00 2011
55 / 55 Flag of Guinea Guinea 1,300.00 2011
56 / 56 Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 1,300.00 2011
57 / 57 Flag of Ghana Ghana 1,293.00 2011
58 / 58 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1,292.00 2010
59 / 59 Flag of Turkey Turkey 1,200.00 2010
60 / 60 Flag of Suriname Suriname 1,200.00 2011
61 / 61 Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan 1,200.00 2011
62 / 62 Flag of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the 1,120.00 2011
63 / 63 Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 1,100.00 2012
64 / 64 Flag of Senegal Senegal 1,000.00 2012
65 / 65 Flag of Spain Spain 1,000.00 2012
66 / 66 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 990.00 2012
67 / 67 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 980.00 2011
68 / 68 Flag of Ireland Ireland 956.00 2010
69 / 69 Flag of Syria Syria 900.00 2011
70 / 70 Flag of Iran Iran 850.00 2012
71 / 71 Flag of Belize Belize 825.00 2011
72 / 72 Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 800.00 2011
73 / 73 Flag of Panama Panama 800.00 2011
74 / 74 Flag of Croatia Croatia 785.00 2009
75 / 75 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 730.00 2011
76 / 76 Flag of Malawi Malawi 700.00 2010
77 / 77 Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic 664.00 2010
78 / 78 Flag of Canada Canada 636.00 2011
79 / 79 Flag of Madagascar Madagascar 600.00 2011
80 / 80 Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 600.00 2010
81 / 81 Flag of Serbia Serbia 587.00 2009
82 / 82 Flag of Mongolia Mongolia 580.00 2010
83 / 83 Flag of Moldova Moldova 558.00 2011
84 / 84 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 470.00 2009
85 / 85 Flag of Honduras Honduras 465.00 2012
86 / 86 Flag of Mozambique Mozambique 460.00 2010
87 / 87 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 441.00 2007
88 / 88 Flag of Denmark Denmark 400.00 2010
89 / 89 Flag of Gambia, The Gambia, The 390.00 2010
90 / 90 Flag of Austria Austria 358.00 2011
91 / 91 Flag of Estonia Estonia 335.00 2011
92 / 92 Flag of Guyana Guyana 330.00 2012
93 / 93 Flag of Niger Niger 300.00 2012
94 / 94 Flag of Latvia Latvia 300.00 2010
95 / 95 Flag of Cuba Cuba 240.00 2011
96 / 96 Flag of Portugal Portugal 210.00 2011
97 / 97 Flag of Brunei Brunei 209.00 2012
98 / 98 Flag of Fiji Fiji 203.00 2012
99 / 99 Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan 200.00 2011
100 / 100 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 172.00 2012
101 / 101 Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 160.00 2012
102 / 102 Flag of Benin Benin 150.00 2011
103 / 103 Flag of Togo Togo 50.00 2011
104 / 104 Flag of Albania Albania 41.00 2011
105 / 105 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 37.00 2010
106 / 106 Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 28.00 2010
107 / 107 Flag of Greece Greece 6.00 2012
108 / 108 Flag of Kiribati Kiribati 5.00 2012