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Country Comparison :: Waterways
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
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Rank
country (km) Date of Information
1 China
110,000
2010
2 Russia
102,000
2009
3 Brazil
50,000
2010
4 United States
41,009
2008
5 Indonesia
21,579
2011
6 Colombia
18,000
2010
7 Vietnam
17,702
2011
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15,000
2009
9 India
14,500
2008
10 Burma
12,800
2008
11 Argentina
11,000
2007
12 Papua New Guinea
11,000
2006
13 Bolivia
10,000
2010
14 Peru
8,808
2010
15 Nigeria
8,600
2009
16 France
8,501
2008
17 Bangladesh
8,370
2007
18 Finland
7,842
2010
19 Germany
7,467
2008
20 Malaysia
7,200
2011
21 Venezuela
7,100
2010
22 Netherlands
6,215
2007
23 Iraq
5,279
2008
24 Laos
4,600
2010
25 Sudan
4,068
2008
26 Kazakhstan
4,000
2008
27 Thailand
4,000
2010
28 Poland
3,997
2009
29 France
3,760
2008
30 Egypt
3,500
2010
31 Philippines
3,219
2011
32 United Kingdom
3,200
2008
33 Paraguay
3,100
2010
34 Mexico
2,900
2010
35 Central African Republic
2,800
2010
36 Belarus
2,500
2003
37 Cambodia
2,400
2010
38 Italy
2,400
2008
39 Korea, North
2,250
2010
40 Zambia
2,250
2010
41 Nicaragua
2,220
2010
42 Ukraine
2,150
2009
43 Sweden
2,052
2010
44 Belgium
2,043
2008
45 Australia
2,000
2006
46 Mali
1,800
2010
47 Japan
1,770
2010
48 Romania
1,731
2006
49 Hungary
1,622
2010
50 Korea, South
1,608
2010
51 Gabon
1,600
2010
52 Uruguay
1,600
2010
53 Norway
1,577
2008
54 Ecuador
1,500
2010
55 Angola
1,300
2010
56 Turkmenistan
1,300
2008
57 Guinea
1,300
2008
58 Ghana
1,293
2008
59 Afghanistan
1,200
2008
60 Suriname
1,200
2010
61 Turkey
1,200
2008
62 Congo, Republic of the
1,120
2010
63 Uzbekistan
1,100
2009
64 Senegal
1,000
2008
65 Spain
1,000
2008
66 Guatemala
990
2010
67 Cote d'Ivoire
980
2008
68 Ireland
956
2008
69 Syria
900
2010
70 Iran
850
2009
71 Belize
825
2010
72 Panama
800
2010
73 Sierra Leone
800
2007
74 Croatia
785
2009
75 Costa Rica
730
2010
76 Malawi
700
2010
77 Czech Republic
664
2010
78 Canada
636
2008
79 Kyrgyzstan
600
2010
80 Madagascar
600
2008
81 Serbia
587
2009
82 Mongolia
580
2010
83 Moldova
558
2008
84 Estonia
520
2010
85 Bulgaria
470
2009
86 Honduras
465
2010
87 Mozambique
460
2010
88 Lithuania
441
2007
89 Denmark
400
2008
90 Gambia, The
390
2008
91 Austria
358
2007
92 Guyana
330
2010
93 Latvia
300
2010
94 Niger
300
2008
95 Cuba
240
2010
96 Portugal
210
2008
97 Brunei
209
2011
98 Fiji
203
2008
99 Tajikistan
200
2010
100 Slovakia
172
2009
101 Sri Lanka
160
2008
102 Benin
150
2007
103 Switzerland
65
2008
104 Togo
50
2008
105 Albania
43
2010
106 Luxembourg
37
2008
107 Liechtenstein
28
2008
108 Greece
6
2010
109 Kiribati
5
2007
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