Country Comparison
:: Waterways
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
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
Papua New Guinea
11,000
2011
12
Argentina
11,000
2007
13
Bolivia
10,000
2010
14
Peru
8,808
2010
15
Nigeria
8,600
2009
16
France
8,501
2010
17
Bangladesh
8,370
2007
18
Finland
7,842
2010
19
Germany
7,467
2010
20
Malaysia
7,200
2011
21
Venezuela
7,100
2010
22
Netherlands
6,214
2010
23
Iraq
5,279
2010
24
Laos
4,600
2010
25
Sudan
4,068
2008
26
Kazakhstan
4,000
2010
27
Thailand
4,000
2010
28
Poland
3,997
2009
29
Egypt
3,500
2010
30
Philippines
3,219
2011
31
United Kingdom
3,200
2009
32
Paraguay
3,100
2010
33
Mexico
2,900
2010
34
Central African Republic
2,800
2010
35
Belarus
2,500
2003
36
Italy
2,400
2009
37
Cambodia
2,400
2010
38
Korea, North
2,250
2010
39
Zambia
2,250
2010
40
Nicaragua
2,220
2010
41
Ukraine
2,185
2010
42
Sweden
2,052
2010
43
Belgium
2,043
2010
44
Australia
2,000
2006
45
Mali
1,800
2010
46
Japan
1,770
2010
47
Romania
1,731
2006
48
Hungary
1,622
2010
49
Korea, South
1,608
2010
50
Uruguay
1,600
2010
51
Gabon
1,600
2010
52
Norway
1,577
2010
53
Ecuador
1,500
2010
54
Guinea
1,300
2009
55
Turkmenistan
1,300
2008
56
Angola
1,300
2010
57
Switzerland
1,299
2010
58
Ghana
1,293
2011
59
Afghanistan
1,200
2008
60
Turkey
1,200
2008
61
Suriname
1,200
2010
62
Congo, Republic of the
1,120
2010
63
Uzbekistan
1,100
2009
64
Senegal
1,000
2010
65
Spain
1,000
2009
66
Guatemala
990
2010
67
Cote d'Ivoire
980
2009
68
Ireland
956
2010
69
Syria
900
2010
70
Iran
850
2009
71
Belize
825
2010
72
Sierra Leone
800
2009
73
Panama
800
2010
74
Croatia
785
2009
75
Costa Rica
730
2010
76
Malawi
700
2010
77
Czech Republic
664
2010
78
Canada
636
2008
79
Madagascar
600
2010
80
Kyrgyzstan
600
2010
81
Serbia
587
2009
82
Mongolia
580
2010
83
Moldova
558
2008
84
Bulgaria
470
2009
85
Honduras
465
2010
86
Mozambique
460
2010
87
Lithuania
441
2007
88
Denmark
400
2010
89
Gambia, The
390
2010
90
Austria
358
2011
91
Estonia
335
2010
92
Guyana
330
2010
93
Latvia
300
2010
94
Niger
300
2010
95
Cuba
240
2010
96
Portugal
210
2010
97
Brunei
209
2011
98
Fiji
203
2010
99
Tajikistan
200
2010
100
Slovakia
172
2009
101
Sri Lanka
160
2008
102
Benin
150
2010
103
Togo
50
2009
104
Albania
41
2010
105
Luxembourg
37
2010
106
Liechtenstein
28
2010
107
Greece
6
2010
108
Kiribati
5
2007