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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
2011
2 Russia
102,000
2009
3 Brazil
50,000
2012
4 United States
41,009
2012
5 Colombia
24,725
2012
6 Indonesia
21,579
2011
7 Vietnam
17,702
2011
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15,000
2011
9 India
14,500
2012
10 Burma
12,800
2011
11 Papua New Guinea
11,000
2011
12 Argentina
11,000
2012
13 Bolivia
10,000
2012
14 Peru
8,808
2011
15 Nigeria
8,600
2011
16 France
8,501
2010
17 Bangladesh
8,370
2011
18 Finland
7,842
2011
19 Germany
7,467
2012
20 Malaysia
7,200
2011
21 Venezuela
7,100
2011
22 Netherlands
6,214
2009
23 Iraq
5,279
2012
24 Laos
4,600
2012
25 Sudan
4,068
2011
26 Kazakhstan
4,000
2010
27 Thailand
4,000
2011
28 Poland
3,997
2009
29 Cambodia
3,700
2012
30 Egypt
3,500
2011
31 Philippines
3,219
2011
32 United Kingdom
3,200
2009
33 Paraguay
3,100
2012
34 Mexico
2,900
2012
35 Central African Republic
2,800
2011
36 Belarus
2,500
2011
37 Italy
2,400
2012
38 Korea, North
2,250
2011
39 Zambia
2,250
2010
40 Nicaragua
2,220
2011
41 Sweden
2,052
2010
42 Belgium
2,043
2012
43 Australia
2,000
2011
44 Mali
1,800
2011
45 Japan
1,770
2010
46 Romania
1,731
2010
47 Ukraine
1,672
2012
48 Hungary
1,622
2011
49 Korea, South
1,600
2011
50 Uruguay
1,600
2011
51 Gabon
1,600
2010
52 Norway
1,577
2010
53 Ecuador
1,500
2012
54 Guinea
1,300
2011
55 Turkmenistan
1,300
2011
56 Angola
1,300
2011
57 Ghana
1,293
2011
58 Switzerland
1,292
2010
59 Turkey
1,200
2010
60 Afghanistan
1,200
2011
61 Suriname
1,200
2011
62 Congo, Republic of the
1,120
2011
63 Uzbekistan
1,100
2012
64 Spain
1,000
2012
65 Senegal
1,000
2012
66 Guatemala
990
2012
67 Cote d'Ivoire
980
2011
68 Ireland
956
2010
69 Syria
900
2011
70 Iran
850
2012
71 Belize
825
2011
72 Sierra Leone
800
2011
73 Panama
800
2011
74 Croatia
785
2009
75 Costa Rica
730
2011
76 Malawi
700
2010
77 Czech Republic
664
2010
78 Canada
636
2011
79 Madagascar
600
2011
80 Kyrgyzstan
600
2010
81 Serbia
587
2009
82 Mongolia
580
2010
83 Moldova
558
2011
84 Bulgaria
470
2009
85 Honduras
465
2012
86 Mozambique
460
2010
87 Lithuania
441
2007
88 Denmark
400
2010
89 Gambia, The
390
2010
90 Austria
358
2011
91 Estonia
335
2011
92 Guyana
330
2012
93 Latvia
300
2010
94 Niger
300
2012
95 Cuba
240
2011
96 Portugal
210
2011
97 Brunei
209
2012
98 Fiji
203
2012
99 Tajikistan
200
2011
100 Slovakia
172
2009
101 Sri Lanka
160
2012
102 Benin
150
2011
103 Togo
50
2011
104 Albania
41
2011
105 Luxembourg
37
2010
106 Liechtenstein
28
2010
107 Greece
6
2012
108 Kiribati
5
2012
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