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
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