Waterways of the World

Rank (total)	Country	Waterways (km)	per Capita (m)	per Square km (m)	Date
1	China	124,000	0.094	13.3	2006
2	Russia	102,000	0.714	6.0	2006
3	Brazil	50,000	0.263	5.9	2007
4	United States of America	41,009	0.136	4.5	2007
5	Indonesia	21,579	0.092	11.8	2007
6	Colombia	18,000	0.413	17.3	2006
7	Vietnam	17,702	0.212	54.4	2005
8	Congo (Dem. Rep.)	15,000	0.247	6.6	2005
9	India	14,500	0.013	4.9	2006
10	Myanmar	12,800	0.270	19.5	2007
11	Argentina	11,000	0.276	4.0	2006
11	Papua New Guinea	11,000	1.940	24.3	2006
13	Bolivia	10,000	1.097	9.2	2007
14	Peru	8,808	0.307	6.9	2007
15	Nigeria	8,600	0.064	9.4	2007
16	France	8,500	0.140	15.6	2006
17	Bangladesh	8,370	0.057	62.5	2006
18	Finland	7,842	1.499	25.8	2006
19	Germany	7,467	0.091	21.4	2006
20	Malaysia	7,200	0.301	21.9	2005
21	Venezuela	7,100	0.280	8.0	2005
22	Netherlands	6,211	0.377	183.3	2006
23	Iraq	5,279	0.197	12.2	2006
24	Laos	4,600	0.705	19.9	2007
25	Sudan	4,068	0.099	1.7	2006
26	Kazakhstan	4,000	0.263	1.5	2006
26	Thailand	4,000	0.062	7.8	2005
28	Poland	3,997	0.104	13.1	2006
29	France	3,760	0.062	6.9	2006
30	Egypt	3,500	0.044	3.5	2006
31	Philippines	3,219	0.035	10.8	2007
32	Great Britain & Northern Ireland	3,200	0.053	13.2	2003
33	Paraguay	3,100	0.465	7.8	2007
34	Mexico	2,900	0.027	1.5	2007
35	Central African Republic	2,800	0.651	4.5	2006
36	Belarus	2,500	0.242	12.0	2003
37	Cambodia	2,400	0.176	13.6	2005
37	Italy	2,400	0.041	8.2	2006
39	Ukraine	2,253	0.048	3.7	2006
40	Korea (North)	2,250	0.097	18.7	2007
40	Zambia	2,250	0.200	3.0	2005
42	Nicaragua	2,220	0.391	18.5	2007
43	Sweden	2,052	0.228	5.0	2005
44	Belgium	2,043	0.197	67.5	2006
45	Australia	2,000	0.099	0.3	2006
46	Mali	1,800	0.150	1.5	2007
47	Japan	1,770	0.014	4.7	2007
48	Romania	1,731	0.078	7.5	2006
49	Hungary	1,622	0.163	17.6	2007
50	Korea (South)	1,608	0.033	16.4	2007
51	Gabon	1,600	1.100	6.2	2007
51	Uruguay	1,600	0.468	9.2	2005
53	Norway	1,577	0.341	5.1	2007
54	Ecuador	1,500	0.111	5.4	2006
55	Angola	1,300	0.106	1.0	2007
55	Guinea	1,300	0.138	5.3	2005
55	Turkmenistan	1,300	0.258	2.7	2006
58	Ghana	1,293	0.056	5.6	2007
59	Afghanistan	1,200	0.038	1.9	2007
59	Suriname	1,200	2.739	7.4	2005
59	Turkey	1,200	0.017	1.6	2005
62	Congo (Republic)	1,125	0.304	3.3	2006
63	Uzbekistan	1,100	0.040	2.6	2006
64	Senegal	1,000	0.085	5.2	2005
64	Spain	1,000	0.025	2.0	2003
66	Guatemala	990	0.078	9.1	2007
67	Cote d'Ivoire	980	0.056	3.1	2006
68	Ireland	956	0.233	13.9	2007
69	Syria	900	0.049	4.9	2005
70	Iran	850	0.012	0.5	2006
71	Belize	825	2.802	36.2	2007
72	Panama	800	0.247	10.5	2007
72	Sierra Leone	800	0.136	11.2	2005
74	Croatia	785	0.175	13.9	2007
75	Costa Rica	730	0.177	14.4	2007
76	Malawi	700	0.051	7.4	2007
77	Czech Republic	664	0.065	8.6	2006
78	Canada	636	0.019	0.1	2007
79	Kyrgyzstan	600	0.114	3.1	2007
79	Madagascar	600	0.032	1.0	2006
81	Serbia	587	...	7.6	2005
82	Mongolia	580	0.208	0.4	2004
83	Bulgaria	470	0.064	4.3	2007
84	Honduras	465	0.062	4.2	2007
85	Mozambique	460	0.022	0.6	2007
86	Lithuania	441	0.123	6.8	2006
87	Moldova	424	0.098	12.7	2007
88	Denmark	400	0.073	9.4	2007
89	Gambia	390	0.238	39.0	2006
90	Austria	358	0.044	4.3	2007
91	Estonia	320	0.242	7.4	2006
92	Latvia	300	0.132	4.7	2006
92	Niger	300	0.025	0.2	2005
94	Cuba	240	0.021	2.2	2007
95	Portugal	210	0.020	2.3	2006
96	Brunei	209	0.558	39.7	2007
97	Fiji Islands	203	0.224	11.1	2006
98	Tajikistan	200	0.027	1.4	2006
99	Slovakia	172	0.032	3.5	2005
100	Sri Lanka	160	0.008	2.5	2006
101	Benin	150	0.020	1.4	2005
102	Switzerland	65	0.009	1.6	2003
103	Togo	50	0.009	0.9	2005
104	Albania	43	0.012	1.6	2007
105	Luxembourg	37	0.077	14.3	2007
106	Liechtenstein	28	0.824	175.0	2006
107	Greece	6	0.001	0.0	2007
108	Kiribati	5	0.046	6.2	2007
	World	671,886	0.105	4.5	2004

For non-listed countries is no information available.

The total length of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water is given. 1 km corresponds to 0.6214 miles. 1 m corresponds to 1.094 yards.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2008-07-24)

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