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Country | Road Network Size 2025 (km)↓ | Road Network Size 2025 (mi) | Year Measured | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,645,582 | 4,129,372 | 2020 | |
| India | 6,360,004 | 3,951,922 | 2023 | |
| China | 5,436,845 | 3,378,298 | 2023 | |
| Russia | 1,579,923 | 981,718 | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 1,563,600 | 971,576 | 2022 | |
| Australia | 1,322,245 | 821,605 | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1,231,084 | 764,960 | 2022 | |
| France | 1,118,600 | 695,066 | 2023 | |
| Canada | 1,042,718 | 647,915 | 2020 | |
| Germany | 829,530 | 515,446 | 2023 | |
| South Africa | 767,608 | 476,969 | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 703,594 | 437,193 | 2023 | |
| Vietnam | 639,993 | 397,673 | 2020 | |
| Indonesia | 543,720 | 337,852 | 2023 | |
| Spain | 538,577 | 334,656 | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 501,334 | 311,514 | 2022 | |
| Pakistan | 500,591 | 311,053 | 2023 | |
| Poland | 428,362 | 266,172 | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 407,783 | 253,385 | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 395,455 | 245,724 | 2023 | |
| Malaysia | 327,621 | 203,574 | 2023 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 321,259 | 199,621 | 2023 | |
| Turkey | 261,156 | 162,275 | 2023 | |
| Kenya | 239,122 | 148,583 | 2023 | |
| Italy | 236,146 | 146,734 | 2023 | |
| Iran | 221,053 | 137,356 | 2023 | |
| Hungary | 220,577 | 137,060 | 2023 | |
| Sweden | 215,690 | 134,024 | 2018 | |
| Bolivia | 207,508 | 128,939 | 2023 | |
| Colombia | 205,376 | 127,615 | 2023 | |
| Argentina | 204,663 | 127,172 | 2019 | |
| Nigeria | 195,000 | 121,167 | 2017 | |
| Netherlands | 187,620 | 116,582 | 2023 | |
| Tanzania | 180,791 | 112,338 | 2021 | |
| Peru | 174,108 | 108,186 | 2023 | |
| Ethiopia | 165,863 | 103,062 | 2023 | |
| Egypt | 165,521 | 102,850 | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 162,308 | 100,854 | 2023 | |
| DR Congo | 152,373 | 94,680 | 2015 | |
| Uganda | 144,785 | 89,965 | 2022 | |
| Algeria | 141,500 | 87,924 | 2018 | |
| Czechia | 130,784 | 81,265 | 2023 | |
| Austria | 128,267 | 79,701 | 2023 | |
| Cameroon | 121,873 | 75,728 | 2023 | |
| Romania | 118,488 | 73,625 | 2023 | |
| Belgium | 118,414 | 73,579 | 2015 | |
| Greece | 117,899 | 73,259 | 2023 | |
| Mongolia | 111,917 | 69,542 | 2023 | |
| Ghana | 109,515 | 68,049 | 2009 | |
| South Korea | 107,149 | 66,579 | 2023 | |
| Belarus | 104,036 | 64,645 | 2023 | |
| Ireland | 103,524 | 64,327 | 2023 | |
| Zimbabwe | 97,267 | 60,439 | 2019 | |
| New Zealand | 97,231 | 60,416 | 2023 | |
| Venezuela | 96,189 | 59,769 | 2014 | |
| Norway | 95,052 | 59,063 | 2023 | |
| Kazakhstan | 94,902 | 58,969 | 2023 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 90,432 | 56,192 | 2023 | |
| South Sudan | 90,200 | 56,048 | 2019 | |
| Estonia | 89,452 | 55,583 | 2023 | |
| Mali | 89,024 | 55,317 | 2022 | |
| Chile | 88,267 | 54,846 | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 85,009 | 52,822 | 2023 | |
| Lithuania | 83,503 | 51,886 | 2023 | |
| Ecuador | 82,359 | 51,176 | 2023 | |
| Ivory Coast | 81,996 | 50,950 | 2007 | |
| Paraguay | 78,713 | 48,910 | 2023 | |
| Azerbaijan | 78,632 | 48,860 | 2023 | |
| Finland | 77,804 | 48,345 | 2023 | |
| Oman | 77,749 | 48,311 | 2022 | |
| Angola | 76,000 | 47,224 | 2019 | |
| Denmark | 74,853 | 46,511 | 2023 | |
| Yemen | 71,300 | 44,304 | 2005 | |
| Cuba | 71,138 | 44,203 | 2023 | |
| Syria | 69,873 | 43,417 | 2010 | |
| Cambodia | 67,715 | 42,076 | 2022 | |
| Zambia | 67,671 | 42,049 | 2023 | |
| Myanmar | 66,017 | 41,021 | 2023 | |
| Laos | 59,646 | 37,062 | 2022 | |
| Morocco | 59,639 | 37,058 | 2023 | |
| Slovakia | 58,998 | 36,660 | 2023 | |
| Latvia | 57,905 | 35,980 | 2023 | |
| Namibia | 48,540 | 30,161 | 2023 | |
| Senegal | 47,313 | 29,399 | 2020 | |
| Iraq | 46,424 | 28,847 | 2022 | |
| Serbia | 46,371 | 28,814 | 2023 | |
| Costa Rica | 45,898 | 28,520 | 2023 | |
| Guinea | 45,300 | 28,148 | 2022 | |
| Afghanistan | 44,747 | 27,804 | 2018 | |
| Uzbekistan | 42,869 | 26,638 | 2023 | |
| Taiwan | 41,475 | 25,771 | 2019 | |
| Georgia | 41,098 | 25,537 | 2023 | |
| Niger | 40,098 | 24,916 | 2023 | |
| Slovenia | 38,995 | 24,230 | 2023 | |
| Libya | 37,000 | 22,991 | 2010 | |
| Nepal | 35,809 | 22,251 | 2023 | |
| Philippines | 35,164 | 21,850 | 2023 | |
| Madagascar | 34,178 | 21,237 | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 34,000 | 21,127 | 2018 | |
| Botswana | 32,565 | 20,235 | 2022 | |
| Puerto Rico | 32,129 | 19,964 | 2023 | |
| Sri Lanka | 31,607 | 19,640 | 2023 | |
| Sudan | 31,000 | 19,263 | 2019 | |
| Mozambique | 30,616 | 19,024 | 2023 | |
| Tajikistan | 26,666 | 16,570 | 2023 | |
| Croatia | 26,495 | 16,463 | 2023 | |
| North Korea | 25,554 | 15,879 | 2006 | |
| Nicaragua | 24,781 | 15,398 | 2022 | |
| Central African Republic | 24,000 | 14,913 | 2018 | |
| Chad | 23,695 | 14,723 | 2022 | |
| Republic of the Congo | 23,324 | 14,493 | 2017 | |
| Jamaica | 22,198 | 13,793 | 2023 | |
| Somalia | 21,933 | 13,629 | 2023 | |
| Israel | 21,158 | 13,147 | 2023 | |
| Qatar | 20,760 | 12,900 | 2022 | |
| Tunisia | 19,963 | 12,404 | 2022 | |
| Bulgaria | 19,512 | 12,124 | 2023 | |
| Guatemala | 18,871 | 11,726 | 2023 | |
| Bhutan | 18,343 | 11,398 | 2023 | |
| Panama | 17,803 | 2023 | ||
| Honduras | 17,596 | 10,933 | 2023 | |
| Eritrea | 16,000 | 9,942 | 2018 | |
| Malawi | 15,452 | 9,601 | 2015 | |
| Burkina Faso | 15,272 | 9,490 | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 14,902 | 9,260 | 2023 | |
| Portugal | 14,339 | 8,910 | 2023 | |
| Gabon | 14,300 | 8,886 | 2001 | |
| Turkmenistan | 13,773 | 8,558 | 2020 | |
| Moldova | 13,609 | 8,456 | 2022 | |
| Cyprus | 13,402 | 8,328 | 2023 | |
| Iceland | 12,950 | 8,047 | 2023 | |
| Mauritania | 12,253 | 7,614 | 2018 | |
| Sierra Leone | 11,700 | 7,270 | 2015 | |
| Burundi | 11,513 | 7,154 | 2020 | |
| Liberia | 10,600 | 6,587 | 2018 | |
| Montenegro | 9,912 | 6,159 | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 9,644 | 5,993 | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9,592 | 2023 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,452 | 5,873 | 2023 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 9,349 | 5,809 | 2011 | |
| El Salvador | 9,012 | 5,600 | 2017 | |
| Uruguay | 8,833 | 5,489 | 2023 | |
| Timor-Leste | 8,811 | 5,475 | 2018 | |
| Jordan | 8,631 | 5,363 | 2023 | |
| Kuwait | 8,451 | 5,251 | 2023 | |
| Armenia | 7,427 | 4,615 | 2023 | |
| Lebanon | 7,000 | 4,350 | 2023 | |
| Rwanda | 6,674 | 4,147 | 2023 | |
| Benin | 5,945 | 3,694 | 2021 | |
| Lesotho | 5,940 | 3,691 | 2011 | |
| Dominican Republic | 5,766 | 3,583 | 2023 | |
| New Caledonia | 5,622 | 3,493 | 2022 | |
| Bahrain | 5,352 | 3,326 | 2023 | |
| Belize | 5,042 | 3,133 | 2023 | |
| Suriname | 4,932 | 3,065 | 2022 | |
| Gambia | 4,499 | 2,795 | 2021 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4,400 | 2,734 | 2018 | |
| Haiti | 4,266 | 2,651 | 2009 | |
| Guyana | 3,995 | 2,482 | 2019 | |
| Brunei | 3,820 | 2,373 | 2023 | |
| Albania | 3,606 | 2,241 | 2023 | |
| Palestine | 3,469 | 2,156 | 2023 | |
| Fiji | 3,440 | 2,138 | 2011 | |
| Mauritius | 3,129 | 1,944 | 2023 | |
| Luxembourg | 2,914 | 1,811 | 2023 | |
| Djibouti | 2,893 | 1,798 | 2013 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2,880 | 1,790 | 2023 | |
| Cape Verde | 2,855 | 1,774 | 2023 | |
| Malta | 2,841 | 1,765 | 2023 | |
| Bahamas | 2,700 | 1,678 | 2011 | |
| French Polynesia | 2,590 | 1,609 | 1999 | |
| Hong Kong | 2,239 | 1,391 | 2023 | |
| Vanuatu | 2,039 | 1,267 | 2018 | |
| Marshall Islands | 2,028 | 1,260 | 2007 | |
| Barbados | 1,700 | 1,056 | 2015 | |
| Togo | 1,539 | 956 | 2021 | |
| Dominica | 1,512 | 940 | 2018 | |
| Eswatini | 1,500 | 932 | 2019 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1,390 | 864 | 2011 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1,300 | 808 | 2018 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1,260 | 783 | 2008 | |
| Saint Lucia | 1,210 | 752 | 2011 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1,170 | 727 | 2011 | |
| Samoa | 1,150 | 715 | 2018 | |
| Grenada | 1,127 | 700 | 2017 | |
| Isle of Man | 1,107 | 688 | 2008 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1,087 | 675 | 2023 | |
| Guam | 1,045 | 649 | 2008 | |
| Aruba | 1,000 | 621 | 2010 | |
| Faroe Islands | 960 | 597 | 2017 | |
| Comoros | 880 | 547 | 2002 | |
| Liechtenstein | 845 | 525 | 2023 | |
| Tonga | 680 | 423 | 2011 | |
| Kiribati | 670 | 416 | 2017 | |
| Jersey | 576 | 358 | 2010 | |
| Bermuda | 551 | 342 | 2020 | |
| Curacao | 550 | 342 | ||
| Seychelles | 545 | 338 | 2021 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 536 | 333 | 2008 | |
| Macau | 471 | 293 | 2023 | |
| Falkland Islands | 440 | 273 | 2008 | |
| Micronesia | 388 | 241 | 2022 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 383 | 238 | 2002 | |
| San Marino | 350 | 218 | 2023 | |
| Andorra | 320 | 199 | 2019 | |
| Cook Islands | 295 | 183 | 2018 | |
| Guernsey | 260 | 162 | 2017 | |
| American Samoa | 241 | 150 | 2016 | |
| Niue | 234 | 145 | 2017 | |
| Anguilla | 175 | 109 | 2004 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 121 | 75 | 2003 | |
| Palau | 121 | 75 | 2018 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 117 | 73 | 2009 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 113 | 70 | 2023 | |
| Maldives | 90 | 56 | 2018 | |
| Monaco | 57 | 2023 | ||
| Sint Maarten | 53 | 33 | ||
| Saint Barthelemy | 40 | 25 | ||
| Nauru | 30 | 19 | 2002 | |
| Gibraltar | 29 | 18 | 2007 | |
| Tuvalu | 16 | 10 | 2022 | |
| Tokelau | 10 | 6 | 2019 | |
| Total | 42,201,737 | 26,205,883 |
The number and spread of roads in a country is a vital factor in a country’s development and economic potential. However, there are some very significant differences in road network size around the world.
The United States comes out on top for the most extensive road network, with nearly 4.1 million miles (6.6 million kilometers) of roads, ranging from the country’s expansive interstate highway system to the vast selection of state, county, and local roads that access nearly every part of the nation. India takes second place, with just under 4 million miles (6.4 million kilometers) of roads created to move the country’s billion-plus residents over a relatively small area. Another of the world’s largest countries comes in third, China. Just over 3.2 million miles (5.2 million kilometers) span a nation roughly the size of the contiguous United States. There’s a steep drop to fourth place, with Brazil’s 1.2 million miles (2 million kilometers) less than half of China’s count. Russia rounds out the top five with approximately 800,000 miles (1.3 million kilometers) of road network, a notably low amount considering its status as the world’s largest country by area.
It’s no surprise that the world’s numerous island nations typically have the smallest road networks. Tuvalu has just five miles (eight kilometers) of roads on the 10-square-mile island, while Tokelau packs six miles (10 kilometers) of road network onto under four square miles of land. The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has the smallest network on a continent, with 18 miles (29 kilometers) of roadway in the tiny peninsula. This is followed by the microstate of San Marino, which is surrounded by Italy and provides 181 miles (292 kilometers) of roads.
These numbers are constantly shifting and evolving as countries build new road projects and, in some cases, previously created roads fall into disrepair.