List of countries by road network size

This is a list of countries (or regions) by total road network size, both paved and unpaved. Also included is additional data on road network density and the length of each country or region's controlled-access highway network (also known as a motorway, expressway, freeway, etc.), designed for high vehicular traffic.

Unless otherwise noted, the data is from the United States's Central Intelligence Agency.^[1]

Links go to the relevant road network page, when available.

Country/Territory	Total (km)	Density (km/ 100 km2)	Paved (km)	Paved (%)	Unpaved (km)	Unpaved (%)	Controlled -access (km)	Controlled -access (%)	Source & year
World	64,718,646	48	—		—		—		2024
India	6,617,100	201	4,500,000	68%	2,200,000	33%	6,059	0.1%	2024[2]
United States	6,586,610	67	4,304,715	65%	2,281,895	35%	76,334	1.2%	2023[1]
China	5,436,800	57	5,270,100	97%	166,700	3%	183,600	3.4%	2023[3]
Brazil	2,000,000	23	214,000	11%	1,786,000	89%	17,000	0.9%	2023[4][5]
Russia	1,579,291	9	1,124,116	71%	455,175	29%	4,923	0.3%	2023[6]
Japan	1,218,772	322	992,835	81%	225,937	19%	30,469	2.5%	2021
France	1,053,215	191	1,053,215	100%	0	0%	11,671	1.1%	2011[7]
Canada	1,042,300	10	415,600	40%	626,700	60%	17,041	1.6%	2014[8]
Australia	977,874	13	403,214	41%	574,660	59%	1,716	0.2%	2017[9][10]
Germany	830,000	232	830,000	100%	0	0%	16,365	2.5%	2022[11]
Mexico	836,603	43	175,526	21%	641,986	79%	11,094	1.4%	2023[12]
South Africa	750,000	61	158,124	21%	591,876	79%	1,927	0.3%	2016
Thailand	702,989	137	—		—		634.022	0.1%	2020[13][14]
Spain	683,175	135	683,175	100%	0	0%	17,228	2.5%	2020
Sweden	573,134	127	140,100	24%	433,034	76%	2,050	0.4%	2016
Vietnam	570,448	172	280,663	49%	289,785	51%	1,276	0.2%	2019[15]
Indonesia	548,097	29	329,189	60%	218,908	40%	2,816	0.5%	2022[16][17]
Italy	487,700	162	487,700	100%	0	0%	7,016.4	1.4%	2022[18]
Finland	454,000	135	78,000	17%	350,000	77%	863	0.2%	2019[19]
Turkey	438,633	56	29,879	7%	43,251	10%	3,726	0.8%	2023[20]
Poland	429,800	137	293,800	68%	136,000	32%	5,310	1.2%	2024[21]
United Kingdom	424,129	175	424,129	100%	0	0%	3,701	0.9%	2020[22][23]
Bangladesh	369,105	250	110,311	30%	258,794	70%	55	0.0%	2018
Egypt	325,250	32	240,000	74%	85,250	26%	1,034	0.3%	2024
Malaysia	279,862	85	198,932	71%	80,930	29%	5,027	1.8%	2022[24][25]
Pakistan	264,175	30	185,463	70%	78,712	30%	—		2021[26]
Argentina	240,000	9	81,355	34%	158,645	66%	4,423	1.8%	2017
Iran	223,485	14	195,485	87%	28,000	13%	—		2018
Saudi Arabia	221,372	10	47,529	21%	173,843	79%	3,891	1.8%	2006
Philippines	216,387	72	61,093	28%	155,294	72%	626	0.3%	2020
Hungary	210,791	227	77,087	37%	126,514	60%	1,481	0.7%	2018[27]
Uzbekistan	209,496	47	120,289	57%	89,207	43%	0	0.0%	2021[28]
Colombia	204,389	18	32,280	16%	172,109	84%	2,100	1.0%	2021[29][30]
Nigeria	195,000	21	60,000	31%	135,000	69%	—		2017
Kenya	177,800	30	14,420	8%	163,380	92%	—		2018
Peru	175,589	14	29,579	17%	146,010	83%	827	0%	2021[31][32]
Ukraine	169,694	28	166,095	98%	3,599	2%	17	0.0%	2012
Myanmar	157,000	23	34,700	22%	122,300	78%	—		2013
DR Congo	152,373	6	3,047	2%	149,326	98%	—		2015
Uganda	146,000	60	4,257	3%	141,743	97%	—		2019[33]
Tanzania	145,203	16	11,201	8%	134,002	74%	—		2022
Algeria	141,000	6	117,000	92%	24,000	19%	—		2023[34]
Mali	139,107	11	0	0%	139,107	100%	—		2018
Netherlands	141,820	341	—		—		3,530	2.5%	2022
Austria	126,400	151	—		—		2,258	1.8%	2021
Ethiopia	169,000	152	150,410	89%	18,590	11%	—		2023
Belgium	118,414	388	118,414	100%	0	0%	1,747	1.5%	2015
Greece	117,000	89	117,000	100%	0	0%	2,368	2.0%	2018
Sri Lanka	114,093	174	16,977	15%	97,116	85%	—		2010
Mongolia	113,200	7	10,600	9%	102,600	91%	—		2017
South Korea	110,714	111	92,795	84%	7,633	7%	4,767	4.3%	2018[35]
Ghana	109,515	46	13,787	13%	95,728	87%	—		2009
Ireland	99,830	142	99,830	100%	—		2,717	3%	2018
Zimbabwe	97,267	25	18,481	19%	78,786	81%	—		2019
New Zealand	96,817	36	64,957	67%	31,860	33%	232	0.2%	2020[36][35]
Venezuela	96,189	11	—		—		—		2014
Kazakhstan	95,409	4	13,787	14%	95,728	100%	—		2017
Romania	86,388	36	63,363	73%	23,025	27%	1,067	1%	2023[37]
Chile	85,983	11	21,289	25%	64,695	75%	3,347	4%	2020[38][39]
Lithuania	84,166	129	72,297	86%	11,869	14%	309	0%	2014
Switzerland	84,114	204	—		—		1,544	1.8%	2021
Nepal	80,078	54	13,046	16%	67,032	84%	—		2015[40][41]
Azerbaijan	77,824	90	20,524	26%	57,300	74%	—		2021
Uruguay	77,732	44	7,743	10%	69,989	90%	—		2010
Angola	76,000	6	13,680	18%	62,320	82%	—		2020
Denmark	73,574	171	—		—		1,298	1.8%	2010
Zambia	67,671	9	14,888	22%	52,783	78%	—		2018
Morocco	57,334	8	45,240	79%	12,094	21%	—		2022[42]
Czech Republic	55,744	71	55,744	100%	—		1,252	2%	2018
Cambodia	55,000	30	12,239	22%	35,024	64%	—		2014[43]
Serbia	45,419		45,419	100%	0	0%	1,000	2.2%	2024[44]
Ecuador	43,216	17	8,161	19%	35,055	81%	—		2015
Taiwan	41,475		42,793	103%	413	1%	1,053	2.5%	2019[45]
Chad	40,000	3	25,000	63%	15,000	38%	—		2018
Laos	39,586	17	5,415	14%	34,171	86%	—		2009
Slovakia	38,985	80	56,926	146%	765	2%	—		2018[46]
Slovenia	38,985	192	38,985	100%	0	0%	769	2.0%	2012
Libya	37,000	2	34,000	92%	3,000	8%	—		2010
Afghanistan	34,903	5	17,903	51%	17,000	49%	—		2021
Kyrgyzstan	34,000	17	0	0%	34,000	100%	—		2018
Botswana	31,747	5	9,810	31%	21,937	69%	—		2017
Madagascar	31,640	5	0	0%	31,640	100%	—		2018
Mozambique	31,083	4	7,365	24%	23,718	76%	—		2015
Sudan	31,000	2	8,000	26%	23,000	74%	—		2019
Tajikistan	30,000	21	0	0%	30,000	100%	—		2018
Croatia	26,958	48	0	0%	26,958	100%	1,416	5.3%	2015
Puerto Rico	26,862	303	0	0%	26,862	100%	454	1.7%	2012
North Korea	25,554	21	724	3%	24,830	97%	—		2006
Central African Republic	24,000	4	700	3%	23,300	97%	—		2018
Nicaragua	23,897	18	3,346	14%	20,551	86%	—		2014
Congo	23,324	7	3,111	13%	20,213	87%	—		2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22,926	45	19,426	85%	3,500	15%	—		2010
Jamaica	22,121	201	16,148	73%	5,973	27%	44	0.2%	2011
Lebanon	21,705	208	0	0%	21,705	100%	—		2017
Israel	20,391	92	20,391	100%	0	0%	449	2.2%	2021
Georgia	20,295	29	0	0%	20,295	100%	—		2018
Tunisia	19,750	12	12,750	65%	7,000	35%	—		2023[47]
Cyprus	19,901	215	12,901	65%	8,631	43%	272	1.4%	2016
Dominican Republic	19,705	41	9,872	50%	9,833	50%	—		2002
Bulgaria	19,512	18	19,235	99%	277	1%	863	4.4%	2023
Niger	18,949	1	3,912	21%	15,037	79%	—		2010
Guatemala	17,621	16	7,489	43%	10,132	57%	—		2016
Senegal	16,665	8	6,126	37%	10,539	63%	241	1.4%	2017
Paraguay	16,630	4	—		—		122	1%	2023[48]
Benin	16,000	14	1,400	9%	14,600	91%	—		2006
Eritrea	16,000	14	1,600	10%	14,400	90%	—		2018
Malawi	15,452	13	4,074	26%	11,378	74%	—		2015
Burkina Faso	15,304	6	3,642	24%	11,662	76%	—		2014
Somalia	15,000	2	0	0%	15,000	100%	—		2018
Honduras	14,742	13	3,367	23%	11,375	77%	—		2012
Gabon	14,300	5	900	6%	13,400	94%	—		2001
North Macedonia	14,182	55	9,633	68%	4,549	32%	312	2.2%	2017
Iceland	12,898	13	5,647	44%	7,251	56%	—		2012
Burundi	12,322	44	1,500	12%	10,822	88%	—		2016
Mauritania	12,253	1	3,988	33%	8,265	67%	—		2018
Bhutan	12,205	32	437	4%	11,768	96%	—		2017
Togo	11,734	21	1,794	15%	9,940	85%	—		2020
Sierra Leone	11,700	16	1,051	9%	10,650	91%	—		2015
Liberia	10,600	10	657	6%	9,943	94%	—		2018
Moldova	9,352	28	8,835	94%	517	6%	—		2012
Papua New Guinea	9,349	2	3,000	32%	6,349	68%	—		2011
El Salvador	9,012	43	5,341	59%	3,671	41%	—		2017
Montenegro	7,762	56	7,141	92%	621	8%	—		2010
Armenia	7,700	26	3,780	49%	3,920	51%	—		2019
Jordan	7,203	8	7,203	100%	0	0%	—		2011
Qatar	7,039	61	7039	100%	0	0%	—		2016
Timor-Leste	6,040	40	2,600	43%	3,440	57%	—		2008
Lesotho	5,940	20	1,069	18%	4,871	82%	—		2011
Kuwait	5,749	32	4,887	85%	862	15%	—		2018
New Caledonia	5,622	30	0	0%	5,622	100%	31.5	0.6%	2006
Costa Rica	5,035	10	0	0%	5,035	100%	—		2017
Rwanda	4,700	18	1,534	33%	3,493	74%	—		2021[49]
West Bank	4,686	78	4,686	100%	0	0%	—		2010
Guinea-Bissau	4,400	12	453	10%	3,947	90%	—		2018
Suriname	4,304	3	1,119	26%	3,185	74%	—		2003
Haiti	4,266	15	768	18%	3,498	82%	—		2009
Bahrain	4,122	537	3,392	82%	730	18%	—		2010
United Arab Emirates	4,080	5	4,080	100%	0	0%	253	6.2%	2008
Guyana	3,995	2	799	20%	3,196	80%	—		2019
Albania	3,945	14	0	0%	3,945	100%	—		2018
Eswatini	3,769	22	0	0%	3,769	100%	—		2019
Singapore	3,500	489	3,500	100%	0	0%	164	4.7%	2017
Fiji	3,440	19	1,686	49%	1,754	51%	—		2011
Belize	3,281	14	601	18%	2,680	82%	—		2017
Gambia	2,977	26	518	17%	2,459	83%	—		2011
Brunei	2,976	52	2,559	86%	417	14%	—		2014
Djibouti	2,893	12	0	0%	2,893	100%	—		2013
Equatorial Guinea	2,880	10	0	0%	2,880	100%	—		2017
Luxembourg	2,875	111	0	0%	2,875	100%	—		2019
Bahamas	2,700	19	1,620	60%	1,080	40%	—		2011
French Polynesia	2,590	65	1,735	67%	855	33%	—		1999
Mauritius	2,428	123	2,379	98%	49	2%	99	4.1%	2015
Malta	2,254	713	1,973	88%	281	12%	—		2001
Hong Kong	2,107	191	2,107	100%	0	0%	—		2017
Marshall Islands	2,028	1,120	75	4%	1,953	96%	—		2007
Barbados	1,700	395	1,700	100%	0	0%	—		2015
Dominica	1,512	201	762	50%	750	50%	—		2018
Solomon Islands	1,390	5	34	2%	1,356	98%	—		2011
Cape Verde	1,350	33	932	69%	418	31%	—		2013
São Tomé and Príncipe	1,300	135	230	18%	1,070	82%	—		2018
U.S. Virgin Islands	1,260	363	0	0%	1,260	100%	—		2008
Saint Lucia	1,210	224	847	70%	363	30%	—		2011
Antigua and Barbuda	1,170	265	386	33%	784	67%	—		2011
Samoa	1,150	40	0	0%	1,150	100%	—		2018
Grenada	1,127	328	902	80%	225	20%	—		2017
Isle of Man	1,107	571	500	100%	0	0%	—		2008
Vanuatu	1,070	9	256	24%	814	76%	—		2000
Guam	1,045	190	0	0%	1,045	100%	—		2008
Faroe Islands	960	69	500	52%	460	48%	—		2017
Comoros	880	39	673	76%	207	24%	—		2002
Cayman Islands	785	297	785	100%	0	0%	—		2007
Tonga	680	91	184	27%	496	73%	—		2011
Kiribati	670	92	0	0%	670	100%	—		2017
Liechtenstein	630	394	0	0%	630	100%	—		2019
Jersey	576	497	0	0%	576	100%	—		2010
Curaçao	550	124	0	0%	550	100%	—		—
Northern Mariana Islands	536	117	0	0%	536	100%	—		2008
Seychelles	526	115	514	98%	12	2%	—		2015
Greenland	500	0	500	100%	0	0%	—		2015
Bermuda	447	843	447	100%	0	0%	—		2010
Falkland Islands	440	4	50	11%	390	89%	—		2008
Macau	428	1,427	428	100%	0	0%	—		2017
Saint Kitts and Nevis	383	147	163	43%	220	57%	—		2002
Andorra	320	68	0	0%	320	100%	—		2019
Cook Islands	295	125	207	70%	88	30%	—		2018
San Marino	292	479	292	100%	0	0%	—		2006
American Samoa	241	121	0	0%	241	100%	—		2016
Niue	234	90	0	0%	234	100%	—		2017
British Virgin Islands	200	132	0	0%	200	100%	—		2007
Saint Helena	198	162	0	0%	198	100%	—		2002
Anguilla	175	192	82	47%	93	53%	—		2004
Christmas Island	140		0	0%	140	100%	—		2011
Turks and Caicos Islands	121	13	0	0%	121	100%	—		2003
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	117	48	0	0%	117	100%	—		2009
Maldives	93	31	0	0%	93	100%	—		2018
Norfolk Island	80	222	0	0%	80	100%	—		2008
Monaco	77	3,850	77	100%	0	0%	10	13.0%	2019
Sint Maarten	53	156	0	0%	53	100%	—		—
Nauru	30	143	24	80%	6	20%	—		2002[50]
Gibraltar	29	483	0	0%	29	100%	—		2007
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	22	157	22	100%	0	0%	—		2007
Vatican City	9	2,045	9	100%	0	0%	9	100.0%	2003
Tuvalu	8	31	0	0%	8	100%	—		2011

See also

• List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
• List of countries by rail transport network size

Notes

1. St. Petersburg M-11 to Krasnodar by M-4 - 2024 km of expressway
2. Motorways