China vs India: Rail lines
China
109,767 total route-km
in 2021
India
68,103 total route-km
in 2021
China rank
2nd
India rank
4th
Rail lines over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 109,767 total route-km against 68,103 total route-km in India, a difference of 41,664 total route-km.
That makes China's figure about 1.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was India ahead.
Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 104 countries.
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About this data
The total length of rail line in the country operated for passenger transport, goods transport, or both.