List of OECD countries by road network size
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries below are listed by the size of their motorway network and public road network.
Definitions[edit]
The OECD has defined[1] a road to be:
- Definition:
- Line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels.
- Context:
- Included are bridges, tunnels, supporting structures, junctions, crossings and interchanges. Toll roads are also included. Excluded are dedicated cycle paths.
The OECD has defined[2] a motorway as:
- French Equivalent: Autoroute
- Road, specially designed and built for motor traffic, which does not serve properties bordering on it, and which:
- (a) is provided, except at special points or temporarily, with separate carriageways for the two directions of traffic, separated from each other, either by a dividing strip not intended for traffic, or exceptionally by other means;
- (b) does not cross at level with any road, railway or tramway track, or footpath;
- (c) is specially sign-posted as a motorway and is reserved for specific categories of road motor vehicles.
- Entry and exit lanes of motorways are included irrespectively of the location of the sign-posts. Urban motorways are also included.
See List of highway systems with full control of access and no cross traffic.
Tables[edit]
 | The factual accuracy of parts of this article (those related to tables) may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (January 2014) |
The tables show the total network length, per capita length, and density.
Motorway network[edit]
| Country | Total network length of all motorways[3] (km) |
Length of motorways per capita[3] (mm) |
Motorway density[3] (m of motorway per square km) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
1,720 | 204.41 | 20.51 |
 Belgium |
1,763 | 167.73 | 54.17 |
 Canada |
16,900 | 534.59 | 1.69 |
 Czech Republic |
1,247 | 118.30 | 15.81 |
 Denmark |
1,340 | 236.04 | 31.09 |
 Finland |
739[4] | 140.60 | 2.19 |
 France |
11,392 | 172.74 | 17.78 |
 Germany |
12,845 | 159.40 | 35.98 |
 Great Britain |
3,555 | 60.41 | 15.46 |
 Hungary |
1,361 | 137.36 | 14.63 |
 Iceland |
(37)[5] | (115)[5] | (0.36)[5] |
 Ireland |
1,200[6] | 271.31 | 17.07 |
 Italy |
6,661 | 111.60 | 21.94 |
 Japan |
7,383 | 57.79 | 19.54 |
 South Korea |
4,139[7] | 80.88 | 41.30 |
 Luxembourg |
147 | 319.57 | 56.84 |
 Mexico |
15,044[8] | 123.58 | 7.63 |
 Netherlands |
2,274 | 139.01 | 54.76 |
 New Zealand |
171 | 41.3 | 0.64 |
 Norway |
194 | 41.81 | 0.6 |
 Poland |
2,549 | 60.49 | 7.46 |
 Portugal |
2,647 | 249.32 | 28.65 |
 Slovakia |
580 | 107.4 | 11.83 |
 Spain |
16,214 | 347.16 | 32.04 |
 Sweden |
1,740 | 192.31 | 3.87 |
 Switzerland |
1,361 | 182.46 | 32.97 |
 Turkey |
2,100 [9] | 25.83[10] | 2.61[10] |
 United States |
75,008 | 253.05 | 7.79 |
 Romania |
695 | 3.62 | 2.92 |
Total road network[edit]
| Country | Total network length of all public roads[3] (km) |
Length of public roads per capita[3] (m) |
Road density[3] (m of road per square km) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
810,624 | 39.16 | 105 |
| Austria |
106,962 | 12.91 | 1275 |
| Belgium |
152,256 | 14.49 | 4678 |
| Canada |
1,408,800 | 44.56 | 141 |
| Czech Republic |
55,510 | 5.42 | 704 |
| Denmark |
72,411 | 12.76 | 1680 |
| Finland |
79,132 | 15.06 | 234 |
| France |
1,000,960 | 16.27 | 1816 |
| Germany |
644,480 | 7.82 | 1805 |
| United Kingdom |
398,350 | 6.77 | 1733 |
| Hungary |
180,994 | 17.92 | 1945 |
| Iceland |
12,869 | 28.84 | 125 |
| Ireland |
95,752 | 22.58 | 1352 |
 Israel |
17,686 | 2.51 | 801 |
| Italy |
487,700 | 8.42 | 1816 |
| Japan |
1,192,972 | 9.34 | 3157 |
| South Korea |
105,703[7] | 2.11 | 1055 |
| Luxembourg |
2,894 | 6.29 | 1119 |
| Mexico |
366,095 | 3.26 | 186 |
| Netherlands |
117,430 | 7.18 | 2828 |
| New Zealand |
93,460 | 22.57 | 347 |
| Norway |
92,863 | 20.01 | 287 |
| Poland |
382,615 | 10.04 | 1186 |
| Slovakia |
20,236 | 10.07 | 998 |
| Spain |
666,204 | 15.15 | 1320 |
| Sweden |
215,000 | 23.76 | 478 |
| Turkey |
426,951[11] | 5.48[10] | 554[10] |
| United States |
6,341,421 | 21.69 | 668 |
| Romania |
15,396[12] |
Sources[edit]
- ↑ OECD (2004-02-26). "Glossary of Statistical Terms". Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ↑ OECD (2004-02-26). "Glossary of Statistical Terms". Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Selected year 2006 road traffic data". OECD International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD). Archived from the original on December 11, 2010.
- ↑ Finnish Road Statistics 2008, Express Statistics The Finnish Road Administration
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Iceland has no legally defined motorways. Road 41 from Reykjavík to Keflavík International Airport has been upgraded to a dual-lane highway; speed limits are yet to be raised from 90km/h. See Motorways in Iceland on Swedish Wikipedia.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- ↑ [2] Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes - Anuario 2013
- ↑ [3] Turkish Road Administration Statistics
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Calculated using CIA FActbook figures; Population = 77.804 million; Area = 769632 km2
- ↑ [4] CIA World Factbook
- ↑ CNADNR National road company - 2013.01.01 latest stats
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