Total rapid transit systems statistics by country
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This table is based on List of rapid transit systems. Countries can be sorted by total length of rapid transit systems, total number of stations and the year of opening of the earliest system.
| Rank | Country | Total length of rapid transit systems (km) | Total number of stations in rapid transit systems | The year first system was opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mainland China |
1898.5 | 1017 | 1969 |
| 2 |  United States |
1242.1 | 1041 | 1870 |
| 3 |  Japan |
792.6 | 706 | 1933 |
| 4 |  Germany |
772.8 | 654 | 1902 |
| 5 |  Spain |
626.7 | 624 | 1919 |
| 6 |  South Korea |
575.0 | 541 | 1974 |
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
527.1 | 383 | 1863 |
| 8 |  Russia |
472.8 | 295 | 1935 |
| 9 |  Early Modern France |
354.0 | 473 | 1900 |
| 10 |  Brazil |
278.5 | 199 | 1974 |
| 11 |  Mexico |
259.0 | 224 | 1969 |
| 12 |  India |
246.3 | 194 | 1984 |
| 13 |  Canada |
183.8 | 184 | 1954 |
| 14 |  Denmark |
176.0 | 107 | 1934 |
| 15 |  Italy |
162.5 | 190 | 1955 |
| 16 |  Chile |
147.5 | 125 | 1975 |
| 17 |  Singapore |
146.5 | 89 | 1987 |
| 18 |  Republic of China, Republic of China |
144.6 | 125 | 1996 |
| 19 |  Ukraine |
120.8 | 91 | 1960 |
| 20 |  Iran |
120.1 | 64 | 1999 |
| 21 |  Colombia |
116.0 | 148 | 1995 |
| 22 |  Sweden |
105.7 | 100 | 1950 |
| 23 |  Turkey |
99.5 | 85 | 1996 |
| 24 |  Portugal |
99.0 | 114 | 1959 |
| 25 |  Netherlands |
88.0 | 71 | 1968 |
| 26 |  Norway |
84.2 | 104 | 1966 |
| 27 |  Thailand |
78.95 | 51 | 1999 |
| 28 |  Greece |
72.2 | 52 | 1904 |
| 29 |  Kingdom of Romania |
71.0 | 52 | 1979 |
| 30 |  Austria |
69.5 | 84 | 1976 |
| 31 |  Venezuela |
68.8 | 56 | 1983 |
| 32 |  Egypt |
65.5 | 53 | 1987 |
| 33 |  Czech Republic |
59.3 | 54 | 1974 |
| 34 |  Malaysia |
56.0 | 49 | 1996 |
| 35 |  Peru |
54.4 | 54 | 2010 |
| 36 |  Argentina |
52.3 | 74 | 1913 |
| 37 |  Philippines |
51.5 | 42 | 1984 |
| 38 |  Belgium |
50.8 | 68 | 1969 |
| 39 |  Uzbekistan |
39.1 | 29 | 1977 |
| 40 |  North Korea |
35.0 | 17 | 1973 |
| 41 |  Azerbaijan |
34.6 | 23 | 1967 |
| 42 |  Republic of Ireland |
33.0 | 30 | 1984 |
| 43 |  Hungary |
31.7 | 40 | 1896 |
| 44 |  Belarus |
30.3 | 25 | 1984 |
| 45 |  Georgia (country) |
26.4 | 22 | 1966 |
| 46 |  Poland |
23.1 | 21 | 1995 |
| 47 |  Finland |
22.1 | 17 | 1982 |
| 48 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
18.0 | 14 | 1998 |
| 49 |  Dominican Republic |
14.5 | 16 | 2009 |
| 50 |  Armenia |
13.4 | 10 | 1981 |
| 51 |  Serbia |
8.0 | 5 | 2010 |