Based on a comparison of 27 countries in 2016, Germany ranked the highest in electrified rail lines with 20,726 km followed by France and Italy. On the other end of the scale was Lithuania with 122 km, Estonia with 132 km and Ireland with 145 km.
Data for more countries are available at Electrified Rail Lines (km) indicator page.
| Electrified Rail Lines (km) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,866 | 3,763 | 3,852 | 3,854 | 3,852 | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | km | 2,785 | 2,862 | 2,862 | 2,869 | 2,861 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | km | 3,210 | 3,208 | 3,217 | 3,216 | 3,216 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | km | 3,073 | 3,172 | 3,172 | 3,172 | 3,256 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | km | ... | 15,453 | 15,815 | 16,116 | 15,858 | 16,031 | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20,589 | ... | ... | ... | 41,161 | ... | ||||||||||
| Hungary | km | 2,929 | 2,982 | 2,982 | 2,969 | 3,014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | km | ... | 11,906 | 11,925 | 11,931 | 11,969 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | km | ... | ... | 2,524 | 2,516 | 2,498 | 2,500 | 2,470 | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | km | 11,916 | 11,880 | 11,920 | 11,868 | 11,830 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | km | 4,020 | 4,020 | 4,020 | 4,029 | 4,029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | km | ... | 8,582 | 8,738 | 8,786 | 9,275 | 9,223 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | km | 7,965 | 8,119 | 8,194 | 8,214 | 8,232 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | km | 2,791 | 2,789 | 2,840 | 2,922 | 3,330 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | km | 5,371 | ... | 5,374 | 5,377 | 5,381 |
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