World's 50 Longest Rivers - Statistics

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Answer Stats

#	River Name	Length in km	Countries in its drainage basin	% Correct
2	Amazon – Ucayali – Apurímac	6,400	Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana	99%
1	Nile – Kagera	6,650	Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan	99%
4	Mississippi–Missouri–Jefferson	6,275	United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%)	98%
6	Yellow River (Huang He)	5,464	China	94%
9	Congo–Chambeshi (Zaïre)	4,700	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda	93%
30	Danube–Breg (Duna)	2,888	Romania, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Germany, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia	92%
3	Yangtze (Chang Jiang)	6,300	China	92%
17	Volga	3,645	Russia	90%
12	Mekong (Lancang Jiang)	4,350	China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam	88%
14	Niger	4,200	Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Chad	88%
34	Ganges–Hooghly–Padma (Ganga)	2,620	India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China	84%
27	Rio Grande	3,057	United States, Mexico	84%
22	Indus	3,180	Pakistan (93%), India, China	81%
31	Zambezi (Zambesi)	2,693	Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana	81%
7	Ob–Irtysh	5,410	Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia	80%
41	Upper Ob -- Katun	2,490	Russia	80%
8	Paraná – Río de la Plata	4,880	Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay	79%
46	Colorado (western U.S.)	2,333	United States, Mexico	78%
18	Shatt al-Arab – Euphrates	3,596	Iraq, Turkey, Syria	78%
35	Amu Darya -- Panj	2,620	Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan	77%
11	Lena	4,400	Russia	72%
15	Murray–Darling	3,672	Australia	72%
13	Mackenzie–Slave–Peace–Finlay	4,241	Canada	70%
26	Saint Lawrence – Niagara – Detroit –Saint Clair – Saint Marys – Saint Louis	3,058	Canada, United States	70%
10	Amur–Argun (Heilong Jiang)	4,444	Russia, China, Mongolia	69%
5	Yenisei–Angara–Selenge	5,539	Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%)	69%
21	Yukon	3,185	United States, Canada	69%
44	Ural	2,428	Russia, Kazakhstan	50%
29	Brahmaputra–Tsangpo	2,948	India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan	47%
48	Dnieper	2,287	Russia, Belarus, Ukraine	47%
45	Arkansas	2,348	United States	42%
38	Paraguay (Rio Paraguay)	2,549	Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina	41%
24	Syr Darya – Naryn	3,078	Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan	39%
19	Madeira–Mamoré–Grande–Caine–Rocha	3,380	Brazil, Bolivia, Peru	37%
23	São Francisco	3,180	Brazil	37%
16	Tocantins–Araguaia	3,650	Brazil	34%
25	Salween (Nu Jiang)	3,060	China, Myanmar, Thailand	28%
37	Nelson–Saskatchewan	2,570	Canada, United States	24%
20	Purús	3,211	Brazil, Peru	22%
50	Ubangi–Uele	2,270	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo	22%
36	Japurá (Rio Yapurá)	2,615	Brazil, Colombia	16%
28	Lower Tunguska	2,989	Russia	16%
39	Kolyma	2,513	Russia	15%
33	Araguaia	2,627	Brazil	13%
49	Aldan	2,273	Russia	12%
43	Juruá	2,410	Peru, Brazil	12%
40	Pilcomayo	2,500	Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia	11%
42	Ishim	2,450	Kazakhstan, Russia	10%
32	Vilyuy	2,650	Russia	10%
47	Olenyok	2,292	Russia	9%