World's Longest Rivers

About This Dataset

The longest rivers on Earth measured in kilometres from source to mouth. The Nile and the Amazon have long competed for the title of world's longest river, with different measurement methodologies producing different results depending on where each river's source is defined.

Analysis

The top three in Length (km) are Nile (6,650), Amazon (6,400) and Yangtze (6,300). The 8 entries in Length (km) cover a range of 1,950, from 6,650 down to 4,700. First and second are separated by 250, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 4,700 and 6,300 Length (km).

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Nile leads in Length (km) with 6,650.

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Average Length (km): 5,842 · median: 5,907.

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Gap: Nile is 1.4× larger than Congo.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

6,650

Nile

Length (km) · All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Length (km)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.