The chart above shows the miles of waterways per thousand people in EU and US regions.  Although the Southern US has almost twice as many miles of waterways per capita as the third highest ranked region, the Northern EU has six times as many waterways per capita as the Southern US does.

The chart above shows the kilometers of waterways per thousand people in EU regions.  Since the only country in the Northern EU to have data is also the leading state in this metric, the Northern EU dominates the remaining regions of the Union.

The chart above shows the kilometers of waterways per thousand people in EU states.  Finland has by far the most waterways per person in the EU and is the only EU state to have more than one kilometer of waterways for every thousand inhabitants.

The chart above shows the miles of waterways per square mile of land in EU and US regions.  Two EU regions lead in waterway coverage and the leading EU region has more than double the waterway coverage of the leading US region.

The chart above shows the kilometers of waterways per square kilometer of land in EU regions.  Even though the states with the greatest waterway coverage are from the Western EU, the Northern EU as a region comes out on top.

The chart above shows the kilometers of waterways per square kilometer of land in EU states.  The Netherlands has the greatest waterway coverage in the EU by so much that its waterway coverage is three times as great as the next leading state, Belgium.

The chart above shows the length of waterways in EU and US regions.  The Southern US has the most waterways but it is followed by three EU regions.

The chart above shows the length of waterways in EU regions.  The Western EU has more waterways than the other three regions combined.

The chart above shows the length of waterways in EU states.  Finland may have the longest inland waterways but it is followed by several states from the Western EU.

The chart above shows the length of waterways in US states.  Louisiana has by far the most waterways in the nation and the South in general leads the other regions.