Coastline Lengths - world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table
The length of the coast for the countries of the world
Rank (total) | Country | Total (km) | per km² (km) | Date |
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1 | Canada | 202,080.0 | 0.02222 | 2018 |
2 | Norway | 83,281.0 | 0.27370 | 2018 |
3 | Indonesia | 54,716.0 | 0.03020 | 2018 |
4 | Greenland | 44,087.0 | 0.02035 | 2018 |
5 | Russia | 37,653.0 | 0.00230 | 2018 |
6 | Philippines | 36,289.0 | 0.12171 | 2018 |
7 | Japan | 29,751.0 | 0.08162 | 2018 |
8 | Australia | 25,957.0 | 0.00338 | 2018 |
9 | United States of America | 19,924.0 | 0.00218 | 2018 |
10 | Antarctica | 17,968.0 | 0.00127 | 2018 |
11 | New Zealand | 15,134.0 | 0.05721 | 2018 |
12 | China | 14,500.0 | 0.00155 | 2018 |
13 | Greece | 13,676.0 | 0.10468 | 2018 |
14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12,429.0 | 0.05137 | 2018 |
15 | Mexico | 9,330.0 | 0.00480 | 2018 |
16 | Italy | 7,600.0 | 0.02584 | 2018 |
17 | Brazil | 7,491.0 | 0.00090 | 2018 |
18 | Denmark | 7,314.0 | 0.17236 | 2018 |
19 | Turkey | 7,200.0 | 0.00936 | 2018 |
20 | India | 7,000.0 | 0.00235 | 2018 |
21 | Chile | 6,435.0 | 0.00865 | 2018 |
22 | Micronesia | 6,112.0 | 8.70655 | 2018 |
23 | Croatia | 5,835.0 | 0.10424 | 2018 |
24 | Solomon Islands | 5,313.0 | 0.18984 | 2018 |
25 | Papua New Guinea | 5,152.0 | 0.01138 | 2018 |
26 | Argentina | 4,989.0 | 0.00182 | 2018 |
27 | Iceland | 4,970.0 | 0.04958 | 2018 |
28 | Spain | 4,964.0 | 0.00995 | 2018 |
29 | Madagascar | 4,828.0 | 0.00830 | 2018 |
30 | Malaysia | 4,675.0 | 0.01422 | 2018 |
31 | Estonia | 3,794.0 | 0.08951 | 2018 |
32 | Cuba | 3,735.0 | 0.03401 | 2018 |
33 | Svalbard | 3,587.0 | 0.05781 | 2018 |
34 | Bahamas | 3,542.0 | 0.35385 | 2018 |
35 | Vietnam | 3,444.0 | 0.01111 | 2018 |
36 | France | 3,427.0 | 0.00623 | 2018 |
37 | Thailand | 3,219.0 | 0.00630 | 2018 |
38 | Sweden | 3,218.0 | 0.00784 | 2018 |
39 | Colombia | 3,208.0 | 0.00309 | 2018 |
40 | Coral Sea Islands | 3,095.0 | 1,031.66667 | 2018 |
41 | Somalia | 3,025.0 | 0.00482 | 2018 |
42 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 2,948.0 | 0.38445 | 2018 |
43 | Venezuela | 2,800.0 | 0.00317 | 2018 |
44 | South Africa | 2,798.0 | 0.00230 | 2018 |
45 | Ukraine | 2,782.0 | 0.00480 | 2018 |
46 | Saudi Arabia | 2,640.0 | 0.00123 | 2018 |
47 | Vanuatu | 2,528.0 | 0.20740 | 2018 |
48 | French Polynesia | 2,525.0 | 0.65979 | 2018 |
49 | Korea (North) | 2,495.0 | 0.02072 | 2018 |
50 | Panama | 2,490.0 | 0.03349 | 2018 |
51 | Mozambique | 2,470.0 | 0.00314 | 2018 |
52 | Egypt | 2,450.0 | 0.00246 | 2018 |
53 | Iran | 2,440.0 | 0.00159 | 2018 |
54 | Peru | 2,414.0 | 0.00189 | 2018 |
55 | Korea (South) | 2,413.0 | 0.02490 | 2018 |
56 | Germany | 2,389.0 | 0.00685 | 2018 |
57 | New Caledonia | 2,254.0 | 0.12334 | 2018 |
58 | Ecuador | 2,237.0 | 0.00808 | 2018 |
59 | Eritrea | 2,234.0 | 0.02212 | 2018 |
60 | Oman | 2,092.0 | 0.00676 | 2018 |
61 | Myanmar (Burma) | 1,930.0 | 0.00295 | 2018 |
62 | Yemen | 1,906.0 | 0.00361 | 2018 |
63 | Morocco | 1,835.0 | 0.00411 | 2018 |
64 | Portugal | 1,793.0 | 0.01960 | 2018 |
65 | Haiti | 1,771.0 | 0.06426 | 2018 |
66 | Libya | 1,770.0 | 0.00101 | 2018 |
67 | Angola | 1,600.0 | 0.00128 | 2018 |
68 | Namibia | 1,572.0 | 0.00191 | 2018 |
69 | Taiwan | 1,566.3 | 0.04855 | 2018 |
70 | Palau | 1,519.0 | 3.30937 | 2018 |
71 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1,482.0 | 3.19397 | 2018 |
72 | Ireland | 1,448.0 | 0.02102 | 2018 |
73 | Tanzania | 1,424.0 | 0.00161 | 2018 |
74 | Sri Lanka | 1,340.0 | 0.02073 | 2018 |
75 | United Arab Emirates | 1,318.0 | 0.01577 | 2018 |
76 | Costa Rica | 1,290.0 | 0.02526 | 2018 |
77 | Dominican Republic | 1,288.0 | 0.02666 | 2018 |
77 | Falkland Islands | 1,288.0 | 0.10581 | 2018 |
79 | Finland | 1,250.0 | 0.00411 | 2018 |
80 | Tunisia | 1,148.0 | 0.00739 | 2018 |
81 | Kiribati | 1,143.0 | 1.40937 | 2018 |
82 | Fiji | 1,129.0 | 0.06178 | 2018 |
83 | Faroe Islands | 1,117.0 | 0.80187 | 2018 |
84 | Western Sahara | 1,110.0 | 0.00417 | 2018 |
85 | Pakistan | 1,046.0 | 0.00136 | 2018 |
86 | Jamaica | 1,022.0 | 0.09436 | 2018 |
87 | Algeria | 998.0 | 0.00042 | 2018 |
88 | Cape Verde | 965.0 | 0.23928 | 2018 |
89 | Spratly Islands | 926.0 | 185.20000 | 2018 |
90 | Nicaragua | 910.0 | 0.00758 | 2018 |
91 | Gabon | 885.0 | 0.00343 | 2018 |
92 | Nigeria | 853.0 | 0.00094 | 2018 |
92 | Sudan | 853.0 | 0.00049 | 2018 |
94 | Honduras | 823.0 | 0.00736 | 2018 |
95 | Mauritania | 754.0 | 0.00073 | 2018 |
96 | Hong Kong | 733.0 | 0.68313 | 2018 |
97 | East Timor | 706.0 | 0.04747 | 2018 |
98 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 698.0 | 11.63333 | 2018 |
99 | Uruguay | 660.0 | 0.00377 | 2018 |
100 | Cyprus | 648.0 | 0.07012 | 2018 |
101 | Maldives | 644.0 | 2.16107 | 2018 |
102 | Bangladesh | 580.0 | 0.00446 | 2018 |
103 | Liberia | 579.0 | 0.00601 | 2018 |
104 | Qatar | 563.0 | 0.04859 | 2018 |
105 | Ghana | 539.0 | 0.00237 | 2018 |
106 | Kenya | 536.0 | 0.00094 | 2018 |
107 | Senegal | 531.0 | 0.00276 | 2018 |
108 | Paracel Islands | 518.0 | 66.83871 | 2018 |
109 | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 515.0 | 0.00162 | 2018 |
110 | Puerto Rico | 501.0 | 0.05592 | 2018 |
111 | Kuwait | 499.0 | 0.02801 | 2018 |
112 | Latvia | 498.0 | 0.00800 | 2018 |
113 | Seychelles | 491.0 | 1.07912 | 2018 |
114 | Guyana | 459.0 | 0.00233 | 2018 |
115 | Netherlands | 451.0 | 0.01331 | 2018 |
116 | Cambodia | 443.0 | 0.00251 | 2018 |
117 | Poland | 440.0 | 0.00145 | 2018 |
118 | Tonga | 419.0 | 0.58438 | 2018 |
119 | Samoa | 403.0 | 0.14286 | 2018 |
120 | Cameroon | 402.0 | 0.00085 | 2018 |
120 | Sierra Leone | 402.0 | 0.00561 | 2018 |
122 | Guatemala | 400.0 | 0.00373 | 2018 |
123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 389.0 | 0.41034 | 2018 |
124 | Belize | 386.0 | 0.01693 | 2018 |
124 | Suriname | 386.0 | 0.00247 | 2018 |
126 | Marshall Islands | 370.4 | 2.04641 | 2018 |
127 | Curacao | 364.0 | 0.81982 | 2018 |
128 | Albania | 362.0 | 0.01321 | 2018 |
128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 362.0 | 0.07059 | 2018 |
130 | Bulgaria | 354.0 | 0.00326 | 2018 |
131 | Guinea-Bissau | 350.0 | 0.01245 | 2018 |
132 | Comoros | 340.0 | 0.15213 | 2018 |
133 | Guinea | 320.0 | 0.00130 | 2018 |
134 | Djibouti | 314.0 | 0.01355 | 2018 |
135 | Georgia | 310.0 | 0.00445 | 2018 |
136 | El Salvador | 307.0 | 0.01482 | 2018 |
137 | Equatorial Guinea | 296.0 | 0.01055 | 2018 |
138 | Montenegro | 293.5 | 0.02182 | 2018 |
139 | Israel | 273.0 | 0.01270 | 2018 |
140 | Malta | 253.0 | 0.80063 | 2018 |
141 | Lebanon | 225.0 | 0.02199 | 2018 |
141 | Romania | 225.0 | 0.00098 | 2018 |
143 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 209.0 | 0.21680 | 2018 |
144 | Singapore | 193.0 | 0.27214 | 2018 |
144 | Syria | 193.0 | 0.00104 | 2018 |
146 | Virgin Islands of the U.S. | 188.0 | 0.54335 | 2018 |
147 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 180.0 | 0.45685 | 2018 |
148 | Mauritius | 177.0 | 0.08719 | 2018 |
149 | Congo (Republic) | 169.0 | 0.00049 | 2018 |
150 | Bahrain | 161.0 | 0.21184 | 2018 |
150 | Brunei | 161.0 | 0.03058 | 2018 |
152 | Cayman Islands | 160.0 | 0.60606 | 2018 |
152 | Isle of Man | 160.0 | 0.27972 | 2018 |
154 | Saint Lucia | 158.0 | 0.26073 | 2018 |
155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 153.0 | 0.34568 | 2018 |
156 | Dominica | 148.0 | 0.19707 | 2018 |
157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 135.0 | 0.51724 | 2018 |
158 | Wallis and Futuna | 129.0 | 0.90845 | 2018 |
159 | Guam | 125.5 | 0.23070 | 2018 |
160 | Jan Mayen | 124.1 | 0.32918 | 2018 |
161 | Benin | 121.0 | 0.00109 | 2018 |
161 | Grenada | 121.0 | 0.35174 | 2018 |
163 | Cook Islands | 120.0 | 0.50847 | 2018 |
163 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 120.0 | 0.49587 | 2018 |
165 | American Samoa | 116.0 | 0.51786 | 2018 |
166 | Bermuda | 103.0 | 1.92164 | 2018 |
167 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 101.9 | 0.24733 | 2018 |
168 | Tokelau | 101.0 | 8.41667 | 2018 |
169 | Barbados | 97.0 | 0.22558 | 2018 |
170 | Lithuania | 90.0 | 0.00144 | 2018 |
171 | U.S. Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | 85.7 | 3.82589 | 2018 |
172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84.0 | 0.21594 | 2018 |
173 | British Virgin Islands | 80.0 | 0.52980 | 2018 |
173 | Gambia | 80.0 | 0.00791 | 2018 |
175 | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 74.1 | 14.82000 | 2018 |
176 | Jersey | 70.0 | 0.60345 | 2018 |
177 | Aruba | 68.5 | 0.38056 | 2018 |
178 | Belgium | 66.5 | 0.00220 | 2018 |
179 | Niue | 64.0 | 0.24615 | 2018 |
180 | Anguilla | 61.0 | 0.67033 | 2018 |
181 | Iraq | 58.0 | 0.00013 | 2018 |
182 | Togo | 56.0 | 0.00103 | 2018 |
183 | Pitcairn | 51.0 | 1.07822 | 2018 |
184 | Guernsey | 50.0 | 0.64020 | 2018 |
185 | Slovenia | 46.6 | 0.00231 | 2018 |
186 | Macau | 41.0 | 1.45390 | 2018 |
187 | Montserrat | 40.0 | 0.39216 | 2018 |
187 | Palestinian Territories | 40.0 | 0.00667 | 2018 |
189 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 37.0 | 0.00002 | 2018 |
190 | Saint Martin | 31.0 | 0.56985 | 2018 |
191 | Nauru | 30.0 | 1.41509 | 2018 |
192 | Bouvet Island | 29.6 | 0.60408 | 2018 |
193 | Sint Maarten | 28.0 | 0.82353 | 2018 |
194 | Jordan | 26.0 | 0.00029 | 2018 |
195 | Tuvalu | 24.0 | 0.93750 | 2018 |
196 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.0 | 0.00039 | 2018 |
197 | Wake Island | 19.3 | 2.96923 | 2018 |
198 | Gibraltar | 12.0 | 1.84615 | 2018 |
199 | Clipperton Island | 11.1 | 1.85000 | 2018 |
200 | Navassa Island | 8.0 | 1.48148 | 2018 |
201 | Monaco | 4.1 | 2.02970 | 2018 |
202 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Andorra | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Armenia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Austria | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Azerbaijan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Belarus | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Bolivia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Botswana | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Burundi | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Chad | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Czech Republic | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Eswatini | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Hungary | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Kosovo | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Laos | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Malawi | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Mali | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Moldova | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Nepal | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Niger | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | North Macedonia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | San Marino | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Serbia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | South Sudan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Tajikistan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Uganda | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Uzbekistan | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Vatican City | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Zambia | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
202 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 0.00000 | 2018 |
World | 356,000.0 | 0.00239 | 2018 |
No information is available for non-listed countries.
The above figures give the total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. The coastlines of the military bases Akrotiri, Dhekelia and Guantanamo Bay are not listed. 1 km corresponds to 0.6214 miles.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-03)