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Coastline Lengths - world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table

The length of the coast for the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(km)
per km²
(km)
Date
1Canada202,080.00.022222016
2Norway83,281.00.273702016
3Indonesia54,716.00.030202016
4Greenland44,087.00.020352016
5Russia37,653.00.002302016
6Philippines36,289.00.121712016
7Japan29,751.00.081622016
8Australia25,760.00.003352016
9United States of America19,924.00.002182016
10Antarctica17,968.00.001282016
11New Zealand15,134.00.057212016
12China14,500.00.001552016
13Greece13,676.00.104682016
14United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland12,429.00.051372016
15Mexico9,330.00.004802016
16Italy7,600.00.025842016
17Brazil7,491.00.000902016
18Denmark7,314.00.172362016
19Turkey7,200.00.009362016
20India7,000.00.002352016
21Chile6,435.00.008652016
22Micronesia6,112.08.706552016
23Croatia5,835.00.104242016
24Solomon Islands5,313.00.189842016
25Papua New Guinea5,152.00.011382016
26Argentina4,989.00.001822016
27Iceland4,970.00.049582016
28Spain4,964.00.009952016
29Madagascar4,828.00.008302016
30Malaysia4,675.00.014222016
31Estonia3,794.00.089512016
32Cuba3,735.00.034012016
33Svalbard3,587.00.057812016
34Bahamas3,542.00.353852016
35Vietnam3,444.00.011112016
36France3,427.00.006232016
37Thailand3,219.00.006302016
38Sweden3,218.00.007842016
39Colombia3,208.00.003092016
40Coral Sea Islands3,095.01,031.666672016
41Somalia3,025.00.004822016
42French Southern and Antarctic Lands2,948.00.384452016
43Venezuela2,800.00.003172016
44South Africa2,798.00.002302016
45Ukraine2,782.00.004802016
46Saudi Arabia2,640.00.001232016
47Vanuatu2,528.00.207402016
48French Polynesia2,525.00.659792016
49Korea (North)2,495.00.020722016
50Panama2,490.00.033492016
51Mozambique2,470.00.003142016
52Egypt2,450.00.002462016
53Iran2,440.00.001592016
54Peru2,414.00.001892016
55Korea (South)2,413.00.024902016
56Germany2,389.00.006852016
57New Caledonia2,254.00.123342016
58Ecuador2,237.00.008082016
59Eritrea2,234.00.022122016
60Oman2,092.00.006762016
61Myanmar (Burma)1,930.00.002952016
62Yemen1,906.00.003612016
63Morocco1,835.00.004112016
64Portugal1,793.00.019602016
65Haiti1,771.00.064262016
66Libya1,770.00.001012016
67Angola1,600.00.001282016
68Namibia1,572.00.001912016
69Taiwan1,566.30.048552016
70Palau1,519.03.309372016
71Northern Mariana Islands1,482.03.193972016
72Ireland1,448.00.021022016
73Tanzania1,424.00.001612016
74Sri Lanka1,340.00.020732016
75United Arab Emirates1,318.00.015772016
76Costa Rica1,290.00.025262016
77Dominican Republic1,288.00.026662016
77Falkland Islands1,288.00.105812016
79Finland1,250.00.004112016
80Tunisia1,148.00.007392016
81Kiribati1,143.01.409372016
82Fiji1,129.00.061782016
83Faroe Islands1,117.00.801872016
84Western Sahara1,110.00.004172016
85Pakistan1,046.00.001362016
86Jamaica1,022.00.094362016
87Algeria998.00.000422016
88Cape Verde965.00.239282016
89Spratly Islands926.0185.200002016
90Nicaragua910.00.007582016
91Gabon885.00.003432016
92Nigeria853.00.000942016
92Sudan853.00.000462016
94Honduras823.00.007362016
95Mauritania754.00.000732016
96Hong Kong733.00.683132016
97East Timor706.00.047472016
98British Indian Ocean Territory698.011.633332016
99Uruguay660.00.003772016
100Cyprus648.00.070122016
101Maldives644.02.161072016
102Bangladesh580.00.004462016
103Liberia579.00.006012016
104Qatar563.00.048592016
105Ghana539.00.002372016
106Kenya536.00.000942016
107Senegal531.00.002762016
108Paracel Islands518.066.838712016
109Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)515.00.001622016
110Puerto Rico501.00.056482016
111Kuwait499.00.028012016
112Latvia498.00.008002016
113Seychelles491.01.079122016
114Guyana459.00.002332016
115Netherlands451.00.013312016
116Cambodia443.00.002512016
117Poland440.00.001452016
118Tonga419.00.584382016
119Samoa403.00.142862016
120Cameroon402.00.000852016
120Sierra Leone402.00.005612016
122Guatemala400.00.003732016
123Turks and Caicos Islands389.00.410342016
124Belize386.00.016932016
124Suriname386.00.002472016
126Marshall Islands370.42.046412016
127Curacao364.00.819822016
128Albania362.00.013212016
128Trinidad and Tobago362.00.070592016
130Bulgaria354.00.003262016
131Guinea-Bissau350.00.012452016
132Comoros340.00.152132016
133Guinea320.00.001302016
134Djibouti314.00.013552016
135Georgia310.00.004452016
136El Salvador307.00.014822016
137Equatorial Guinea296.00.010552016
138Montenegro293.50.021822016
139Israel273.00.013432016
140Malta253.00.800632016
141Lebanon225.00.021992016
141Romania225.00.000982016
143São Tomé and Príncipe209.00.216802016
144Singapore193.00.280932016
144Syria193.00.001052016
146Virgin Islands of the U.S.188.00.543352016
147Mauritius177.00.087192016
148Congo (Republic)169.00.000492016
149Bahrain161.00.211842016
149Brunei161.00.030582016
151Cayman Islands160.00.606062016
151Isle of Man160.00.279722016
153Saint Lucia158.00.260732016
154Antigua and Barbuda153.00.345682016
155Dominica148.00.197072016
156Christmas Island138.91.028892016
157Saint Kitts and Nevis135.00.517242016
158Wallis and Futuna129.00.908452016
159Guam125.50.230702016
160Jan Mayen124.10.329182016
161Benin121.00.001092016
161Grenada121.00.351742016
163Cook Islands120.00.508472016
163Saint Pierre and Miquelon120.00.495872016
165American Samoa116.00.582912016
166Bermuda103.01.939742016
167Heard Island and McDonald Islands101.90.247332016
168Tokelau101.010.000002016
169Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha100.00.324682016
170Barbados97.00.225582016
171Lithuania90.00.001442016
172U.S. Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges85.73.825892016
173Saint Vincent and the Grenadines84.00.215942016
174British Virgin Islands80.00.529802016
174Gambia80.00.007912016
176Ashmore and Cartier Islands74.114.820002016
177Jersey70.00.603452016
178Aruba68.50.380562016
179Belgium66.50.002202016
180Niue64.00.246152016
181Anguilla61.00.670332016
182Iraq58.00.000132016
183Togo56.00.001032016
184Pitcairn51.01.078222016
185Guernsey50.00.640202016
186Slovenia46.60.002312016
187Macau41.01.453902016
188Montserrat40.00.392162016
188Palestinian Territories40.00.006672016
190Congo (Democratic Republic)37.00.000022016
191Norfolk Island32.00.876712016
192Nauru30.01.415092016
193Bouvet Island29.60.604082016
194Cocos Islands26.01.897812016
194Jordan26.00.000292016
196Tuvalu24.00.937502016
197Bosnia and Herzegovina20.00.000392016
198Wake Island19.32.969232016
199Gibraltar12.01.846152016
200Clipperton Island11.11.850002016
201Navassa Island8.01.481482016
202Monaco4.12.029702016
203Afghanistan0.00.000002016
203Andorra0.00.000002016
203Armenia0.00.000002016
203Austria0.00.000002016
203Azerbaijan0.00.000002016
203Belarus0.00.000002016
203Bhutan0.00.000002016
203Bolivia0.00.000002016
203Botswana0.00.000002016
203Burkina Faso0.00.000002016
203Burundi0.00.000002016
203Central African Republic0.00.000002016
203Chad0.00.000002016
203Czech Republic0.00.000002016
203Ethiopia0.00.000002016
203Hungary0.00.000002016
203Kazakhstan0.00.000002016
203Kosovo0.00.000002016
203Kyrgyzstan0.00.000002016
203Laos0.00.000002016
203Lesotho0.00.000002016
203Liechtenstein0.00.000002016
203Luxembourg0.00.000002016
203Macedonia0.00.000002016
203Malawi0.00.000002016
203Mali0.00.000002016
203Moldova0.00.000002016
203Mongolia0.00.000002016
203Nepal0.00.000002016
203Niger0.00.000002016
203Paraguay0.00.000002016
203Rwanda0.00.000002016
203San Marino0.00.000002016
203Serbia0.00.000002016
203Slovakia0.00.000002016
203South Sudan0.00.000002016
203Swaziland0.00.000002016
203Switzerland0.00.000002016
203Tajikistan0.00.000002016
203Turkmenistan0.00.000002016
203Uganda0.00.000002016
203Uzbekistan0.00.000002016
203Vatican City0.00.000002016
203Zambia0.00.000002016
203Zimbabwe0.00.000002016
 World356,000.00.002392016

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 (2017-01-17)