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DEFINITION: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 GreenlandGreenland 774.75 km 2011
2 PalauPalau 73.72 km 2011
3 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 59.1 km 2011
4 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 27.84 km 2011
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 22.01 km 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 19.74 km 2005
5 IcelandIceland 15.58 km 2011
6 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 12.26 km 2011
7 KiribatiKiribati 11.52 km 2011
8 VanuatuVanuatu 10.46 km 2011
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 9.92 km 2005
9 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 9.88 km 2011
10 The BahamasThe Bahamas 9.67 km 2011
11 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 9.32 km 2011
12 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 8.87 km 2011
13 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 7.06 km 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 7.01 km 2011
14 CanadaCanada 5.86 km 2011
15 SeychellesSeychelles 5.62 km 2011
16 NorwayNorway 5.08 km 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 4.49 km 2005
17 TongaTonga 4.01 km 2011
18 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.44 km 2011
19 EstoniaEstonia 2.83 km 2011
20 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 2.83 km 2011
21 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 2.55 km 2011
22 TuvaluTuvalu 2.44 km 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2.41 km 2005
23 SamoaSamoa 2.15 km 2011
24 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 2.1 km 2011
25 DominicaDominica 2.07 km 2011
26 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1.97 km 2011
27 MaldivesMaldives 1.94 km 2011
28 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1.74 km 2011
29 BermudaBermuda 1.6 km 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.5 km 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.49 km 2011
30 CroatiaCroatia 1.36 km 2011
31 DenmarkDenmark 1.31 km 2011
32 FijiFiji 1.3 km 2011
33 BelizeBelize 1.22 km 2011
34 GreeceGreece 1.21 km 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1.2 km 2011
35 AustraliaAustralia 1.15 km 2011
36 GrenadaGrenada 1.15 km 2011
37 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.14 km 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.937 km 2011
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 0.937 km 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.927 km 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 0.899 km 2011
38 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.881 km 2011
39 GuamGuam 0.78 km 2011
40 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.768 km 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.754 km 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.744 km 2005
41 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.735 km 2011
42 SurinameSuriname 0.729 km 2011
43 NamibiaNamibia 0.709 km 2011
44 OmanOman 0.692 km 2011
45 ArubaAruba 0.672 km 2011
46 PanamaPanama 0.666 km 2011
47 East TimorEast Timor 0.6 km 2011
48 CyprusCyprus 0.58 km 2011
49 GuyanaGuyana 0.58 km 2011
50 GabonGabon 0.555 km 2011
51 ComorosComoros 0.486 km 2011
52 MaltaMalta 0.472 km 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.428 km 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.423 km 2011
53 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.413 km 2011
54 BruneiBrunei 0.396 km 2011
55 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.382 km 2011
56 JamaicaJamaica 0.378 km 2011
57 EritreaEritrea 0.377 km 2011
58 ChileChile 0.372 km 2011
59 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.371 km 2011
60 BarbadosBarbados 0.344 km 2011
61 SwedenSweden 0.341 km 2011
62 CubaCuba 0.331 km 2011
63 IrelandIreland 0.316 km 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.313 km 2005
64 SomaliaSomalia 0.305 km 2011
65 QatarQatar 0.295 km 2011
66 LibyaLibya 0.29 km 2011
67 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.272 km 2011
68 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.272 km 2011
69 RussiaRussia 0.263 km 2011
70 LatviaLatvia 0.242 km 2011
71 JapanJapan 0.233 km 2011
72 FinlandFinland 0.232 km 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.23 km 2005
73 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.224 km 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.223 km 2011
74 MadagascarMadagascar 0.223 km 2011
75 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.215 km 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.205 km 2011
76 MauritaniaMauritania 0.204 km 2011
77 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.198 km 2011
78 UruguayUruguay 0.195 km 2011
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.178 km 2005
79 HaitiHaiti 0.177 km 2011
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.173 km 2005
80 PortugalPortugal 0.17 km 2011
81 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.163 km 2011
82 KuwaitKuwait 0.16 km 2011
83 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.154 km 2011
84 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.148 km 2011
85 EcuadorEcuador 0.147 km 2011
86 LiberiaLiberia 0.142 km 2011
87 MauritiusMauritius 0.138 km 2011
88 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.136 km 2011
89 European UnionEuropean Union 0.13 km 2011
90 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.127 km 2011
91 ItalyItaly 0.125 km 2011
92 BahrainBahrain 0.125 km 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.124 km 2011
93 ArgentinaArgentina 0.122 km 2011
94 AlbaniaAlbania 0.115 km 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.113 km 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.112 km 2011
95 MonacoMonaco 0.11 km 2011
96 TunisiaTunisia 0.108 km 2011
97 SpainSpain 0.108 km 2011
98 HondurasHonduras 0.105 km 2011
99 Hong KongHong Kong 0.104 km 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.103 km 2005
100 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.101 km 2011
101 MozambiqueMozambique 0.1 km 2011
102 TurkeyTurkey 0.0986 km 2011
103 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0951 km 2011
104 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.0949 km 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.0945 km 2005
105 YemenYemen 0.0818 km 2011
106 PeruPeru 0.0815 km 2011
107 AngolaAngola 0.0793 km 2011
108 MexicoMexico 0.0782 km 2011
109 MacauMacau 0.0751 km 2011
110 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0691 km 2011
111 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0685 km 2011
112 ColombiaColombia 0.0681 km 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.0663 km 2005
113 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.0642 km 2011
114 United StatesUnited States 0.0639 km 2011
115 UkraineUkraine 0.0609 km 2011
116 MoroccoMorocco 0.0572 km 2011
117 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.0553 km 2011
118 FranceFrance 0.0524 km 2011
119 LebanonLebanon 0.0513 km 2011
120 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0491 km 2011
121 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.0485 km 2011
122 ThailandThailand 0.0484 km 2011
123 BulgariaBulgaria 0.0482 km 2011
124 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0461 km 2011
125 SenegalSenegal 0.0398 km 2011
126 VietnamVietnam 0.0392 km 2011
127 BrazilBrazil 0.038 km 2011
128 SingaporeSingapore 0.0372 km 2011
129 BurmaBurma 0.0369 km 2011
130 IsraelIsrael 0.0352 km 2011
131 IranIran 0.0324 km 2011
132 EgyptEgypt 0.0309 km 2011
133 TanzaniaTanzania 0.0307 km 2011
134 CambodiaCambodia 0.0303 km 2011
135 LithuaniaLithuania 0.0297 km 2011
136 GermanyGermany 0.0292 km 2011
137 GuineaGuinea 0.0287 km 2011
138 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.0272 km 2011
139 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.027 km 2011
140 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.0266 km 2011
141 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.0264 km 2011
142 SudanSudan 0.0234 km 2011
143 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0227 km 2011
144 GhanaGhana 0.0217 km 2011
145 CameroonCameroon 0.019 km 2011
146 KenyaKenya 0.0128 km 2011
147 BeninBenin 0.0124 km 2011
148 PolandPoland 0.0114 km 2011
149 ChinaChina 0.0108 km 2011
150 RomaniaRomania 0.0105 km 2011
151 SyriaSyria 0.00879 km 2011
152 TogoTogo 0.00865 km 2011
153 BelgiumBelgium 0.00602 km 2011
154 PakistanPakistan 0.00594 km 2011
155 IndiaIndia 0.00573 km 2011
156 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.00521 km 2011
157 NigeriaNigeria 0.0052 km 2011
158 JordanJordan 0.00421 km 2011
159 BangladeshBangladesh 0.00379 km 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.00338 km 2005
160 IraqIraq 0.00183 km 2011
161 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.000579 km 2011
=162 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2005
=162 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2005
=162 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2005
=162 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2005
=162 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2005
=162 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2005
=162 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.0 2005
=162 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2005
=162 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2005
=162 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2005
=162 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2005
=162 AndorraAndorra 0.0 2005
=162 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2005
=162 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2005
=162 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.0 2005
=162 NepalNepal 0.0 2005
=162 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2005
=162 HungaryHungary 0.0 2005
=162 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2005
=162 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2005
=162 BoliviaBolivia 0.0 2005
=162 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0 2005
=162 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2005
=162 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.0 2005
=162 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2005
=162 MongoliaMongolia 0.0 2005
=162 LaosLaos 0.0 2005
=162 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2005
=162 MaliMali 0.0 2005
=162 ChadChad 0.0 2005
=162 AustriaAustria 0.0 2005
=162 UgandaUganda 0.0 2005
=162 NigerNiger 0.0 2005
=162 BelarusBelarus 0.0 2005
=162 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2005
=162 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2005
=162 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2005
=162 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2005
=162 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2005
=162 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.0 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.0 2005

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Interesting observations about Geography > Coastline per 1000

  • Kiribati ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • Greenland ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2011.
  • Iceland ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
  • Canada ranked second for coastline per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
  • Maldives ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
  • Palau ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2011.
  • The Bahamas ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2011.
  • Estonia ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2011.
  • Germany ranked last for coastline per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2011.
  • Oman ranked first for coastline per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2011.
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