Geography > Land boundaries > Total: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 22,117 km | 2013 | ||
2 | Russia | 20,241.5 km | 2013 | ||
3 | Brazil | 16,885 km | 2013 | ||
4 | India | 14,103 km | 2013 | ||
5 | European Union | 12,440.8 km | 2008 | ||
6 | Kazakhstan | 12,185 km | 2013 | ||
7 | United States | 12,034 km | 2013 | ||
8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,730 km | 2013 | ||
9 | Argentina | 9,861 km | 2013 | ||
10 | Canada | 8,893 km | 2013 | ||
11 | Mongolia | 8,220 km | 2013 | ||
12 | Peru | 7,461 km | 2013 | ||
13 | Mali | 7,243 km | 2013 | ||
14 | Bolivia | 6,940 km | 2013 | ||
15 | Pakistan | 6,774 km | 2013 | ||
16 | Sudan | 6,751 km | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 6,458.81 km | 2013 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 6,345.4 km | 2013 | |||
17 | Algeria | 6,343 km | 2013 | ||
18 | Chile | 6,339 km | 2013 | ||
19 | Colombia | 6,309 km | 2013 | ||
20 | Uzbekistan | 6,221 km | 2013 | ||
21 | Chad | 5,968 km | 2013 | ||
22 | Burma | 5,876 km | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 5,772.45 km | 2013 | |||
23 | Niger | 5,697 km | 2013 | ||
24 | Zambia | 5,664 km | 2013 | ||
25 | Afghanistan | 5,529 km | 2013 | ||
26 | Congo, Republic of the | 5,504 km | 2013 | ||
27 | Iran | 5,440 km | 2013 | ||
28 | South Sudan | 5,413 km | 2013 | ||
29 | Ethiopia | 5,328 km | 2013 | ||
30 | Central African Republic | 5,203 km | 2013 | ||
31 | Angola | 5,198 km | 2013 | ||
32 | Laos | 5,083 km | 2013 | ||
33 | Mauritania | 5,074 km | 2013 | ||
34 | Venezuela | 4,993 km | 2013 | ||
35 | Thailand | 4,863 km | 2013 | ||
36 | South Africa | 4,862 km | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 4,675.22 km | 2013 | |||
37 | Vietnam | 4,639 km | 2013 | ||
38 | Cameroon | 4,591 km | 2013 | ||
39 | Mozambique | 4,571 km | 2013 | ||
40 | Ukraine | 4,566 km | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4,444.3 km | 2013 | |||
41 | Saudi Arabia | 4,431 km | 2013 | ||
42 | Mexico | 4,353 km | 2013 | ||
43 | Libya | 4,348 km | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 4,300.62 km | 2013 | |||
44 | Bangladesh | 4,246 km | 2013 | ||
45 | Nigeria | 4,047 km | 2013 | ||
46 | Botswana | 4,013 km | 2013 | ||
47 | Paraguay | 3,995 km | 2013 | ||
48 | Namibia | 3,936 km | 2013 | ||
49 | Tanzania | 3,861 km | 2013 | ||
50 | Germany | 3,790 km | 2013 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 3,738.36 km | 2013 | |||
51 | Turkmenistan | 3,736 km | 2013 | ||
52 | Tajikistan | 3,651 km | 2013 | ||
53 | Iraq | 3,650 km | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 3,621.73 km | 2013 | |||
54 | Kenya | 3,477 km | 2013 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 3,439.08 km | 2013 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3,410.33 km | 2013 | |||
55 | Guinea | 3,399 km | 2013 | ||
56 | Belarus | 3,306 km | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 3,297.47 km | 2013 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 3,264.56 km | 2013 | |||
57 | Burkina Faso | 3,193 km | 2013 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 3,153 km | 2013 | |||
58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,110 km | 2013 | ||
59 | Zimbabwe | 3,066 km | 2013 | ||
60 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,051 km | 2013 | ||
61 | Poland | 3,047 km | 2013 | ||
62 | Guyana | 2,949 km | 2013 | ||
63 | Nepal | 2,926 km | 2013 | ||
64 | Malawi | 2,881 km | 2013 | ||
65 | Indonesia | 2,830 km | 2013 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 2,809.43 km | 2013 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2,795.93 km | 2013 | |||
66 | Uganda | 2,698 km | 2013 | ||
67 | Malaysia | 2,669 km | 2013 | ||
68 | Egypt | 2,665 km | 2013 | ||
69 | Finland | 2,654 km | 2013 | ||
70 | Turkey | 2,648 km | 2013 | ||
71 | Senegal | 2,640 km | 2013 | ||
72 | Cambodia | 2,572 km | 2013 | ||
73 | Austria | 2,562 km | 2013 | ||
74 | Gabon | 2,551 km | 2013 | ||
75 | Norway | 2,542 km | 2013 | ||
76 | Romania | 2,508 km | 2013 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2,392.35 km | 2013 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2,363.94 km | 2013 | |||
77 | Somalia | 2,340 km | 2013 | ||
78 | Syria | 2,253 km | 2013 | ||
79 | Sweden | 2,233 km | 2013 | ||
80 | Hungary | 2,185 km | 2013 | ||
81 | Ghana | 2,094 km | 2013 | ||
82 | Western Sahara | 2,046 km | 2013 | ||
=83 | Serbia | 2,026 km | 2013 | ||
=83 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,026 km | 2008 | ||
85 | Morocco | 2,017.9 km | 2013 | ||
86 | Azerbaijan | 2,013 km | 2013 | ||
87 | Ecuador | 2,010 km | 2013 | ||
=88 | Benin | 1,989 km | 2013 | ||
=88 | Czech Republic | 1,989 km | 2013 | ||
90 | Croatia | 1,982 km | 2013 | ||
91 | Spain | 1,917.8 km | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 1,908.64 km | 2013 | |||
92 | Italy | 1,899.2 km | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 1,888.63 km | 2013 | |||
93 | Switzerland | 1,852 km | 2013 | ||
94 | Bulgaria | 1,808 km | 2013 | ||
95 | Yemen | 1,746 km | 2013 | ||
96 | Suriname | 1,703 km | 2013 | ||
97 | Guatemala | 1,687 km | 2013 | ||
98 | North Korea | 1,671.5 km | 2013 | ||
99 | Uruguay | 1,648 km | 2013 | ||
100 | Togo | 1,647 km | 2013 | ||
101 | Jordan | 1,635 km | 2013 | ||
102 | Eritrea | 1,626 km | 2013 | ||
103 | Liberia | 1,585 km | 2013 | ||
104 | Lithuania | 1,574 km | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 1,572.13 km | 2013 | |||
105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,538 km | 2013 | ||
106 | Honduras | 1,520 km | 2013 | ||
107 | Slovakia | 1,474 km | 2013 | ||
108 | Georgia | 1,461 km | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1,445.09 km | 2013 | |||
109 | Tunisia | 1,424 km | 2013 | ||
110 | Moldova | 1,390 km | 2013 | ||
111 | Belgium | 1,385 km | 2013 | ||
112 | Latvia | 1,382 km | 2013 | ||
113 | Oman | 1,374 km | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 1,288.86 km | 2013 | |||
114 | Armenia | 1,254 km | 2013 | ||
115 | Nicaragua | 1,231 km | 2013 | ||
116 | Greece | 1,228 km | 2013 | ||
117 | Portugal | 1,214 km | 2013 | ||
118 | Slovenia | 1,086 km | 2013 | ||
119 | Bhutan | 1,075 km | 2013 | ||
120 | Netherlands | 1,027 km | 2013 | ||
121 | Israel | 1,017 km | 2013 | ||
122 | Burundi | 974 km | 2013 | ||
123 | Sierra Leone | 958 km | 2013 | ||
124 | Lesotho | 909 km | 2013 | ||
125 | Rwanda | 893 km | 2013 | ||
126 | United Arab Emirates | 867 km | 2013 | ||
127 | Papua New Guinea | 820 km | 2013 | ||
Southern Europe average (profile) | 806.6 km | 2013 | |||
128 | Republic of Macedonia | 766 km | 2013 | ||
129 | The Gambia | 740 km | 2013 | ||
130 | Guinea-Bissau | 724 km | 2013 | ||
131 | Albania | 717 km | 2013 | ||
132 | Kosovo | 702 km | 2013 | ||
133 | Costa Rica | 639 km | 2013 | ||
134 | Estonia | 633 km | 2013 | ||
135 | Montenegro | 625 km | 2013 | ||
136 | Panama | 555 km | 2013 | ||
137 | El Salvador | 545 km | 2013 | ||
138 | Equatorial Guinea | 539 km | 2013 | ||
139 | Swaziland | 535 km | 2013 | ||
=140 | Djibouti | 516 km | 2013 | ||
=140 | Belize | 516 km | 2013 | ||
142 | Kuwait | 462 km | 2013 | ||
143 | Lebanon | 454 km | 2013 | ||
144 | West Bank | 404 km | 2013 | ||
145 | Brunei | 381 km | 2013 | ||
=146 | Haiti | 360 km | 2013 | ||
=146 | United Kingdom | 360 km | 2013 | ||
=146 | Ireland | 360 km | 2013 | ||
=146 | Dominican Republic | 360 km | 2013 | ||
150 | Luxembourg | 359 km | 2013 | ||
151 | South Korea | 238 km | 2013 | ||
152 | East Timor | 228 km | 2013 | ||
153 | Cyprus | 150.4 km | 2013 | ||
154 | Andorra | 120.3 km | 2013 | ||
155 | Dhekelia | 103 km | 2013 | ||
156 | Liechtenstein | 76 km | 2013 | ||
157 | Denmark | 68 km | 2013 | ||
158 | Gaza Strip | 62 km | 2013 | ||
159 | Qatar | 60 km | 2013 | ||
160 | Akrotiri | 47.4 km | 2013 | ||
161 | San Marino | 39 km | 2013 | ||
162 | Hong Kong | 30 km | 2013 | ||
163 | Cuba | 29 km | 2013 | ||
=164 | Saint Martin | 15 km | 2013 | ||
=164 | Netherlands Antilles | 15 km | 2008 | ||
166 | Monaco | 4.4 km | 2013 | ||
167 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 3.2 km | 2013 | ||
168 | Gibraltar | 1.2 km | 2013 | ||
169 | Macau | 0.34 km | 2013 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Land boundaries > Total
- Russia ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst Europe in 2013.
- Brazil ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- China ranked first for land boundaries > total globally in 2013.
- Kazakhstan ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
- Germany ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst European Union in 2013.
- United States ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst High income OECD countries in 2013.
- India ranked second for land boundaries > total amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Canada ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst NATO countries in 2013.
- Argentina ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2013.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for land boundaries > total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.