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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
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.
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