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Geography > Land boundaries > Total > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 5.2 km per 1,000 people 2008
2 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 3.88 km per 1,000 people 2008
3 GuyanaGuyana 3.83 km per 1,000 people 2008
4 SurinameSuriname 3.58 km per 1,000 people 2008
5 MongoliaMongolia 2.74 km per 1,000 people 2008
6 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2.2 km per 1,000 people 2008
7 BotswanaBotswana 2.18 km per 1,000 people 2008
8 NamibiaNamibia 1.88 km per 1,000 people 2008
9 GabonGabon 1.72 km per 1,000 people 2008
10 BelizeBelize 1.71 km per 1,000 people 2008
11 BhutanBhutan 1.58 km per 1,000 people 2008
12 MauritaniaMauritania 1.51 km per 1,000 people 2008
13 AndorraAndorra 1.46 km per 1,000 people 2008
14 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 1.41 km per 1,000 people 2008
15 San MarinoSan Marino 1.3 km per 1,000 people 2008
16 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.17 km per 1,000 people 2008
17 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.02 km per 1,000 people 2008
18 BruneiBrunei 0.999 km per 1,000 people 2008
19 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.874 km per 1,000 people 2008
20 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.794 km per 1,000 people 2008
21 LaosLaos 0.761 km per 1,000 people 2008
22 BoliviaBolivia 0.75 km per 1,000 people 2008
23 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.739 km per 1,000 people 2008
24 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.721 km per 1,000 people 2008
25 LibyaLibya 0.704 km per 1,000 people 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.629 km per 1,000 people 2008
26 LatviaLatvia 0.615 km per 1,000 people 2008
27 ChadChad 0.59 km per 1,000 people 2008
28 MaliMali 0.588 km per 1,000 people 2008
29 ParaguayParaguay 0.585 km per 1,000 people 2008
30 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.57 km per 1,000 people 2008
31 NorwayNorway 0.547 km per 1,000 people 2008
32 SloveniaSlovenia 0.541 km per 1,000 people 2008
33 Saint MartinSaint Martin 0.511 km per 1,000 people 2008
=34 TajikistanTajikistan 0.506 km per 1,000 people 2008
=34 FinlandFinland 0.506 km per 1,000 people 2008
36 ZambiaZambia 0.485 km per 1,000 people 2008
37 EstoniaEstonia 0.484 km per 1,000 people 2008
38 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.482 km per 1,000 people 2008
39 LiberiaLiberia 0.475 km per 1,000 people 2008
=40 SwazilandSwaziland 0.474 km per 1,000 people 2008
=40 UruguayUruguay 0.474 km per 1,000 people 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.471 km per 1,000 people 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 0.467 km per 1,000 people 2008
=42 LithuaniaLithuania 0.441 km per 1,000 people 2008
=42 CroatiaCroatia 0.441 km per 1,000 people 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.44 km per 1,000 people 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.431 km per 1,000 people 2008
44 NigerNiger 0.429 km per 1,000 people 2008
45 LesothoLesotho 0.427 km per 1,000 people 2008
46 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.426 km per 1,000 people 2008
47 ArmeniaArmenia 0.422 km per 1,000 people 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.416 km per 1,000 people 2008
=48 OmanOman 0.415 km per 1,000 people 2008
=48 AngolaAngola 0.415 km per 1,000 people 2008
50 ChileChile 0.385 km per 1,000 people 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.365 km per 1,000 people 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.349 km per 1,000 people 2008
51 GuineaGuinea 0.347 km per 1,000 people 2008
52 BelarusBelarus 0.341 km per 1,000 people 2008
53 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.335 km per 1,000 people 2008
54 MoldovaMoldova 0.321 km per 1,000 people 2008
55 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.315 km per 1,000 people 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.314 km per 1,000 people 2008
56 AustriaAustria 0.312 km per 1,000 people 2008
57 EritreaEritrea 0.296 km per 1,000 people 2008
58 TogoTogo 0.281 km per 1,000 people 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 0.273 km per 1,000 people 2008
=59 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.27 km per 1,000 people 2008
=59 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.27 km per 1,000 people 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.268 km per 1,000 people 2008
61 CanadaCanada 0.268 km per 1,000 people 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.266 km per 1,000 people 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.266 km per 1,000 people 2008
62 JordanJordan 0.264 km per 1,000 people 2008
63 PeruPeru 0.256 km per 1,000 people 2008
=64 CameroonCameroon 0.249 km per 1,000 people 2008
=64 BulgariaBulgaria 0.249 km per 1,000 people 2008
66 SwedenSweden 0.247 km per 1,000 people 2008
67 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.246 km per 1,000 people 2008
68 SomaliaSomalia 0.245 km per 1,000 people 2008
=69 ArgentinaArgentina 0.244 km per 1,000 people 2008
=69 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.244 km per 1,000 people 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.242 km per 1,000 people 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.24 km per 1,000 people 2008
71 BeninBenin 0.233 km per 1,000 people 2008
72 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.228 km per 1,000 people 2008
73 HungaryHungary 0.22 km per 1,000 people 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.218 km per 1,000 people 2008
74 MozambiqueMozambique 0.215 km per 1,000 people 2008
75 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.213 km per 1,000 people 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.212 km per 1,000 people 2008
76 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.209 km per 1,000 people 2008
77 MalawiMalawi 0.207 km per 1,000 people 2008
78 East TimorEast Timor 0.206 km per 1,000 people 2008
79 SenegalSenegal 0.205 km per 1,000 people 2008
=80 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.199 km per 1,000 people 2008
=80 HondurasHonduras 0.199 km per 1,000 people 2008
82 AlbaniaAlbania 0.198 km per 1,000 people 2008
83 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.195 km per 1,000 people 2008
84 SudanSudan 0.191 km per 1,000 people 2008
85 CyprusCyprus 0.19 km per 1,000 people 2008
86 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.189 km per 1,000 people 2008
=87 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.188 km per 1,000 people 2008
=87 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.188 km per 1,000 people 2008
89 CambodiaCambodia 0.181 km per 1,000 people 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.18 km per 1,000 people 2008
90 KuwaitKuwait 0.178 km per 1,000 people 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.174 km per 1,000 people 2008
91 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.169 km per 1,000 people 2008
=92 PanamaPanama 0.168 km per 1,000 people 2008
=92 West BankWest Bank 0.168 km per 1,000 people 2008
94 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.161 km per 1,000 people 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.158 km per 1,000 people 2008
95 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.157 km per 1,000 people 2008
96 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.154 km per 1,000 people 2008
=97 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.152 km per 1,000 people 2008
=97 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.152 km per 1,000 people 2008
=99 EcuadorEcuador 0.144 km per 1,000 people 2008
=99 RussiaRussia 0.144 km per 1,000 people 2008
101 IsraelIsrael 0.143 km per 1,000 people 2008
102 ColombiaColombia 0.14 km per 1,000 people 2008
103 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.138 km per 1,000 people 2008
104 TunisiaTunisia 0.137 km per 1,000 people 2008
105 MonacoMonaco 0.134 km per 1,000 people 2008
106 BelgiumBelgium 0.133 km per 1,000 people 2008
107 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.13 km per 1,000 people 2008
108 IraqIraq 0.129 km per 1,000 people 2008
109 BurmaBurma 0.123 km per 1,000 people 2008
110 GreeceGreece 0.115 km per 1,000 people 2008
=111 PortugalPortugal 0.114 km per 1,000 people 2008
=111 LebanonLebanon 0.114 km per 1,000 people 2008
=111 SyriaSyria 0.114 km per 1,000 people 2008
114 RomaniaRomania 0.113 km per 1,000 people 2008
115 BurundiBurundi 0.112 km per 1,000 people 2008
116 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.106 km per 1,000 people 2008
117 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.1 km per 1,000 people 2008
=118 NepalNepal 0.099 km per 1,000 people 2008
=118 UkraineUkraine 0.099 km per 1,000 people 2008
120 TanzaniaTanzania 0.096 km per 1,000 people 2008
121 KenyaKenya 0.092 km per 1,000 people 2008
122 GhanaGhana 0.09 km per 1,000 people 2008
123 RwandaRwanda 0.088 km per 1,000 people 2008
124 IrelandIreland 0.087 km per 1,000 people 2008
=125 UgandaUganda 0.086 km per 1,000 people 2008
=125 BrazilBrazil 0.086 km per 1,000 people 2008
127 IranIran 0.083 km per 1,000 people 2008
128 PolandPoland 0.079 km per 1,000 people 2008
129 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.077 km per 1,000 people 2008
130 YemenYemen 0.076 km per 1,000 people 2008
131 ThailandThailand 0.074 km per 1,000 people 2008
132 QatarQatar 0.073 km per 1,000 people 2008
133 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.071 km per 1,000 people 2008
134 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.067 km per 1,000 people 2008
135 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.065 km per 1,000 people 2008
136 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.062 km per 1,000 people 2008
137 MoroccoMorocco 0.059 km per 1,000 people 2008
138 VietnamVietnam 0.054 km per 1,000 people 2008
139 SpainSpain 0.047 km per 1,000 people 2008
140 GermanyGermany 0.044 km per 1,000 people 2008
141 GibraltarGibraltar 0.043 km per 1,000 people 2008
142 Gaza StripGaza Strip 0.041 km per 1,000 people 2008
=143 MexicoMexico 0.04 km per 1,000 people 2008
=143 United StatesUnited States 0.04 km per 1,000 people 2008
=143 HaitiHaiti 0.04 km per 1,000 people 2008
146 PakistanPakistan 0.039 km per 1,000 people 2008
147 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.038 km per 1,000 people 2008
148 TurkeyTurkey 0.037 km per 1,000 people 2008
=149 ItalyItaly 0.033 km per 1,000 people 2008
=149 EgyptEgypt 0.033 km per 1,000 people 2008
=151 BangladeshBangladesh 0.028 km per 1,000 people 2008
=151 NigeriaNigeria 0.028 km per 1,000 people 2008
153 European UnionEuropean Union 0.025 km per 1,000 people 2008
154 ChinaChina 0.017 km per 1,000 people 2008
=155 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.012 km per 1,000 people 2008
=155 DenmarkDenmark 0.012 km per 1,000 people 2008
=155 IndiaIndia 0.012 km per 1,000 people 2008
158 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.006 km per 1,000 people 2008
159 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.005 km per 1,000 people 2008
160 Hong KongHong Kong 0.004 km per 1,000 people 2008
161 CubaCuba 0.003 km per 1,000 people 2008
162 MacauMacau 0.001 km per 1,000 people 2008

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Geography > Land boundaries > Total > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Geography > Land boundaries > Total > Per capita

  • Mauritania ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • Holy See (Vatican City) ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Mongolia ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Cold countries in 2008.
  • Western Sahara ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Latvia ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Botswana ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • Liechtenstein ranked second for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Libya ranked first for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2008.
  • Norway ranked second for land boundaries > total > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
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