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1 CanadaCanada 202,080 km 2014
2 Pacific OceanPacific Ocean 135,663 km 2011
3 Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean 111,866 km 2011
4 Indian OceanIndian Ocean 66,526 km 2011
5 European UnionEuropean Union 65,992.9 km 2011
6 IndonesiaIndonesia 54,716 km 2014
7 Arctic OceanArctic Ocean 45,389 km 2011
8 GreenlandGreenland 44,087 km 2014
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 39,657.14 km 2011
9 RussiaRussia 37,653 km 2014
10 PhilippinesPhilippines 36,289 km 2014
11 JapanJapan 29,751 km 2014
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 26,036.73 km 2005
12 AustraliaAustralia 25,760 km 2014
13 NorwayNorway 25,148 km 2014
14 United StatesUnited States 19,924 km 2014
=15 AntarcticaAntarctica 17,968 km 2014
=15 Southern OceanSouthern Ocean 17,968 km 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 15,238.23 km 2011
17 New ZealandNew Zealand 15,134 km 2014
18 ChinaChina 14,500 km 2014
19 GreeceGreece 13,676 km 2014
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 13,267.48 km 2011
20 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 12,429 km 2014
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 10,312.37 km 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 9,600.3 km 2005
21 MexicoMexico 9,330 km 2014
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 8,914.42 km 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 8,413.48 km 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 7,639.23 km 2011
22 ItalyItaly 7,600 km 2014
23 BrazilBrazil 7,491 km 2014
24 DenmarkDenmark 7,314 km 2014
25 TurkeyTurkey 7,200 km 2014
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 7,085.65 km 2011
26 IndiaIndia 7,000 km 2014
27 ChileChile 6,435 km 2014
28 CroatiaCroatia 6,268 km 2014
29 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6,112 km 2014
30 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 5,313 km 2014
31 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5,152 km 2014
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 5,006.35 km 2005
32 ArgentinaArgentina 4,989 km 2014
33 IcelandIceland 4,970 km 2014
34 SpainSpain 4,964 km 2014
35 FranceFrance 4,853 km 2014
36 MadagascarMadagascar 4,828 km 2014
37 MalaysiaMalaysia 4,675 km 2014
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 4,263.58 km 2011
38 EstoniaEstonia 3,794 km 2014
39 CubaCuba 3,735 km 2014
40 SvalbardSvalbard 3,587 km 2014
41 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3,542 km 2014
42 VietnamVietnam 3,444 km 2014
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 3,344.89 km 2005
43 ThailandThailand 3,219 km 2014
44 SwedenSweden 3,218 km 2014
45 ColombiaColombia 3,208 km 2014
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 3,137.08 km 2011
46 SomaliaSomalia 3,025 km 2014
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3,008.47 km 2005
47 French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Antarctic+ 2,948.4 km 2014
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2,922.86 km 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 2,825.15 km 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 2,816.53 km 2011
48 VenezuelaVenezuela 2,800 km 2014
49 South AfricaSouth Africa 2,798 km 2014
50 UkraineUkraine 2,782 km 2014
51 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2,640 km 2014
52 VanuatuVanuatu 2,528 km 2014
53 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 2,525 km 2014
54 North KoreaNorth Korea 2,495 km 2014
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 2,491.49 km 2011
55 PanamaPanama 2,490 km 2014
56 MozambiqueMozambique 2,470 km 2014
57 EgyptEgypt 2,450 km 2014
58 IranIran 2,440 km 2014
59 PeruPeru 2,414 km 2014
60 South KoreaSouth Korea 2,413 km 2014
61 GermanyGermany 2,389 km 2014
62 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 2,254 km 2014
63 EcuadorEcuador 2,237 km 2014
64 EritreaEritrea 2,234 km 2014
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2,112.57 km 2005
65 OmanOman 2,092 km 2014
66 BurmaBurma 1,930 km 2014
67 YemenYemen 1,906 km 2014
68 MoroccoMorocco 1,835 km 2014
69 PortugalPortugal 1,793 km 2014
70 HaitiHaiti 1,771 km 2014
71 LibyaLibya 1,770 km 2014
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,763.51 km 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1,725.2 km 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1,624.48 km 2005
72 AngolaAngola 1,600 km 2014
73 NamibiaNamibia 1,572 km 2014
74 TaiwanTaiwan 1,566.3 km 2014
75 PalauPalau 1,519 km 2014
76 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 1,482 km 2014
77 IrelandIreland 1,448 km 2014
78 TanzaniaTanzania 1,424 km 2014
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1,412.64 km 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 1,396.46 km 2005
79 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,340 km 2014
80 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1,318 km 2014
81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1,290 km 2014
=82 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1,288 km 2014
=82 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 1,288 km 2014
84 FinlandFinland 1,250 km 2014
85 TunisiaTunisia 1,148 km 2014
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1,144.17 km 2011
86 KiribatiKiribati 1,143 km 2014
87 FijiFiji 1,129 km 2014
88 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 1,117 km 2014
89 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 1,110 km 2014
90 PakistanPakistan 1,046 km 2014
91 JamaicaJamaica 1,022 km 2014
92 AlgeriaAlgeria 998 km 2014
93 Cape VerdeCape Verde 965 km 2014
94 NicaraguaNicaragua 910 km 2014
95 GabonGabon 885 km 2014
=96 NigeriaNigeria 853 km 2014
=96 SudanSudan 853 km 2014
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 850.12 km 2005
98 HondurasHonduras 832 km 2014
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 816.15 km 2005
99 MauritaniaMauritania 754 km 2014
100 Hong KongHong Kong 733 km 2014
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 715.6 km 2005
101 East TimorEast Timor 706 km 2014
102 British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean 698 km 2014
103 UruguayUruguay 660 km 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 650.13 km 2005
104 CyprusCyprus 648 km 2014
105 MaldivesMaldives 644 km 2014
106 BangladeshBangladesh 580 km 2014
107 LiberiaLiberia 579 km 2014
108 QatarQatar 563 km 2014
109 GhanaGhana 539 km 2014
110 KenyaKenya 536 km 2014
111 SenegalSenegal 531 km 2014
112 Paracel IslandsParacel Islands 518 km 2014
113 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 515 km 2014
114 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 501 km 2014
115 KuwaitKuwait 499 km 2014
116 LatviaLatvia 498 km 2014
117 SeychellesSeychelles 491 km 2014
118 GuyanaGuyana 459 km 2014
119 NetherlandsNetherlands 451 km 2014
120 CambodiaCambodia 443 km 2014
121 PolandPoland 440 km 2014
122 TongaTonga 419 km 2014
123 SamoaSamoa 403 km 2014
=124 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 402 km 2014
=124 CameroonCameroon 402 km 2014
126 GuatemalaGuatemala 400 km 2014
127 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 389 km 2014
=128 SurinameSuriname 386 km 2014
=128 BelizeBelize 386 km 2014
130 French GuianaFrench Guiana 378 km 2011
131 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 370.4 km 2014
=132 CuracaoCuracao 364 km 2014
=132 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 364 km 2011
=134 AlbaniaAlbania 362 km 2014
=134 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 362 km 2014
136 BulgariaBulgaria 354 km 2014
=137 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 350 km 2014
=137 MartiniqueMartinique 350 km 2011
139 ComorosComoros 340 km 2014
140 GuineaGuinea 320 km 2014
141 DjiboutiDjibouti 314 km 2014
142 GeorgiaGeorgia 310 km 2014
143 El SalvadorEl Salvador 307 km 2014
144 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 306 km 2011
145 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 296 km 2014
146 MontenegroMontenegro 293.5 km 2014
147 IsraelIsrael 273 km 2014
148 MaltaMalta 252.81 km 2014
=149 RomaniaRomania 225 km 2014
=149 LebanonLebanon 225 km 2014
151 ReunionReunion 207 km 2011
=152 SyriaSyria 193 km 2014
=152 SingaporeSingapore 193 km 2014
154 MayotteMayotte 185.2 km 2011
155 MauritiusMauritius 177 km 2014
156 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 169 km 2014
=157 BruneiBrunei 161 km 2014
=157 BahrainBahrain 161 km 2014
=159 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 160 km 2014
=159 Isle of ManIsle of Man 160 km 2014
161 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 158 km 2014
162 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 153 km 2014
163 DominicaDominica 148 km 2014
164 Christmas IslandXmas Island 138.9 km 2014
165 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 135 km 2014
166 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 129 km 2014
167 GuamGuam 125.5 km 2014
168 Jan MayenJan Mayen 124.1 km 2014
=169 GrenadaGrenada 121 km 2014
=169 BeninBenin 121 km 2014
=171 Cook IslandsCook Islands 120 km 2014
=171 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 120 km 2014
173 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 116 km 2014
174 BermudaBermuda 103 km 2014
175 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Isl+ 101.9 km 2014
176 TokelauTokelau 101 km 2014
177 BarbadosBarbados 97 km 2014
178 LithuaniaLithuania 90 km 2014
179 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 84 km 2014
=180 The GambiaThe Gambia 80 km 2014
=180 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 80 km 2014
182 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ 74.1 km 2014
183 JerseyJersey 70 km 2014
184 ArubaAruba 68.5 km 2014
185 BelgiumBelgium 66.5 km 2014
186 NiueNiue 64 km 2014
187 AnguillaAnguilla 61 km 2014
188 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 60 km 2011
189 Saint MartinSaint Martin 58.9 km 2014
190 IraqIraq 58 km 2014
191 TogoTogo 56 km 2014
192 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 51 km 2014
193 GuernseyGuernsey 50 km 2014
194 SloveniaSlovenia 46.6 km 2014
195 MacauMacau 41 km 2014
=196 Gaza StripGaza Strip 40 km 2014
=196 MontserratMontserrat 40 km 2014
198 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 37 km 2014
=199 Bassas da IndiaBassas da India 35.2 km 2011
=199 Glorioso IslandsGlorioso 35.2 km 2011
201 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 32 km 2014
202 NauruNauru 30 km 2014
203 Bouvet IslandBouvet Island 29.6 km 2014
=204 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 26 km 2014
=204 JordanJordan 26 km 2014
206 Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova 24.1 km 2011
207 TuvaluTuvalu 24 km 2014
208 Europa IslandEuropa Island 22.2 km 2011
209 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 20 km 2014
210 Wake IslandWake Island 19.3 km 2014
211 GibraltarGibraltar 12 km 2014
212 Clipperton IslandClipperton 11.1 km 2014
213 Navassa IslandNavassa Island 8 km 2014
214 Baker IslandBaker Island 4.8 km 2011
215 MonacoMonaco 4.1 km 2014
216 Tromelin IslandTromelin Island 3.7 km 2011
=217 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2014
=217 SwazilandSwaziland 0.0 2014
=217 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0 2014
=217 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2014
=217 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2014
=217 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2014
=217 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.0 2014
=217 MalawiMalawi 0.0 2014
=217 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2014
=217 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2014
=217 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2014
=217 AndorraAndorra 0.0 2014
=217 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2014
=217 MoldovaMoldova 0.0 2014
=217 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.0 2014
=217 NepalNepal 0.0 2014
=217 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.0 2014
=217 HungaryHungary 0.0 2014
=217 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.0 2014
=217 SerbiaSerbia 0.0 2014
=217 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2014
=217 BotswanaBotswana 0.0 2014
=217 BoliviaBolivia 0.0 2014
=217 West BankWest Bank 0.0 2014
=217 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0 2014
=217 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2014
=217 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.0 2014
=217 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2014
=217 MongoliaMongolia 0.0 2014
=217 LaosLaos 0.0 2014
=217 ArmeniaArmenia 0.0 2014
=217 MaliMali 0.0 2014
=217 ChadChad 0.0 2014
=217 AustriaAustria 0.0 2014
=217 UgandaUganda 0.0 2014
=217 NigerNiger 0.0 2014
=217 BelarusBelarus 0.0 2014
=217 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.0 2014
=217 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2014
=217 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2014
=217 ZambiaZambia 0.0 2014
=217 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0 2014
=217 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.0 2014
=217 South SudanSouth Sudan 0.0 2014
=217 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.0 2014
262 Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll None 2013 14.5 km
263 Jarvis IslandJarvis Island None 2013 8 km
264 Midway IslandsMidway Islands None 2013 15 km
265 KosovoKosovo None 2013 0 km (landlocked)
266 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands None 2013 188 km
267 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ None 2013 209 km
268 DhekeliaDhekelia None 2013 27.5 km
269 Kingman ReefKingman Reef None 2013 3 km
270 Coral Sea IslandsCoral Sea None 2013 3,095 km
271 Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll None 2013 34 km
272 AkrotiriAkrotiri None 2013 56.3 km
273 Howland IslandHowland Island None 2013 6.4 km
274 Spratly IslandsSpratly Islands None 2013 926 km
275 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha None 2013 <strong>Saint Helena: </strong>60 km<br /><strong>Ascension Island:</strong> NA<br /><strong>Tristan da Cunha:</strong> 40 km
276 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.0 2003
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.0 2005

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Geography > Coastline, 2014CanadaPacific OceanAtlantic OceanIndian OceanEuropean UnionIndonesiaArctic OceanGreenlandRussiaPhilippinesJapanAustraliaNorwayUnited StatesAntarcticaOther

Interesting observations about Geography > Coastline

  • Indonesia ranked first for coastline amongst Hot countries in 2014.
  • Canada ranked first for coastline globally in 2014.
  • Russia ranked first for coastline amongst Europe in 2014.
  • Mexico ranked first for coastline amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2014.
  • Philippines ranked first for coastline amongst Catholic countries in 2014.
  • Australia ranked second for coastline amongst Former British colonies in 2014.
  • Greenland ranked second for coastline amongst Christian countries in 2014.
  • Greece ranked first for coastline amongst European Union in 2014.
  • Japan ranked second for coastline amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2014.
  • Turkey ranked second for coastline amongst Muslim countries in 2014.
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