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Length of land borders

What this indicator measures

The total length of the borders a country shares with its neighbors on land. An island country has no land border. The longer the border, the more kilometers there are to watch over and cross.

How to read this?

The bigger the number, the longer the stretch over which the country touches its neighbors; 0 means it has no neighbor by land.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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230countries with data
22,457 kmmaximum · China
1,138 kmmedian
0 kmminimum · Samoa
2026data year(s)

In brief

The "Length of land borders" ranking covers 230 countries and territories. Lowest value: Samoa (0 km). Highest value: China (22,457 km). Median: 1,138 km (data: 2026). The top 10% of countries exceed 5,931 km, while the bottom 10% stay below 0 km. By continent, the median is highest in South America (5,267 km) and lowest in Oceania (0 km).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • South America 5,267 km (13)
  • Africa 3,261 km (51)
  • Asia 2,363 km (49)
  • Europe 1,297 km (49)
  • North America 0 km (38)
  • Oceania 0 km (24)

Why this indicator matters

This indicator gives the length of the boundaries a country shares with its neighbors on dry land. It helps you understand a country's exposure to trade, migration and security and control issues.

What makes this indicator vary

The length depends on the size of the country, the shape of its territory and the number of neighbors. A large single block of territory, or one surrounded by many neighbors, will have a lot of borders, whereas an island has none.

Reading precautions

The length of a border varies with the precision of the measurement, because a winding line or a river is measured differently. Disputed borders can also make the figures differ depending on the source.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇨🇳 China22,457 km2026
2e🇷🇺 Russia22,407 km2026
3e🇧🇷 Brazil16,145 km2026
4e🇮🇳 India13,888 km2026
5e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan13,364 km2026
6e🇺🇸 United States12,002 km2026
7e🇦🇷 Argentina11,968 km2026
8e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa11,027 km2026
9e🇨🇦 Canada8,892 km2026
10e🇲🇳 Mongolia8,082 km2026
11e🇲🇱 Mali7,908 km2026
12e🇨🇱 Chile7,801 km2026
13e🇵🇰 Pakistan7,257 km2026
14e🇧🇴 Bolivia7,252 km2026
15e🇵🇪 Peru7,062 km2026
16e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan6,893 km2026
17e🇸🇩 Sudan6,819 km2026
18e🇩🇿 Algeria6,734 km2026
19e🇨🇴 Colombia6,672 km2026
20e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)6,522 km2026
21e🇹🇩 Chad6,406 km2026
22e🇿🇲 Zambia6,043 km2026
23e🇦🇫 Afghanistan5,987 km2026
24e🇪🇹 Ethiopia5,925 km2026
25e🇨🇫 Central African Republic5,920 km2026
26e🇮🇷 Iran5,894 km2026
27e🇳🇪 Niger5,834 km2026
28e🇹🇭 Thailand5,673 km2026
29e🇺🇦 Ukraine5,581 km2026
30e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville5,554 km2026
31e🇦🇴 Angola5,369 km2026
32e🇱🇦 Laos5,274 km2026
33e🇻🇪 Venezuela5,267 km2026
34e🇿🇦 South Africa5,244 km2026
35e🇨🇲 Cameroon5,018 km2026
36e🇲🇷 Mauritania5,002 km2026
37e🇲🇿 Mozambique4,783 km2026
38e🇵🇾 Paraguay4,655 km2026
39e🇻🇳 Vietnam4,616 km2026
40e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan4,573 km2026
41e🇳🇬 Nigeria4,477 km2026
42e🇧🇩 Bangladesh4,413 km2026
43e🇲🇽 Mexico4,389 km2026
44e🇧🇼 Botswana4,347 km2026
45e🇱🇾 Libya4,339 km2026
46e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia4,272 km2026
47e🇳🇦 Namibia4,220 km2026
48e🇹🇿 Tanzania4,161 km2026
49e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan4,158 km2026
50e🇹🇯 Tajikistan4,130 km2026
51e🇬🇳 Guinea4,046 km2026
52e🇫🇷 France3,956 km2026
53e🇮🇶 Iraq3,809 km2026
54e🇩🇪 Germany3,694 km2026
55e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso3,611 km2026
56e🇧🇾 Belarus3,599 km2026
57e🇲🇦 Morocco3,524 km2026
58e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire3,458 km2026
59e🇰🇪 Kenya3,457 km2026
60e🇬🇦 Gabon3,261 km2026
61e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe3,229 km2026
62e🇳🇵 Nepal3,159 km2026
63e🇮🇩 Indonesia2,958 km2026
64e🇬🇾 Guyana2,933 km2026
65e🇵🇱 Poland2,865 km2026
66e🇲🇼 Malawi2,857 km2026
67e🇷🇴 Romania2,844 km2026
68e🇹🇷 Türkiye2,816 km2026
69e🇲🇾 Malaysia2,742 km2026
70e🇺🇬 Uganda2,729 km2026
71e🇸🇳 Senegal2,684 km2026
72e🇪🇬 Egypt2,612 km2026
73e🇳🇴 Norway2,566 km2026
74e🇫🇮 Finland2,563 km2026
75e🇰🇭 Cambodia2,530 km2026
76e🇦🇹 Austria2,524 km2026
77e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan2,468 km2026
78e🇬🇭 Ghana2,420 km2026
79e🇸🇴 Somalia2,385 km2026
80e🇸🇾 Syria2,363 km2026
81e🇷🇸 Serbia2,322 km2026
82e🇪🇨 Ecuador2,237 km2026
82e🇭🇷 Croatia2,237 km2026
84e🇸🇪 Sweden2,211 km2026
85e🇧🇯 Benin2,123 km2026
86e🇭🇺 Hungary2,106 km2026
87e🇨🇿 Czechia2,046 km2026
88e🇪🇸 Spain1,953 km2026
89e🇸🇷 Suriname1,907 km2026
90e🇲🇩 Moldova1,885 km2026
91e🇹🇬 Togo1,880 km2026
92e🇪🇷 Eritrea1,840 km2026
93e🇮🇹 Italy1,836 km2026
94e🇬🇪 Georgia1,814 km2026
95e🇧🇬 Bulgaria1,806 km2026
96e🇨🇭 Switzerland1,770 km2026
97e🇯🇴 Jordan1,744 km2026
98e🇬🇹 Guatemala1,667 km2026
98e🇱🇷 Liberia1,667 km2026
100e🇰🇵 North Korea1,607 km2026
101e🇾🇪 Yemen1,601 km2026
102e🇺🇾 Uruguay1,591 km2026
103e🇸🇰 Slovakia1,587 km2026
104e🇭🇳 Honduras1,575 km2026
105e🇦🇲 Armenia1,570 km2026
106e🇴🇲 Oman1,561 km2026
107e🇱🇹 Lithuania1,545 km2026
108e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina1,543 km2026
109e🇹🇳 Tunisia1,495 km2026
110e🇱🇻 Latvia1,370 km2026
111e🇧🇪 Belgium1,297 km2026
112e🇳🇮 Nicaragua1,253 km2026
113e🇵🇹 Portugal1,224 km2026
114e🇸🇮 Slovenia1,211 km2026
115e🇧🇮 Burundi1,140 km2026
116e🇧🇹 Bhutan1,136 km2026
117e🇬🇷 Greece1,110 km2026
118e🇱🇸 Lesotho1,106 km2026
119e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone1,093 km2026
120e🇮🇱 Israel1,068 km2026
121e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates1,066 km2026
122e🇳🇱 Netherlands1,053 km2026
123e🇷🇼 Rwanda930 km2026
124e🇲🇰 North Macedonia838 km2026
125e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea824 km2026
126e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau762 km2026
127e🇬🇲 Gambia749 km2026
128e🇽🇰 Kosovo714 km2026
129e🇦🇱 Albania691 km2026
130e🇵🇦 Panama687 km2026
131e🇲🇪 Montenegro680 km2026
132e🇨🇷 Costa Rica661 km2026
133e🇪🇪 Estonia657 km2026
134e🇸🇻 El Salvador590 km2026
135e🇸🇿 Eswatini546 km2026
136e🇧🇿 Belize542 km2026
137e🇩🇯 Djibouti528 km2026
137e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea528 km2026
139e🇬🇧 United Kingdom499 km2026
140e🇮🇪 Ireland490 km2026
141e🇱🇧 Lebanon484 km2026
142e🇰🇼 Kuwait475 km2026
143e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic376 km2026
143e🇭🇹 Haiti376 km2026
145e🇱🇺 Luxembourg327 km2026
146e🇧🇳 Brunei266 km2026
147e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste253 km2026
148e🇰🇷 South Korea237 km2026
149e🇨🇾 Cyprus156 km2026
150e🇩🇰 Denmark141 km2026
151e🇦🇩 Andorra118 km2026
152e🇶🇦 Qatar87 km2026
153e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein75 km2026
154e🇸🇲 San Marino37 km2026
155e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China33 km2026
156e🇨🇺 Cuba29 km2026
157e🇲🇫 St. Martin16 km2026
157e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten16 km2026
159e🇲🇨 Monaco6 km2026
160e🇻🇦 Vatican City3 km2026
161e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China3 km2026
162e🇦🇼 Aruba0 km2026
162e🇦🇮 Anguilla0 km2026
162e🇦🇸 American Samoa0 km2026
162e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda0 km2026
162e🇦🇺 Australia0 km2026
162e🇧🇭 Bahrain0 km2026
162e🇧🇸 Bahamas0 km2026
162e🇧🇱 St. Barthélemy0 km2026
162e🇧🇲 Bermuda0 km2026
162e🇧🇧 Barbados0 km2026
162e🇨🇰 Cook Islands0 km2026
162e🇰🇲 Comoros0 km2026
162e🇨🇻 Cape Verde0 km2026
162e🇨🇼 Curaçao0 km2026
162e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands0 km2026
162e🇩🇲 Dominica0 km2026
162e🇫🇯 Fiji0 km2026
162e🇫🇰 Falkland Islands0 km2026
162e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands0 km2026
162e🇫🇲 Micronesia0 km2026
162e🇬🇬 Guernsey0 km2026
162e🇬🇩 Grenada0 km2026
162e🇬🇱 Greenland0 km2026
162e🇬🇺 Guam0 km2026
162e🇮🇲 Isle of Man0 km2026
162e🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory0 km2026
162e🇮🇸 Iceland0 km2026
162e🇯🇲 Jamaica0 km2026
162e🇯🇪 Jersey0 km2026
162e🇯🇵 Japan0 km2026
162e🇰🇮 Kiribati0 km2026
162e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis0 km2026
162e🇱🇨 St. Lucia0 km2026
162e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka0 km2026
162e🇲🇬 Madagascar0 km2026
162e🇲🇻 Maldives0 km2026
162e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands0 km2026
162e🇲🇹 Malta0 km2026
162e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands0 km2026
162e🇲🇸 Montserrat0 km2026
162e🇲🇺 Mauritius0 km2026
162e🇳🇨 New Caledonia0 km2026
162e🇳🇫 Norfolk Island0 km2026
162e🇳🇺 Niue0 km2026
162e🇳🇷 Nauru0 km2026
162e🇳🇿 New Zealand0 km2026
162e🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands0 km2026
162e🇵🇭 Philippines0 km2026
162e🇵🇼 Palau0 km2026
162e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico0 km2026
162e🇵🇫 French Polynesia0 km2026
162e🇸🇬 Singapore0 km2026
162e🇬🇸 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands0 km2026
162e🇸🇭 St. Helena0 km2026
162e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands0 km2026
162e🇵🇲 St. Pierre & Miquelon0 km2026
162e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe0 km2026
162e🇸🇨 Seychelles0 km2026
162e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands0 km2026
162e🇹🇴 Tonga0 km2026
162e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago0 km2026
162e🇹🇻 Tuvalu0 km2026
162e🇹🇼 Taiwan0 km2026
162e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines0 km2026
162e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands0 km2026
162e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands0 km2026
162e🇻🇺 Vanuatu0 km2026
162e🇼🇫 Wallis & Futuna0 km2026
162e🇼🇸 Samoa0 km2026

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Length of land borders"?

The highest value is in China, at 22,457 km (2026).

Which country has the lowest value for "Length of land borders"?

The lowest value is in Samoa, at 0 km (2026).

What is the world median value of "Length of land borders"?

The world median is 1,138 km, calculated across 230 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Length of land borders" for France?

France scores 3,956 km (2026), ranking 52 out of 230 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Length of land borders" data come from?

It comes from CIA World Factbook (Geography). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does the length of land borders include?

It adds up the kilometers of border the country shares with each of its neighbors on dry land. Coastlines are not counted, so an island has no land border.

Why do some countries have a value of zero?

A country entirely surrounded by sea has no direct neighbor on land. Its land border is therefore zero, even if its coastline may be very long.

Source and update

Source : CIA World Factbook (Geography). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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