Metric briefing
Land Border Length by Country
241 countries • km • CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
- Top country
- China
- Lowest country
- Samoa
- Source
- CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
What It Measures
Total length of land borders with neighboring countries from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
At a Glance
World average
2.3K
Middle country
1.1K
Low end
0
High end
22.5K
Countries
241
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Land Border Length
Highest Land Border Length
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #2 Russia is 6.3K km higher than #3 Brazil (22.4K km vs 16.1K km).
Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Brazil is 2.3K km higher than #4 India (16.1K km vs 13.9K km).
Another sharp ranking jump: #8 Congo, Democratic Republic is 2.1K km higher than #9 Canada (11.0K km vs 8.9K km).