Metric briefing
Merchant Fleet Size by Country
187 countries • count • CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
- Top country
- Indonesia
- Lowest country
- Wallis and Futuna
- Source
- CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
What It Measures
Number of merchant marine ships from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
At a Glance
World average
553.98
Middle country
94
Low end
1.00
High end
11.4K
Countries
187
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Merchant Fleet Size
Highest Merchant Fleet Size
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 Indonesia is 3.1K count higher than #2 China (11.4K count vs 8.3K count).
Another sharp ranking jump: #3 Panama is 2.9K count higher than #4 Japan (8.2K count vs 5.2K count).
Another sharp ranking jump: #6 Marshall Islands is 647 count higher than #7 United States (4.2K count vs 3.5K count).