Countries by Land Border Length
Complete ranking of 241 countries • km • Updated 2026
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About Land Border Length Rankings
China leads all 241 countries in Land Border Length with a value of 22.5K km, while Samoa ranks last at 0 km. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Land Border Length Measures
Total length of land borders with neighboring countries from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Land Border Length across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0 km (Samoa) to 22.5K km (China) — an infinitely large difference across 241 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries lead with 7 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (1.1K km) is far more representative than the mean (2.3K km).
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: China and Russia are separated by only 0%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Land Border Length
The 5 strongest Land Border Length reads.
Lowest Land Border Length
The 5 lowest Land Border Length reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from CIA World Factbook (frozen snapshot), covering 241 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | 22.5K km | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd | Russia | 22.4K km | Europe | 100% |
| 3rd | Brazil | 16.1K km | South America | 99% |
| 4th | India | 13.9K km | Asia | 99% |
| 5th | Kazakhstan | 13.4K km | Asia | 98% |
| 6th | United States | 12.0K km | North America | 98% |
| 7th | Argentina | 12.0K km | South America | 98% |
| 8th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 11.0K km | Africa | 97% |
| 9th | Canada | 8.9K km | North America | 97% |
| 10th | Mongolia | 8.1K km | Asia | 96% |
| 11th | Mali | 7.9K km | Africa | 96% |
| 12th | Chile | 7.8K km | South America | 95% |
| 13th | Pakistan | 7.3K km | Asia | 95% |
| 14th | Bolivia | 7.3K km | South America | 95% |
| 15th | Peru | 7.1K km | South America | 94% |
| 16th | Uzbekistan | 6.9K km | Asia | 94% |
| 17th | Sudan | 6.8K km | Africa | 93% |
| 18th | Algeria | 6.7K km | Africa | 93% |
| 19th | Colombia | 6.7K km | North America | 93% |
| 20th | Myanmar | 6.5K km | Asia | 92% |
| 21st | Chad | 6.4K km | Africa | 92% |
| 22nd | Zambia | 6.0K km | Africa | 91% |
| 23rd | South Sudan | 6.0K km | Africa | 91% |
| 24th | Afghanistan | 6.0K km | Asia | 90% |
| 25th | Ethiopia | 5.9K km | Africa | 90% |
| 26th | Central African Republic | 5.9K km | Africa | 90% |
| 27th | Iran | 5.9K km | Asia | 89% |
| 28th | Niger | 5.8K km | Africa | 89% |
| 29th | Thailand | 5.7K km | Asia | 88% |
| 30th | Ukraine | 5.6K km | Europe | 88% |
| 31st | Congo | 5.6K km | Africa | 88% |
| 32nd | Angola | 5.4K km | Africa | 87% |
| 33rd | Laos | 5.3K km | Asia | 87% |
| 34th | Venezuela | 5.3K km | North America | 86% |
| 35th | South Africa | 5.2K km | Africa | 86% |
| 36th | Cameroon | 5.0K km | Africa | 85% |
| 37th | Mauritania | 5.0K km | Africa | 85% |
| 38th | Mozambique | 4.8K km | Africa | 85% |
| 39th | Paraguay | 4.7K km | South America | 84% |
| 40th | Vietnam | 4.6K km | Asia | 84% |
| 41st | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6K km | Asia | 83% |
| 42nd | Nigeria | 4.5K km | Africa | 83% |
| 43rd | Bangladesh | 4.4K km | Asia | 83% |
| 44th | Mexico | 4.4K km | North America | 82% |
| 45th | Botswana | 4.3K km | Africa | 82% |
| 46th | Libya | 4.3K km | Africa | 81% |
| 47th | Saudi Arabia | 4.3K km | Asia | 81% |
| 48th | Namibia | 4.2K km | Africa | 80% |
| 49th | Tanzania | 4.2K km | Africa | 80% |
| 50th | Turkmenistan | 4.2K km | Asia | 80% |
| 51st | Tajikistan | 4.1K km | Asia | 79% |
| 52nd | Guinea | 4.0K km | Africa | 79% |
| 53rd | France | 4.0K km | Europe | 78% |
| 54th | Iraq | 3.8K km | Asia | 78% |
| 55th | Germany | 3.7K km | Europe | 78% |
| 56th | Burkina Faso | 3.6K km | Africa | 77% |
| 57th | Belarus | 3.6K km | Europe | 77% |
| 58th | Morocco | 3.5K km | Africa | 76% |
| 59th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.5K km | Africa | 76% |
| 60th | Kenya | 3.5K km | Africa | 76% |
| 61st | Gabon | 3.3K km | Africa | 75% |
| 62nd | Zimbabwe | 3.2K km | Africa | 75% |
| 63rd | Nepal | 3.2K km | Asia | 74% |
| 64th | Indonesia | 3.0K km | Asia | 74% |
| 65th | Guyana | 2.9K km | North America | 73% |
| 66th | Poland | 2.9K km | Europe | 73% |
| 67th | Malawi | 2.9K km | Africa | 73% |
| 68th | Romania | 2.8K km | Europe | 72% |
| 69th | Turkey | 2.8K km | Europe | 72% |
| 70th | Malaysia | 2.7K km | Asia | 71% |
| 71st | Uganda | 2.7K km | Africa | 71% |
| 72nd | Senegal | 2.7K km | Africa | 71% |
| 73rd | Egypt | 2.6K km | Africa | 70% |
| 74th | Norway | 2.6K km | Europe | 70% |
| 75th | Finland | 2.6K km | Europe | 69% |
| 76th | Cambodia | 2.5K km | Asia | 69% |
| 77th | Austria | 2.5K km | Europe | 68% |
| 78th | Azerbaijan | 2.5K km | Europe | 68% |
| 79th | Ghana | 2.4K km | Africa | 68% |
| 80th | Somalia | 2.4K km | Africa | 67% |
| 81st | Syria | 2.4K km | Asia | 67% |
| 82nd | Serbia | 2.3K km | Europe | 66% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 2.2K km | South America | 66% |
| 84th | Croatia | 2.2K km | Europe | 66% |
| 85th | Sweden | 2.2K km | Europe | 65% |
| 86th | Benin | 2.1K km | Africa | 65% |
| 87th | Hungary | 2.1K km | Europe | 64% |
| 88th | Western Sahara | 2.0K km | Africa | 64% |
| 89th | Czechia | 2.0K km | Europe | 63% |
| 90th | Spain | 2.0K km | Europe | 63% |
| 91st | Suriname | 1.9K km | North America | 63% |
| 92nd | Moldova | 1.9K km | Europe | 62% |
| 93rd | Togo | 1.9K km | Africa | 62% |
| 94th | Eritrea | 1.8K km | Africa | 61% |
| 95th | Italy | 1.8K km | Europe | 61% |
| 96th | Georgia | 1.8K km | Europe | 61% |
| 97th | Bulgaria | 1.8K km | Europe | 60% |
| 98th | Switzerland | 1.8K km | Europe | 60% |
| 99th | Jordan | 1.7K km | Asia | 59% |
| 100th | Guatemala | 1.7K km | North America | 59% |
| 101st | Liberia | 1.7K km | Africa | 59% |
| 102nd | North Korea | 1.6K km | Asia | 58% |
| 103rd | Yemen | 1.6K km | Asia | 58% |
| 104th | Uruguay | 1.6K km | South America | 57% |
| 105th | Slovakia | 1.6K km | Europe | 57% |
| 106th | Honduras | 1.6K km | North America | 56% |
| 107th | Armenia | 1.6K km | Europe | 56% |
| 108th | Oman | 1.6K km | Asia | 56% |
| 109th | Lithuania | 1.5K km | Europe | 55% |
| 110th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5K km | Europe | 55% |
| 111st | Tunisia | 1.5K km | Africa | 54% |
| 112nd | Latvia | 1.4K km | Europe | 54% |
| 113rd | Belgium | 1.3K km | Europe | 54% |
| 114th | Nicaragua | 1.3K km | North America | 53% |
| 115th | Portugal | 1.2K km | Europe | 53% |
| 116th | Slovenia | 1.2K km | Europe | 52% |
| 117th | Burundi | 1.1K km | Africa | 52% |
| 118th | Bhutan | 1.1K km | Asia | 51% |
| 119th | Greece | 1.1K km | Europe | 51% |
| 120th | Lesotho | 1.1K km | Africa | 51% |
| 121st | Sierra Leone | 1.1K km | Africa | 50% |
| 122nd | Israel | 1.1K km | Asia | 50% |
| 123rd | United Arab Emirates | 1.1K km | Asia | 49% |
| 124th | Netherlands | 1.1K km | Europe | 49% |
| 125th | Rwanda | 930 km | Africa | 49% |
| 126th | North Macedonia | 838 km | Europe | 48% |
| 127th | Papua New Guinea | 824 km | Oceania | 48% |
| 128th | Guinea-Bissau | 762 km | Africa | 47% |
| 129th | Gambia | 749 km | Africa | 47% |
| 130th | Albania | 691 km | Europe | 46% |
| 131st | Panama | 687 km | North America | 46% |
| 132nd | Montenegro | 680 km | Europe | 46% |
| 133rd | Costa Rica | 661 km | North America | 45% |
| 134th | Estonia | 657 km | Europe | 45% |
| 135th | El Salvador | 590 km | North America | 44% |
| 136th | Eswatini | 546 km | Africa | 44% |
| 137th | Belize | 542 km | North America | 44% |
| 138th | Djibouti | 528 km | Africa | 43% |
| 139th | Equatorial Guinea | 528 km | Africa | 43% |
| 140th | United Kingdom | 499 km | Europe | 42% |
| 141st | Ireland | 490 km | Europe | 42% |
| 142nd | Lebanon | 484 km | Asia | 41% |
| 143rd | Palestine | 478 km | Asia | 41% |
| 144th | Kuwait | 475 km | Asia | 41% |
| 145th | Dominican Republic | 376 km | North America | 40% |
| 146th | Haiti | 376 km | North America | 40% |
| 147th | Luxembourg | 327 km | Europe | 39% |
| 148th | Brunei | 266 km | Asia | 39% |
| 149th | Timor-Leste | 253 km | Asia | 39% |
| 150th | South Korea | 237 km | Asia | 38% |
| 151st | Cyprus | 156 km | Europe | 38% |
| 152nd | Denmark | 141 km | Europe | 37% |
| 153rd | Andorra | 118 km | Europe | 37% |
| 154th | Qatar | 87 km | Asia | 37% |
| 155th | Liechtenstein | 75 km | Europe | 36% |
| 156th | San Marino | 37 km | Europe | 36% |
| 157th | Hong Kong | 33 km | Asia | 35% |
| 158th | Cuba | 28.5 km | North America | 35% |
| 159th | Saint Martin | 16 km | North America | 34% |
| 160th | Sint Maarten | 16 km | North America | 34% |
| 161st | Monaco | 6.0 km | Europe | 34% |
| 162nd | Holy See | 3.4 km | Europe | 33% |
| 163rd | Macao | 3.0 km | Asia | 33% |
| 164th | Gibraltar | 1.2 km | Europe | 32% |
| 165th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 km | North America | 32% |
| 166th | Anguilla | 0 km | North America | 32% |
| 167th | American Samoa | 0 km | Oceania | 31% |
| 168th | Australia | 0 km | Oceania | 31% |
| 169th | Aruba | 0 km | North America | 30% |
| 170th | Barbados | 0 km | North America | 30% |
| 171st | Bahrain | 0 km | Asia | 29% |
| 172nd | Saint Barthélemy | 0 km | North America | 29% |
| 173rd | Bermuda | 0 km | North America | 29% |
| 174th | Bahamas | 0 km | North America | 28% |
| 175th | Bouvet Island | 0 km | Africa | 28% |
| 176th | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 27% |
| 177th | Cook Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 27% |
| 178th | Cabo Verde | 0 km | Africa | 27% |
| 179th | Curaçao | 0 km | North America | 26% |
| 180th | Christmas Island | 0 km | Oceania | 26% |
| 181st | Dominica | 0 km | North America | 25% |
| 182nd | Fiji | 0 km | Oceania | 25% |
| 183rd | Falkland Islands | 0 km | South America | 24% |
| 184th | Micronesia | 0 km | Oceania | 24% |
| 185th | Faroe Islands | 0 km | Europe | 24% |
| 186th | Grenada | 0 km | North America | 23% |
| 187th | Guernsey | 0 km | Europe | 23% |
| 188th | Greenland | 0 km | North America | 22% |
| 189th | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 km | South America | 22% |
| 190th | Guam | 0 km | Oceania | 22% |
| 191st | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 21% |
| 192nd | Isle of Man | 0 km | Europe | 21% |
| 193rd | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 km | Asia | 20% |
| 194th | Iceland | 0 km | Europe | 20% |
| 195th | Jersey | 0 km | Europe | 20% |
| 196th | Jamaica | 0 km | North America | 19% |
| 197th | Japan | 0 km | Asia | 19% |
| 198th | Kiribati | 0 km | Oceania | 18% |
| 199th | Comoros | 0 km | Africa | 18% |
| 200th | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 km | North America | 17% |
| 201st | Cayman Islands | 0 km | North America | 17% |
| 202nd | Saint Lucia | 0 km | North America | 17% |
| 203rd | Sri Lanka | 0 km | Asia | 16% |
| 204th | Madagascar | 0 km | Africa | 16% |
| 205th | Marshall Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 15% |
| 206th | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 15% |
| 207th | Montserrat | 0 km | North America | 15% |
| 208th | Malta | 0 km | Europe | 14% |
| 209th | Mauritius | 0 km | Africa | 14% |
| 210th | Maldives | 0 km | Asia | 13% |
| 211st | New Caledonia | 0 km | Oceania | 13% |
| 212nd | Norfolk Island | 0 km | Oceania | 12% |
| 213rd | Nauru | 0 km | Oceania | 12% |
| 214th | Niue | 0 km | Oceania | 12% |
| 215th | New Zealand | 0 km | Oceania | 11% |
| 216th | French Polynesia | 0 km | Oceania | 11% |
| 217th | Philippines | 0 km | Asia | 10% |
| 218th | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 km | North America | 10% |
| 219th | Pitcairn | 0 km | Oceania | 10% |
| 220th | Puerto Rico | 0 km | North America | 9% |
| 221st | Palau | 0 km | Oceania | 9% |
| 222nd | Solomon Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 8% |
| 223rd | Seychelles | 0 km | Africa | 8% |
| 224th | Singapore | 0 km | Asia | 7% |
| 225th | Saint Helena | 0 km | Africa | 7% |
| 226th | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 km | Europe | 7% |
| 227th | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 km | Africa | 6% |
| 228th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 km | North America | 6% |
| 229th | French Southern Territories | 0 km | Antarctica | 5% |
| 230th | Tokelau | 0 km | Oceania | 5% |
| 231st | Tonga | 0 km | Oceania | 5% |
| 232nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 km | North America | 4% |
| 233rd | Tuvalu | 0 km | Oceania | 4% |
| 234th | Taiwan | 0 km | Asia | 3% |
| 235th | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 km | Oceania | 3% |
| 236th | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 km | North America | 2% |
| 237th | British Virgin Islands | 0 km | North America | 2% |
| 238th | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 km | North America | 2% |
| 239th | Vanuatu | 0 km | Oceania | 1% |
| 240th | Wallis and Futuna | 0 km | Oceania | 1% |
| 241st | Samoa | 0 km | Oceania | 0% |