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

1stChinaAsia22.5K km2ndRussiaEurope22.4K km3rdBrazilSouth America16.1K km4thIndiaAsia13.9K km5thKazakhstanAsia13.4K km6thUnited StatesNorth America12.0K km7thArgentinaSouth America12.0K km8thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica11.0K km9thCanadaNorth America8.9K km10thMongoliaAsia8.1K km11thMaliAfrica7.9K km12thChileSouth America7.8K km13thPakistanAsia7.3K km14thBoliviaSouth America7.3K km15thPeruSouth America7.1K km16thUzbekistanAsia6.9K km17thSudanAfrica6.8K km18thAlgeriaAfrica6.7K km19thColombiaNorth America6.7K km20thMyanmarAsia6.5K km21stChadAfrica6.4K km22ndZambiaAfrica6.0K km23rdSouth SudanAfrica6.0K km24thAfghanistanAsia6.0K km25thEthiopiaAfrica5.9K km26thCentral African RepublicAfrica5.9K km27thIranAsia5.9K km28thNigerAfrica5.8K km29thThailandAsia5.7K km30thUkraineEurope5.6K km31stCongoAfrica5.6K km32ndAngolaAfrica5.4K km33rdLaosAsia5.3K km34thVenezuelaNorth America5.3K km35thSouth AfricaAfrica5.2K km36thCameroonAfrica5.0K km37thMauritaniaAfrica5.0K km38thMozambiqueAfrica4.8K km39thParaguaySouth America4.7K km40thVietnamAsia4.6K km41stKyrgyzstanAsia4.6K km42ndNigeriaAfrica4.5K km43rdBangladeshAsia4.4K km44thMexicoNorth America4.4K km45thBotswanaAfrica4.3K km46thLibyaAfrica4.3K km47thSaudi ArabiaAsia4.3K km48thNamibiaAfrica4.2K km49thTanzaniaAfrica4.2K km50thTurkmenistanAsia4.2K km51stTajikistanAsia4.1K km52ndGuineaAfrica4.0K km53rdFranceEurope4.0K km54thIraqAsia3.8K km55thGermanyEurope3.7K km56thBurkina FasoAfrica3.6K km57thBelarusEurope3.6K km58thMoroccoAfrica3.5K km59thCôte d'IvoireAfrica3.5K km60thKenyaAfrica3.5K km61stGabonAfrica3.3K km62ndZimbabweAfrica3.2K km63rdNepalAsia3.2K km64thIndonesiaAsia3.0K km65thGuyanaNorth America2.9K km66thPolandEurope2.9K km67thMalawiAfrica2.9K km68thRomaniaEurope2.8K km69thTurkeyEurope2.8K km70thMalaysiaAsia2.7K km71stUgandaAfrica2.7K km72ndSenegalAfrica2.7K km73rdEgyptAfrica2.6K km74thNorwayEurope2.6K km75thFinlandEurope2.6K km76thCambodiaAsia2.5K km77thAustriaEurope2.5K km78thAzerbaijanEurope2.5K km79thGhanaAfrica2.4K km80thSomaliaAfrica2.4K km81stSyriaAsia2.4K km82ndSerbiaEurope2.3K km83rdEcuadorSouth America2.2K km84thCroatiaEurope2.2K km85thSwedenEurope2.2K km86thBeninAfrica2.1K km87thHungaryEurope2.1K km88thWestern SaharaAfrica2.0K km89thCzechiaEurope2.0K km90thSpainEurope2.0K km91stSurinameNorth America1.9K km92ndMoldovaEurope1.9K km93rdTogoAfrica1.9K km94thEritreaAfrica1.8K km95thItalyEurope1.8K km96thGeorgiaEurope1.8K km97thBulgariaEurope1.8K km98thSwitzerlandEurope1.8K km99thJordanAsia1.7K km100thGuatemalaNorth America1.7K km101stLiberiaAfrica1.7K km102ndNorth KoreaAsia1.6K km103rdYemenAsia1.6K km104thUruguaySouth America1.6K km105thSlovakiaEurope1.6K km106thHondurasNorth America1.6K km107thArmeniaEurope1.6K km108thOmanAsia1.6K km109thLithuaniaEurope1.5K km110thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope1.5K km111stTunisiaAfrica1.5K km112ndLatviaEurope1.4K km113rdBelgiumEurope1.3K km114thNicaraguaNorth America1.3K km115thPortugalEurope1.2K km116thSloveniaEurope1.2K km117thBurundiAfrica1.1K km118thBhutanAsia1.1K km119thGreeceEurope1.1K km120thLesothoAfrica1.1K km121stSierra LeoneAfrica1.1K km122ndIsraelAsia1.1K km123rdUnited Arab EmiratesAsia1.1K km124thNetherlandsEurope1.1K km125thRwandaAfrica930 km126thNorth MacedoniaEurope838 km127thPapua New GuineaOceania824 km128thGuinea-BissauAfrica762 km129thGambiaAfrica749 km130thAlbaniaEurope691 km131stPanamaNorth America687 km132ndMontenegroEurope680 km133rdCosta RicaNorth America661 km134thEstoniaEurope657 km135thEl SalvadorNorth America590 km136thEswatiniAfrica546 km137thBelizeNorth America542 km138thDjiboutiAfrica528 km139thEquatorial GuineaAfrica528 km140thUnited KingdomEurope499 km141stIrelandEurope490 km142ndLebanonAsia484 km143rdPalestineAsia478 km144thKuwaitAsia475 km145thDominican RepublicNorth America376 km146thHaitiNorth America376 km147thLuxembourgEurope327 km148thBruneiAsia266 km149thTimor-LesteAsia253 km150thSouth KoreaAsia237 km151stCyprusEurope156 km152ndDenmarkEurope141 km153rdAndorraEurope118 km154thQatarAsia87 km155thLiechtensteinEurope75 km156thSan MarinoEurope37 km157thHong KongAsia33 km158thCubaNorth America28.5 km159thSaint MartinNorth America16 km160thSint MaartenNorth America16 km161stMonacoEurope6.0 km162ndHoly SeeEurope3.4 km163rdMacaoAsia3.0 km164thGibraltarEurope1.2 km165thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America0 km166thAnguillaNorth America0 km167thAmerican SamoaOceania0 km168thAustraliaOceania0 km169thArubaNorth America0 km170thBarbadosNorth America0 km171stBahrainAsia0 km172ndSaint BarthélemyNorth America0 km173rdBermudaNorth America0 km174thBahamasNorth America0 km175thBouvet IslandAfrica0 km176thCocos (Keeling) IslandsOceania0 km177thCook IslandsOceania0 km178thCabo VerdeAfrica0 km179thCuraçaoNorth America0 km180thChristmas IslandOceania0 km181stDominicaNorth America0 km182ndFijiOceania0 km183rdFalkland IslandsSouth America0 km184thMicronesiaOceania0 km185thFaroe IslandsEurope0 km186thGrenadaNorth America0 km187thGuernseyEurope0 km188thGreenlandNorth America0 km189thSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth America0 km190thGuamOceania0 km191stHeard Island and McDonald IslandsOceania0 km192ndIsle of ManEurope0 km193rdBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryAsia0 km194thIcelandEurope0 km195thJerseyEurope0 km196thJamaicaNorth America0 km197thJapanAsia0 km198thKiribatiOceania0 km199thComorosAfrica0 km200thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America0 km201stCayman IslandsNorth America0 km202ndSaint LuciaNorth America0 km203rdSri LankaAsia0 km204thMadagascarAfrica0 km205thMarshall IslandsOceania0 km206thNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania0 km207thMontserratNorth America0 km208thMaltaEurope0 km209thMauritiusAfrica0 km210thMaldivesAsia0 km211stNew CaledoniaOceania0 km212ndNorfolk IslandOceania0 km213rdNauruOceania0 km214thNiueOceania0 km215thNew ZealandOceania0 km216thFrench PolynesiaOceania0 km217thPhilippinesAsia0 km218thSaint Pierre and MiquelonNorth America0 km219thPitcairnOceania0 km220thPuerto RicoNorth America0 km221stPalauOceania0 km222ndSolomon IslandsOceania0 km223rdSeychellesAfrica0 km224thSingaporeAsia0 km225thSaint HelenaAfrica0 km226thSvalbard and Jan MayenEurope0 km227thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica0 km228thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America0 km229thFrench Southern TerritoriesAntarctica0 km230thTokelauOceania0 km231stTongaOceania0 km232ndTrinidad and TobagoNorth America0 km233rdTuvaluOceania0 km234thTaiwanAsia0 km235thUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsOceania0 km236thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America0 km237thBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America0 km238thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America0 km239thVanuatuOceania0 km240thWallis and FutunaOceania0 km241stSamoaOceania0 km