Coastline Length
Overview
Coastline length determines maritime defense requirements and naval force structure. Nations with extensive coastlines must invest in larger navies and coast guards to protect territorial waters, exclusive economic zones, and vital shipping lanes.
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| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 202,080 km | |
| 2 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 83,281 km | |
| 3 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 54,716 km | |
| 4 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 44,087 km | |
| 5 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 37,653 km | |
| 6 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 36,289 km | |
| 7 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 29,751 km | |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 25,760 km | |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 United States | 19,924 km | |
| 10 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 15,134 km | |
| 11 | 🇨🇳 China | 14,500 km | |
| 12 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 13,676 km | |
| 13 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 12,429 km | |
| 14 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 9,330 km | |
| 15 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 7,600 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 7,491 km | |
| 17 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 7,200 km | |
| 18 | 🇮🇳 India | 7,000 km | |
| 19 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 6,435 km | |
| 20 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 6,112 km | |
| 21 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 5,835 km | |
| 22 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 5,313 km | |
| 23 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 5,152 km | |
| 24 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4,989 km | |
| 25 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 4,970 km | |
| 26 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4,964 km | |
| 27 | 🇫🇷 France | 4,853 km | |
| 28 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 4,828 km | |
| 29 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 4,675 km | |
| 30 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 3,794 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 3,735 km | |
| 32 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 3,542 km | |
| 33 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 3,444 km | |
| 34 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 3,333 km | |
| 35 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 3,219 km | |
| 36 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 3,218 km | |
| 37 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 3,208 km | |
| 38 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 2,945 km | |
| 39 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2,800 km | |
| 40 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2,798 km | |
| 41 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2,782 km | |
| 42 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2,640 km | |
| 43 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 2,528 km | |
| 44 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 2,525 km | |
| 45 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 2,495 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 2,490 km | |
| 47 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 2,470 km | |
| 48 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2,450 km | |
| 49 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2,440 km | |
| 50 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 2,414 km | |
| 51 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2,413 km | |
| 52 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2,389 km | |
| 53 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 2,254 km | |
| 54 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 2,237 km | |
| 55 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 2,234 km | |
| 56 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 2,092 km | |
| 57 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 1,930 km | |
| 58 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 1,906 km | |
| 59 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1,793 km | |
| 60 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 1,771 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 1,770 km | |
| 62 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 1,600 km | |
| 63 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 1,572 km | |
| 64 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 1,566 km | |
| 65 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 1,519 km | |
| 66 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1,448 km | |
| 67 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 1,424 km | |
| 68 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 1,340 km | |
| 69 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 1,318 km | |
| 70 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 1,290 km | |
| 71 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1,288 km | |
| 72 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1,250 km | |
| 73 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 1,148 km | |
| 74 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 1,143 km | |
| 75 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1,129 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 1,117 km | |
| 77 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1,046 km | |
| 78 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1,022 km | |
| 79 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 998 km | |
| 80 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 965 km | |
| 81 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 910 km | |
| 82 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 885 km | |
| 83 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 853 km | |
| 84 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 853 km | |
| 85 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 832 km | |
| 86 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 754 km | |
| 87 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 733 km | |
| 88 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 706 km | |
| 89 | 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory | 698 km | |
| 90 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 660 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 648 km | |
| 92 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 644 km | |
| 93 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 580 km | |
| 94 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 579 km | |
| 95 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 563 km | |
| 96 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 539 km | |
| 97 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 536 km | |
| 98 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 531 km | |
| 99 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 515 km | |
| 100 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 501 km | |
| 101 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 499 km | |
| 102 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 498 km | |
| 103 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 491 km | |
| 104 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 459 km | |
| 105 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 451 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 443 km | |
| 107 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 440 km | |
| 108 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 419 km | |
| 109 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 403 km | |
| 110 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 402 km | |
| 111 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 402 km | |
| 112 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 400 km | |
| 113 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | 389 km | |
| 114 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 386 km | |
| 115 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 386 km | |
| 116 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 370.4 km | |
| 117 | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 364 km | |
| 118 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 362 km | |
| 119 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 362 km | |
| 120 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 354 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 350 km | |
| 122 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 340 km | |
| 123 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 320 km | |
| 124 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 314 km | |
| 125 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 310 km | |
| 126 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 307 km | |
| 127 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 296 km | |
| 128 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 293 km | |
| 129 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 273 km | |
| 130 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 252 km | |
| 131 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 225 km | |
| 132 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 225 km | |
| 133 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 209 km | |
| 134 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 205 km | |
| 135 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 193 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 193 km | |
| 137 | 🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands | 188 km | |
| 138 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | 177 km | |
| 139 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 177 km | |
| 140 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 161 km | |
| 141 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 161 km | |
| 142 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 160 km | |
| 143 | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 160 km | |
| 144 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 158 km | |
| 145 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 153 km | |
| 146 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 148 km | |
| 147 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 135 km | |
| 148 | 🇬🇺 Guam | 125 km | |
| 149 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 121 km | |
| 150 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 121 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 116 km | |
| 152 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 103 km | |
| 153 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 97 km | |
| 154 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 90 km | |
| 155 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84 km | |
| 156 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 80 km | |
| 157 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 80 km | |
| 158 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 68.5 km | |
| 159 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 66 km | |
| 160 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 58 km | |
| 161 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 56 km | |
| 162 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 46 km | |
| 163 | 🇲🇴 Macao | 41 km | |
| 164 | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 30 km | |
| 165 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 26 km |
| # | Country | Coastline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 24 km | |
| 167 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 21 km | |
| 168 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 km | |
| 169 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 12 km | |
| 170 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 4.1 km |