Land Border Length (Africa)
Overview
Total land border length shapes a country’s defense requirements and military posture. Nations with extensive land borders must spread forces across multiple frontiers, investing heavily in border surveillance, fortifications, and rapid deployment capabilities. Longer borders generally demand larger ground forces and more complex logistics.
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| # | Country | Land Borders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๐จ๐ฉ Congo Democratic Republic | 10,730 km | |
| 2 | ๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali | 7,243 km | |
| 3 | ๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan | 6,764 km | |
| 4 | ๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria | 6,470 km | |
| 5 | ๐น๐ฉ Chad | 5,968 km | |
| 6 | ๐ณ๐ช Niger | 5,697 km | |
| 7 | ๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia | 5,667 km | |
| 8 | ๐จ๐ฌ Congo | 5,504 km | |
| 9 | ๐ช๐น Ethiopia | 5,328 km | |
| 10 | ๐จ๐ซ Central African Republic | 5,213 km | |
| 11 | ๐ฆ๐ด Angola | 5,198 km | |
| 12 | ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania | 5,074 km | |
| 13 | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | 4,862 km | |
| 14 | ๐ธ๐ธ South Sudan | 4,797 km | |
| 15 | ๐จ๐ฒ Cameroon | 4,591 km |
| # | Country | Land Borders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique | 4,571 km | |
| 17 | ๐ฑ๐พ Libya | 4,348 km | |
| 18 | ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | 4,047 km | |
| 19 | ๐ง๐ผ Botswana | 4,015 km | |
| 20 | ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia | 3,936 km | |
| 21 | ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania | 3,861 km | |
| 22 | ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya | 3,477 km | |
| 23 | ๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea | 3,399 km | |
| 24 | ๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso | 3,193 km | |
| 25 | ๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast | 3,110 km | |
| 26 | ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe | 3,066 km | |
| 27 | ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi | 2,881 km | |
| 28 | ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda | 2,698 km | |
| 29 | ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt | 2,665 km | |
| 30 | ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal | 2,640 km |
| # | Country | Land Borders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | ๐ฌ๐ฆ Gabon | 2,551 km | |
| 32 | ๐ธ๐ด Somalia | 2,340 km | |
| 33 | ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana | 2,094 km | |
| 34 | ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | 2,018 km | |
| 35 | ๐ง๐ฏ Benin | 1,989 km | |
| 36 | ๐น๐ฌ Togo | 1,647 km | |
| 37 | ๐ช๐ท Eritrea | 1,626 km | |
| 38 | ๐ฑ๐ท Liberia | 1,585 km | |
| 39 | ๐น๐ณ Tunisia | 1,469 km | |
| 40 | ๐ง๐ฎ Burundi | 974 km | |
| 41 | ๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone | 958 km | |
| 42 | ๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho | 909 km | |
| 43 | ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda | 893 km | |
| 44 | ๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia | 740 km | |
| 45 | ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau | 724 km | |
| 46 | ๐ฌ๐ถ Equatorial Guinea | 539 km | |
| 47 | ๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini | 535 km | |
| 48 | ๐ฉ๐ฏ Djibouti | 528 km |