Country rankings

Countries by Coastline

Canada has the highest Country Coastline (202,080 km), followed by Norway (83,281 km) and Indonesia (54,716 km). Monaco has the lowest (4 km).

Geography181 countries · 1 metricUpdated Jul 30, 2025Original page
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Country Coastline

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 181 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
706 km
Middle half 193 km – 2.5K km
Average
4,605 km
181 countries
Highest
202,080 km
Canada
Lowest
4 km
Monaco

Data

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181 countries · # = rank by Country Coastline
#
1Canada202,080 km
2Norway83,281 km
3Indonesia54,716 km
4Greenland44,087 km
5Russia37,653 km
6Philippines36,289 km
7Japan29,751 km
8Australia25,760 km
9United States19,924 km
10New Zealand15,134 km
11China14,500 km
12Greece13,676 km
13United Kingdom12,429 km
14Mexico9,330 km
15Italy7,600 km
16Brazil7,491 km
17Denmark7,314 km
18Turkey7,200 km
19India7,000 km
20Chile6,435 km
21Micronesia6,112 km
22Croatia5,835 km
23Solomon Islands5,313 km
24Papua New Guinea5,152 km
25Argentina4,989 km
26Iceland4,970 km
27Spain4,964 km
28France4,853 km
29Madagascar4,828 km
30Malaysia4,675 km
31Estonia3,794 km
32Cuba3,735 km
33Bahamas3,542 km
34Vietnam3,444 km
35Somalia3,333 km
36Thailand3,219 km
37Sweden3,218 km
38Colombia3,208 km
39Morocco2,945 km
40Venezuela2,800 km
41South Africa2,798 km
42Ukraine2,782 km
43Saudi Arabia2,640 km
44Vanuatu2,528 km
45French Polynesia2,525 km
46North Korea2,495 km
47Panama2,490 km
48Mozambique2,470 km
49Egypt2,450 km
50Iran2,440 km
51Peru2,414 km
52South Korea2,413 km
53Germany2,389 km
54New Caledonia2,254 km
55Ecuador2,237 km
56Eritrea2,234 km
57Oman2,092 km
58Myanmar1,930 km
59Yemen1,906 km
60Portugal1,793 km
61Haiti1,771 km
62Libya1,770 km
63Angola1,600 km
64Namibia1,572 km
65Taiwan1,566 km
66Palau1,519 km
67Northern Mariana Islands1,482 km
68Ireland1,448 km
69Tanzania1,424 km
70Sri Lanka1,340 km
71United Arab Emirates1,318 km
72Costa Rica1,290 km
73Dominican Republic1,288 km
73Falkland Islands1,288 km
75Finland1,250 km
76Tunisia1,148 km
77Kiribati1,143 km
78Fiji1,129 km
79Faroe Islands1,117 km
80Pakistan1,046 km
81Jamaica1,022 km
82Algeria998 km
83Cape Verde965 km
84Nicaragua910 km
85Gabon885 km
86Nigeria853 km
86Sudan853 km
88Honduras832 km
89Mauritania754 km
90Hong Kong733 km
91Timor-Leste706 km
92Uruguay660 km
93Cyprus648 km
94Maldives644 km
95Bangladesh580 km
96Liberia579 km
97Qatar563 km
98Ghana539 km
99Kenya536 km
100Senegal531 km
101Ivory Coast515 km
102Puerto Rico501 km
103Kuwait499 km
104Latvia498 km
105Seychelles491 km
106Guyana459 km
107Netherlands451 km
108Cambodia443 km
109Poland440 km
110Tonga419 km
111Samoa403 km
112Cameroon402 km
112Sierra Leone402 km
114Guatemala400 km
115Turks and Caicos Islands389 km
116Suriname386 km
116Belize386 km
118Marshall Islands370 km
119Curacao364 km
120Albania362 km
120Trinidad and Tobago362 km
122Bulgaria354 km
123Guinea-Bissau350 km
124Comoros340 km
125Guinea320 km
126Djibouti314 km
127Georgia310 km
128El Salvador307 km
129Equatorial Guinea296 km
130Montenegro294 km
131Israel273 km
132Malta253 km
133Romania225 km
133Lebanon225 km
135Syria193 km
135Singapore193 km
137United States Virgin Islands188 km
138Mauritius177 km
139Republic of the Congo169 km
140Bahrain161 km
140Brunei161 km
142Isle of Man160 km
142Cayman Islands160 km
144Saint Lucia158 km
145Antigua and Barbuda153 km
146Dominica148 km
147Saint Kitts and Nevis135 km
148Wallis and Futuna129 km
149Guam126 km
150Benin121 km
150Grenada121 km
152Cook Islands120 km
152Saint Pierre and Miquelon120 km
154American Samoa116 km
155Bermuda103 km
156Tokelau101 km
157Barbados97 km
158Lithuania90 km
159Saint Vincent and the Grenadines84 km
160Gambia80 km
160British Virgin Islands80 km
162Jersey70 km
163Aruba69 km
164Belgium67 km
165Niue64 km
166Anguilla61 km
167Saint Martin59 km
168Iraq58 km
169Togo56 km
170Guernsey50 km
171Slovenia47 km
172Macau41 km
173Palestine40 km
173Montserrat40 km
175DR Congo37 km
176Nauru30 km
177Jordan26 km
178Tuvalu24 km
179Bosnia and Herzegovina20 km
180Gibraltar12 km
181Monaco4 km

What correlates with Country Coastline?

Pearson r against 1,281 other country metrics sharing at least 109 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Country Coastline tend to score higher on these

  1. Total WaterTrue Size of Countries
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 119
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  2. Total Water (km²)True Size of Countries
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 119
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  3. # of Testing CentersCountries Without IELTS
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 119
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  4. US ExportsUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 170
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  5. US Total TradeUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 170
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  6. Immigrant Living LanguagesAverage Number of Languages Spoken by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 153
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Country Coastline tend to score lower on these

  1. Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 149
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  2. Predicted Temperature CMIP6 (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 153
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  3. Predicted Temperature CMIP6 (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 153
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  4. Average Temperature (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 173
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  5. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 178
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  6. Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 148
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Country Coastline?
Canada has the highest Country Coastline, at 202,080 km, followed by Norway (83,281 km) and Indonesia (54,716 km).
Which country has the lowest Country Coastline?
Monaco has the lowest Country Coastline, at 4 km.
What is the median Country Coastline across countries?
The median is 706 km across the 181 countries with data.
Where does this countries by coastline data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Field Listing: Coastline - CIA World Factbook; Why it's Impossible to Accurately Measure a Coastline - Popular Mechanics.

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