Which country has the highest Distinct Land Borders?

Belgium has the highest Distinct Land Borders, at 39, followed by Netherlands (33) and China (17).

Which country has the lowest Distinct Land Borders?

Vatican City has the lowest Distinct Land Borders, at 1.

What is the median Distinct Land Borders across countries?

The median is 4 across the 160 countries with data.

Where does this land border count by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries and territories by number of land borders - Wiki.

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Land Border Count by Country

Name: Land Border Count by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Belgium has the highest Distinct Land Borders (39), followed by Netherlands (33) and China (17). Vatican City has the lowest (1).

Politics & Government160 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Nov 7, 2023Original page

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List of countries and territories by number of land borders - Wiki

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Distinct Land Borders

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Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 160 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

Middle half 3 – 6

Average

5.03

160 countries

Highest

Belgium

Lowest

Vatican City

Data

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160 countries · # = rank by Distinct Land Borders

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1	Belgium	39	4	1,385	861
2	Netherlands	33	3	1,037	644
3	China	17	14	22,147	13,762
4	Russia	15	14	20,017	12,438
4	Germany	15	9	3,621	2,250
6	France	13	11	4,082	2,536
7	Uzbekistan	11	5	6,221	3,866
7	Azerbaijan	11	5	2,013	1,251
7	Kyrgyzstan	11	4	3,878	2,410
10	India	10	7	14,209	8,829
10	Brazil	10	10	14,691	9,129
10	DR Congo	10	9	10,730	6,670
13	Turkey	9	8	2,648	1,645
13	Spain	9	5	1,918	1,192
13	Austria	9	8	2,562	1,592
13	Armenia	9	4	1,254	779
17	Iran	8	7	5,440	3,380
17	Tanzania	8	8	3,861	2,399
17	Ukraine	8	7	4,663	2,897
17	Zambia	8	8	5,667	3,521
17	Switzerland	8	5	1,852	1,151
17	Serbia	8	8	2,027	1,260
23	United Kingdom	7	3	652	405
23	Italy	7	6	1,932	1,200
23	Sudan	7	7	6,764	4,203
23	Algeria	7	7	6,470	4,020
23	Poland	7	7	2,788	1,732
23	Saudi Arabia	7	7	4,431	2,753
23	Niger	7	7	5,697	3,540
23	Mali	7	7	7,243	4,501
23	Tajikistan	7	4	3,651	2,269
23	Hungary	7	7	2,171	1,349
33	Ethiopia	6	6	5,328	3,311
33	South Africa	6	6	4,862	3,021
33	Iraq	6	6	3,650	2,270
33	Argentina	6	5	9,665	6,006
33	Afghanistan	6	6	5,529	3,436
33	Mozambique	6	6	4,571	2,840
33	Cameroon	6	6	4,591	2,853
33	Syria	6	5	2,253	1,400
33	Burkina Faso	6	6	3,193	1,984
33	Chad	6	6	5,968	3,708
33	Romania	6	5	2,508	1,558
33	Guinea	6	6	3,399	2,112
33	South Sudan	6	6	4,797	2,981
33	Israel	6	5	1,017	632
33	Libya	6	6	4,348	2,702
33	Central African Republic	6	6	5,213	3,239
33	Oman	6	3	1,374	854
33	Croatia	6	5	2,197	1,365
33	Cyprus	6	1	152	94
52	United States	5	2	12,034	7,478
52	Kenya	5	5	3,477	2,161
52	Myanmar	5	5	5,876	3,651
52	Colombia	5	5	6,004	3,731
52	Uganda	5	5	2,698	1,676
52	Canada	5	2	8,894	5,526
52	Angola	5	4	5,198	3,230
52	Morocco	5	3	2,018	1,254
52	Peru	5	5	5,536	3,440
52	Ivory Coast	5	5	3,110	1,930
52	Kazakhstan	5	5	12,012	7,464
52	Senegal	5	5	2,640	1,640
52	Bolivia	5	5	6,743	4,190
52	Jordan	5	5	1,635	1,016
52	United Arab Emirates	5	2	867	539
52	Belarus	5	5	2,900	1,800
52	Laos	5	5	5,083	3,158
52	Bulgaria	5	5	1,808	1,123
52	Republic of the Congo	5	5	5,504	3,420
52	Slovakia	5	5	1,524	947
52	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	3	1,459	907
73	Indonesia	4	3	2,830	1,760
73	Pakistan	4	4	6,774	4,209
73	Nigeria	4	4	4,047	2,515
73	Egypt	4	4	2,665	1,656
73	Thailand	4	4	4,863	3,022
73	Malaysia	4	3	3,147	1,955
73	Chile	4	3	6,171	3,834
73	Guatemala	4	4	1,687	1,048
73	Zimbabwe	4	4	3,066	1,905
73	Benin	4	4	1,989	1,236
73	Rwanda	4	4	893	555
73	Czechia	4	4	1,881	1,169
73	Greece	4	4	1,228	763
73	Turkmenistan	4	4	3,736	2,321
73	Finland	4	3	2,690	1,670
73	Mauritania	4	4	5,074	3,153
73	Georgia	4	4	1,461	908
73	Namibia	4	4	3,936	2,446
73	Lithuania	4	4	1,273	791
73	Albania	4	4	720	450
73	Botswana	4	4	4,015	2,495
73	Slovenia	4	4	1,334	829
73	Latvia	4	4	1,150	710
73	North Macedonia	4	4	766	476
73	Montenegro	4	4	625	388
98	Bangladesh	3	2	4,246	2,638
98	Mexico	3	3	4,353	2,705
98	Vietnam	3	3	4,639	2,883
98	Ghana	3	3	2,094	1,301
98	Venezuela	3	3	4,993	3,103
98	North Korea	3	3	1,673	1,040
98	Malawi	3	3	2,881	1,790
98	Somalia	3	3	2,340	1,450
98	Cambodia	3	3	2,572	1,598
98	Burundi	3	3	974	605
98	Honduras	3	3	1,520	940
98	Sweden	3	2	2,233	1,388
98	Togo	3	3	1,647	1,023
98	Paraguay	3	3	3,920	2,440
98	Liberia	3	3	1,585	985
98	Palestine	3	3	466	290
98	Norway	3	3	2,551	1,585
98	Eritrea	3	3	1,626	1,010
98	Gabon	3	3	2,551	1,585
98	Djibouti	3	3	528	328
98	Guyana	3	3	2,462	1,530
98	Luxembourg	3	3	359	223
98	Suriname	3	3	1,707	1,061
98	Western Sahara	3	3	2,046	1,271
122	Yemen	2	2	1,746	1,085
122	Nepal	2	2	2,926	1,818
122	Ecuador	2	2	2,010	1,250
122	Tunisia	2	2	1,469	913
122	Sierra Leone	2	2	958	595
122	Nicaragua	2	2	1,231	765
122	El Salvador	2	2	545	339
122	Denmark	2	2	69	43
122	Lebanon	2	2	454	282
122	Costa Rica	2	2	639	397
122	Kuwait	2	2	462	287
122	Panama	2	2	555	345
122	Mongolia	2	2	8,220	5,110
122	Uruguay	2	2	1,564	972
122	Moldova	2	2	1,389	863
122	Guinea-Bissau	2	2	724	450
122	Equatorial Guinea	2	2	539	335
122	Timor-Leste	2	1	228	142
122	Estonia	2	2	633	393
122	Eswatini	2	2	535	332
122	Bhutan	2	2	1,075	668
122	Brunei	2	1	381	237
122	Belize	2	2	516	321
122	Andorra	2	2	120	75
122	Liechtenstein	2	2	76	47
147	South Korea	1	1	238	148
147	Haiti	1	1	360	220
147	Dominican Republic	1	1	360	220
147	Papua New Guinea	1	1	820	510
147	Portugal	1	1	1,214	754
147	Hong Kong	1	1	30	19
147	Ireland	1	1	499	310
147	Qatar	1	1	60	37
147	Gambia	1	1	740	460
147	Lesotho	1	1	909	565
147	Macau	1	1	—	—
147	Monaco	1	1	4	3
147	San Marino	1	1	39	24
147	Vatican City	1	1	3	2

What correlates with Distinct Land Borders?

Pearson r against 1,445 other country metrics sharing at least 96 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Distinct Land Borders tend to score higher on these

Honey ProductionHoney Production by Country
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 102
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Aggregate Crop and Livestock Export ValueAgricultural Exports by Country
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 149
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New Cases FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.52 · strong · n = 155
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Plastic Waste ExportedPlastic Pollution by Country
r = +0.49 · moderate · n = 137
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Citrus Yield/ProductionFruit Production by Country
r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 109
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Value of Pharmaceutical ExportsPharmaceutical Exports by Country
r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 117
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Distinct Land Borders tend to score lower on these

CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 160
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.30 · weak · n = 133
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RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 120
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Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
r = −0.28 · weak · n = 114
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Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.26 · weak · n = 124
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Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.25 · weak · n = 125
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Distinct Land Borders?: Belgium has the highest Distinct Land Borders, at 39, followed by Netherlands (33) and China (17).
Which country has the lowest Distinct Land Borders?: Vatican City has the lowest Distinct Land Borders, at 1.
What is the median Distinct Land Borders across countries?: The median is 4 across the 160 countries with data.
Where does this land border count by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries and territories by number of land borders - Wiki.

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