How much coast is there?
Coastline, 213 countries & territories. Total length of the boundary between land and sea, as reported by the CIA World Factbook. Coastline length depends on measurement scale (the coastline paradox), so compare orders of magnitude, not decimals.
lowest≥ 0 km≥ 82 km≥ 319 km≥ 645 km≥ 1,770 km≥ 3,777 km no data
Source: CIA World Factbook· 2026 edition
The ranking
- 1
Canada 202,080 km 2026 edition - 2
Indonesia 54,716 km 2026 edition - 3
Greenland (Denmark) 44,087 km 2026 edition - 4
Russia 37,653 km 2026 edition - 5
Philippines 36,289 km 2026 edition - 6
Japan 29,751 km 2026 edition - 7
Australia 25,760 km 2026 edition - 8
Norway 25,148 km 2026 edition - 9
United States 19,924 km 2026 edition - 10
New Zealand 15,134 km 2026 edition - 11
China 14,500 km 2026 edition - 12
Greece 13,676 km 2026 edition - 13
United Kingdom 12,429 km 2026 edition - 14
Mexico 9,330 km 2026 edition - 15
Italy 7,600 km 2026 edition - 16
Brazil 7,491 km 2026 edition - 17
Denmark 7,314 km 2026 edition - 18
Türkiye 7,200 km 2026 edition - 19
India 7,000 km 2026 edition - 20
Chile 6,435 km 2026 edition - 21
Micronesia 6,112 km 2026 edition - 22
Croatia 5,835 km 2026 edition - 23
Solomon Islands 5,313 km 2026 edition - 24
Papua New Guinea 5,152 km 2026 edition - 25
Argentina 4,989 km 2026 edition - 26
Iceland 4,970 km 2026 edition - 27
Spain 4,964 km 2026 edition - 28
France 4,853 km 2026 edition - 29
Madagascar 4,828 km 2026 edition - 30
Malaysia 4,675 km 2026 edition - 31
Estonia 3,794 km 2026 edition - 32
Cuba 3,735 km 2026 edition - 33
Bahamas 3,542 km 2026 edition - 34
Vietnam 3,444 km 2026 edition - 35
Thailand 3,219 km 2026 edition - 36
Sweden 3,218 km 2026 edition - 37
Colombia 3,208 km 2026 edition - 38
Somalia 3,025 km 2026 edition - 39
Morocco 2,945 km 2026 edition - 40
Venezuela 2,800 km 2026 edition - 41
South Africa 2,798 km 2026 edition - 42
Ukraine 2,782 km 2026 edition - 43
Saudi Arabia 2,640 km 2026 edition - 44
Vanuatu 2,528 km 2026 edition - 45
French Polynesia (France) 2,525 km 2026 edition - 46
North Korea 2,495 km 2026 edition - 47
Panama 2,490 km 2026 edition - 48
Mozambique 2,470 km 2026 edition - 49
Egypt 2,450 km 2026 edition - 50
Iran 2,440 km 2026 edition