List of the Top-100 of the countries with the longest coastline in the world. Canada is the country with the longest coastline in the world, followed by Norway and Indonesia.
The source of this data is the CIA – the North American Agency – which shows which countries have the longest coastline and highlights the number of kilometers in Canada, the country with the longest coastline with more than twice the 2nd place in this ranking, the Norway. Canada’s more than 36,000 islands contribute to such a huge difference between Canada and the rest of the world. Portugal is in the top-100 of the countries with the longest coastline , closing the top-60 and, compared to its own territorial area, it is one of the best positioned countries. Brazil with a coastline of almost 7,500 is the Portuguese-speaking country with the longest coastline, occupying the 16th position in the world.
Top-100 of the countries with the longest coastline
Position | Country | Coastal Coast / Maritime Area (in km) |
1 | Canada | 202,080 |
2 | Norway | 83,281 |
3 | Indonesia | 54,716 |
4 | greenland | 44,087 |
5 | Russia | 37,653 |
6 | Philippines | 36,289 |
7 | Japan | 29,751 |
8 | Australia | 25,760 |
9 | USA | 19,924 |
10 | New Zealand | 15,134 |
11 | China | 14,500 |
12 | Greece | 13,676 |
13 | United Kingdom | 12,429 |
14 | Mexico | 9,330 |
15 | Italy | 7,600 |
16 | Brazil | 7,491 |
17 | Denmark | 7,314 |
18 | Turkey | 7,200 |
19 | India | 7,000 |
20 | Chile | 6,435 |
21 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6,112 |
22 | Croatia | 5,835 |
23 | Solomon Islands | 5,313 |
24 | Papua New Guinea | 5,152 |
25 | Argentina | 4,989 |
26 | Iceland | 4,988 |
27 | Spain | 4,964 |
28 | Madagascar | 4,828 |
29 | France | 4,796 |
30 | Malaysia | 4,675 |
31 | Estonia | 3,794 |
32 | Cuba | 3,735 |
33 | Bahamas | 3,542 |
34 | vietnam | 3,444 |
35 | thailand | 3,219 |
36 | Sweden | 3,218 |
37 | Colombia | 3,208 |
38 | Somalia | 3,025 |
39 | Venezuela | 2,800 |
40 | South Africa | 2,798 |
41 | Ukraine | 2,782 |
42 | Saudi Arabia | 2,640 |
43 | vanuatu | 2,528 |
44 | French Polynesian | 2,525 |
45 | North Korea | 2,495 |
46 | Panama | 2,490 |
47 | Mozambique | 2,470 |
48 | egypt | 2,450 |
49 | Iran | 2,440 |
50 | Peru | 2,414 |
51 | South Korea | 2,413 |
52 | Germany | 2,389 |
53 | New Caledonia | 2,254 |
54 | Ecuador | 2,237 |
55 | eritrea | 2,234 |
56 | Oman | 2,092 |
57 | Myanmar | 1,930 |
58 | Yemen | 1,906 |
59 | Morocco | 1,835 |
60 | Portugal | 1,793 |
61 | Haiti | 1,771 |
62 | Libya | 1,770 |
63 | Angola | 1,600 |
64 | namibia | 1,572 |
65 | Taiwan | 1,566 |
66 | palau | 1,519 |
67 | Mariana Islands | 1,482 |
68 | Ireland | 1,484 |
69 | Tanzania | 1,424 |
70 | Sri Lanka | 1,340 |
71 | United Arab Emirates | 1,318 |
72 | Costa Rica | 1,290 |
73 | Dominican Republic | 1,288 |
74 | Falkland Islands | 1,288 |
75 | Finland | 1,250 |
76 | Tunisia | 1,148 |
77 | Kiribati | 1,143 |
78 | fiji | 1,129 |
79 | Faroe Islands | 1,117 |
80 | western sahara | 1,110 |
81 | Pakistan | 1,046 |
82 | Jamaica | 1,022 |
83 | Algeria | 998 |
84 | Cape Green | 965 |
85 | Nicaragua | 910 |
86 | Gabon | 885 |
87 | Nigeria | 853 |
88 | Sudan | 853 |
89 | Honduras | 820 |
90 | Mauritania | 754 |
91 | Hong Kong | 733 |
92 | East Timor | 706 |
93 | Uruguay | 660 |
94 | Cyprus | 648 |
95 | Maldives | 644 |
96 | Bangladesh | 580 |
97 | Liberia | 579 |
98 | Qatar | 563 |
99 | Ghana | 539 |
100 | Kenya | 536 |