Countries by length of coastline
A Peakle category. Higher = a longer coastline. Name answers one at a time, each one higher than the last. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #19, October 27, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 203 answers count.
- The longest possible climb is 189 steps, because some answers are tied and a tie ends the climb.
How it's counted
- Coastline in km from the CIA World Factbook, as listed on Wikipedia. Landlocked countries aren't included. Coastlines are fractal, so other sources measure them very differently.
Source
Wikipedia: List of countries by length of coastline (CIA World Factbook), as of October 14, 2026.
Every answer
Alphabetical. Their values stay a secret, so the climb is still worth replaying.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa (United States) · Angola · Anguilla (United Kingdom) · Antarctica (Disputed) · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba (Netherlands) · Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) · Australia · Bahamas · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bermuda (United Kingdom) · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bouvet Island (Norway) · Brazil · British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) · British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) · Brunei · Bulgaria · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) · Chile · China · Chinese Taipei · Christmas Island (Australia) · Clipperton Island (France) · Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) · Colombia · Comoros · Cook Islands (New Zealand) · Coral Sea Islands (Australia) · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Curaçao (Netherlands) · Cyprus · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · DR Congo · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) · Faroe Islands (Denmark) · Fiji · Finland · France · French Polynesia (France) · French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France) · Gabon · Gambia · Gaza Strip (Palestine) · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Gibraltar (United Kingdom) · Greece · Greenland (Denmark) · Grenada · Guam (United States) · Guatemala · Guernsey (United Kingdom) · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) · Honduras · Hong Kong (China) · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Isle of Man ( United Kingdom) · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jan Mayen (Norway) · Japan · Jersey (United Kingdom) · Jordan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kuwait · Latvia · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Lithuania · Macau (China) · Madagascar · Malaysia · Maldives · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Monaco · Montenegro · Montserrat (United Kingdom) · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Navassa Island (Disputed) · Netherlands · New Caledonia (France) · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Nigeria · Niue (New Zealand) · Norfolk Island (Australia) · North Korea · Northern Mariana Islands (United States) · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paracel Islands (Disputed) · Peru · Philippines · Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) · Poland · Portugal · Puerto Rico (United States) · Qatar · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Russia · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Martin (Netherlands) · Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Spratly Islands ( Disputed) · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Svalbard (Norway) · Sweden · Syria · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tokelau (New Zealand) · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States · United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges (United States) · Uruguay · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Vietnam · Wake Island (United States) · Wallis and Futuna (France) · Yemen