Neighboring countries · rankings
Landlocked Countries
45 countries have no coastline. Kazakhstan is the largest; Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are doubly landlocked — surrounded only by other landlocked countries.
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- Doubly landlocked
| # | Country | Area | Neighbours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan |
2,724,900 km² | 5 · Russia, Uzbekistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and 1 more |
| 2 |  Mongolia |
1,564,116 km² | 2 · China and Russia |
| 3 |  Chad |
1,284,000 km² | 6 · Central African Republic, Sudan, Niger, Cameroon and 2 more |
| 4 |  Niger |
1,267,000 km² | 7 · Nigeria, Chad, Algeria, Mali and 3 more |
| 5 |  Mali |
1,240,192 km² | 7 · Mauritania, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea and 3 more |
| 6 |  Ethiopia |
1,104,300 km² | 6 · Somalia, South Sudan, Eritrea, Kenya and 2 more |
| 7 |  Bolivia |
1,098,581 km² | 5 · Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chile and 1 more |
| 8 |  Zambia |
752,618 km² | 8 · DR Congo, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe and 4 more |
| 9 |  Afghanistan |
652,230 km² | 6 · Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and 2 more |
| 10 |  South Sudan |
644,329 km² | 6 · Sudan, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, DR Congo and 2 more |
| 11 |  Central African Republic |
622,984 km² | 6 · DR Congo, Chad, South Sudan, Cameroon and 2 more |
| 12 |  Botswana |
581,730 km² | 4 · South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia |
| 13 |  Turkmenistan |
488,100 km² | 4 · Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan |
| 14 |  Uzbekistan |
447,400 km² | 5 · Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and 1 more |
| 15 |  Paraguay |
406,752 km² | 3 · Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia |
| 16 |  Zimbabwe |
390,757 km² | 4 · Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa |
| 17 |  Burkina Faso |
274,200 km² | 6 · Mali, Niger, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and 2 more |
| 18 |  Uganda |
241,038 km² | 5 · DR Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and 1 more |
| 19 |  Laos |
236,800 km² | 5 · Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, China and 1 more |
| 20 |  Belarus |
207,600 km² | 5 · Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland and 1 more |
| 21 |  Kyrgyzstan |
199,951 km² | 4 · Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China and Tajikistan |
| 22 |  Nepal |
147,181 km² | 2 · India and China |
| 23 |  Tajikistan |
144,100 km² | 4 · Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China |
| 24 |  Malawi |
118,484 km² | 3 · Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania |
| 25 |  Hungary |
93,028 km² | 7 · Slovakia, Romania, Croatia, Austria and 3 more |
| 26 |  Azerbaijan |
86,600 km² | 5 · Armenia, Iran, Georgia, Russia and 1 more |
| 27 |  Austria |
83,871 km² | 8 · Germany, Italy, Czechia, Hungary and 4 more |
| 28 |  Czechia |
78,867 km² | 4 · Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia |
| 29 |  Serbia |
77,474 km² | 8 · Romania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and 4 more |
| 30 |  Slovakia |
49,035 km² | 5 · Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Austria and 1 more |
| 31 |  Switzerland |
41,277 km² | 5 · Italy, France, Germany, Austria and 1 more |
| 32 |  Bhutan |
38,394 km² | 2 · India and China |
| 33 |  Moldova |
33,851 km² | 2 · Ukraine and Romania |
| 34 |  Lesotho |
30,355 km² | 1 · South Africa |
| 35 |  Armenia |
29,743 km² | 4 · Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Georgia and Iran |
| 36 |  Burundi |
27,830 km² | 3 · Tanzania, Rwanda and DR Congo |
| 37 |  Rwanda |
26,338 km² | 4 · Burundi, Tanzania, DR Congo and Uganda |
| 38 |  North Macedonia |
25,713 km² | 5 · Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo and 1 more |
| 39 |  Eswatini |
17,364 km² | 2 · South Africa and Mozambique |
| 40 |  Kosovo |
10,887 km² | 4 · Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro |
| 41 |  Luxembourg |
2,586 km² | 3 · Belgium, Germany and France |
| 42 |  Andorra |
468 km² | 2 · Spain and France |
| 43 |  Liechtenstein |
160 km² | 2 · Switzerland and Austria |
| 44 |  San Marino |
61 km² | 1 · Italy |
| 45 |  Vatican City |
— | 1 · Italy |
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Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain).
What does landlocked mean?
A landlocked country has no coastline on the open ocean — its territory is entirely enclosed by other countries. Countries on the Caspian Sea, such as Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, are counted as landlocked because the Caspian is an inland body of water.
Where are the landlocked countries?
Europe has the most landlocked countries (17), followed by Africa (16), Asia (10) and Americas (2). South America has two — Bolivia and Paraguay — and North America and Oceania have none.
Doubly landlocked countries
Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are doubly landlocked: to reach the sea you must cross at least two borders. Liechtenstein sits between Switzerland and Austria; Uzbekistan is surrounded by five landlocked Central Asian countries.
Why it matters
Without ports, landlocked countries depend on their neighbours for trade routes, which raises transport costs. Many have negotiated access to ports abroad — and for travellers, they are often reached overland or by air only.