Coastline in Asia

What country in Asia has the most coastline?

Indonesia has the most coastline in Asia, with 54,716 km of coast.

Ranking by km
#CountryShare of #1km
1 Indonesia 54,716
2 Philippines 36,289
3 Japan 29,751
4 China 14,500
5 Türkiye 7,200
6 India 7,000
7 Malaysia 4,675
8 Vietnam 3,444
9 Thailand 3,219
10 Saudi Arabia 2,640
11 North Korea 2,495
12 Iran 2,440
13 South Korea 2,413
14 Oman 2,092
15 Myanmar 1,930
16 Yemen 1,906
17 Taiwan 1,566
18 Sri Lanka 1,340
19 United Arab Emirates 1,318
20 Pakistan 1,046
21 Maldives 644
22 Bangladesh 580
23 Qatar 563
24 Kuwait 499
25 Cambodia 443
26 Georgia 310
27 Israel 273
28 Lebanon 225
29 Singapore 193
29 Syria 193
31 Bahrain 161
31 Brunei 161
33 Iraq 58
34 Jordan 26

Key facts

Runners-up

Philippines is 2nd and Japan 3rd in Asia.

Lead

Indonesia has 1.5× the figure of the Philippines.

Share of the total

Indonesia alone accounts for 29.4% of all 34 ranked countries in Asia.

Top 10

The ten largest together account for 87.7%.

Questions

What country in Asia has the most coastline?

Indonesia has the most coastline in Asia, with 54,716 km of coast.

What country in Asia has the second most coastline?

The Philippines ranks second in Asia, with 36,289 km.

How many countries are in this ranking?

34 countries in Asia with data from Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Territories are not ranked.

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