Landlocked Countries (2026)

There are 45 landlocked countries in the world — nations that have no coastline or access to the open ocean. These countries rely on neighboring nations for maritime trade access. The largest landlocked country by area is Kazakhstan, while the most populous is Ethiopia.

Countries

Total Population

628M

Total Area

17.6M km²

Regions

#	Country	Population	Area (km²)	Capital	Region
1	Ethiopia	111,652,998	1,104,300	Addis Ababa	Africa
2	Uganda	45,905,417	241,550	Kampala	Africa
3	Afghanistan	43,844,000	652,230	Kabul	Asia
4	Uzbekistan	37,859,698	447,400	Tashkent	Asia
5	Nepal	29,911,840	147,181	Kathmandu	Asia
6	Niger	26,312,034	1,267,000	Niamey	Africa
7	Burkina Faso	24,070,553	272,967	Ouagadougou	Africa
8	Mali	22,395,489	1,240,192	Bamako	Africa
9	Malawi	20,734,262	118,484	Lilongwe	Africa
10	Kazakhstan	20,426,568	2,724,900	Astana	Asia
11	Zambia	19,693,423	752,612	Lusaka	Africa
12	Chad	19,340,757	1,284,000	N'Djamena	Africa
13	Zimbabwe	17,073,087	390,757	Harare	Africa
14	South Sudan	15,786,898	619,745	Juba	Africa
15	Rwanda	14,104,969	26,338	Kigali	Africa
16	Burundi	12,332,788	27,834	Gitega	Africa
17	Bolivia	11,365,333	1,098,581	Sucre	Americas
18	Czechia	10,882,341	78,865	Prague	Europe
19	Tajikistan	10,499,000	143,100	Dushanbe	Asia
20	Azerbaijan	10,241,722	86,600	Baku	Asia
21	Hungary	9,539,502	93,028	Budapest	Europe
22	Austria	9,200,931	83,871	Vienna	Europe
23	Belarus	9,109,280	207,600	Minsk	Europe
24	Switzerland	9,082,848	41,284	Bern	Europe
25	Laos	7,647,000	236,800	Vientiane	Asia
26	Kyrgyzstan	7,281,800	199,951	Bishkek	Asia
27	Turkmenistan	7,057,841	488,100	Ashgabat	Asia
28	Serbia	6,567,783	77,589	Belgrade	Europe
29	Central African Republic	6,470,307	622,984	Bangui	Africa
30	Paraguay	6,109,644	406,752	Asunción	Americas
31	Slovakia	5,413,813	49,037	Bratislava	Europe
32	Mongolia	3,544,835	1,564,110	Ulan Bator	Asia
33	Armenia	3,076,200	29,743	Yerevan	Asia
34	Moldova	2,749,076	33,847	Chișinău	Europe
35	Botswana	2,359,609	582,000	Gaborone	Africa
36	Lesotho	2,116,427	30,355	Maseru	Africa
37	North Macedonia	1,822,612	25,713	Skopje	Europe
38	Kosovo	1,585,566	10,908	Pristina	Europe
39	Eswatini	1,235,549	17,364	Mbabane	Africa
40	Bhutan	784,043	38,394	Thimphu	Asia
41	Luxembourg	681,973	2,586	Luxembourg	Europe
42	Andorra	88,406	468	Andorra la Vella	Europe
43	Liechtenstein	40,900	160	Vaduz	Europe
44	San Marino	34,132	61	City of San Marino	Europe
45	Vatican City	882	0.49	Vatican City	Europe