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

654M

Total Area

17.6M km²

Regions

#	Country	Population	Area (km²)	Capital	Region
1	Ethiopia	132,059,767	1,104,300	Addis Ababa	Africa
2	Uganda	50,015,092	241,550	Kampala	Africa
3	Afghanistan	42,647,492	652,230	Kabul	Asia
4	Uzbekistan	36,361,859	447,400	Tashkent	Asia
5	Nepal	29,651,054	147,181	Kathmandu	Asia
6	Niger	27,032,412	1,267,000	Niamey	Africa
7	Mali	24,478,595	1,240,192	Bamako	Africa
8	Burkina Faso	23,548,781	272,967	Ouagadougou	Africa
9	Malawi	21,655,286	118,484	Lilongwe	Africa
10	Zambia	21,314,956	752,612	Lusaka	Africa
11	Kazakhstan	20,592,571	2,724,900	Astana	Asia
12	Chad	20,299,123	1,284,000	N'Djamena	Africa
13	Zimbabwe	16,634,373	390,757	Harare	Africa
14	Rwanda	14,256,567	26,338	Kigali	Africa
15	Burundi	14,047,786	27,834	Gitega	Africa
16	Bolivia	12,413,315	1,098,581	Sucre	Americas
17	South Sudan	11,943,408	619,745	Juba	Africa
18	Czechia	10,905,028	78,865	Prague	Europe
19	Tajikistan	10,590,927	143,100	Dushanbe	Asia
20	Azerbaijan	10,202,830	86,600	Baku	Asia
21	Hungary	9,562,065	93,028	Budapest	Europe
22	Austria	9,177,982	83,871	Vienna	Europe
23	Belarus	9,132,629	207,600	Minsk	Europe
24	Switzerland	9,005,582	41,284	Bern	Europe
25	Laos	7,769,819	236,800	Vientiane	Asia
26	Turkmenistan	7,494,498	488,100	Ashgabat	Asia
27	Kyrgyzstan	7,221,868	199,951	Bishkek	Asia
28	Paraguay	6,929,153	406,752	Asunción	Americas
29	Serbia	6,586,476	77,589	Belgrade	Europe
30	Slovakia	5,422,069	49,037	Bratislava	Europe
31	Central African Republic	5,330,690	622,984	Bangui	Africa
32	Mongolia	3,524,788	1,564,110	Ulan Bator	Asia
33	Armenia	3,033,500	29,743	Yerevan	Asia
34	Botswana	2,521,139	582,000	Gaborone	Africa
35	Moldova	2,402,306	33,847	Chișinău	Europe
36	Lesotho	2,337,423	30,355	Maseru	Africa
37	North Macedonia	1,824,359	25,713	Skopje	Europe
38	Kosovo	1,594,353	10,908	Pristina	Europe
39	Eswatini	1,242,822	17,364	Mbabane	Africa
40	Bhutan	791,524	38,394	Thimphu	Asia
41	Luxembourg	677,012	2,586	Luxembourg	Europe
42	Andorra	81,938	468	Andorra la Vella	Europe
43	Liechtenstein	40,450	160	Vaduz	Europe
44	San Marino	33,977	61	City of San Marino	Europe
45	Vatican City	882	0.49	Vatican City	Europe