South Sudanis the 10th largest landlocked country, covering an area of 644,329 km². It is situated in East Central Africa, bordered by countries like Ethiopia and Uganda
10. South Sudan
Afghanistan ranks as the 9th largest, with an area of 652,230 km², located in South Asia, sharing borders with six countries including Pakistan and Iran
9. Afghanistan
Zambia holds the 8th spot, with an area of 752,618 km². This South African nation shares borders with eight countries, such as Zimbabwe and Angola
8. Zambia
Bolivia is the 7th largest landlocked country, covering 1,098,581 km², located in central South America, bordered by five countries including Argentina and Brazil
7. Bolivia
Ethiopia, the 6th largest, spans 1,104,300 km² in Eastern Africa, bordered by six countries like Kenya and Somalia, and is also the most populous landlocked country
6. Ethiopia
Mali comes in 5th, with an area of 1,240,192 km², sharing borders with five countries including Algeria and Burkina Faso, located in West Africa
5. Mali
Niger is 4th, covering 1,267,000 km² in West Africa, surrounded by seven nations such as Algeria and Mali
4. Niger
Chad ranks third, with a total area of 1,284,000 km². Located in central Africa, it shares borders with six countries including Cameroon and Libya
3. Chad
Mongolia, the second largest landlocked country, encompasses 1,564,116 km², located in northern Asia, and is bordered by China and Russia
2. Mongolia
Kazakhstan stands as the largest landlocked country in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 km². It is also the ninth largest country globally and shares borders with China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan