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Tallest Countries North to South

Name the countries that have the longest north/south spans.
Not including Greenland
Continuous spans on the same land mass, not including exclaves
Also see widest countries
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Last updated: December 10, 2019
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First submittedAugust 8, 2015
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Span
Country
4,331 km
Brazil
4,065 km
Russia
4,042 km
Chile
3,700 km
China
3,398 km
Argentina
3,335 km
Canada
3,159 km
Australia
2,796 km
India
2,695 km
United States
2,086 km
D. R. Congo
Span
Country
2,062 km
Myanmar
2,043 km
Peru
2,019 km
Mexico
1,983 km
Algeria
1,858 km
Colombia
1,811 km
Mozambique
1,778 km
Chad
1,749 km
Saudi Arabia
1,679 km
Morocco
1,651 km
Thailand
Quizmaster
+10
Level ∞
Aug 8, 2015
This quiz is based on original research. The distances are approximate. Please let me know if I made any major mistakes.
Jerry928
+3
Level 74
Aug 10, 2015
The concept of "tall" means looking only from a north-south perspective. I've done a Longest Countries quiz that looks at the greatest distance from one end of each country's mainland to the other, regardless of compass direction. There is also means less debate about how to calculate the distances.
SkukxDelukx
+1
Level 38
Jan 23, 2017
chile is so the tallest country in the world if its not then its defiently not brazil
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Dec 5, 2017
It may be that Chile is not continuous land, broken by major inlets into Argentina, just a possibility.
PackerBacker12
+4
Level 28
Jan 23, 2018
Chile just looks so thin but Brazil is very large it's southern most point is with Uruguay and it' northern is Venezuela that is more than half of the continent.
mrnafe
+12
Level 78
Jan 26, 2018
Skukx, care to back that up with any evidence?
GrandMo
+2
Level 72
Jan 26, 2018
Malbaby, that's an interesting thought but I don't think it's quite true. The majority of the Chile-Argentina border runs along the Andes, so although there are some substantial inlets of the ocean, Chile has some contiguous mass going all the way south to the Strait of Magellan. Note that this is different than the Beagle Channel, which is south of the island of Tierra del Fuego (i.e., not included in this distance)
qcumber
+2
Level 47
Oct 24, 2018
maps are distorted guys, near the poles is stretched. its just so hard to tell what is actually longer.
Maddy99
+3
Level 51
Aug 20, 2015
Thought Sweden would be here
Quizmaster
+23
Level ∞
Aug 20, 2015
The Mercator projection has been lying to us!
USAmazing
+1
Level 30
Apr 25, 2017
So naive... hehe most conventional projections make countries close to the poles look bigger (and the other way around with those close to the equator) LOL
TerapiaDeShock
+4
Level 52
Apr 26, 2020
So condescending... hehe not really surprising given your name is USAmazing. LOL
Daigoro
+3
Level 72
Sep 7, 2015
Where is Kazakhstan?
ElHarisonio
+1
Level 46
Oct 27, 2015
I thought this, Kazakhstan, Iran, Norway, Sweden, and Italy are all without a doubt taller than Morocco.
ElHarisonio
+7
Level 46
Oct 27, 2015
Ah wait, unless morocco includes the disputed western sahara territory?
TurkeyCookTime
+5
Level 66
Apr 2, 2020
I have noticed that it usually does on Jetpunk.
ing
+3
Level 71
Nov 9, 2020
Jetpunk has awarded Western Sahara to Morocco and Crimea to Russia. That's definitive; no need for further negotiation or UN discussion.
raaaadish
+2
Level 45
Jun 12, 2020
It borders Russia and is in Central Asia
nosa25
+4
Level 43
Sep 18, 2015
I thought it was called Myanmar.
Vidav
+4
Level 55
Oct 27, 2015
Not on JetPunk.
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 65
Nov 28, 2015
Myanmar is still acceptable.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 84
Jul 18, 2016
It is now.
quizwhizz
+2
Level 67
Oct 27, 2015
Surprised there is no France, Italy, Ukraine, Norway or Sweden.
PrinceEric
+7
Level 53
Oct 27, 2015
Oh, for god's sake. The whole time, I was typing countries with high elevations. I was getting furious that Nepal was not listed. I realized with ten seconds left that I was doing it wrong. Still, I managed to get 11/20, so that's a funny coincidence!
ddddan
+6
Level 76
Nov 28, 2015
I made the same mistake except I thought it meant largest difference between lowest and highest elevation. Strange thing is I got a lot right XD
GeographyMaster9
+1
Level 31
Feb 22, 2019
so me!
JBrommit
+2
Level 44
Nov 28, 2015
Wow. I actually forgot the US (at least I got my own country...).
Matt86
+2
Level 38
Nov 28, 2015
original quiz. If you want to be exact, you should add Denmark (because of Greenland). If you define 'country' as being dependent of one government, that is.
brandybuck96
+1
Level 79
Dec 4, 2015
It says at the top "not including Greenland".
JBlouw1850
+1
Level 47
Jan 11, 2017
And "continuous landmass"
CBro7
+6
Level 30
May 5, 2017
Greenland is a continuous landmass
ArashiSora24
+1
Level 20
Aug 4, 2017
Greenland is not a country.
ander217
+6
Level 78
Nov 28, 2015
Only missed Chad. Bad Chad.
ander217
+11
Level 78
Jan 26, 2018
This time I got Chad but forgot DR Congo. Wrongo Congo.
Asbjorn
+1
Level 69
Nov 28, 2015
Well, I'm from Norway and I've been told that Norway is as *tall* as India... This may be wrong, but that's what I've been told.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Dec 5, 2017
You have to take a line that is N-S in bearing (0degrees) and in Norway it's about 1448 km India is miles (forgive the pun) more N-S then that.
slockwood
+1
Level 55
Nov 29, 2015
missed columbia and algeria!
ArashiSora24
+3
Level 20
Aug 4, 2017
You mean...Colombia.
caribdevist
+1
Level 64
Nov 30, 2015
Curse you Burma.
Cleverer
+2
Level 56
Dec 1, 2015
This quiz will anger a lot of Algerians and Sahrawis lol.
hellodrew
+1
Level 60
Feb 2, 2016
Kazakhstan has a far larger north/south span than Thailand surely?
Parinter
+2
Level 44
Jul 12, 2016
what about Nepal ??
hellodrew
+5
Level 60
Aug 18, 2016
If you're saying that because you think it has the most mountains then you really need to read the description!
KataJ
+1
Level 40
Oct 31, 2016
Missed Morocco :(
Linius
+2
Level 20
Nov 24, 2016
New Zealand is pretty long and thin
TinklePork
+5
Level 64
Apr 26, 2017
and also small
Lucas88
+1
Level 37
Jan 12, 2017
I want to know the source of this jetpunk
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 31, 2017
I calculated the distance for every country manually. It took a lot of work. You're free to do it yourself if you want to contest the answers.
PotatoBoy
+7
Level 65
Jan 23, 2017
And by appearing in both the "widest" and "tallest" quizzes while being a relatively small country, Morocco wins the title of "Most Diagonal Country in the World"
USAmazing
+1
Level 30
Apr 25, 2017
Missed Myanmar. The most common and conventional projections make landmasses close to the equator small than those closer to the poles. That's why some people here thought Sweden (for example) looked bigger... LOL Naive.
ketchupkawawa
+1
Level 52
Jul 23, 2017
Where's Nepal?
Walacama
+18
Level 77
Sep 5, 2017
Just below China and above India.
Dijko
+1
Level 45
Jan 1, 2018
Dang it Argentina and Australia
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 56
Jan 25, 2018
Can you do another quiz that isn't so ridiculous in its "continuous distance" parameter?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 25, 2018
No, this is better.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 65
Nov 22, 2020
I agree, northernmost latitude to southernmost latitude would be better. Maybe someone will/has do/done it.
Geografen
+1
Level 63
Mar 10, 2021
I have done it here
nichster
+1
Level 50
Jan 26, 2018
I'd like to contest Vietnam. It is very, very close to Thailand, when I used a distance calculator, I got as close as 1,648 km which is remarkably close. I would check Vietnam again just in case :)
Antofagasta
+2
Level 50
Jan 26, 2018
Morocco! Does it include Western Sahara?
KoenvA94
+1
Level 56
Jan 27, 2018
Yes, apparently it does in this quiz. Otherwise you don't get the 1,600+ kms
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 56
May 14, 2018
Shocked that Finland is not on the list!
epleStorm
+1
Level 50
Feb 22, 2019
Norway is 1789,6 km from south to north.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 22, 2019
Did you measure it?
TWM03
+1
Level 63
Jan 6, 2020
On the mainland I get 1459 km.
TamuAudwodia
+2
Level 57
Oct 28, 2019
If you're curious about the size comparison to other countries, I recommend using thetruesize.com

You can compare their lengths. Kazakhstan is just barley shorter than Thailand.

AlexThirkell
+1
Level 65
Nov 22, 2020
Great website, and there's a similar mobile app as well, maybe by the same people. Chile would stretch from the northern tip of Norway all the way down to the northern coast of Libya... Blimey.
TheBestQuizMaker
+1
Level 22
Mar 14, 2020
I just missed Morocco
geographygenius1
+1
Level 57
Dec 2, 2020
Haha I thought Sweden, Finland and Norway would be here... Mercator projection...distances...
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