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Tallest Countries North to South

Name the countries that have the longest continuous north/south spans on a single land mass.
Not including exclaves
Did you read the bit about continuous spans on a single land mass?
Also see widest countries
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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
Span
Country
2,796 km
India
2,695 km
United States
2,086 km
D. R. Congo
2,062 km
Myanmar
2,043 km
Peru
2,019 km
Mexico
1,983 km
Algeria
Span
Country
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
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106 Comments
Quizmaster
+21
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
+11
Level 76
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.
mrcheesymustard
+4
Level 50
Jan 23, 2017
chile is so the tallest country in the world if its not then its defiently not brazil
Malbaby
+5
Level 70
Dec 5, 2017
It may be that Chile is not continuous land, broken by major inlets into Argentina, just a possibility.
PackerBacker12
+13
Level 26
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
+18
Level 84
Jan 26, 2018
Skukx, care to back that up with any evidence?
GrandMo
+4
Level 69
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
+9
Level 45
Oct 24, 2018
maps are distorted guys, near the poles is stretched. its just so hard to tell what is actually longer.
Chick0nPlayzOld
+1
Level 32
Aug 11, 2021
I think Skukx is talking about a ratio of how tall it is compared to width.
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Oct 2, 2021
Going strictly by northernmost and southernmost mainland points:

Brazil 4°27'N to 33°45'S equals 38°12' lines of latitude.

Chile 17°30'S to 53°54'S equals 36°24' lines of latitude.

Much of the southern tip of Chile you see on a world map is islands, extending to about 55°59'S, which would give Chile the very slight win in a lines of latitude battle between the two, at 19' of latitude (19 nautical miles).

If we're going non-contiguous, Russia, the USA, Canada, and potentially even China beat them both.

RigorousQuizzer
+1
Level 19
Dec 21, 2022
by the time of 2027 i will be the tallest (even though i am not a country) i am destined to be the tallest meticulously 695643953 foot tall
Maddy99
+7
Level 55
Aug 20, 2015
Thought Sweden would be here
Quizmaster
+51
Level ∞
Aug 20, 2015
The Mercator projection has been lying to us!
USAmazing
+4
Level 21
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
+27
Level 55
Apr 26, 2020
So condescending... hehe not really surprising given your name is USAmazing. LOL
Daigoro
+6
Level 72
Sep 7, 2015
Where is Kazakhstan?
ElHarisonio
+6
Level 53
Oct 27, 2015
I thought this, Kazakhstan, Iran, Norway, Sweden, and Italy are all without a doubt taller than Morocco.
ElHarisonio
+22
Level 53
Oct 27, 2015
Ah wait, unless morocco includes the disputed western sahara territory?
TurkeyCookTime
+18
Level 85
Apr 2, 2020
I have noticed that it usually does on Jetpunk.
ing
+17
Level 73
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.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jun 15, 2024
I didn't do anything. The armies that are occupying those regions did. Feel free to change the situtation by force of arms and I'll change the quiz.
raaaadish
+8
Level 45
Jun 12, 2020
It borders Russia and is in Central Asia
QuizApe
+2
Level 72
Oct 2, 2021
The Mercator projection makes Kazakhstan appear taller than it really is.
nosa25
+4
Level 45
Sep 18, 2015
I thought it was called Myanmar.
Vidav
+4
Level 60
Oct 27, 2015
Not on JetPunk.
Quizzer6794
+6
Level 66
Nov 28, 2015
Myanmar is still acceptable.
joeythelemur
+1
Level 80
Jul 18, 2016
It is now.
quizwhizz
+3
Level 73
Oct 27, 2015
Surprised there is no France, Italy, Ukraine, Norway or Sweden.
PrinceEric
+16
Level 56
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
+7
Level 85
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 34
Feb 22, 2019
so me!
JBrommit
+3
Level 67
Nov 28, 2015
Wow. I actually forgot the US (at least I got my own country...).
Matt86
+2
Level 35
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
+4
Level 82
Dec 4, 2015
It says at the top "not including Greenland".
JBlouw1850
+1
Level 43
Jan 11, 2017
And "continuous landmass"
CBro7
+12
Level 26
May 5, 2017
Greenland is a continuous landmass
ArashiSora24
+1
Level 19
Aug 4, 2017
Greenland is not a country.
ander217
+17
Level 73
Nov 28, 2015
Only missed Chad. Bad Chad.
ander217
+21
Level 73
Jan 26, 2018
This time I got Chad but forgot DR Congo. Wrongo Congo.
Asbjorn
+1
Level 73
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 51
Nov 29, 2015
missed columbia and algeria!
ArashiSora24
+8
Level 19
Aug 4, 2017
You mean...Colombia.
caribdevist
+1
Level 60
Nov 30, 2015
Curse you Burma.
Cleverer
+2
Level 62
Dec 1, 2015
This quiz will anger a lot of Algerians and Sahrawis lol.
hellodrew
+1
Level 66
Feb 2, 2016
Kazakhstan has a far larger north/south span than Thailand surely?
Parinter
+2
Level 43
Jul 12, 2016
what about Nepal ??
hellodrew
+14
Level 66
Aug 18, 2016
If you're saying that because you think it has the most mountains then you really need to read the description!
Niamhue
+1
Level 37
Oct 31, 2016
Missed Morocco :(
Linius
+2
Level 19
Nov 24, 2016
New Zealand is pretty long and thin
chondrichthyess
+10
Level 60
Apr 26, 2017
and also small
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Jul 1, 2021
and also not on the same land mass
Kahikatea
+1
Level 74
Dec 12, 2021
Not actually particularly small - it only looks that way on a map because its surrounded by lots of ocean
Hockputer
+1
Level 56
Dec 21, 2022
It's small as hell!
Lucas88
+2
Level 38
Jan 12, 2017
I want to know the source of this jetpunk
Quizmaster
+6
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
+15
Level 66
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"
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jul 1, 2021
And continuing to ruin perfect scores as well!
USAmazing
+1
Level 21
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 50
Jul 23, 2017
Where's Nepal?
Walacama
+33
Level 83
Sep 5, 2017
Just below China and above India.
Grahamp81
+1
Level 44
Jun 17, 2024
Definitely the tallest country in the world.
Dijko
+1
Level 44
Jan 1, 2018
Dang it Argentina and Australia
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 66
Jan 25, 2018
Can you do another quiz that isn't so ridiculous in its "continuous distance" parameter?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Dec 25, 2018
No, this is better.
nichster
+3
Level 57
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
+3
Level 70
Jan 26, 2018
Morocco! Does it include Western Sahara?
KoenvA94
+3
Level 55
Jan 27, 2018
Yes, apparently it does in this quiz. Otherwise you don't get the 1,600+ kms
undeadwarrior
+2
Level 66
May 14, 2018
Shocked that Finland is not on the list!
epleStorm
+2
Level 46
Feb 22, 2019
Norway is 1789,6 km from south to north.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Feb 22, 2019
Did you measure it?
TWM03
+1
Level 72
Jan 6, 2020
On the mainland I get 1459 km.
TamuAudwodia
+4
Level 65
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
+2
Level 74
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
+2
Level 20
Mar 14, 2020
I just missed Morocco
geographygenius1
+2
Level 60
Dec 2, 2020
Haha I thought Sweden, Finland and Norway would be here... Mercator projection...distances...
Jetpunkmaster000
+2
Level 49
Jul 25, 2021
Morocco???
XYU
+2
Level 62
Oct 2, 2021
Good work Quizmaster.
Shambles84
+2
Level 46
Oct 2, 2021
Misunderstood the quiz and was thinking of countries with mountains lol still got 15
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Oct 2, 2021
I don't understand the exclusion of Greenland. It could be an answer for Denmark and it would fit the other caveat.
SpencerGT
+2
Level 68
Feb 27, 2022
I was like, "What country am I missing that is almost as tall as Chile?"

I am an idiot.

SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Feb 27, 2022
Funny I distinctly remember typing China I guess I thought about it but since I was in a hurry and thinking of lots of other countries I forgot to type it in and then I couldn't figure out what I was missing. Also missed DRC, Mozambique, and Morocco
DIMITRISTHEPRO
+1
Level 25
Jun 1, 2022
i was in last two and i thhinked about myanmar and thailand but i changed opinion and i lost them
MummyKaty
+1
Level 57
Nov 15, 2022
I was surprised Saudi Arabia wasn't on there, it seems pretty "tall".
Tykingcrystal
+1
Level 52
Dec 21, 2022
It's crazy how Mozambique is the 2nd least-guessed, but it always stands out to me as tall on maps
Findlay
+2
Level 80
Dec 21, 2022
The Australian state I used to lived in was almost 2300 km, not too far off the entire contiguous United States, and beating out the DRC.
Ak5
+1
Level 45
Dec 21, 2022
Morocco is more than 2300 km tall
sarielise
+1
Level 68
Dec 21, 2022
Got Mozambique, almost forgot Mexico
Barun1000
+1
Level 35
Dec 21, 2022
I got them all, got Morocco in last few seconds. I am surprised some are here and also that some aren't. I expected Vietnam, Peru surprised me.
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 61
Jan 19, 2023
No France?
SSTLOVER123
+1
Level 20
Jan 23, 2023
Wasn't Chile the longest?
bagaboiebailey
+1
Level 58
Mar 9, 2023
It's insane how massive Brazil is, it is even the world's tallest country yet the Mercator projection rigged against it!
tooch21
+1
Level 55
Oct 25, 2023
Might want to change the wording in the title of the quiz. Tallest doesn't seem to quite correspond correctly to what you're asking in the question. Perhaps simply change it to "Longest countries north to south" would make a whole lot more sense.
Samuelfghk
+1
Level 39
Jun 15, 2024
What about Japan?
KazuhaMain26
+1
Level 28
Jun 15, 2024
read the subtitle
Eskape
+1
Level 24
Jun 17, 2024
As soon as I saw this quiz I knew exactly what the comments were gonna be lol
bigred34
+1
Level 56
Jun 18, 2024
How are Norway and Sweden and Finland not on this list? By looking on a map, there is a considerable distance from N to S for each country
megaloceros
+1
Level 71
Feb 12, 2025
Look on a globe instead; the oft-used Mercator projection (which most modern online map services such as Google Maps use) heavily distorts towards the poles, as it was created for navigation purposes, not to show relative size and distance.
TheSinnohman
+1
Level 67
Aug 22, 2024
This quiz was a dumpster fire of ambiguity and alternate calculations waiting to happen. Appreciate the effort though Quizmaster, I missed Saudi Arabia and Peru
Donater535
+1
Level 50
Oct 25, 2024
I thought Mozambique in the end but i don't type it because i dont haved time
eerina
+1
Level 84
Dec 4, 2024
How is Madagascar not on this list?
EconomicSnake
+1
Level 73
Mar 16, 2025
Still unsure why Denmark doesn't make your list via Greenland. There is a continuous 2500km north/south span on a single landmass and the term "exclave" doesn't apply to Greenland.
BaeOfBiscay
+1
Level 60
Sep 12, 2025
Sneaky Morocco
ProbablyANerd
+1
Level 46
Oct 12, 2025
Kazakhstan?
KYUSkuizz
+1
Level 44
Dec 5, 2025
not sure bout Morocco, hes here cause au the saharian problem. Its not logic for everyone that morocco is that big
tixxy
+1
Level 44
Mar 29, 2026
HOW DID I FORGET RUSSIA!!!????!?!??!
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