List of countries (and territories) with area and coastline distance data.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| country | Country Name |
| iso2 | ISO 3166 Alpha-2 country codes |
| area_wf | Country area (sq km) from The World Factbook (area compares the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines) |
| coastline_wf | Coastline distance (km) from The World Factbook (length of the boundary between the land area, including islands, and the sea) |
| coast_to_area_wf | (coastline_wf / area_wf) * 100 |
| coastline_wri | Coastline distance (km) from World Resources Institute |
| coast_to_area_wri | (coastline_wri / area_wf) * 100 |
- coastline_wf (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/fields/282.html)
- area_wf (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/279rank.html)
- coastline_wri (https://web.archive.org/web/20120419075053/http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/coastal-marine/variable-61.html)
- Country codes (ISO-3166, e.g. EE) should be the
main keyrather than country name (e.g. Estonia) - Some country name entries are outdated (e.g. Swaziland now Eswatini, SZ). Country codes are more reliable