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8/14/2019

Countries With Border Walls 2019

In the United States, President Donald Trump has made worldwide headlines with his push to build a wall along the United States-Mexico border in order to keep out illegal immigrants. While many people have vocalized their opposition to the plan, the United States would not be the first nation to construct a wall along its border.

Around the world, there are several nations that have border walls, fences, or barriers. These usually serve the purpose of controlling the border, keeping out illegal immigrants and preventing smuggling. Other nations use barriers when there are disputed or unclear borders.

As of November 2018, border walls are located in the following nations:

North Korea and South Kora
Hong Kong
South Africa and Mozambique
Egypt
Kuwait and Iraq
Spain
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
South Africa
Spain
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
Botswana and Zimbabwe
India
Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Brunei and Limbang
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Bulgaria
Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Hungary
Macedonia

There are also several proposed and planned barriers in Estonia and Russia, Costa Rica, Thailand and Malaysia, Belize, and the United States.

Some nations have their barriers under construction. This includes China and North Korea, India, Iran and Pakistan, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia, and the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Rank	Flag	Name	Population 2019	Area	Area (mi²)	% of Earth's Area	Growth Rate	Region	Subregion
1		India	1,366,417,754	3,287,590 km²	1,269,010 mi²	2.21%	1.02%	Asia	Southern Asia
2		Egypt	100,388,073	1,002,450 km²	386,946 mi²	0.68%	2.00%	Africa	Northern Africa
3		South Africa	58,558,270	1,221,037 km²	471,320 mi²	0.82%	1.33%	Africa	Southern Africa
4		South Korea	51,225,308	100,210 km²	38,681 mi²	< 0.1%	0.10%	Asia	Eastern Asia
5		Spain	46,736,776	505,992 km²	195,313 mi²	0.34%	0.09%	Europe	Southern Europe
6		Iraq	39,309,783	438,317 km²	169,190 mi²	0.30%	2.28%	Asia	Western Asia
7		Afghanistan	38,041,754	652,230 km²	251,761 mi²	0.44%	2.34%	Asia	Southern Asia
8		Saudi Arabia	34,268,528	2,149,690 km²	829,780 mi²	1.45%	1.68%	Asia	Western Asia
9		Uzbekistan	32,981,716	447,400 km²	172,696 mi²	0.30%	1.56%	Asia	Central Asia
10		Mozambique	30,366,036	801,590 km²	309,414 mi²	0.54%	2.95%	Africa	Eastern Africa
11		Yemen	29,161,922	527,968 km²	203,796 mi²	0.36%	2.33%	Asia	Western Asia
12		North Korea	25,666,161	120,538 km²	46,528 mi²	< 0.1%	0.46%	Asia	Eastern Asia
13		Kazakhstan	18,551,427	2,724,900 km²	1,051,811 mi²	1.84%	1.27%	Asia	Central Asia
14		Zimbabwe	14,645,468	390,757 km²	150,832 mi²	0.26%	1.43%	Africa	Eastern Africa
15		Hungary	9,684,679	93,028 km²	35,909 mi²	< 0.1%	-0.24%	Europe	Eastern Europe
16		Hong Kong	7,436,154	1,104 km²	426 mi²	< 0.1%	0.87%	Asia	Eastern Asia
17		Bulgaria	7,000,119	110,879 km²	42,799 mi²	< 0.1%	-0.73%	Europe	Eastern Europe
18		Kyrgyzstan	6,415,850	199,951 km²	77,181 mi²	0.13%	1.77%	Asia	Central Asia
19		Turkmenistan	5,942,089	488,100 km²	188,407 mi²	0.33%	1.56%	Asia	Central Asia
20		Kuwait	4,207,083	17,818 km²	6,878 mi²	< 0.1%	1.69%	Asia	Western Asia
21		Botswana	2,303,697	582,000 km²	224,652 mi²	0.39%	2.20%	Africa	Southern Africa
22		Macedonia	2,083,459	25,713 km²	9,925 mi²	< 0.1%	0.02%	Europe	Southern Europe
23		Brunei	433,285	5,765 km²	2,225 mi²	< 0.1%	1.01%	Asia	South-Eastern Asia