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172 countries ranked · Wikipedia · latest figures

Which is the largest country in the world?

The largest countries in the world by land area: 1. Russia (17,075,400 km²), 2. Canada (9,984,670 km²), 3. United States (9,826,675 km²).

The middle of the table sits at 196,722 km² (Senegal, no. 86 of 172), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

  1. 🇷🇺Russia 17,075,400 km²
  2. 🇨🇦Canada 9,984,670 km²
  3. 🇺🇸United States 9,826,675 km²
  4. 🇨🇳China 9,596,961 km²
  5. 🇧🇷Brazil 8,515,767 km²
  6. 🇦🇺Australia 7,692,024 km²
  7. 🇮🇳India 3,287,263 km²
  8. 🇦🇷Argentina 2,780,400 km²
  9. 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km²
  10. 🇩🇿Algeria 2,381,741 km²

Which is the smallest country in the world?

The smallest countries in this table, from the very last row upwards: Monaco (2 km²), then Maldives (298 km²) and Malta (316 km²).

The bottom 10

  1. 172nd 🇲🇨Monaco 2 km²
  2. 171st 🇲🇻Maldives 298 km²
  3. 170th 🇲🇹Malta 316 km²
  4. 169th 🇧🇧Barbados 439 km²
  5. 168th 🇦🇩Andorra 468 km²
  6. 167th 🇸🇬Singapore 719 km²
  7. 166th 🇧🇭Bahrain 787 km²
  8. 165th 🇰🇲Comoros 2,034 km²
  9. 164th 🇲🇺Mauritius 2,040 km²
  10. 163rd 🇱🇺Luxembourg 2,593 km²

The same ranking, as a map

Which is the largest country in the world? Land area · 172 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Russia 17,075,400 km² · 2. Canada 9,984,670 km² · 3. United States 9,826,675 km² Afghanistan: 652,230 km² (40th of 172)Albania: 28,748 km² (140th of 172)Algeria: 2,381,741 km² (10th of 172)Angola: 1,246,700 km² (22nd of 172)Argentina: 2,780,400 km² (8th of 172)Armenia: 29,743 km² (139th of 172)Australia: 7,692,024 km² (6th of 172)Austria: 83,879 km² (113th of 172)Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² (112th of 172)Bahamas: 13,878 km² (154th of 172)Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (92nd of 172)Belarus: 207,597 km² (84th of 172)Belgium: 30,688 km² (137th of 172)Belize: 22,966 km² (147th of 172)Benin: 114,763 km² (100th of 172)Bhutan: 38,394 km² (133rd of 172)Bolivia: 1,098,581 km² (27th of 172)Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51,197 km² (125th of 172)Botswana: 581,737 km² (47th of 172)Brazil: 8,515,767 km² (5th of 172)Brunei: 5,765 km² (161st of 172)Bulgaria: 110,994 km² (103rd of 172)Burkina Faso: 274,200 km² (73rd of 172)Burundi: 27,834 km² (142nd of 172)Cambodia: 181,035 km² (88th of 172)Cameroon: 475,442 km² (52nd of 172)Canada: 9,984,670 km² (2nd of 172)Central African Republic: 622,984 km² (44th of 172)Chad: 1,284,000 km² (20th of 172)Chile: 756,102 km² (37th of 172)China: 9,596,961 km² (4th of 172)Colombia: 1,141,748 km² (25th of 172)Congo: 342,000 km² (65th of 172)Costa Rica: 51,180 km² (126th of 172)Croatia: 56,594 km² (124th of 172)Cuba: 109,884 km² (104th of 172)Cyprus: 9,242 km² (160th of 172)Czechia: 78,871 km² (115th of 172)DR Congo: 2,344,858 km² (11th of 172)Denmark: 42,925 km² (130th of 172)Djibouti: 23,200 km² (146th of 172)Dominican Republic: 48,671 km² (128th of 172)Ecuador: 257,204 km² (76th of 172)Egypt: 1,010,408 km² (29th of 172)El Salvador: 21,041 km² (148th of 172)Equatorial Guinea: 28,051 km² (141st of 172)Eritrea: 117,600 km² (99th of 172)Estonia: 45,335 km² (129th of 172)Ethiopia: 1,104,300 km² (26th of 172)Fiji: 18,274 km² (151st of 172)Finland: 338,478 km² (66th of 172)France: 643,801 km² (42nd of 172)Gabon: 267,667 km² (75th of 172)Gambia: 11,300 km² (157th of 172)Georgia: 69,700 km² (119th of 172)Germany: 357,588 km² (63rd of 172)Ghana: 238,535 km² (80th of 172)Greece: 131,957 km² (95th of 172)Guatemala: 108,889 km² (105th of 172)Guinea: 245,857 km² (77th of 172)Guinea-Bissau: 36,125 km² (135th of 172)Guyana: 214,970 km² (83rd of 172)Haiti: 27,750 km² (143rd of 172)Honduras: 112,492 km² (101st of 172)Hungary: 93,011 km² (108th of 172)Iceland: 103,004 km² (106th of 172)India: 3,287,263 km² (7th of 172)Indonesia: 1,904,570 km² (14th of 172)Iran: 1,648,195 km² (17th of 172)Iraq: 437,072 km² (58th of 172)Ireland: 69,797 km² (118th of 172)Israel: 20,770 km² (149th of 172)Italy: 302,068 km² (72nd of 172)Ivory Coast: 322,463 km² (69th of 172)Jamaica: 10,992 km² (158th of 172)Japan: 377,972 km² (62nd of 172)Jordan: 89,341 km² (110th of 172)Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (9th of 172)Kenya: 581,309 km² (48th of 172)Kuwait: 17,818 km² (152nd of 172)Kyrgyzstan: 199,951 km² (85th of 172)Laos: 236,800 km² (82nd of 172)Latvia: 64,594 km² (122nd of 172)Lebanon: 10,452 km² (159th of 172)Lesotho: 30,355 km² (138th of 172)Liberia: 111,369 km² (102nd of 172)Libya: 1,759,541 km² (16th of 172)Lithuania: 65,300 km² (121st of 172)Luxembourg: 2,593 km² (163rd of 172)Madagascar: 587,295 km² (46th of 172)Malawi: 118,484 km² (98th of 172)Malaysia: 330,803 km² (68th of 172)Mali: 1,240,192 km² (23rd of 172)Mauritania: 1,030,700 km² (28th of 172)Mexico: 1,972,550 km² (13th of 172)Moldova: 33,844 km² (136th of 172)Mongolia: 1,564,116 km² (18th of 172)Montenegro: 13,883 km² (153rd of 172)Morocco: 446,550 km² (57th of 172)Mozambique: 801,590 km² (35th of 172)Myanmar: 676,577 km² (39th of 172)Namibia: 825,615 km² (34th of 172)Nepal: 147,181 km² (93rd of 172)Netherlands: 42,201 km² (131st of 172)New Zealand: 268,021 km² (74th of 172)Nicaragua: 120,340 km² (97th of 172)Niger: 1,267,000 km² (21st of 172)Nigeria: 923,768 km² (31st of 172)North Korea: 120,540 km² (96th of 172)North Macedonia: 25,713 km² (145th of 172)Norway: 385,207 km² (61st of 172)Oman: 309,500 km² (71st of 172)Pakistan: 881,913 km² (33rd of 172)Panama: 74,177 km² (116th of 172)Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km² (53rd of 172)Paraguay: 406,756 km² (59th of 172)Peru: 1,285,216 km² (19th of 172)Philippines: 343,448 km² (64th of 172)Poland: 312,683 km² (70th of 172)Portugal: 92,225 km² (109th of 172)Qatar: 11,437 km² (156th of 172)Romania: 238,397 km² (81st of 172)Russia: 17,075,400 km² (1st of 172)Rwanda: 26,338 km² (144th of 172)Saudi Arabia: 2,250,000 km² (12th of 172)Senegal: 196,722 km² (86th of 172)Serbia: 88,499 km² (111th of 172)Sierra Leone: 71,740 km² (117th of 172)Slovakia: 49,034 km² (127th of 172)Slovenia: 20,271 km² (150th of 172)Somalia: 637,657 km² (43rd of 172)South Africa: 1,221,037 km² (24th of 172)South Korea: 100,295 km² (107th of 172)South Sudan: 644,329 km² (41st of 172)Spain: 505,990 km² (50th of 172)Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (120th of 172)Sudan: 1,886,068 km² (15th of 172)Suriname: 163,270 km² (91st of 172)Sweden: 447,425 km² (56th of 172)Switzerland: 41,291 km² (132nd of 172)Syria: 185,180 km² (87th of 172)Taiwan: 36,193 km² (134th of 172)Tajikistan: 143,100 km² (94th of 172)Tanzania: 947,303 km² (30th of 172)Thailand: 513,120 km² (49th of 172)Togo: 56,785 km² (123rd of 172)Tunisia: 163,610 km² (90th of 172)Turkey: 783,562 km² (36th of 172)Turkmenistan: 491,210 km² (51st of 172)Uganda: 241,038 km² (79th of 172)Ukraine: 603,550 km² (45th of 172)United Arab Emirates: 83,600 km² (114th of 172)United Kingdom: 242,495 km² (78th of 172)United States: 9,826,675 km² (3rd of 172)Uruguay: 176,215 km² (89th of 172)Uzbekistan: 448,978 km² (55th of 172)Vanuatu: 12,190 km² (155th of 172)Venezuela: 912,050 km² (32nd of 172)Vietnam: 331,690 km² (67th of 172)Yemen: 455,503 km² (54th of 172)Zambia: 752,618 km² (38th of 172)Zimbabwe: 390,757 km² (60th of 172) Andorra: 468 km² (168th of 172)Bahrain: 787 km² (166th of 172)Barbados: 439 km² (169th of 172)Cape Verde: 4,033 km² (162nd of 172)Comoros: 2,034 km² (165th of 172)Maldives: 298 km² (171st of 172)Malta: 316 km² (170th of 172)Mauritius: 2,040 km² (164th of 172)Monaco: 2 km² (172nd of 172)Singapore: 719 km² (167th of 172) 3 United States · 9,826,675 km² 2 Canada · 9,984,670 km² 1 Russia · 17,075,400 km² Rank 1–34 35–68 69–103 104–137 138–172 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: Wikipedia · latest figures
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Land area, 172 countries, shaded by rank. Source: Wikipedia · data latest figures. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

Highest and lowest by region

The same table split by continent. Each row gives how many countries on that continent are ranked, and the extremes at both ends of it, which is the comparison a world table ordered by rank hides: a continent's floor is often above another's ceiling. Continents with fewer than three ranked countries are left out, so the counts need not add up to the whole table.

RegionRankedHighestLowest
Europe42🇹🇷Turkey 783,562 km²🇲🇨Monaco 2 km²
Asia46🇷🇺Russia 17,075,400 km²🇲🇻Maldives 298 km²
Africa51🇩🇿Algeria 2,381,741 km²🇰🇲Comoros 2,034 km²
North America16🇨🇦Canada 9,984,670 km²🇧🇧Barbados 439 km²
South America12🇧🇷Brazil 8,515,767 km²🇸🇷Suriname 163,270 km²
Oceania5🇦🇺Australia 7,692,024 km²🇻🇺Vanuatu 12,190 km²

The full ranking of all 172 countries

Land area · latest figures
#CountryLand area
1🇷🇺Russia17,075,400 km²
2🇨🇦Canada9,984,670 km²
3🇺🇸United States9,826,675 km²
4🇨🇳China9,596,961 km²
5🇧🇷Brazil8,515,767 km²
6🇦🇺Australia7,692,024 km²
7🇮🇳India3,287,263 km²
8🇦🇷Argentina2,780,400 km²
9🇰🇿Kazakhstan2,724,900 km²
10🇩🇿Algeria2,381,741 km²
11🇨🇩DR Congo2,344,858 km²
12🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2,250,000 km²
13🇲🇽Mexico1,972,550 km²
14🇮🇩Indonesia1,904,570 km²
15🇸🇩Sudan1,886,068 km²
16🇱🇾Libya1,759,541 km²
17🇮🇷Iran1,648,195 km²
18🇲🇳Mongolia1,564,116 km²
19🇵🇪Peru1,285,216 km²
20🇹🇩Chad1,284,000 km²
21🇳🇪Niger1,267,000 km²
22🇦🇴Angola1,246,700 km²
23🇲🇱Mali1,240,192 km²
24🇿🇦South Africa1,221,037 km²
25🇨🇴Colombia1,141,748 km²
26🇪🇹Ethiopia1,104,300 km²
27🇧🇴Bolivia1,098,581 km²
28🇲🇷Mauritania1,030,700 km²
29🇪🇬Egypt1,010,408 km²
30🇹🇿Tanzania947,303 km²
31🇳🇬Nigeria923,768 km²
32🇻🇪Venezuela912,050 km²
33🇵🇰Pakistan881,913 km²
34🇳🇦Namibia825,615 km²
35🇲🇿Mozambique801,590 km²
36🇹🇷Turkey783,562 km²
37🇨🇱Chile756,102 km²
38🇿🇲Zambia752,618 km²
39🇲🇲Myanmar676,577 km²
40🇦🇫Afghanistan652,230 km²
41🇸🇸South Sudan644,329 km²
42🇫🇷France643,801 km²
43🇸🇴Somalia637,657 km²
44🇨🇫Central African Republic622,984 km²
45🇺🇦Ukraine603,550 km²
46🇲🇬Madagascar587,295 km²
47🇧🇼Botswana581,737 km²
48🇰🇪Kenya581,309 km²
49🇹🇭Thailand513,120 km²
50🇪🇸Spain505,990 km²
51🇹🇲Turkmenistan491,210 km²
52🇨🇲Cameroon475,442 km²
53🇵🇬Papua New Guinea462,840 km²
54🇾🇪Yemen455,503 km²
55🇺🇿Uzbekistan448,978 km²
56🇸🇪Sweden447,425 km²
57🇲🇦Morocco446,550 km²
58🇮🇶Iraq437,072 km²
59🇵🇾Paraguay406,756 km²
60🇿🇼Zimbabwe390,757 km²
61🇳🇴Norway385,207 km²
62🇯🇵Japan377,972 km²
63🇩🇪Germany357,588 km²
64🇵🇭Philippines343,448 km²
65🇨🇬Congo342,000 km²
66🇫🇮Finland338,478 km²
67🇻🇳Vietnam331,690 km²
68🇲🇾Malaysia330,803 km²
69🇨🇮Ivory Coast322,463 km²
70🇵🇱Poland312,683 km²
71🇴🇲Oman309,500 km²
72🇮🇹Italy302,068 km²
73🇧🇫Burkina Faso274,200 km²
74🇳🇿New Zealand268,021 km²
75🇬🇦Gabon267,667 km²
76🇪🇨Ecuador257,204 km²
77🇬🇳Guinea245,857 km²
78🇬🇧United Kingdom242,495 km²
79🇺🇬Uganda241,038 km²
80🇬🇭Ghana238,535 km²
81🇷🇴Romania238,397 km²
82🇱🇦Laos236,800 km²
83🇬🇾Guyana214,970 km²
84🇧🇾Belarus207,597 km²
85🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan199,951 km²
86🇸🇳Senegal196,722 km²
87🇸🇾Syria185,180 km²
88🇰🇭Cambodia181,035 km²
89🇺🇾Uruguay176,215 km²
90🇹🇳Tunisia163,610 km²
91🇸🇷Suriname163,270 km²
92🇧🇩Bangladesh147,570 km²
93🇳🇵Nepal147,181 km²
94🇹🇯Tajikistan143,100 km²
95🇬🇷Greece131,957 km²
96🇰🇵North Korea120,540 km²
97🇳🇮Nicaragua120,340 km²
98🇲🇼Malawi118,484 km²
99🇪🇷Eritrea117,600 km²
100🇧🇯Benin114,763 km²
101🇭🇳Honduras112,492 km²
102🇱🇷Liberia111,369 km²
103🇧🇬Bulgaria110,994 km²
104🇨🇺Cuba109,884 km²
105🇬🇹Guatemala108,889 km²
106🇮🇸Iceland103,004 km²
107🇰🇷South Korea100,295 km²
108🇭🇺Hungary93,011 km²
109🇵🇹Portugal92,225 km²
110🇯🇴Jordan89,341 km²
111🇷🇸Serbia88,499 km²
112🇦🇿Azerbaijan86,600 km²
113🇦🇹Austria83,879 km²
114🇦🇪United Arab Emirates83,600 km²
115🇨🇿Czechia78,871 km²
116🇵🇦Panama74,177 km²
117🇸🇱Sierra Leone71,740 km²
118🇮🇪Ireland69,797 km²
119🇬🇪Georgia69,700 km²
120🇱🇰Sri Lanka65,610 km²
121🇱🇹Lithuania65,300 km²
122🇱🇻Latvia64,594 km²
123🇹🇬Togo56,785 km²
124🇭🇷Croatia56,594 km²
125🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina51,197 km²
126🇨🇷Costa Rica51,180 km²
127🇸🇰Slovakia49,034 km²
128🇩🇴Dominican Republic48,671 km²
129🇪🇪Estonia45,335 km²
130🇩🇰Denmark42,925 km²
131🇳🇱Netherlands42,201 km²
132🇨🇭Switzerland41,291 km²
133🇧🇹Bhutan38,394 km²
134🇹🇼Taiwan36,193 km²
135🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau36,125 km²
136🇲🇩Moldova33,844 km²
137🇧🇪Belgium30,688 km²
138🇱🇸Lesotho30,355 km²
139🇦🇲Armenia29,743 km²
140🇦🇱Albania28,748 km²
141🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea28,051 km²
142🇧🇮Burundi27,834 km²
143🇭🇹Haiti27,750 km²
144🇷🇼Rwanda26,338 km²
145🇲🇰North Macedonia25,713 km²
146🇩🇯Djibouti23,200 km²
147🇧🇿Belize22,966 km²
148🇸🇻El Salvador21,041 km²
149🇮🇱Israel20,770 km²
150🇸🇮Slovenia20,271 km²
151🇫🇯Fiji18,274 km²
152🇰🇼Kuwait17,818 km²
153🇲🇪Montenegro13,883 km²
154🇧🇸Bahamas13,878 km²
155🇻🇺Vanuatu12,190 km²
156🇶🇦Qatar11,437 km²
157🇬🇲Gambia11,300 km²
158🇯🇲Jamaica10,992 km²
159🇱🇧Lebanon10,452 km²
160🇨🇾Cyprus9,242 km²
161🇧🇳Brunei5,765 km²
162🇨🇻Cape Verde4,033 km²
163🇱🇺Luxembourg2,593 km²
164🇲🇺Mauritius2,040 km²
165🇰🇲Comoros2,034 km²
166🇧🇭Bahrain787 km²
167🇸🇬Singapore719 km²
168🇦🇩Andorra468 km²
169🇧🇧Barbados439 km²
170🇲🇹Malta316 km²
171🇲🇻Maldives298 km²
172🇲🇨Monaco2 km²
Source: Wikipedia · latest figures · 172 countries ranked

Land area by country for every country, A to Z

All 172 countries in alphabetical order, each with its figure and its position in the world ranking. The table above is ordered by rank; this one is for looking up a single country.

What this table covers

This table ranks the 172 countries that have a land area figure in Wikipedia's data (latest figures). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the largest country in the world?

The largest countries in the world by land area: 1. Russia (17,075,400 km²), 2. Canada (9,984,670 km²), 3. United States (9,826,675 km²).

Which is the smallest country in the world?

The smallest countries in this table, from the very last row upwards: Monaco (2 km²), then Maldives (298 km²) and Malta (316 km²).

Does this include territorial waters and overseas territories?

It is the land area of the country as Wikipedia records it, which counts the ground and not the sea: a country's exclusive economic zone can be many times its land and changes nothing here. That is worth knowing before comparing this table with a map, because the countries that look enormous on a Mercator projection are stretched by the projection, not by their area.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

172 countries have a published figure for land area, and all 172 are listed above. The source is Wikipedia (latest figures), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

Is there a game built on this data?

Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

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