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Countries by area

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories by area.

This shows all sovereign states, dependent territories and overseas territories by total area, land area and water area.

Not included here are individual claims to Antarctica or entities that are not sovereign states such as the European Union which have some degree of sovereignty but they are not themselves to be sovereiyn states or dependent territories.

The three measurements of area are:

  • Total area: The total area is the sum of all land and Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
  • Land area: The land area is the sum of land, excluding water area
  • Water area: The water area is the sum of Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers)

Data is taken from the United Nations Statistics Division.[1]

Sovereign states and dependent territories by area

Two next newest countries, Bougainville and Greenland are included but not assigned a number rank because there's a high chance of being independent. States with limited recognition are also included but not assigned a number rank.

# Country / dependency Total in km² (mi²) Land in km² (mi²) Water in km² (mi²) % of water
 Earth 510,000,000 (200,000,000) 148,500,000 (57,300,000) 350,000,000 (140,000,000) 50.0
 Oceans 350,000,000 (140,000,000) 0 (0) 350,000,000 (140,000,000) 100.0
 Continents 148,500,000 (57,300,000) 0 (0) 148,500,000 (57,300,000) 0.0
1  Russia[a] 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 16,377,742 (6,323,482) 720,500 (278,200) 2.0
 Antarctica[b] 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 0 (0) 0.0
2  Canada[c] 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,023) 891,163 (344,080) 4.0
3  United States[d] 9,883,517 (3,816,047) 9,147,593 (3,531,905) 685,924 (264,837) 2.5
4  China[e] 9,596,960 (3,705,410) 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 1.5
5  Brazil[f] 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 8,358,140 (3,227,100) 157,030 (60,630) 1.0
6  Australia[g] 7,741,220 (2,988,900) 7,682,300 (2,966,200) 58,920 (22,750) 1.0
7  Argentina[h] 3,745,997 (1,446,338) 3,701,913 (1,429,317) 43,710 (16,880) 2.5
8  India[i] 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,193 (1,147,956) 314,070 (121,260) 1.0
9  Kazakhstan[j] 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,200 (9,700) 0.5
10  Algeria[k] 2,381,740 (919,590) 2,381,740 (919,590) 0 (0) 0.0
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo[l] 2,344,858 (905,355) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 1.0
12  Denmark[m] 2,210,573 (853,507) 2,209,923 (853,256) 660 (250) 0.0
 Greenland (Denmark)[n] 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330) 0 (0) 0.0
13  Saudi Arabia[o] 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 (0) 0.0
14  Chile[p] 2,006,106 (774,562) 2,003,896 (773,709) 12,290 (4,750) 0.5
15  Mexico[q] 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,945 (750,561) 20,430 (7,890) 0.5
16  Indonesia[r] 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,451) 93,000 (36,000) 1.5
17  Sudan 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 1.0
18  Libya 1,759,540 (679,360) 1,759,540 (679,360) 0 (0) 0.0
19  Iran 1,648,195 (636,372) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,000) 1.0
Marie Byrd Land (terra nullius)[s] 1,600,000 (620,000) 1,600,000 (620,000) 0 (0) 0.0
20  Mongolia 1,564,110 (603,910) 1,553,556 (599,831) 10,560 (4,080) 0.5
21  Peru 1,285,216 (496,225) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 1.0
22  Chad 1,284,000 (496,000) 1,259,200 (486,200) 24,800 (9,600) 0.5
23  Niger 1,267,000 (489,000) 1,266,700 (489,100) 300 (120) 0.0
24  Angola[t] 1,246,700 (481,400) 1,246,700 (481,400) 0 (0) 0.0
25  Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,120) 20,002 (7,723) 0.5
26  South Africa 1,221,037 (471,445) 1,214,470 (468,910) 4,620 (1,780) 0.5
27  Colombia 1,141,748 (440,831) 1,038,700 (401,000) 100,210 (38,690) 0.5
28  France[u] 1,106,756 (427,321) 1,103,382 (426,018) 3,374 (1,303) 0.5
29  Ethiopia 1,104,300 (426,400) 1,096,570 (423,390) 7,730 (2,980) 0.5
30  Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,301 (418,265) 15,280 (5,900) 0.5
31  Mauritania 1,030,700 (398,000) 1,030,700 (398,000) 0 (0) 0.0
32  Egypt 1,002,450 (387,050) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,300) 0.5
33  Tanzania 947,300 (365,800) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 1.5
34  Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,768 (351,649) 13,000 (5,000) 1.0
35  Venezuela 912,050 (352,140) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (12,000) 1.0
36  Pakistan 907,132 (350,246) 770,875 (297,637) 25,220 (9,740) 1.0
37  Namibia 824,292 (318,261) 825,290 (318,650) 1,002 (387) 0.5
 Mozambique[v] 799,380 (308,640) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.0
39  Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,157) 13,930 (5,380) 1.0
40  Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,398 (287,028) 9,220 (3,560) 0.5
41  Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,910) 1.0
42  Afghanistan 652,230 (251,830) 652,230 (251,830) 0 (0) 0.0
43  South Sudan 644,239 (248,742) 644,239 (248,742) 0 (0) 0.0
44  Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,337 (242,216) 10,320 (3,980) 0.5
45  Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 (0) 0.0
46  Ukraine[w] 603,500 (233,000) 579,330 (223,680) 24,220 (9,350) 1.0
47  Madagascar[x] 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.5
48  Botswana 581,730 (224,610) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 1.0
49  Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 0.5
 France (metropolitan) 551,500 (212,900) 549,970 (212,340) 1,530 (590) 0.5
50  Yemen 527,968 (203,850) 527,968 (203,850) 0 (0) 0.0
51  Thailand 513,120 (198,120)
52  Spain 505,992 (195,365)
53  Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500)
–  Ross Dependency (New Zealand) 480,000 (190,000)
54  Cameroon 475,442 (183,569)
55  Papua New Guinea[y] 462,840 (178,700)
56  Sweden[z] 450,295 (173,860)
57  Uzbekistan 447,400 (172,700)
58  Morocco 446,550 (172,410)
–  French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)[aa] 439,747 (169,787)
59  Iraq 438,317 (169,235)
60  Paraguay 406,752 (157,048)
61  Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872)
62  Norway 386,224 (149,122)
63  Japan 377,975 (145,937)
64  Germany 357,114 (137,882)
65  Republic of the Congo 342,000 (132,000)
66  Finland 338,424 (130,666)
67  Vietnam 331,212 (127,882)
68  Malaysia 330,803 (127,724)
–  Norway 323,802 (125,021)
69  Ivory Coast 322,463 (124,504)
70  Poland 312,696 (120,733)
71  Oman 309,500 (119,500)
72  Italy 301,339 (116,348)
73  Philippines 300,000 (120,000)
74  Ecuador 276,841 (106,889)
75  Burkina Faso 274,222 (105,878)
76  New Zealand 262,443 (101,330)
77  Gabon 267,668 (103,347)
78  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[ab] 266,000 (103,000)
79  Guinea 245,857 (94,926)
80  United Kingdom 242,495 (93,628)
81  Uganda 241,550 (93,260)
82  Ghana 238,533 (92,098)
83  Romania 238,397 (92,046)
84  Laos 236,800 (91,400)
85  Guyana[ac] 214,969 (83,000)
86  Belarus[ad] 207,600 (80,200)
87  Kyrgyzstan 199,951 (77,202)
88  Senegal 196,722 (75,955)
89  Syria 185,180 (71,500)
90  Cambodia 181,035 (69,898)
91  Uruguay 176,215 (68,037)
92  Somaliland 176,120 (68,000)
93  Suriname[ae] 163,820 (63,250)
94  Tunisia 163,610 (63,170)
95  Bangladesh 147,570 (56,980)
96  Nepal 147,181 (56,827)
97  Tajikistan 143,100 (55,300)
98  Greece 131,957 (50,949)
99  Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337)
100  North Korea 120,540 (46,540)
101  Malawi 118,484 (45,747)
102  Eritrea 117,600 (45,400)
103  Benin 114,763 (44,310)
104  Honduras 112,492 (43,433)
105  Liberia 111,369 (43,000)
106  Bulgaria 111,002 (42,858)
107  Cuba 109,884 (42,426)
108  Guatemala 108,889 (42,042)
109  Iceland 103,000 (40,000)
110  South Korea 100,210 (38,690)
–  Puntland 97,757 (37,744)
111  Hungary 93,028 (35,918)
112  Portugal 92,090 (35,560)
113  Jordan 89,342 (34,495)
114  Serbia 88,361 (34,116)
115  Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400)
116  Austria 83,871 (32,383)
117  United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300)
–  French Guiana (France) 83,534 (32,253)
118  Czech Republic 78,865 (30,450)
119  Panama 75,417 (29,119)
120  Sierra Leone 71,740 (27,700)
121  Ireland 70,273 (27,133)
122  Georgia 69,700 (26,900)
123  Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330)
124  Lithuania 65,300 (25,200)
125  Latvia 64,559 (24,926)
–  Svalbard (Norway) 62,045 (23,956)
126  Togo 56,785 (21,925)
127  Croatia 56,594 (21,851)
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772)
129  Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700)
130  Slovakia 49,037 (18,933)
131  Dominican Republic 48,671 (18,792)
132  Estonia 45,227 (17,462)
133  Denmark 43,094 (16,639)
134 Ambazonia 42,800 (16,500)
135  Netherlands 41,850 (16,160)
136  Switzerland 41,284 (15,940)
137  Bhutan 38,394 (14,824)
138  Taiwan 36,193 (13,974)
139  Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948)
140  Moldova 33,846 (13,068)
141  Catalonia 32,000 (12,000)
142  Belgium 30,528 (11,787)
143  Lesotho 30,355 (11,720)
144  Armenia 29,743 (11,484)
145  Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157)
146  Albania 28,748 (11,100)
147  Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831)
148  Burundi 27,834 (10,747)
149  Haiti 27,750 (10,710)
150  Rwanda 26,338 (10,169)
151  North Macedonia 25,713 (9,928)
152  Djibouti 23,200 (9,000)
153  Belize 22,966 (8,867)
154  Israel 22,072 (8,522)
155  El Salvador 21,041 (8,124)
156  Slovenia 20,273 (7,827)
–  New Caledonia (France) 18,575 (7,172)
157  Fiji 18,272 (7,055)
158  Kuwait 17,818 (6,880)
159  Eswatini 17,364 (6,704)
160  East Timor 14,919 (5,760)
161  The Bahamas 13,943 (5,383)
162  Montenegro 13,812 (5,333)
163  Vanuatu 12,189 (4,706)
–  Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 12,189 (4,706)
164  Qatar 11,586 (4,473)
165  The Gambia 11,295 (4,361)
166  Jamaica 10,991 (4,244)
167  Kosovo 10,887 (4,203)
168  Lebanon 10,452 (4,036)
169  Cyprus 9,251 (3,572)
–  Puerto Rico (United States) 9,104 (3,515)
170  Bougainville 8,800 (3,400)
171  Abkhazia 8,660 (3,340)
–  United States Minor Outlying Islands 6,959.41 (2,687.04)
172  Palestine 6,020 (2,320)
173  Brunei 5,765 (2,226)
174  Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 (1,980)
–  French Polynesia (France) 4,167 (1,609)
175  Transnistria 4,163 (1,607)
176  Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557)
–  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 3,903 (1,507)
177  South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500)
178  Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295)
179  Samoa 2,842 (1,097)
–  Hong Kong (China) 2,746 (1,060)
180  Luxembourg 2,586 (998)
–  Réunion (France) 2,512 (970)
– Bir Tawil (Terra nullius) 2,060 (800)
181  Mauritius 2,040 (790)
182  Comoros 1,862 (719)
–  Guadeloupe (France) 1,628 (629)
–  Åland Islands (Finland) 1,552 (599)
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,393 (538)
–  Martinique (France) 1,128 (436)
–  Chatham Islands (New Zealand) 976 (377)
183  São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372)
–  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 948 (366)
184  Kiribati 811 (313)
185  Bahrain 778 (300)
186  Dominica 751 (290)
187  Tonga 747 (288)
188  Singapore 716 (276)
189  Federated States of Micronesia 702 (271)
190  Saint Lucia 606 (234)
–  Auckland Islands (New Zealand) 602 (232)
–  Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 572 (221)
–  Guam (United States) 544 (210)
191  Andorra 468 (181)
–  Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 465 (180)
192  Palau 460 (180)
193  Seychelles 452 (175)
–  Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171)
193  Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171)
194  Barbados 430 (170)
–  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 412 (159)
195  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150)
–  Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146)
–  Mayotte (France) 374 (144)
–  United States Virgin Islands (United States) 347 (134)
196  Grenada 344 (133)
–  Prince Edward Islands (South Africa) 339 (131)
197  Malta 316 (122)
–  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 308 (119)
198  Maldives 300 (120)
–  Bonaire (Netherlands) 288 (111)
–  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 264 (102)
199  Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101)
200  Niue 260 (100)
–  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) 253.8 (98.0)
–  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93)
201  Cook Islands 236 (91)
–  American Samoa (United States) 199 (77)
202  Marshall Islands 181 (70)
–  Aruba (Netherlands) 180 (69)
–  Easter Island (Chile) 163 (63)
203  Liechtenstein 160 (62)
–  Peter I Island (Norway) 154 (59)
–  British Virgin Islands (United States) 151 (58)
–  Wallis and Futuna (France) 142 (55)
–  Macquarie Island (Australia) 140 (54)
–  Christmas Island (Australia) 135 (52)
–  Jersey (United Kingdom) 116 (45)
–  Campbell Islands (New Zealand) 112 (43)
–  Montserrat (United Kingdom) 102 (39)
–  Anguilla (United Kingdom) 91 (35)
–  Guernsey (United Kingdom) 78 (30)
204  San Marino 61 (24)
–  British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) 60 (23)
–  Saint Martin (France) 54 (21)
–  Bermuda (United Kingdom) 54 (21)
–  San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia) 52 (20)
–  Bouvet Island (Norway) 50 (19)
–  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 47 (18)
–  Norfolk Island (Australia) 40 (15)
–  Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13)
–  Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) 32 (12)
–  Macau (China) 30 (12)
205  Tuvalu 26 (10)
–  Antipodes Islands (New Zealand) 23 (8.9)
206  Nauru[af] 21 (8.1)
–  Saint Barthélemy (France) 21 (8.1)
–  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8.1)
–  Ceuta (Spain) 19 (7.3)
–  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5.4)
–  Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5.0)
–  Melilla (Spain) 12 (4.6)
–  Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (4.6)
–  Paracel Islands (disputed) 7 (2.7)
–  Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 7 (2.7)
–  Alderney (United Kingdom) 6 (2.3)
–  Clipperton (France) 6 (2.3)
–  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5 (1.9)
–  Spratly Islands (disputed) 5 (1.9)
–  Snares Islands (New Zealand) 4 (1.5)
–  Gornja Siga (terra nullius) 4 (1.5)
–  Three Kings Islands (New Zealand) 3 (1.2)
–  Coral Sea Islands (Australia) 3 (1.2)
207  Monaco[ag] 2.02 (0.78)
–  Bounty Islands[ah] (New Zealand) 1 (0.39)
208 Uzupis 0.77 (0.30)
209  Vatican City[ai] 0.44 (0.17)
210 Molossia 0.30 (0.12)
211  Sealand 0.002 (0.00077)
212 Kugelmugel 0.0005 (0.00019)


MongoliaIranLibyaSudanIndonesiaMexicoSaudi ArabiaGreenlandDemocratic Republic of the CongoAlgeriaKazakhstanArgentinaIndiaEuropean UnionAustraliaBrazilOceaniaUnited StatesGeography of China#Boundary disputesPeople's Republic of ChinaCanadaEuropeAntarcticaRussia

References

  1. ↑ "Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.

Notes

  1. ↑ The largest country in the world which spams into 2 continents, the largest Russian-speaking country by area and the largest country in the Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. The European part in located in Europe which makes it the largest country in Europe while the Asian part is located in Asia which makes it the largest country in Asia.
  2. ↑ 98% of the territory is covered by ice and snow. Territories are claimed by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.
  3. ↑ Largest English and French-speaking country in the world by area, largest country in the Western Hemisphere, in North America and the Americas.
  4. ↑ Excludes the US territories and the disputed territories. Largest English-speaking country in the world by land area and largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by area.
  5. ↑ Excludes the Taiwan-China dispute and the 2 special administrative regions. Largest country located entirely in Asia.
  6. ↑ Largest country in South America, in Latin America and largest Portuguese-speaking in the world by area.
  7. ↑ Excludes the external territories of Australia. Largest island country in the world, largest country in Oceania, in the Australian continent and the Southern Hemisphere.
  8. ↑ Includes Argentine Antarctica, but excludes the disputed territories of the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area and the largest country in the Southern cone.
  9. ↑ Includes the India-administered Kashmir. Largest country in South Asia.
  10. ↑ The second-largest Russian-speaking country by area and the largest landlocked country in the world and Central Asia.
  11. ↑ Largest country in Africa and the Arab world.
  12. ↑ The second largest French-speaking country in the world by area and the largest country in the Central Africa. It has the largest French speaking city in the world, Kinshasa.
  13. ↑ The Kingdom of Denmark includes Denmark proper as well as the 2 overseas territories. It has the largest island in the world that is not a continent, Greenland.
  14. ↑ Largest country in Denmark, largest island in the world that is not considered a continent and the largest inhabited non-sovereign territory in the world. A 1,710,000 km² (81%) of the land area is covered by ice. The ice-free areas are the coasts of Greenland. 81% of people requested a referendum for independence.
  15. ↑ Largest country in the Middle East and Western Asia.
  16. ↑ Includes the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The third-largest Spanish-speaking in the world by area.
  17. ↑ It has the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, Mexico City.
  18. ↑ Largest country in Southeast Asia and the largest island country in the world that is not a continent. Made up only of islands.
  19. ↑ Largest unclaimed land in the world.
  20. ↑ The second-largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world by area.
  21. ↑ The French Republic includes Metropolitan France, all well as the 5 overseas regions, New Caledonia, the 5 autonomous collectivities and the 2 other overseas territories (the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and Clipperton Island.)
  22. ↑ The third-largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world by area.
  23. ↑ Includes the Russian controlled areas.
  24. ↑ Largest island country in Africa
  25. ↑ Second largest country in Oceania after Australia.
  26. ↑ Largest Nordic country in the world and largest country in Scandinavia.
  27. ↑ Includes Adelie Land.
  28. ↑ Second largest microstate in the world.
  29. ↑ Second largest microstate in the world after the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
  30. ↑ Third largest Russian-speaking country in the world after Russia and Kazakhstan by area.
  31. ↑ Smallest country located entirely in South America
  32. ↑ Smallest island country in the world.
  33. ↑ Smallest country in the world with a coastline.
  34. ↑ A part of New Zealand
  35. ↑ Smallest country in the world and smallest country in Europe.
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