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Largest countries in the world

Ranking of the 197 countries by area, with each country's share of the world's land area

The world's land area covers about 149 million km². Russia alone occupies more than 11% of it, ahead of Canada, the United States and China; at the other extreme, Vatican City fits into 0.44 km². This ranking presents the 197 countries of the world in descending order of area, with each country's share of the world's land area.

# Country Capital Area (km²) % of world % of world Capital
1 Russia RussiaMoscow 17,098,20012.2 % 12.2 % Moscow
2 Canada CanadaOttawa 15,634,40011.2 % 11.2 % Ottawa
3 United States United StatesWashington D.C. 9,831,5107.0 % 7.0 % Washington D.C.
4 China ChinaBeijing 9,562,9106.8 % 6.8 % Beijing
5 Brazil BrazilBrasilia 8,510,4206.1 % 6.1 % Brasilia
6 Australia AustraliaCanberra 7,741,2205.5 % 5.5 % Canberra
7 India IndiaNew Delhi 3,287,2602.3 % 2.3 % New Delhi
8 Argentina ArgentinaBuenos Aires 2,780,4002.0 % 2.0 % Buenos Aires
9 Kazakhstan KazakhstanAstana 2,724,9001.9 % 1.9 % Astana
10 Algeria AlgeriaAlgiers 2,381,7401.7 % 1.7 % Algiers
11 Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of CongoKinshasa 2,344,8601.7 % 1.7 % Kinshasa
12 Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaRiyadh 2,149,6901.5 % 1.5 % Riyadh
13 Mexico MexicoMexico City 1,964,3801.4 % 1.4 % Mexico City
14 Indonesia IndonesiaJakarta 1,916,9101.4 % 1.4 % Jakarta
15 Sudan SudanKhartoum 1,878,0001.3 % 1.3 % Khartoum
16 Libya LibyaTripoli 1,759,5401.3 % 1.3 % Tripoli
17 Iran IranTehran 1,745,1501.2 % 1.2 % Tehran
18 Mongolia MongoliaUlaanbaatar 1,564,1201.1 % 1.1 % Ulaanbaatar
19 Peru PeruLima 1,285,2200.9 % 0.9 % Lima
20 Chad ChadN'Djamena 1,284,0000.9 % 0.9 % N'Djamena
21 Niger NigerNiamey 1,267,0000.9 % 0.9 % Niamey
22 Angola AngolaLuanda 1,246,7000.9 % 0.9 % Luanda
23 Mali MaliBamako 1,240,1900.9 % 0.9 % Bamako
24 South Africa South AfricaPretoria 1,219,0900.9 % 0.9 % Pretoria
25 Colombia ColombiaBogota 1,140,6200.8 % 0.8 % Bogota
26 Ethiopia EthiopiaAddis Ababa 1,136,2400.8 % 0.8 % Addis Ababa
27 Bolivia BoliviaSucre 1,098,5800.8 % 0.8 % Sucre
28 Mauritania MauritaniaNouakchott 1,030,7000.7 % 0.7 % Nouakchott
29 Egypt EgyptCairo 1,001,4500.7 % 0.7 % Cairo
30 Tanzania TanzaniaDodoma 947,3000.7 % 0.7 % Dodoma
31 Nigeria NigeriaAbuja 923,7700.7 % 0.7 % Abuja
32 Venezuela VenezuelaCaracas 912,0500.7 % 0.7 % Caracas
33 Namibia NamibiaWindhoek 824,2900.6 % 0.6 % Windhoek
34 Mozambique MozambiqueMaputo 799,3800.6 % 0.6 % Maputo
35 Pakistan PakistanIslamabad 796,1000.6 % 0.6 % Islamabad
36 Turkey TurkeyAnkara 785,3500.6 % 0.6 % Ankara
37 Chile ChileSantiago 756,7000.5 % 0.5 % Santiago
38 Zambia ZambiaLusaka 752,6100.5 % 0.5 % Lusaka
39 Myanmar MyanmarNaypyidaw 676,5900.5 % 0.5 % Naypyidaw
40 Afghanistan AfghanistanKabul 652,8600.5 % 0.5 % Kabul
41 South Sudan South SudanJuba 646,8830.5 % 0.5 % Juba
42 Somalia SomaliaMogadishu 637,6600.5 % 0.5 % Mogadishu
43 Norway NorwayOslo 624,5000.4 % 0.4 % Oslo
44 Central African Republic Central African RepublicBangui 622,9800.4 % 0.4 % Bangui
45 Ukraine UkraineKiev 603,5500.4 % 0.4 % Kiev
46 Madagascar MadagascarAntananarivo 587,2950.4 % 0.4 % Antananarivo
47 Botswana BotswanaGaborone 581,7300.4 % 0.4 % Gaborone
48 Kenya KenyaNairobi 580,3700.4 % 0.4 % Nairobi
49 France FranceParis 549,0870.4 % 0.4 % Paris
50 Sweden SwedenStockholm 528,8600.4 % 0.4 % Stockholm
51 Yemen YemenSana'a 527,9700.4 % 0.4 % Sana'a
52 Thailand ThailandBangkok 513,1200.4 % 0.4 % Bangkok
53 Spain SpainMadrid 505,9780.4 % 0.4 % Madrid
54 Turkmenistan TurkmenistanAshgabat 491,2090.4 % 0.4 % Ashgabat
55 Cameroon CameroonYaoundé 475,4400.3 % 0.3 % Yaoundé
56 Papua New Guinea Papua New GuineaPort Moresby 462,8400.3 % 0.3 % Port Moresby
57 Uzbekistan UzbekistanTashkent 448,9240.3 % 0.3 % Tashkent
58 Morocco MoroccoRabat 446,5500.3 % 0.3 % Rabat
59 Iraq IraqBaghdad 435,0500.3 % 0.3 % Baghdad
60 Paraguay ParaguayAsunción 406,7520.3 % 0.3 % Asunción
61 Zimbabwe ZimbabweHarare 390,7600.3 % 0.3 % Harare
62 Japan JapanTokyo 377,9690.3 % 0.3 % Tokyo
63 Germany GermanyBerlin 357,6000.3 % 0.3 % Berlin
64 Republic of the Congo Republic of the CongoBrazzaville 342,0000.2 % 0.2 % Brazzaville
65 Finland FinlandHelsinki 338,4700.2 % 0.2 % Helsinki
66 Vietnam VietnamHanoi 331,3400.2 % 0.2 % Hanoi
67 Malaysia MalaysiaKuala Lumpur 330,4110.2 % 0.2 % Kuala Lumpur
68 Ivory Coast Ivory CoastYamoussoukro 322,4600.2 % 0.2 % Yamoussoukro
69 Poland PolandWarsaw 312,7200.2 % 0.2 % Warsaw
70 Oman OmanMuscat 309,5000.2 % 0.2 % Muscat
71 Italy ItalyRome 302,0700.2 % 0.2 % Rome
72 Philippines PhilippinesManila 300,0000.2 % 0.2 % Manila
73 Burkina Faso Burkina FasoOuagadougou 274,2000.2 % 0.2 % Ouagadougou
74 New Zealand New ZealandWellington 267,7100.2 % 0.2 % Wellington
75 Gabon GabonLibreville 267,6700.2 % 0.2 % Libreville
76 Ecuador EcuadorQuito 256,3700.2 % 0.2 % Quito
77 Guinea GuineaConakry 245,8600.2 % 0.2 % Conakry
78 United Kingdom United KingdomLondon 243,6100.2 % 0.2 % London
79 Uganda UgandaKampala 241,5500.2 % 0.2 % Kampala
80 Ghana GhanaAccra 238,5330.2 % 0.2 % Accra
81 Romania RomaniaBucharest 238,4000.2 % 0.2 % Bucharest
82 Laos LaosVientiane 236,8000.2 % 0.2 % Vientiane
83 Guyana GuyanaGeorgetown 214,9700.2 % 0.2 % Georgetown
84 Belarus BelarusMinsk 207,6300.1 % 0.1 % Minsk
85 Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanBishkek 199,9500.1 % 0.1 % Bishkek
86 Senegal SenegalDakar 196,7100.1 % 0.1 % Dakar
87 Syria SyriaDamascus 185,1800.1 % 0.1 % Damascus
88 Cambodia CambodiaPhnom Penh 181,0400.1 % 0.1 % Phnom Penh
89 Uruguay UruguayMontevideo 176,2200.1 % 0.1 % Montevideo
90 Suriname SurinameParamaribo 163,8200.1 % 0.1 % Paramaribo
91 Tunisia TunisiaTunis 163,6100.1 % 0.1 % Tunis
92 Bangladesh BangladeshDhaka 147,5700.1 % 0.1 % Dhaka
93 Nepal NepalKathmandu 147,1800.1 % 0.1 % Kathmandu
94 Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo 146,8390.1 % 0.1 % Santo Domingo
95 Tajikistan TajikistanDushanbe 141,3790.1 % 0.1 % Dushanbe
96 Greece GreeceAthens 131,960< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Athens
97 Nicaragua NicaraguaManagua 130,370< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Managua
98 Eritrea EritreaAsmara 121,630< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Asmara
99 Korea, North Korea, NorthPyongyang 120,540< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Pyongyang
100 Malawi MalawiLilongwe 118,480< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Lilongwe
101 Benin BeninPorto Novo 114,760< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Porto Novo
102 Honduras HondurasTegucigalpa 112,490< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Tegucigalpa
103 Liberia LiberiaMonrovia 111,370< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Monrovia
104 Bulgaria BulgariaSofia 111,000< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Sofia
105 Cuba CubaHavana 109,880< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Havana
106 Guatemala GuatemalaGuatemala City 108,890< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Guatemala City
107 Iceland IcelandReykjavík 103,000< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Reykjavík
108 Korea, South Korea, SouthSeoul 100,440< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Seoul
109 United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi 98,647< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Abu Dhabi
110 Hungary HungaryBudapest 93,030< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Budapest
111 Portugal PortugalLisbon 92,230< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Lisbon
112 Jordan JordanAmman 89,318< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Amman
113 Croatia CroatiaZagreb 88,070< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Zagreb
114 Azerbaijan AzerbaijanBaku 86,600< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Baku
115 Serbia SerbiaBelgrade 84,990< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Belgrade
116 Austria AustriaVienna 83,879< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Vienna
117 Czech Republic Czech RepublicPrague 78,871< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Prague
118 Panama PanamaPanama City 75,320< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Panama City
119 Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneFreetown 72,300< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Freetown
120 Ireland IrelandDublin 70,280< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Dublin
121 Georgia GeorgiaTbilisi 69,700< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Tbilisi
122 Sri Lanka Sri LankaSri Jayawardenapura Kotte 65,610< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
123 Lithuania LithuaniaVilnius 65,286< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Vilnius
124 Latvia LatviaRiga 64,590< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Riga
125 Togo TogoLomé 56,790< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Lomé
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo 51,210< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Sarajevo
127 Costa Rica Costa RicaSan José 51,100< 0.1 % < 0.1 % San José
128 Slovakia SlovakiaBratislava 49,030< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Bratislava
129 Estonia EstoniaTallinn 45,340< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Tallinn
130 Denmark DenmarkCopenagen 42,920< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Copenagen
131 Netherlands NetherlandsAmsterdam 41,540< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Amsterdam
132 Switzerland SwitzerlandBern 41,290< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Bern
133 Bhutan BhutanThimphu 38,390< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Thimphu
134 Taiwan TaiwanTaipei 36,197< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Taipei
135 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-BissauBissau 36,130< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Bissau
136 Moldova MoldovaChisinau 33,850< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Chisinau
137 Belgium BelgiumBrussels 30,689< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Brussels
138 Lesotho LesothoMaseru 30,360< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Maseru
139 Armenia ArmeniaYerevan 29,740< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Yerevan
140 Solomon Islands Solomon IslandsHoniara 28,900< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Honiara
141 Albania AlbaniaTirana 28,750< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Tirana
142 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial GuineaMalabo 28,050< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Malabo
143 Burundi BurundiBujumbura 27,830< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Bujumbura
144 Haiti HaitiPort-au-Prince 27,750< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Port-au-Prince
145 Rwanda RwandaKigali 26,340< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Kigali
146 North Macedonia North MacedoniaSkopje 25,710< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Skopje
147 Djibouti DjiboutiDjibouti 23,200< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Djibouti
148 Belize BelizeBelmopan 22,970< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Belmopan
149 Israel IsraelJerusalem 22,070< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Jerusalem
150 El Salvador El SalvadorSan Salvador 21,040< 0.1 % < 0.1 % San Salvador
151 Slovenia SloveniaLjubljana 20,480< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Ljubljana
152 Fiji FijiSuva 18,270< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Suva
153 Kuwait KuwaitKuwait City 17,820< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Kuwait City
154 Eswatini EswatiniMbabane 17,360< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Mbabane
155 East Timor East TimorDili 14,870< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Dili
156 Bahamas BahamasNassau 13,880< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Nassau
157 Montenegro MontenegroPodgorica 13,810< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Podgorica
158 Vanuatu VanuatuPort Vila 12,190< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Port Vila
159 Qatar QatarDoha 11,490< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Doha
160 Gambia GambiaBanjul 11,300< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Banjul
161 Jamaica JamaicaKingston 10,990< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Kingston
162 Kosovo KosovoPristina 10,887< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Pristina
163 Lebanon LebanonBeirut 10,450< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Beirut
164 Cyprus CyprusNicosia 9,250< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Nicosia
165 Palestine PalestineEast Jerusalem 6,025< 0.1 % < 0.1 % East Jerusalem
166 Brunei BruneiBandar Seri Begawan 5,770< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Bandar Seri Begawan
167 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain 5,130< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Port of Spain
168 Cape Verde Cape VerdePraia 4,030< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Praia
169 Samoa SamoaApia 2,840< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Apia
170 Luxembourg LuxembourgLuxembourg 2,590< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Luxembourg
171 Mauritius MauritiusPort Louis 2,010< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Port Louis
172 Comoros ComorosMoroni 1,861< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Moroni
173 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé 960< 0.1 % < 0.1 % São Tomé
174 Kiribati KiribatiTarawa 810< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Tarawa
175 Bahrain BahrainManama 790< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Manama
176 Dominica DominicaRoseau 750< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Roseau
177 Tonga TongaNukualofa 750< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Nukualofa
178 Singapore SingaporeSingapore 728< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Singapore
179 Micronesia MicronesiaPalikir 700< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Palikir
180 Saint Lucia Saint LuciaCastries 620< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Castries
181 Andorra AndorraAndorra la Vella 470< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Andorra la Vella
182 Palau PalauMelekeok 460< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Melekeok
183 Seychelles SeychellesVictoria 460< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Victoria
184 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaSt. John's 440< 0.1 % < 0.1 % St. John's
185 Barbados BarbadosBridgetown 430< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Bridgetown
186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstown 390< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Kingstown
187 Grenada GrenadaSt. George's 340< 0.1 % < 0.1 % St. George's
188 Malta MaltaValletta 320< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Valletta
189 Maldives MaldivesMalé 300< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Malé
190 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterre 260< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Basseterre
191 Marshall Islands Marshall IslandsMajuro 180< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Majuro
192 Liechtenstein LiechtensteinVaduz 160< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Vaduz
193 Monaco MonacoMonaco 74< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Monaco
194 San Marino San MarinoSan Marino 60< 0.1 % < 0.1 % San Marino
195 Tuvalu TuvaluFunafuti 30< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Funafuti
196 Nauru NauruYaren 20< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Yaren
197 Vatican City Vatican CityVatican City 0< 0.1 % < 0.1 % Vatican City

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia is by far the largest country in the world with about 17.1 million km², more than 11% of the world's land area. It spans two continents, from the Kaliningrad enclave to the Bering Strait.

What are the 5 largest countries in the world?

The five largest countries in the world are Russia (17.1 million km²), Canada (10 million), the United States and China (about 9.6 million each) and Brazil (8.5 million). Together they cover about a third of the world's land area.

What is the smallest country in the world?

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world with only 0.44 km², followed by Monaco (2 km²) and Nauru (21 km²). Most of these microstates are located in Europe and the Pacific.

What is the world's total land area?

The world's land area covers about 149 million km², which is 29% of the Earth's surface; the rest is occupied by oceans. Asia is the largest continent, with nearly 30% of the land.