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Surface area, km²: ranking of countries

216 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2024). Russia is highest at 17,125,190 km²; Gibraltar is lowest at 10 km².

World 140,539,257 km² (2023)Median country 101,730 km²216 countries
Area: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
0.050,000,000100,000,000150,000,000199419992004200920142019WorldWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
Highest ten
Russia17,125,190 km²Canada15,634,410 km²United States9,831,510 km²China9,562,910 km²Brazil8,510,420 km²Australia7,741,220 km²India3,287,263 km²Argentina2,780,400 km²Kazakhstan2,724,902 km²Algeria2,381,740 km²
Lowest tenof 216
Liechtenstein160 km²British Virgin Islands151 km²Monaco75 km²San Marino61 km²Saint Martin (French part)53 km²Sint Maarten34 km²Macao33 km²Tuvalu26 km²Nauru21 km²Gibraltar10 km²
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All 216 countries

Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.

216 shown
#CountryRegionAreaYearRelative
1RussiaEurope & Central Asia17,125,190 km²2024
2CanadaNorth America15,634,410 km²2024
3United StatesNorth America9,831,510 km²2024
4ChinaEast Asia & Pacific9,562,910 km²2024
5BrazilLatin America & Caribbean8,510,420 km²2024
6AustraliaEast Asia & Pacific7,741,220 km²2024
7IndiaSouth Asia3,287,263 km²2024
8ArgentinaLatin America & Caribbean2,780,400 km²2024
9KazakhstanEurope & Central Asia2,724,902 km²2024
10AlgeriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2,381,740 km²2024
11Democratic Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa2,345,410 km²2024
12Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan2,149,690 km²2024
13MexicoLatin America & Caribbean1,957,194 km²2024
14IndonesiaEast Asia & Pacific1,916,907 km²2024
15SudanSub-Saharan Africa1,878,000 km²2024
16LibyaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan1,759,540 km²2024
17IranMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan1,745,150 km²2024
18MongoliaEast Asia & Pacific1,564,116 km²2024
19PeruLatin America & Caribbean1,285,216 km²2024
20ChadSub-Saharan Africa1,284,000 km²2024
21NigerSub-Saharan Africa1,267,000 km²2024
22AngolaSub-Saharan Africa1,246,700 km²2024
23MaliSub-Saharan Africa1,241,238 km²2024
24South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa1,219,602 km²2024
25ColombiaLatin America & Caribbean1,140,619 km²2024
26EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa1,129,819 km²2024
27BoliviaLatin America & Caribbean1,098,580 km²2024
28MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa1,030,700 km²2024
29EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan1,001,450 km²2024
30TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa945,500 km²2024
31NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa923,768 km²2024
32VenezuelaLatin America & Caribbean912,050 km²2024
33NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa824,292 km²2024
34MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa799,380 km²2024
35PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan796,100 km²2024
36TürkiyeEurope & Central Asia785,350 km²2024
37ChileLatin America & Caribbean756,556 km²2024
38ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa752,612 km²2024
39MyanmarEast Asia & Pacific676,578 km²2024
40AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan652,870 km²2024
41South SudanSub-Saharan Africa646,883 km²2024
42SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa637,657 km²2024
43NorwayEurope & Central Asia624,500 km²2024
44Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa622,980 km²2024
45FranceEurope & Central Asia606,410 km²2024
46UkraineEurope & Central Asia603,550 km²2024
47KenyaSub-Saharan Africa591,970 km²2024
48MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa591,896 km²2024
49BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa581,730 km²2024
50SwedenEurope & Central Asia528,860 km²2024
51YemenMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan527,968 km²2024
52ThailandEast Asia & Pacific513,115 km²2024
53SpainEurope & Central Asia505,981 km²2024
54TurkmenistanEurope & Central Asia491,209 km²2024
55CameroonSub-Saharan Africa475,442 km²2024
56Papua New GuineaEast Asia & Pacific462,840 km²2024
57UzbekistanEurope & Central Asia448,923 km²2024
58MoroccoMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan446,550 km²2024
59IraqMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan435,050 km²2024
60GreenlandEurope & Central Asia410,449 km²2024
61ParaguayLatin America & Caribbean406,752 km²2024
62ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa390,760 km²2024
63JapanEast Asia & Pacific377,975 km²2024
64GermanyEurope & Central Asia357,680 km²2024
65Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa342,000 km²2024
66FinlandEurope & Central Asia338,485 km²2024
67VietnamEast Asia & Pacific331,338 km²2024
68MalaysiaEast Asia & Pacific330,534 km²2024
69Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa322,460 km²2024
70PolandEurope & Central Asia313,940 km²2024
71OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan309,500 km²2024
72ItalyEurope & Central Asia302,070 km²2024
73PhilippinesEast Asia & Pacific300,000 km²2024
74Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa274,200 km²2024
75New ZealandEast Asia & Pacific267,710 km²2024
76GabonSub-Saharan Africa267,670 km²2024
77EcuadorLatin America & Caribbean256,370 km²2024
78GuineaSub-Saharan Africa245,857 km²2024
79United KingdomEurope & Central Asia243,610 km²2024
80UgandaSub-Saharan Africa241,551 km²2024
81GhanaSub-Saharan Africa238,539 km²2024
82RomaniaEurope & Central Asia238,397 km²2024
83LaosEast Asia & Pacific236,800 km²2024
84GuyanaLatin America & Caribbean214,970 km²2024
85BelarusEurope & Central Asia207,629 km²2024
86KyrgyzstanEurope & Central Asia199,950 km²2024
87SenegalSub-Saharan Africa196,710 km²2024
88SyriaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan185,180 km²2024
89CambodiaEast Asia & Pacific181,035 km²2024
90UruguayLatin America & Caribbean176,215 km²2024
91SurinameLatin America & Caribbean163,820 km²2024
92TunisiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan163,610 km²2024
93BangladeshSouth Asia147,570 km²2024
94NepalSouth Asia147,181 km²2024
95Dominican RepublicLatin America & Caribbean146,839 km²2024
96TajikistanEurope & Central Asia141,379 km²2024
97GreeceEurope & Central Asia131,960 km²2024
98NicaraguaLatin America & Caribbean130,370 km²2023
99EritreaSub-Saharan Africa121,630 km²2024
100North KoreaEast Asia & Pacific120,540 km²2024
101MalawiSub-Saharan Africa118,484 km²2024
102BeninSub-Saharan Africa114,760 km²2024
103HondurasLatin America & Caribbean112,492 km²2024
104LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa111,370 km²2024
105BulgariaEurope & Central Asia111,000 km²2024
106CubaLatin America & Caribbean109,884 km²2024
107GuatemalaLatin America & Caribbean108,889 km²2024
108IcelandEurope & Central Asia103,000 km²2024
109South KoreaEast Asia & Pacific100,460 km²2024
110United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan98,648 km²2024
111HungaryEurope & Central Asia93,030 km²2024
112PortugalEurope & Central Asia92,230 km²2024
113JordanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan89,318 km²2024
114SerbiaEurope & Central Asia88,490 km²2024
115CroatiaEurope & Central Asia88,070 km²2024
116AzerbaijanEurope & Central Asia86,600 km²2024
117AustriaEurope & Central Asia83,879 km²2024
118CzechiaEurope & Central Asia78,871 km²2024
119PanamaLatin America & Caribbean75,320 km²2024
120Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa72,300 km²2024
121IrelandEurope & Central Asia70,280 km²2024
122GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia69,700 km²2024
123Sri LankaSouth Asia65,610 km²2024
124LithuaniaEurope & Central Asia65,290 km²2024
125LatviaEurope & Central Asia64,590 km²2024
126TogoSub-Saharan Africa56,785 km²2024
127Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia51,210 km²2023
128Costa RicaLatin America & Caribbean51,100 km²2024
129SlovakiaEurope & Central Asia49,030 km²2024
130EstoniaEurope & Central Asia45,340 km²2024
131DenmarkEurope & Central Asia42,920 km²2024
132NetherlandsEurope & Central Asia41,540 km²2024
133SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia41,291 km²2024
134BhutanSouth Asia38,390 km²2024
135Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa36,125 km²2024
136MoldovaEurope & Central Asia33,849 km²2024
137BelgiumEurope & Central Asia30,689 km²2024
138LesothoSub-Saharan Africa30,360 km²2024
139ArmeniaEurope & Central Asia29,740 km²2024
140AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia28,750 km²2024
141Solomon IslandsEast Asia & Pacific28,446 km²2024
142Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa28,052 km²2024
143BurundiSub-Saharan Africa27,834 km²2024
144HaitiLatin America & Caribbean27,750 km²2024
145RwandaSub-Saharan Africa26,340 km²2024
146North MacedoniaEurope & Central Asia25,713 km²2024
147DjiboutiMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan23,200 km²2024
148BelizeLatin America & Caribbean22,966 km²2024
149IsraelMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan22,070 km²2024
150El SalvadorLatin America & Caribbean21,040 km²2024
151SloveniaEurope & Central Asia20,480 km²2024
152New CaledoniaEast Asia & Pacific18,576 km²2024
153FijiEast Asia & Pacific18,333 km²2024
154KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan17,820 km²2024
155EswatiniSub-Saharan Africa17,364 km²2024
156Timor-LesteEast Asia & Pacific14,870 km²2024
157MontenegroEurope & Central Asia13,883 km²2024
158BahamasLatin America & Caribbean13,878 km²2024
159Faroe IslandsEurope & Central Asia12,960 km²2024
160VanuatuEast Asia & Pacific12,189 km²2024
161QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan11,637 km²2024
162The GambiaSub-Saharan Africa11,295 km²2024
163JamaicaLatin America & Caribbean10,991 km²2024
164LebanonMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan10,452 km²2024
165CyprusEurope & Central Asia9,250 km²2024
166Puerto RicoLatin America & Caribbean8,870 km²2024
167West Bank and GazaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan6,025 km²2024
168BruneiEast Asia & Pacific5,770 km²2024
169Trinidad and TobagoLatin America & Caribbean5,128 km²2024
170BermudaNorth America4,290 km²2024
171Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan Africa4,030 km²2024
172French PolynesiaEast Asia & Pacific3,521 km²2024
173SamoaEast Asia & Pacific2,840 km²2024
174LuxembourgEurope & Central Asia2,590 km²2024
175MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa2,010 km²2024
176ComorosSub-Saharan Africa1,870 km²2024
177Hong KongEast Asia & Pacific1,110 km²2024
178São Tomé and PríncipeSub-Saharan Africa960 km²2024
179Turks and Caicos IslandsLatin America & Caribbean948 km²2024
180KiribatiEast Asia & Pacific811 km²2024
181BahrainMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan800 km²2024
182DominicaLatin America & Caribbean751 km²2024
183TongaEast Asia & Pacific749 km²2024
184SingaporeEast Asia & Pacific736 km²2024
185MicronesiaEast Asia & Pacific701 km²2024
186Saint LuciaLatin America & Caribbean616 km²2024
187Isle of ManEurope & Central Asia572 km²2024
188GuamEast Asia & Pacific541 km²2024
189AndorraEurope & Central Asia468 km²2024
190PalauEast Asia & Pacific460 km²2024
191Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific457 km²2024
192SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa457 km²2024
193CuraçaoLatin America & Caribbean444 km²2024
194Antigua and BarbudaLatin America & Caribbean440 km²2024
195BarbadosLatin America & Caribbean431 km²2024
196Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean389 km²2024
197US Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean348 km²2024
198GrenadaLatin America & Caribbean344 km²2024
199MaltaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan315 km²2024
200MaldivesSouth Asia300 km²2024
201Cayman IslandsLatin America & Caribbean264 km²2024
202Saint Kitts and NevisLatin America & Caribbean261 km²2024
203American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific199 km²2024
204Channel IslandsEurope & Central Asia198 km²2021
205Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific181 km²2024
206ArubaLatin America & Caribbean180 km²2024
207LiechtensteinEurope & Central Asia160 km²2024
208British Virgin IslandsLatin America & Caribbean151 km²2024
209MonacoEurope & Central Asia75 km²2024
210San MarinoEurope & Central Asia61 km²2024
211Saint Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean53 km²2024
212Sint MaartenLatin America & Caribbean34 km²2024
213MacaoEast Asia & Pacific33 km²2024
214TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific26 km²2024
215NauruEast Asia & Pacific21 km²2024
216GibraltarEurope & Central Asia10 km²2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Surface area (sq. km)
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