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Countries by Land Area

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies and coastal waterways.

240 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Russia
16,376,870 km²
Europe
World Bank, 2023
#2 China
9,388,210 km²
Asia
World Bank, 2023
#3 United States
9,147,420 km²
North America
World Bank, 2023
Median country
69,490 km²
Across 240 ranked countries

Full Ranking (240 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

240 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Russia16,376,870 km²
2China9,388,210 km²
3United States9,147,420 km²
4Canada8,788,700 km²
5Brazil8,358,140 km²
6Australia7,692,020 km²
7India2,973,190 km²
8Argentina2,736,690 km²
9Kazakhstan2,699,700 km²
10Algeria2,381,740 km²
11DR Congo2,267,050 km²
12Saudi Arabia2,149,690 km²
13Mexico1,943,950 km²
14Indonesia1,892,555 km²
15Sudan1,868,000 km²
16Libya1,759,540 km²
17Iran1,622,500 km²
18Mongolia1,558,500 km²
19Peru1,280,000 km²
20Niger1,266,700 km²
21Chad1,259,200 km²
22Angola1,246,700 km²
23Mali1,220,190 km²
24South Africa1,213,090 km²
25Ethiopia1,128,499 km²
26Colombia1,109,500 km²
27Bolivia1,083,300 km²
28Mauritania1,030,700 km²
29Egypt995,450 km²
30Nigeria910,770 km²
31Tanzania885,800 km²
32Venezuela882,050 km²
33Namibia823,290 km²
34Mozambique786,380 km²
35Pakistan770,880 km²
36Turkey769,630 km²
37Zambia743,390 km²
38Chile742,832 km²
39Myanmar652,670 km²
40Afghanistan652,230 km²
41South Sudan631,930 km²
42Somalia627,340 km²
43Central African Republic622,980 km²
44Madagascar581,800 km²
45Kenya580,876 km²
46Ukraine579,400 km²
47Botswana566,730 km²
48France538,950 km²
49Yemen527,970 km²
50Thailand510,890 km²
51Spain499,697 km²
52Cameroon472,710 km²
53Turkmenistan469,930 km²
54Papua New Guinea452,860 km²
55Morocco446,300 km²
56Uzbekistan440,650 km²
57Iraq434,130 km²
58Greenland410,450 km²
59Sweden407,270 km²
60Paraguay396,012 km²
61Zimbabwe386,850 km²
62Japan364,569 km²
63Norway364,270 km²
64Germany349,430 km²
65Congo341,500 km²
66Malaysia328,550 km²
67Ivory Coast318,000 km²
68Vietnam313,429 km²
69Oman309,500 km²
70Poland306,270 km²
71Finland303,960 km²
72Philippines298,170 km²
73Italy295,720 km²
74Burkina Faso273,600 km²
75Western Sahara266,000 km²
76New Zealand263,310 km²
77Gabon257,670 km²
78Ecuador248,360 km²
79Guinea245,720 km²
80United Kingdom241,930 km²
81Laos230,800 km²
82Romania230,080 km²
83Ghana227,533 km²
84Guyana211,140 km²
85Belarus202,983 km²
86Uganda200,520 km²
87Senegal192,530 km²
88Kyrgyzstan191,800 km²
89Syria183,630 km²
90Cambodia176,520 km²
91Uruguay175,020 km²
92Suriname160,508 km²
93Tunisia155,360 km²
94Nepal143,350 km²
95Tajikistan138,790 km²
96Bangladesh129,980 km²
97Greece128,900 km²
98Eritrea121,178 km²
99North Korea120,410 km²
100Nicaragua120,340 km²
101Benin112,760 km²
102Honduras111,890 km²
103Bulgaria108,560 km²
104Guatemala107,160 km²
105Cuba103,800 km²
106Iceland100,830 km²
107South Korea97,600 km²
108Liberia96,320 km²
109Malawi94,280 km²
110Portugal91,606 km²
111Hungary91,260 km²
112Jordan88,794 km²
113Serbia84,090 km²
114French Guiana83,534 km²
115Azerbaijan82,650 km²
116Austria82,520 km²
117Czech Republic77,167 km²
118Panama74,180 km²
119Sierra Leone72,180 km²
120United Arab Emirates71,020 km²
121Georgia69,490 km²
122Ireland68,890 km²
123Lithuania62,600 km²
124Latvia62,230 km²
125Sri Lanka61,860 km²
126Svalbard61,022 km²
127Croatia55,960 km²
128Togo54,390 km²
129Bosnia and Herzegovina51,200 km²
130Costa Rica51,060 km²
131Dominican Republic48,198 km²
132Slovakia48,080 km²
133Estonia42,730 km²
134Denmark40,000 km²
135Switzerland39,510 km²
136Bhutan38,140 km²
137Taiwan35,410 km²
138Netherlands33,670 km²
139Moldova32,930 km²
140Belgium30,494 km²
141Lesotho30,360 km²
142Armenia28,199 km²
143Guinea-Bissau28,120 km²
144Equatorial Guinea28,050 km²
145Solomon Islands27,990 km²
146Haiti27,560 km²
147Albania27,400 km²
148Burundi25,680 km²
149North Macedonia25,220 km²
150Rwanda24,670 km²
151Djibouti23,180 km²
152Belize22,810 km²
153Israel21,640 km²
154El Salvador20,720 km²
155Slovenia20,135 km²
156New Caledonia18,280 km²
157Fiji18,270 km²
158Kuwait17,820 km²
159Eswatini17,200 km²
160Timor-Leste14,870 km²
161Montenegro13,450 km²
162Vanuatu12,190 km²
163Falkland Islands12,173 km²
164Qatar11,490 km²
165Kosovo10,887 km²
166Jamaica10,830 km²
167Lebanon10,230 km²
168Gambia10,120 km²
169Bahamas10,010 km²
170Cyprus9,240 km²
171Puerto Rico8,870 km²
172State of Palestine6,025 km²
173Brunei5,270 km²
174Trinidad and Tobago5,130 km²
175Cape Verde4,030 km²
176French Polynesia3,471 km²
177Samoa2,780 km²
178Luxembourg2,574 km²
179Réunion2,511 km²
180Mauritius1,997 km²
181Comoros1,861 km²
182Guadeloupe1,628 km²
183Åland Islands1,580 km²
184Faroe Islands1,370 km²
185Martinique1,128 km²
186Hong Kong1,050 km²
187Sao Tome and Principe960 km²
188Turks and Caicos950 km²
189Kiribati810 km²
190Bahrain800 km²
191Dominica750 km²
192Tonga720 km²
193Singapore718 km²
194Micronesia700 km²
195Saint Lucia610 km²
196Isle of Man570 km²
197Guam540 km²
198Andorra470 km²
199Seychelles460 km²
199Northern Mariana Islands460 km²
199Palau460 km²
202Curaçao444 km²
203Antigua and Barbuda440 km²
204Barbados430 km²
205Saint Helena394 km²
206Saint Vincent390 km²
207Mayotte374 km²
208U.S. Virgin Islands350 km²
209Grenada340 km²
210Caribbean Netherlands322 km²
211Malta320 km²
212Maldives298 km²
213Niue259 km²
214Saint Pierre and Miquelon242 km²
215Cayman Islands240 km²
216Cook Islands237 km²
217American Samoa200 km²
218Aruba180 km²
218Marshall Islands180 km²
220Liechtenstein160 km²
221British Virgin Islands150 km²
222Wallis and Futuna142 km²
223Christmas Island135 km²
224Jersey116 km²
225Montserrat102 km²
226Anguilla91 km²
227Guernsey62 km²
228San Marino60 km²
229Bermuda54 km²
230Pitcairn Islands47 km²
231Norfolk Island35 km²
232Sint Maarten34 km²
233Macao33 km²
234Tuvalu30 km²
235Nauru20 km²
236Cocos Islands14 km²
237Gibraltar10 km²
237Tokelau10 km²
239Monaco2 km²
240Vatican City0 km²

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by land area.

  1. Russia16,376,870
  2. China9,388,210
  3. United States9,147,420
  4. Canada8,788,700
  5. Brazil8,358,140
  6. Australia7,692,020
  7. India2,973,190
  8. Argentina2,736,690
  9. Kazakhstan2,699,700
  10. Algeria2,381,740
Top ten countries by land area
NameLand Area
Russia16,376,870
China9,388,210
United States9,147,420
Canada8,788,700
Brazil8,358,140
Australia7,692,020
India2,973,190
Argentina2,736,690
Kazakhstan2,699,700
Algeria2,381,740

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average land area by continent
NameValueShare
South America1.25M34.0%
Asia622K16.9%
North America553K15.1%
Africa516K14.0%
Europe419K11.4%
Oceania315K8.6%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies and coastal waterways.

Coverage and vintage

240 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2023.