Rankings · Geography

Land area

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Nations ranked
178
Highest
16,376,870 km²
Lowest
2 km²
Observed
2023

The ten highest

Bars are drawn to the highest value in the table. Highest, not best: this page orders figures, it does not grade nations.

  1. 16,376,870 km²  ·  observed 2023

  2. 9,388,210 km²  ·  observed 2023

  3. 9,147,420 km²  ·  observed 2023

  4. 8,788,700 km²  ·  observed 2023

  5. 8,358,140 km²  ·  observed 2023

  6. 7,692,020 km²  ·  observed 2023

  7. 2,973,190 km²  ·  observed 2023

  8. 2,736,690 km²  ·  observed 2023

  9. 2,699,700 km²  ·  observed 2023

  10. 2,381,740 km²  ·  observed 2023

Every nation with data

Figures are square kilometres.

  1. 1🇷🇺Russia16,376,870 km² · 2023
  2. 2🇨🇳China9,388,210 km² · 2023
  3. 3🇺🇸United States9,147,420 km² · 2023
  4. 4🇨🇦Canada8,788,700 km² · 2023
  5. 5🇧🇷Brazil8,358,140 km² · 2023
  6. 6🇦🇺Australia7,692,020 km² · 2023
  7. 7🇮🇳India2,973,190 km² · 2023
  8. 8🇦🇷Argentina2,736,690 km² · 2023
  9. 9🇰🇿Kazakhstan2,699,700 km² · 2023
  10. 10🇩🇿Algeria2,381,740 km² · 2023
  11. 11🇨🇩DR Congo2,267,050 km² · 2023
  12. 12🇸🇦Saudi Arabia2,149,690 km² · 2023
  13. 13🇲🇽Mexico1,943,950 km² · 2023
  14. 14🇮🇩Indonesia1,892,555 km² · 2023
  15. 15🇸🇩Sudan1,868,000 km² · 2023
  16. 16🇱🇾Libya1,759,540 km² · 2023
  17. 17🇮🇷Iran1,622,500 km² · 2023
  18. 18🇲🇳Mongolia1,558,500 km² · 2023
  19. 19🇵🇪Peru1,280,000 km² · 2023
  20. 20🇳🇪Niger1,266,700 km² · 2023
  21. 21🇹🇩Chad1,259,200 km² · 2023
  22. 22🇦🇴Angola1,246,700 km² · 2023
  23. 23🇲🇱Mali1,220,190 km² · 2023
  24. 24🇿🇦South Africa1,213,090 km² · 2023
  25. 25🇪🇹Ethiopia1,128,499 km² · 2023
  26. 26🇨🇴Colombia1,109,500 km² · 2023
  27. 27🇧🇴Bolivia1,083,300 km² · 2023
  28. 28🇲🇷Mauritania1,030,700 km² · 2023
  29. 29🇪🇬Egypt995,450 km² · 2023
  30. 30🇳🇬Nigeria910,770 km² · 2023
  31. 31🇹🇿Tanzania885,800 km² · 2023
  32. 32🇻🇪Venezuela882,050 km² · 2023
  33. 33🇳🇦Namibia823,290 km² · 2023
  34. 34🇲🇿Mozambique786,380 km² · 2023
  35. 35🇵🇰Pakistan770,880 km² · 2023
  36. 36🇹🇷Türkiye769,630 km² · 2023
  37. 37🇿🇲Zambia743,390 km² · 2023
  38. 38🇨🇱Chile742,832 km² · 2023
  39. 39🇲🇲Myanmar652,670 km² · 2023
  40. 40🇦🇫Afghanistan652,230 km² · 2023
  41. 41🇸🇸South Sudan631,930 km² · 2023
  42. 42🇸🇴Somalia627,340 km² · 2023
  43. 43🇨🇫Central African Republic622,980 km² · 2023
  44. 44🇲🇬Madagascar581,800 km² · 2023
  45. 45🇰🇪Kenya580,876 km² · 2023
  46. 46🇺🇦Ukraine579,400 km² · 2023
  47. 47🇧🇼Botswana566,730 km² · 2023
  48. 48🇫🇷France538,950 km² · 2023
  49. 49🇾🇪Yemen527,970 km² · 2023
  50. 50🇹🇭Thailand510,890 km² · 2023
  51. 51🇪🇸Spain499,697 km² · 2023
  52. 52🇨🇲Cameroon472,710 km² · 2023
  53. 53🇹🇲Turkmenistan469,930 km² · 2023
  54. 54🇵🇬Papua New Guinea452,860 km² · 2023
  55. 55🇲🇦Morocco446,300 km² · 2023
  56. 56🇺🇿Uzbekistan440,650 km² · 2023
  57. 57🇮🇶Iraq434,130 km² · 2023
  58. 58🇬🇱Greenland410,450 km² · 2023
  59. 59🇸🇪Sweden407,270 km² · 2023
  60. 60🇵🇾Paraguay396,012 km² · 2023
  61. 61🇿🇼Zimbabwe386,850 km² · 2023
  62. 62🇯🇵Japan364,569 km² · 2023
  63. 63🇳🇴Norway364,270 km² · 2023
  64. 64🇩🇪Germany349,430 km² · 2023
  65. 65🇨🇬Congo341,500 km² · 2023
  66. 66🇲🇾Malaysia328,550 km² · 2023
  67. 67🇨🇮Ivory Coast318,000 km² · 2023
  68. 68🇻🇳Vietnam313,429 km² · 2023
  69. 69🇴🇲Oman309,500 km² · 2023
  70. 70🇵🇱Poland306,270 km² · 2023
  71. 71🇫🇮Finland303,960 km² · 2023
  72. 72🇵🇭Philippines298,170 km² · 2023
  73. 73🇮🇹Italy295,720 km² · 2023
  74. 74🇧🇫Burkina Faso273,600 km² · 2023
  75. 75🇳🇿New Zealand263,310 km² · 2023
  76. 76🇬🇦Gabon257,670 km² · 2023
  77. 77🇪🇨Ecuador248,360 km² · 2023
  78. 78🇬🇳Guinea245,720 km² · 2023
  79. 79🇬🇧United Kingdom241,930 km² · 2023
  80. 80🇱🇦Laos230,800 km² · 2023
  81. 81🇷🇴Romania230,080 km² · 2023
  82. 82🇬🇭Ghana227,533 km² · 2023
  83. 83🇬🇾Guyana211,140 km² · 2023
  84. 84🇧🇾Belarus202,983 km² · 2023
  85. 85🇺🇬Uganda200,520 km² · 2023
  86. 86🇸🇳Senegal192,530 km² · 2023
  87. 87🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan191,800 km² · 2023
  88. 88🇸🇾Syria183,630 km² · 2023
  89. 89🇰🇭Cambodia176,520 km² · 2023
  90. 90🇺🇾Uruguay175,020 km² · 2023
  91. 91🇸🇷Suriname160,508 km² · 2023
  92. 92🇹🇳Tunisia155,360 km² · 2023
  93. 93🇳🇵Nepal143,350 km² · 2023
  94. 94🇹🇯Tajikistan138,790 km² · 2023
  95. 95🇧🇩Bangladesh129,980 km² · 2023
  96. 96🇬🇷Greece128,900 km² · 2023
  97. 97🇪🇷Eritrea121,178 km² · 2023
  98. 98🇰🇵North Korea120,410 km² · 2023
  99. 99🇳🇮Nicaragua120,340 km² · 2023
  100. 100🇧🇯Benin112,760 km² · 2023
  101. 101🇭🇳Honduras111,890 km² · 2023
  102. 102🇧🇬Bulgaria108,560 km² · 2023
  103. 103🇬🇹Guatemala107,160 km² · 2023
  104. 104🇨🇺Cuba103,800 km² · 2023
  105. 105🇮🇸Iceland100,830 km² · 2023
  106. 106🇰🇷South Korea97,600 km² · 2023
  107. 107🇱🇷Liberia96,320 km² · 2023
  108. 108🇲🇼Malawi94,280 km² · 2023
  109. 109🇵🇹Portugal91,606 km² · 2023
  110. 110🇭🇺Hungary91,260 km² · 2023
  111. 111🇯🇴Jordan88,794 km² · 2023
  112. 112🇷🇸Serbia84,090 km² · 2023
  113. 113🇦🇿Azerbaijan82,650 km² · 2023
  114. 114🇦🇹Austria82,520 km² · 2023
  115. 115🇨🇿Czechia77,167 km² · 2023
  116. 116🇵🇦Panama74,180 km² · 2023
  117. 117🇸🇱Sierra Leone72,180 km² · 2023
  118. 118🇦🇪United Arab Emirates71,020 km² · 2023
  119. 119🇬🇪Georgia69,490 km² · 2023
  120. 120🇮🇪Ireland68,890 km² · 2023
  121. 121🇱🇹Lithuania62,600 km² · 2023
  122. 122🇱🇻Latvia62,230 km² · 2023
  123. 123🇱🇰Sri Lanka61,860 km² · 2023
  124. 124🇭🇷Croatia55,960 km² · 2023
  125. 125🇹🇬Togo54,390 km² · 2023
  126. 126🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina51,200 km² · 2023
  127. 127🇨🇷Costa Rica51,060 km² · 2023
  128. 128🇩🇴Dominican Republic48,198 km² · 2023
  129. 129🇸🇰Slovakia48,080 km² · 2023
  130. 130🇪🇪Estonia42,730 km² · 2023
  131. 131🇩🇰Denmark40,000 km² · 2023
  132. 132🇨🇭Switzerland39,510 km² · 2023
  133. 133🇧🇹Bhutan38,140 km² · 2023
  134. 134🇳🇱Netherlands33,670 km² · 2023
  135. 135🇲🇩Moldova32,930 km² · 2023
  136. 136🇧🇪Belgium30,494 km² · 2023
  137. 137🇱🇸Lesotho30,360 km² · 2023
  138. 138🇦🇲Armenia28,199 km² · 2023
  139. 139🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau28,120 km² · 2023
  140. 140🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea28,050 km² · 2023
  141. 141🇸🇧Solomon Islands27,990 km² · 2023
  142. 142🇭🇹Haiti27,560 km² · 2023
  143. 143🇦🇱Albania27,400 km² · 2023
  144. 144🇧🇮Burundi25,680 km² · 2023
  145. 145🇲🇰North Macedonia25,220 km² · 2023
  146. 146🇷🇼Rwanda24,670 km² · 2023
  147. 147🇩🇯Djibouti23,180 km² · 2023
  148. 148🇧🇿Belize22,810 km² · 2023
  149. 149🇸🇻El Salvador20,720 km² · 2023
  150. 150🇸🇮Slovenia20,135 km² · 2023
  151. 151🇳🇨New Caledonia18,280 km² · 2023
  152. 152🇫🇯Fiji18,270 km² · 2023
  153. 153🇰🇼Kuwait17,820 km² · 2023
  154. 154🇸🇿Eswatini17,200 km² · 2023
  155. 155🇹🇱Timor-Leste14,870 km² · 2023
  156. 156🇲🇪Montenegro13,450 km² · 2023
  157. 157🇻🇺Vanuatu12,190 km² · 2023
  158. 158🇶🇦Qatar11,490 km² · 2023
  159. 159🇯🇲Jamaica10,830 km² · 2023
  160. 160🇱🇧Lebanon10,230 km² · 2023
  161. 161🇬🇲Gambia10,120 km² · 2023
  162. 162🇧🇸Bahamas10,010 km² · 2023
  163. 163🇨🇾Cyprus9,240 km² · 2023
  164. 164🇵🇷Puerto Rico8,870 km² · 2023
  165. 165🇵🇸Palestine6,025 km² · 2023
  166. 166🇧🇳Brunei5,270 km² · 2023
  167. 167🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago5,130 km² · 2023
  168. 168🇨🇻Cape Verde4,030 km² · 2023
  169. 169🇱🇺Luxembourg2,574 km² · 2023
  170. 170🇲🇺Mauritius1,997 km² · 2023
  171. 171🇰🇲Comoros1,861 km² · 2023
  172. 172🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe960 km² · 2023
  173. 173🇦🇩Andorra470 km² · 2023
  174. 174🇸🇨Seychelles460 km² · 2023
  175. 175🇲🇹Malta320 km² · 2023
  176. 176🇱🇮Liechtenstein160 km² · 2023
  177. 177🇸🇲San Marino60 km² · 2023
  178. 178🇲🇨Monaco2 km² · 2023

No data

8 nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world’s statistical apparatus, not a zero — these nations are not ranked.

  • 🇦🇶Antarctica

    Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.

  • 🇫🇰Falkland Islands

    The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.

  • 🇹🇫French Southern and Antarctic Lands

    The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.

  • 🇽🇰Kosovo
  • Northern Cyprus

    Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.

  • Somaliland

    Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.

  • 🇹🇼Taiwan

    Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.

  • 🇻🇦Vatican City

    Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.