This is a list of the world’s sovereign states and their dependent territories by total area. The figures represent total areas, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Some entries may also include marine internal waters (coastal waters). Territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included. The total land area of the world is 148,940,000 km2 (57,510,000 sq mi) (about 29.1% of the Earth’s surface area).

Rank Country Area (km2) Area (sq mi) % of Total Notes
1 Russia 17,098,242 6,601,668 11.5% The largest country in the world.
2 Canada 9,984,670 3,855,100 6.7% The largest country in North America and the Western Hemisphere.
3

 United States 9,629,091 3,717,813 6.5% Includes only states and incorporated territories.
3

 People’s Republic of China 9,596,961 3,705,407 6.4% The largest country wholly in Asia.
5 Brazil 8,514,877 3,287,612 5.7% The largest country in the Southern Hemisphere.
6 Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 5.2% The largest country in Oceania.
7 India 3,287,263 1,269,219 2.3%
8 Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,500 2%
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,100 1.8% Largest landlocked country in the world.
10 Sudan 2,505,813 967,500 1.7% Currently the largest country in Africa and in the Arab world.
11 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 1.6% When Sudan splits into two countries, Algeria will become the largest country in Africa and in the Arab world.
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 905,355 1.6%
13 Greenland 2,166,086 836,330 1.5% A constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Largest island that is not a continent.
14 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 1.4% Largest country in the Middle East.
15 Mexico 1,964,375 758,449 1.3%
16 Indonesia 1,910,931 737,815 1.3% Largest country in Southeast Asia.
17 Libya 1,759,540 679,360 1.2%
18 Iran 1,628,750 628,860 1.1%
19 Mongolia 1,564,100 603,900 1.1%
20 Peru 1,285,216 496,225 0.86%
21 Chad 1,284,000 496,000 0.86%
22 Niger 1,267,000 489,000 0.85%
23 Angola 1,246,700 481,400 0.85%
24 Mali 1,240,192 478,841 0.83%
25 South Africa 1,221,037 471,445 0.82%
26 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 0.76%
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 426,400 0.74% Excluding the Ilemi Triangle (14,000 km2/5,400 sq mi).
28 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 0.74%
29 Mauritania 1,025,520 395,960 0.69%
30 Egypt 1,002,000 387,000 0.67% Excluding the Hala’ib Triangle (20,580 km2/7,950 sq mi).
31 Tanzania 945,087 364,900 0.63%
32 Nigeria 923,768 356,669 0.62%
33 Venezuela 912,050 352,140 0.61% Excludes the claimed Guayana Esequiba area of 159,500 square kilometres (61,583 sq mi).
34 Namibia 824,268 318,252 0.55%
35 Mozambique 801,590 309,500 0.54%
36 Pakistan 796,095 307,374 0.53%-0.59%
37 Turkey 783,562 302,535 0.53%
38 Chile 756,102 291,933 0.51% Excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km2/480,000 sq mi).
39 Zambia 752,612 290,585 0.51%
40 Burma 676,578 261,228 0.45%
41 Afghanistan 652,090 251,770 0.44%
42 France 640,294 247,219 0.43%
43 Somalia 637,657 246,201 0.43%
44 Central African Republic 622,984 240,535 0.42%
45 Ukraine 603,500 233,000 0.41% The largest country wholly in Europe.
46 Madagascar 587,041 226,658 0.39%
47 Botswana 582,000 225,000 0.39%
48 Kenya 580,367 224,081 0.39%
49 Yemen 527,968 203,850 0.35%
50 Thailand 513,120 198,120 0.34%
51 Spain 505,992 195,365 0.34%
52 Turkmenistan 488,100 188,500 0.33%
53 Cameroon 475,442 183,569 0.32%
54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,700 0.31%
55 Sweden 450,295 173,860 0.30%
56 Uzbekistan 447,400 172,700 0.30%
57 Morocco 446,550 172,410 0.30% Does not include Western Sahara (266,000 km2/103,000 sq mi).
58 Iraq 435,244 168,049 0.29%
59 Paraguay 406,752 157,048 0.27%
60 Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 0.26%
61 Japan 377,930 145,920 0.25%
62 Germany 357,114 137,882 0.24%
63 Republic of the Congo 342,000 132,000 0.23%
64 Finland 338,424 130,666 0.23%
65 Vietnam 331,212 127,882 0.22%
66 Malaysia 330,803 127,724 0.22%
67 Norway 323,782 125,013 0.22%
68 Côte d’Ivoire 322,463 124,504 0.22%
69 Poland 312,685 120,728 0.21%
70 Oman 309,500 119,500 0.21%
71 Italy 301,336 116,346 0.20%
72 Philippines 300,000 115,800 0.20%
73 Burkina Faso 272,967 105,393 0.18%
74 New Zealand 270,467 104,428 0.18%
75 Gabon 267,668 103,347 0.18%
76 Western Sahara 266,000 103,000 0.18%
77 Ecuador 256,369 98,985 0.20%
78 Guinea 245,857 94,926 0.17%
79 United Kingdom 242,900 93,800 0.16%
80 Uganda 241,550 93,260 0.16%
81 Ghana 238,533 92,098 0.16%
82 Romania 238,391 92,043 0.16% Largest country in Southeastern Europe.
83 Laos 236,800 91,400 0.16%
84 Guyana 214,969 83,000 0.14%
85 Belarus 207,600 80,200 0.14%
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 77,202 0.13%
87 Senegal 196,722 75,955 0.13%
88 Syria 185,180 71,500 0.12% Including the part of the Golan Heights (1,200 km2/460 sq mi) currently administered by Israel.
89 Cambodia 181,035 69,898 0.12%
90 Uruguay 176,215 68,037 0.12%
91 Suriname 163,820 63,250 0.11% Smallest country in South America.
92 Tunisia 163,610 63,170 0.11%
93 Nepal 147,181 56,827 0.10%
94 Bangladesh 143,998 55,598 0.10% Area according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is 147,570 km2/56,980 sq mi.
95 Tajikistan 143,100 55,300 0.10%
96 Greece 131,957 50,949 0.09%
97 Nicaragua 130,373 50,337 0.09% Largest country in Central America.
98 North Korea 120,538 46,540 0.08%
99 Malawi 118,484 45,747 0.08%
100 Eritrea 117,600 45,400 0.08% Includes Badme region.
101 Benin 112,622 43,484 0.08%
102 Honduras 112,492 43,433 0.08%
103 Liberia 111,369 43,000 0.07%
104 Bulgaria 110,879 42,811 0.07%
105 Cuba 109,886 42,427 0.07% Largest country in the Caribbean.
106 Guatemala 108,889 42,042 0.07%
107 Iceland 103,000 40,000 0.07%
108 South Korea 99,828 38,544 0.07% Official figure as of 2009 is 100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi).
109 Hungary 93,028 35,918 0.06%
110 Portugal 92,090 35,560 0.06%
111 Jordan 89,342 34,495 0.06%
112 Serbia 88,361 34,116 0.06%
113 Azerbaijan 86,600 33,400 0.06%
114 Austria 83,871 32,383 0.06%
115 United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,300 0.06%
116 Czech Republic 78,865 30,450 0.05%
117 Panama 75,417 29,119 0.05%
118 Sierra Leone 71,740 27,700 0.05%
119 Ireland 70,273 27,133 0.05%
120 Georgia 69,700 26,900 0.05%
121 Sri Lanka 65,610 25,330 0.04%
122 Lithuania 65,300 25,200 0.04%
123 Latvia 64,559 24,926 0.04%
124 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 62,422 24,101 0.04% Integral overseas areas of the Kingdom of Norway.
125 Togo 56,785 21,925 0.04%
126 Croatia 56,594 21,851 0.04%
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 19,767 0.03%
128 Costa Rica 51,100 19,700 0.03%
129 Slovakia 49,037 18,933 0.03%
130 Dominican Republic 48,671 18,792 0.03%
131 Estonia 45,227 17,462 0.03%
132 Denmark 43,094 16,639 0.03%
133 Switzerland 41,277 15,937 0.03%
134 Bhutan 38,394 14,824 0.03%
135 Netherlands 37,354 14,422 0.03%
136 Republic of China (Taiwan) 36,188 13,972 0.02%
137 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 13,948 0.02%
138 Moldova 33,846 13,068 0.02%
139 Belgium 30,528 11,787 0.02%
140 Lesotho 30,355 11,720 0.02%
141 Armenia 29,743 11,484 0.02%
142 Solomon Islands 28,896 11,157 0.02%
143 Albania 28,748 11,100 0.02%
144 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 10,831 0.02%
145 Burundi 27,834 10,747 0.02%
146 Haiti 27,750 10,710 0.02%
147 Rwanda 26,338 10,169 0.02%
148 Macedonia 25,713 9,928 0.02%
149 Djibouti 23,200 9,000 0.02%
150 Belize 22,966 8,867 0.02%
151 Israel 22,072 8,522 0.01%
152 El Salvador 21,041 8,124 0.01% Smallest country in Central America.
153 Slovenia 20,273 7,827 0.01%
154 New Caledonia 18,575 7,172 0.01% Sui generis French collectivity.
155 Fiji 18,272 7,055 0.01%
156 Kuwait 17,818 6,880 0.01%
157 Swaziland 17,364 6,704 0.01%
158 East Timor 14,874 5,743 <0.01%
159 The Bahamas 13,943 5,383 <0.01%
160 Montenegro 13,812 5,333 <0.01%
161 Vanuatu 12,189 4,706 <0.01%
162 Falkland Islands 12,173 4,700 <0.01% British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina.
163 Qatar 11,586 4,473 <0.01%
164 The Gambia 11,295 4,361 <0.01% Smallest country in continental Africa.
165 Jamaica 10,991 4,244 <0.01%
166 Lebanon 10,452 4,036 <0.01% Smallest country in continental Asia.
167 Cyprus 9,251 3,572 <0.01%
168 Puerto Rico 8,870 3,420 <0.01% Commonwealth of the United States.
169 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 7,447 2,875 <0.01% Overseas territory of France. Excludes not widely recognized claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.
170 Palestinian territories 6,020 2,320 <0.01%
171 Brunei 5,765 2,226 <0.01%
172 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 1,980 <0.01%
173 Cape Verde 4,033 1,557 <0.01%
174 French Polynesia 4,000 1,500 <0.01% French overseas collectivity.
175 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3,903 1,507 <0.01% British Overseas Territory.
176 Samoa 2,842 1,097 <0.01%
177 Luxembourg 2,586 998 <0.01%
178 Comoros 2,235 863 <0.01% Listed figure includes Mayotte 373 km2/144 sq mi, a de facto an overseas collectivity of France.
179 Mauritius 1,969 760 <0.01%
180 Faroe Islands 1,393 538 <0.001% A country within the Kingdom of Denmark.
181 Hong Kong 1,104 426 <0.001% A Special Administrative Region of China.
182 São Tomé and Príncipe 964 372 <0.001%
183 Turks and Caicos Islands 948 366 <0.001% British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.
184 Bahrain 758 293 <0.001%
185 Dominica 751 290 <0.001%
186 Tonga 747 288 <0.001%
187 Kiribati 726 280 <0.001% Figure refers to land area only. Excludes uninhabited islands (84 km2/32 sq mi).
188 Singapore 710 270 <0.001%
189 Federated States of Micronesia 702 271 <0.001%
190 Isle of Man 572 221 <0.001% British Crown dependency.
191 Guam 549 212 <0.001% Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
192 Saint Lucia 539 208 <0.001% Refers to habitable area. Excludes St. Lucia’s Forest Reserve.
193 Andorra 468 181 <0.001%
194 Northern Mariana Islands 464 179 <0.001% Commonwealth of the United States.
195 Palau 459 177 <0.001%
196 Seychelles 452 175 <0.01% Smallest country in Africa.
197 Curaçao 444 171 <0.001% Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
198 Antigua and Barbuda 442 171 <0.001%
199 Barbados 430 170 <0.001%
200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150 <0.001%
201 United States Virgin Islands 347 134 <0.001% Unincorporated, organized territory of the United States.
202 Grenada 344 133 <0.001%
203 Malta 316 122 <0.001% Smallest country of the European Union.
204 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 308 119 <0.001% British Overseas Territory
205 Maldives 300 120 <0.001% Smallest country in Asia.
206 Cayman Islands 264 102 <0.001% British Overseas Territory.
207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 101 <0.001% Smallest nation in North America, in Americas and in the Western Hemisphere.
208 Niue 260 100 <0.001% Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
209 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 93 <0.001% French overseas collectivity.
210 Cook Islands 236 91 <0.001% Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
211 American Samoa 199 77 <0.001% Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Swains Island, claimed by Tokelau.
212 Marshall Islands 181 70 <0.001%
213 Aruba 180 69 <0.001% Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
214 Liechtenstein 160 62 <0.001%
215 British Virgin Islands 151 58 <0.001% British Overseas Territory
216 Wallis and Futuna 142 55 <0.0001% French overseas collectivity.
217 Jersey 116 45 <0.0001% British Crown dependency.
218 Montserrat 102 39 <0.0001% British Overseas Territory.
219 Anguilla 91 35 <0.0001% British Overseas Territory.
220 Guernsey 78 30 <0.0001% British Crown dependency.
221 San Marino 61 24 <0.0001%
222 British Indian Ocean Territory 60 23 <0.0001%
223 Saint Martin 56 22 <0.0001% French overseas collectivity.
224 Bermuda 54 21 <0.0001% British Overseas Territory.
225 Pitcairn Islands 47 18 <0.0001% British Overseas Territory.
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226 Norfolk Island 36 14 <0.0001% Self-governing territory of Australia.
227 Sint Maarten 34 13 <0.0001% Country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
228 Macau 30 12 <0.0001% A Special Administrative Region of China.
229 Tuvalu 26 10 <0.0001%
230 Saint Barthélemy 24 9.3 <0.0001% French overseas collectivity.
231 Nauru 21 8.1 <0.0001% Smallest island nation and smallest republic in the world.
232 Tokelau 12 4.6 <0.00001% Dependency of New Zealand.
233 Gibraltar 6 2.3 <0.00001% British Overseas Territory.
234 Monaco 2 0.77 <0.00001%
235 Vatican City 0.44 0.17 <0.000001% Smallest country in the world. Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church.