List of countries by area

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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories by area.

Countries by area

This shows all sovereign states, dependent territories and overseas territories by total area, land area and water area.

Not included here are individual claims to Antarctica or entities that are not sovereign states such as the European Union which have some degree of sovereignty but they are not themselves to be sovereiyn states or dependent territories.

The three measurements of area are:

  • Total area: The total area is the sum of all land and Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
  • Land area: The land area is the sum of land, excluding water area
  • Water area: The water area is the sum of Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers)

Data is taken from the United Nations Statistics Division.[1]

Sovereign states and dependent territories by area

Two next newest countries, Bougainville and Greenland are included but not assigned a number rank because there's a high chance of being independent. States with limited recognition are also included but not assigned a number rank.

#Country / dependencyTotal in km² (mi²)Land in km² (mi²)Water in km² (mi²)% of water
 Earth510,000,000 (200,000,000)148,500,000 (57,300,000)350,000,000 (140,000,000)50.0
 Oceans350,000,000 (140,000,000)0 (0)350,000,000 (140,000,000)100.0
 Continents148,500,000 (57,300,000)0 (0)148,500,000 (57,300,000)0.0
1  Russia[a]17,098,246 (6,601,670)16,377,742 (6,323,482)720,500 (278,200)2.0
Antarctica[b]14,200,000 (5,500,000)14,200,000 (5,500,000)0 (0)0.0
2  Canada[c]9,984,670 (3,855,100)9,093,507 (3,511,023)891,163 (344,080)4.0
3  United States[d]9,883,517 (3,816,047)9,147,593 (3,531,905)685,924 (264,837)2.5
4  China[e]9,596,960 (3,705,410)9,326,410 (3,600,950)270,550 (104,460)1.5
5  Brazil[f]8,515,767 (3,287,956)8,358,140 (3,227,100)157,030 (60,630)1.0
6  Australia[g]7,741,220 (2,988,900)7,682,300 (2,966,200)58,920 (22,750)1.0
7  Argentina[h]3,745,997 (1,446,338)3,701,913 (1,429,317)43,710 (16,880)2.5
8  India[i]3,287,263 (1,269,219)2,973,193 (1,147,956)314,070 (121,260)1.0
9  Kazakhstan[j]2,724,900 (1,052,100)2,699,700 (1,042,400)25,200 (9,700)0.5
10  Algeria[k]2,381,740 (919,590)2,381,740 (919,590)0 (0)0.0
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo[l]2,344,858 (905,355)2,267,048 (875,312)77,810 (30,040)1.0
12  Denmark[m]2,210,573 (853,507)2,209,923 (853,256)660 (250)0.0
 Greenland (Denmark)[n]2,166,086 (836,330)2,166,086 (836,330)0 (0)0.0
13  Saudi Arabia[o]2,149,690 (830,000)2,149,690 (830,000)0 (0)0.0
14  Chile[p]2,006,106 (774,562)2,003,896 (773,709)12,290 (4,750)0.5
15  Mexico[q]1,964,375 (758,449)1,943,945 (750,561)20,430 (7,890)0.5
16  Indonesia[r]1,904,569 (735,358)1,811,569 (699,451)93,000 (36,000)1.5
17  Sudan1,861,484 (718,723)1,731,671 (668,602)129,813 (50,121)1.0
18  Libya1,759,540 (679,360)1,759,540 (679,360)0 (0)0.0
19  Iran1,648,195 (636,372)1,531,595 (591,352)116,600 (45,000)1.0
Marie Byrd Land (terra nullius)[s]1,600,000 (620,000)1,600,000 (620,000)0 (0)0.0
20  Mongolia1,564,110 (603,910)1,553,556 (599,831)10,560 (4,080)0.5
21  Peru1,285,216 (496,225)1,279,996 (494,209)5,220 (2,020)1.0
22  Chad1,284,000 (496,000)1,259,200 (486,200)24,800 (9,600)0.5
23  Niger1,267,000 (489,000)1,266,700 (489,100)300 (120)0.0
24  Angola[t]1,246,700 (481,400)1,246,700 (481,400)0 (0)0.0
25  Mali1,240,192 (478,841)1,220,190 (471,120)20,002 (7,723)0.5
26  South Africa1,221,037 (471,445)1,214,470 (468,910)4,620 (1,780)0.5
27  Colombia1,141,748 (440,831)1,038,700 (401,000)100,210 (38,690)0.5
28  France[u]1,106,756 (427,321)1,103,382 (426,018)3,374 (1,303)0.5
29  Ethiopia1,104,300 (426,400)1,096,570 (423,390)7,730 (2,980)0.5
30  Bolivia1,098,581 (424,164)1,083,301 (418,265)15,280 (5,900)0.5
31  Mauritania1,030,700 (398,000)1,030,700 (398,000)0 (0)0.0
32  Egypt1,002,450 (387,050)995,450 (384,350)6,000 (2,300)0.5
33  Tanzania947,300 (365,800)885,800 (342,000)61,500 (23,700)1.5
34  Nigeria923,768 (356,669)910,768 (351,649)13,000 (5,000)1.0
35  Venezuela912,050 (352,140)882,050 (340,560)30,000 (12,000)1.0
36  Pakistan907,132 (350,246)770,875 (297,637)25,220 (9,740)1.0
37  Namibia824,292 (318,261)825,290 (318,650)1,002 (387)0.5
 Mozambique[v]799,380 (308,640)786,380 (303,620)13,000 (5,000)1.0
39  Turkey783,562 (302,535)769,632 (297,157)13,930 (5,380)1.0
40  Zambia752,612 (290,585)743,398 (287,028)9,220 (3,560)0.5
41  Myanmar676,578 (261,228)653,508 (252,321)23,070 (8,910)1.0
42  Afghanistan652,230 (251,830)652,230 (251,830)0 (0)0.0
43  South Sudan644,239 (248,742)644,239 (248,742)0 (0)0.0
44  Somalia637,657 (246,201)627,337 (242,216)10,320 (3,980)0.5
45  Central African Republic622,984 (240,535)622,984 (240,535)0 (0)0.0
46  Ukraine[w]603,500 (233,000)579,330 (223,680)24,220 (9,350)1.0
47  Madagascar[x]587,041 (226,658)581,540 (224,530)5,501 (2,124)0.5
48  Botswana581,730 (224,610)566,730 (218,820)15,000 (5,800)1.0
49  Kenya580,367 (224,081)569,140 (219,750)11,227 (4,335)0.5
 France (metropolitan)551,500 (212,900)549,970 (212,340)1,530 (590)0.5
50  Yemen527,968 (203,850)527,968 (203,850)0 (0)0.0
51  Thailand513,120 (198,120)510,890 (197,260)2,230 (860)
52  Spain505,370 (195,120)498,980 (192,660)6,390 (2,470)1.5
53  Turkmenistan488,100 (188,500)469,930 (181,440)13,930 (5,380)3.0
54  Cameroon475,442 (183,569)472,710 (182,510)2,730 (1,050)2.0
55  Papua New Guinea[y]462,840 (178,700)452,860 (174,850)9,980 (3,850)3.5
56  Sweden[z]450,295 (173,860)410,335 (158,431)39,960 (15,430)4.0
57  Uzbekistan447,400 (172,700)425,400 (164,200)22,000 (8,500)4.0
58  Morocco446,550 (172,410)446,300 (172,300)250 (97)1.5
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)[aa]439,747 (169,787)439,747 (169,787)0 (0)0.0
59  Iraq438,317 (169,235)437,367 (168,868)950 (370)1.5
60  Paraguay406,752 (157,048)406,752 (157,048)9,430 (3,640)1.5
61  Zimbabwe390,757 (150,872)386,847 (149,362)9,220 (3,560)1.2
62  Norway386,224 (149,122)
63  Japan377,975 (145,937)
64  Germany357,114 (137,882)
65  Republic of the Congo342,000 (132,000)
66  Finland338,424 (130,666)
67  Vietnam331,212 (127,882)
68  Malaysia330,803 (127,724)
 Norway323,802 (125,021)
69  Ivory Coast322,463 (124,504)
70  Poland312,696 (120,733)
71  Oman309,500 (119,500)
72  Italy301,339 (116,348)
73  Philippines300,000 (120,000)
74  Ecuador276,841 (106,889)
75  Burkina Faso274,222 (105,878)
76  New Zealand262,443 (101,330)
77  Gabon267,668 (103,347)
78  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[ab]266,000 (103,000)
79  Guinea245,857 (94,926)
80  United Kingdom242,495 (93,628)
81  Uganda241,550 (93,260)
82  Ghana238,533 (92,098)
83  Romania238,397 (92,046)
84  Laos236,800 (91,400)
85  Guyana[ac]214,969 (83,000)
86  Belarus[ad]207,600 (80,200)
87  Kyrgyzstan199,951 (77,202)
88  Senegal196,722 (75,955)
89  Syria185,180 (71,500)
90  Cambodia181,035 (69,898)
91  Uruguay176,215 (68,037)
92  Somaliland176,120 (68,000)
93  Suriname[ae]163,820 (63,250)
94  Tunisia163,610 (63,170)
95  Bangladesh147,570 (56,980)
96  Nepal147,181 (56,827)
97  Tajikistan143,100 (55,300)
98  Greece131,957 (50,949)
99  Nicaragua130,373 (50,337)
100  North Korea120,540 (46,540)
101  Malawi118,484 (45,747)
102  Eritrea117,600 (45,400)
103  Benin114,763 (44,310)
104  Honduras112,492 (43,433)
105  Liberia111,369 (43,000)
106  Bulgaria111,002 (42,858)
107  Cuba109,884 (42,426)
108  Guatemala108,889 (42,042)
109  Iceland103,000 (40,000)
110  South Korea100,210 (38,690)
 Puntland97,757 (37,744)
111  Hungary93,028 (35,918)
112  Portugal92,090 (35,560)
113  Jordan89,342 (34,495)
114  Serbia88,361 (34,116)
115  Azerbaijan86,600 (33,400)
116  Austria83,871 (32,383)
117  United Arab Emirates83,600 (32,300)
 French Guiana (France)83,534 (32,253)
118  Czech Republic78,865 (30,450)
119  Panama75,417 (29,119)
120  Sierra Leone71,740 (27,700)
121  Ireland70,273 (27,133)
122  Georgia69,700 (26,900)
123  Sri Lanka65,610 (25,330)
124  Lithuania65,300 (25,200)
125  Latvia64,559 (24,926)
 Svalbard (Norway)62,045 (23,956)
126  Togo56,785 (21,925)
127  Croatia56,594 (21,851)
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina51,209 (19,772)
129  Costa Rica51,100 (19,700)
130  Slovakia49,037 (18,933)
131  Dominican Republic48,671 (18,792)
132  Estonia45,227 (17,462)
133  Denmark43,094 (16,639)
134 Ambazonia42,800 (16,500)
135  Netherlands41,850 (16,160)
136  Switzerland41,284 (15,940)
137  Bhutan38,394 (14,824)
138  Taiwan36,193 (13,974)
139  Guinea-Bissau36,125 (13,948)
140  Moldova33,846 (13,068)
141  Catalonia32,000 (12,000)
142  Belgium30,528 (11,787)
143  Lesotho30,355 (11,720)
144  Armenia29,743 (11,484)
145  Solomon Islands28,896 (11,157)
146  Albania28,748 (11,100)
147  Equatorial Guinea28,051 (10,831)
148  Burundi27,834 (10,747)
149  Haiti27,750 (10,710)
150  Rwanda26,338 (10,169)
151  North Macedonia25,713 (9,928)
152  Djibouti23,200 (9,000)
153  Belize22,966 (8,867)
154  Israel22,072 (8,522)
155  El Salvador21,041 (8,124)
156  Slovenia20,273 (7,827)
 New Caledonia (France)18,575 (7,172)
157  Fiji18,272 (7,055)
158  Kuwait17,818 (6,880)
159  Eswatini17,364 (6,704)
160  East Timor14,919 (5,760)
161  The Bahamas13,943 (5,383)
162  Montenegro13,812 (5,333)
163  Vanuatu12,189 (4,706)
 Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)12,189 (4,706)
164  Qatar11,586 (4,473)
165  The Gambia11,295 (4,361)
166  Jamaica10,991 (4,244)
167  Kosovo10,887 (4,203)
168  Lebanon10,452 (4,036)
169  Cyprus9,251 (3,572)
 Puerto Rico (United States)9,104 (3,515)
170  Bougainville8,800 (3,400)
171  Abkhazia8,660 (3,340)
 United States Minor Outlying Islands6,959.41 (2,687.04)
172  Palestine6,020 (2,320)
173  Brunei5,765 (2,226)
174  Trinidad and Tobago5,130 (1,980)
 French Polynesia (France)4,167 (1,609)
175  Transnistria4,163 (1,607)
176  Cape Verde4,033 (1,557)
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)3,903 (1,507)
177  South Ossetia3,900 (1,500)
178  Northern Cyprus3,355 (1,295)
179  Samoa2,842 (1,097)
 Hong Kong (China)2,746 (1,060)
180  Luxembourg2,586 (998)
 Réunion (France)2,512 (970)
Bir Tawil (Terra nullius)2,060 (800)
181  Mauritius2,040 (790)
182  Comoros1,862 (719)
 Guadeloupe (France)1,628 (629)
 Åland Islands (Finland)1,552 (599)
 Faroe Islands (Denmark)1,393 (538)
 Martinique (France)1,128 (436)
 Chatham Islands (New Zealand)976 (377)
183  São Tomé and Príncipe964 (372)
 Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)948 (366)
184  Kiribati811 (313)
185  Bahrain778 (300)
186  Dominica751 (290)
187  Tonga747 (288)
188  Singapore716 (276)
189  Federated States of Micronesia702 (271)
190  Saint Lucia606 (234)
 Auckland Islands (New Zealand)602 (232)
 Isle of Man (United Kingdom)572 (221)
 Guam (United States)544 (210)
191  Andorra468 (181)
 Northern Mariana Islands (United States)465 (180)
192  Palau460 (180)
193  Seychelles452 (175)
 Curaçao (Netherlands)444 (171)
193  Antigua and Barbuda442 (171)
194  Barbados430 (170)
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)412 (159)
195  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389 (150)
 Jan Mayen (Norway)377 (146)
 Mayotte (France)374 (144)
 United States Virgin Islands (United States)347 (134)
196  Grenada344 (133)
 Prince Edward Islands (South Africa)339 (131)
197  Malta316 (122)
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)308 (119)
198  Maldives300 (120)
 Bonaire (Netherlands)288 (111)
 Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)264 (102)
199  Saint Kitts and Nevis261 (101)
200  Niue260 (100)
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)253.8 (98.0)
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)242 (93)
201  Cook Islands236 (91)
 American Samoa (United States)199 (77)
202  Marshall Islands181 (70)
 Aruba (Netherlands)180 (69)
 Easter Island (Chile)163 (63)
203  Liechtenstein160 (62)
 Peter I Island (Norway)154 (59)
 British Virgin Islands (United States)151 (58)
 Wallis and Futuna (France)142 (55)
 Macquarie Island (Australia)140 (54)
 Christmas Island (Australia)135 (52)
 Jersey (United Kingdom)116 (45)
 Campbell Islands (New Zealand)112 (43)
 Montserrat (United Kingdom)102 (39)
 Anguilla (United Kingdom)91 (35)
 Guernsey (United Kingdom)78 (30)
204  San Marino61 (24)
 British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)60 (23)
 Saint Martin (France)54 (21)
 Bermuda (United Kingdom)54 (21)
 San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)52 (20)
 Bouvet Island (Norway)50 (19)
 Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)47 (18)
 Norfolk Island (Australia)40 (15)
 Sint Maarten (Netherlands)34 (13)
 Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)32 (12)
 Macau (China)30 (12)
205  Tuvalu26 (10)
 Antipodes Islands (New Zealand)23 (8.9)
206  Nauru[af]21 (8.1)
 Saint Barthélemy (France)21 (8.1)
 Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)21 (8.1)
 Ceuta (Spain)19 (7.3)
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)14 (5.4)
 Saba (Netherlands)13 (5.0)
 Melilla (Spain)12 (4.6)
 Tokelau (New Zealand)12 (4.6)
 Paracel Islands (disputed)7 (2.7)
 Gibraltar (United Kingdom)7 (2.7)
 Alderney (United Kingdom)6 (2.3)
 Clipperton (France)6 (2.3)
 Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)5 (1.9)
 Spratly Islands (disputed)5 (1.9)
 Snares Islands (New Zealand)4 (1.5)
 Gornja Siga (terra nullius)4 (1.5)
 Three Kings Islands (New Zealand)3 (1.2)
 Coral Sea Islands (Australia)3 (1.2)
207  Monaco[ag]2.02 (0.78)
 Bounty Islands[ah] (New Zealand)1 (0.39)
208 Uzupis0.77 (0.30)
209  Vatican City[ai]0.44 (0.17)
210 Molossia0.30 (0.12)
211  Sealand0.002 (0.00077)
212 Kugelmugel0.0005 (0.00019)


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