A ranking of the largest countries by area, measured using total surface area, using the latest data from the World Bank.

Below is an index of the world’s countries and territories measured by surface area. Surface area is the sum of all land and water areas, demarcated by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
10 largest countries by area
These are the world’s 10 largest sovereign states.
- Russia
- Canada
- USA
- China
- Brazil
- Australia
- India
- Argentina
- Kazakhstan
- Algeria
10 smallest countries by area
These are the world’s 10 smallest sovereign states.
- Vatican City
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
- San Marino
- Liechtenstein
- Marshall Islands
- Aruba
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Maldives
Complete ranking
The table below ranks the world’s countries (and some territories) by total surface area in square kilometres (sq. km). This includes areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
The data is collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Some dependent territories have been omitted.
Rank | Country | Sq. km |
---|---|---|
1 | Russia | 17,098,250 |
2 | Canada | 9,984,670 |
3 | USA | 9,831,510 |
4 | China | 9,562,910 |
5 | Brazil | 8,515,770 |
6 | Australia | 7,741,220 |
7 | India | 3,287,259 |
8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,902 |
10 | Algeria | 2,381,740 |
11 | DR Congo | 2,344,860 |
12 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 |
13 | Mexico | 1,964,375 |
14 | Indonesia | 1,913,580 |
15 | Sudan | 1,861,484 |
16 | Libya | 1,759,540 |
17 | Iran | 1,745,150 |
18 | Mongolia | 1,564,120 |
19 | Peru | 1,285,220 |
20 | Chad | 1,284,000 |
21 | Niger | 1,267,000 |
22 | Angola | 1,246,700 |
23 | Mali | 1,240,190 |
24 | South Africa | 1,219,090 |
25 | Colombia | 1,141,749 |
26 | Ethiopia | 1,104,300 |
27 | Bolivia | 1,098,580 |
28 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 |
29 | Egypt | 1,001,450 |
30 | Tanzania | 947,300 |
31 | Nigeria | 923,770 |
32 | Venezuela | 912,050 |
33 | Namibia | 824,290 |
34 | Pakistan | 796,100 |
35 | Mozambique | 786,380 |
36 | Turkey | 785,350 |
37 | Chile | 756,700 |
38 | Zambia | 752,610 |
39 | Myanmar | 676,590 |
40 | Afghanistan | 652,860 |
41 | South Sudan | 644,329 |
42 | Somalia | 637,660 |
43 | Norway | 625,217 |
44 | Central African Rep. | 622,980 |
45 | Ukraine | 603,550 |
46 | Madagascar | 587,295 |
47 | Botswana | 581,730 |
48 | Kenya | 580,370 |
49 | France | 549,087 |
50 | Yemen | 527,970 |
51 | Thailand | 513,120 |
52 | Spain | 505,935 |
53 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 |
54 | Cameroon | 475,440 |
55 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 |
56 | Sweden | 447,430 |
57 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 |
58 | Morocco | 446,550 |
59 | Iraq | 435,052 |
60 | Greenland | 410,450 |
61 | Paraguay | 406,752 |
62 | Zimbabwe | 390,760 |
63 | Japan | 377,970 |
64 | Germany | 357,580 |
65 | Congo | 342,000 |
66 | Finland | 338,450 |
67 | Vietnam | 331,230 |
68 | Malaysia | 330,345 |
69 | Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 322,460 |
70 | Poland | 312,680 |
71 | Oman | 309,500 |
72 | Italy | 301,340 |
73 | Philippines | 300,000 |
74 | Burkina Faso | 274,220 |
75 | New Zealand | 267,710 |
76 | Gabon | 267,670 |
77 | Ecuador | 256,370 |
78 | Guinea | 245,860 |
79 | UK | 243,610 |
80 | Uganda | 241,550 |
81 | Ghana | 238,540 |
82 | Romania | 238,400 |
83 | Lao PDR | 236,800 |
84 | Guyana | 214,970 |
85 | Belarus | 207,600 |
86 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,950 |
87 | Senegal | 196,710 |
88 | Syrian | 185,180 |
89 | Cambodia | 181,040 |
90 | Uruguay | 176,220 |
91 | Suriname | 163,820 |
92 | Tunisia | 163,610 |
93 | Bangladesh | 147,630 |
94 | Nepal | 147,180 |
95 | Tajikistan | 141,380 |
96 | Greece | 131,960 |
97 | Nicaragua | 130,370 |
98 | North Korea | 120,540 |
99 | Malawi | 118,480 |
100 | Eritrea | 117,600 |
101 | Benin | 114,760 |
102 | Honduras | 112,490 |
103 | Liberia | 111,370 |
104 | Bulgaria | 111,000 |
105 | Cuba | 109,880 |
106 | Guatemala | 108,890 |
107 | Iceland | 103,000 |
108 | South Korea | 100,339 |
109 | Hungary | 93,030 |
110 | Portugal | 92,226 |
111 | Jordan | 89,320 |
112 | Serbia | 88,360 |
113 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 |
114 | Austria | 83,879 |
115 | UAE | 83,600 |
116 | Czech Rep. | 78,870 |
117 | Panama | 75,420 |
118 | Sierra Leone | 72,300 |
119 | Ireland | 70,280 |
120 | Georgia | 69,700 |
121 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 |
122 | Lithuania | 65,286 |
123 | Latvia | 64,490 |
124 | Togo | 56,790 |
125 | Croatia | 56,590 |
126 | Bosnia & Herz. | 51,210 |
127 | Costa Rica | 51,100 |
128 | Slovak Rep. | 49,030 |
129 | Dominican Rep. | 48,670 |
130 | Estonia | 45,340 |
131 | Denmark | 42,920 |
132 | Netherlands | 41,540 |
133 | Switzerland | 41,290 |
134 | Bhutan | 38,394 |
135 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,130 |
136 | Moldova | 33,850 |
137 | Belgium | 30,530 |
138 | Lesotho | 30,360 |
139 | Armenia | 29,740 |
140 | Solomon Islands | 28,900 |
141 | Albania | 28,750 |
142 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 |
143 | Burundi | 27,830 |
144 | Haiti | 27,750 |
145 | Rwanda | 26,340 |
146 | North Macedonia | 25,710 |
147 | Djibouti | 23,200 |
148 | Belize | 22,970 |
149 | Israel | 22,070 |
150 | El Salvador | 21,040 |
151 | Slovenia | 20,675 |
152 | New Caledonia | 18,580 |
153 | Fiji | 18,270 |
154 | Kuwait | 17,820 |
155 | Eswatini | 17,360 |
156 | Timor-Leste | 14,870 |
157 | The Bahamas | 13,880 |
158 | Montenegro | 13,810 |
159 | Vanuatu | 12,190 |
160 | Qatar | 11,610 |
161 | Gambia | 11,300 |
162 | Jamaica | 10,990 |
163 | Kosovo | 10,887 |
164 | Lebanon | 10,450 |
165 | Cyprus | 9,250 |
166 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 |
167 | West Bank & Gaza | 6,020 |
168 | Brunei | 5,770 |
169 | Trinidad & Tobago | 5,130 |
170 | Bermuda | 4,290 |
171 | Cabo Verde | 4,030 |
172 | French Polynesia | 4,000 |
173 | Samoa | 2,840 |
174 | Luxembourg | 2,590 |
175 | Mauritius | 2,040 |
176 | Comoros | 1,861 |
177 | Faroe Islands | 1,396 |
178 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1,110 |
179 | Sao Tome & Principe | 960 |
180 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 950 |
181 | Kiribati | 810 |
182 | Bahrain | 778 |
183 | Tonga | 750 |
184 | Dominica | 750 |
185 | Singapore | 719 |
186 | Micronesia | 700 |
187 | St. Lucia | 620 |
188 | Andorra | 470 |
189 | Seychelles | 460 |
190 | Palau | 460 |
191 | Curacao | 444 |
192 | Antigua & Barbuda | 440 |
193 | Barbados | 430 |
194 | St. Vincent & Gren. | 390 |
195 | Grenada | 340 |
196 | Malta | 320 |
197 | Maldives | 300 |
198 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 260 |
199 | Cayman Islands | 260 |
201 | Marshall Islands | 180 |
202 | Aruba | 180 |
203 | Liechtenstein | 160 |
204 | San Marino | 60 |
206 | Tuvalu | 30 |
207 | Nauru | 20 |
209 | Monaco | 2 |
210 | Vatican | 0.44 |