Countries of the World by Area From the largest to the smallest countries of the World. List of countries and territories in total area in square kilometer (km²).

Countries by Area
Rank		Country / Territory	Area (km²)	% of Total		Continent / Region	Notes
—		Earth	148,940,000	100%		Solar System	Earth, the most important place you know is about the size of an average sunspot. The total land coverage is 29.2% of Earth's surface, the rest of its surface area of 70.8%, you can guess, is of water). Compared to other planets our world is almost twice the size of Mars, and it is just a little larger than Venus.
1		Russia	17,098,242	11.5%		Asia /Europe	Largest country in the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica (EB): 17,075,400 km²
2		Canada	9,984,670	6.7%		America, North	Largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Longest coastline. EB: 9,984,670 km²
3		United States	9,629,091	6.5%		America, North	Includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The total area is listed as 9,826,630 km² by the CIA World Factbook. EB: 9,522,055 km²
4		PR China	9,598,094	6.4%		Asia, Eastern	Second largest Asian country (after Asian part of Russia). Total of separate UN figures for Mainland China (9,596,961) inclusive Hong Kong SAR (1,104 km²) and Macau (29 km²). (Excludes all disputed territories.) EB: 9,572,900 km²
5		Brazil	8,514,877	5.7%		America, South	Largest country in South America, and in the Southern Hemisphere. EB: 8,514,877 km²
6		Australia	7,692,024	5.2%		Australia/Oceania	Australia is the only country that is coterminous with a continent. Largest country without a land-border to neighbours. Largest country in Oceania. EB: 7,692,208 km²
7		India	3,287,263	2.3%		Asia, South-Central	Figure includes 120,849 km² of disputed territories with Pakistan and China. Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). EB: 3,166,414 km²
8		Argentina	2,780,400	2%		America, South	Second largest country in South America. EB: 2,780,403 km²
9		Kazakhstan	2,724,900	1.8%		Asia, South-Central	Largest landlocked country in the world. EB: 2,724,900 km²
10		Sudan (and South Sudan comined)	2,505,813	1.7%		Africa, Northern	Formerly largest country in Africa. EB: 2,505,810 km²
11		Algeria	2,381,741	1.6%		Africa, Northern	Largest country in Africa
12		Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)	2,344,858	1.6%		Africa, Central	Third-largest country in Africa
13		Greenland	2,166,086	1.5%		Europe, Northern	Self-governing territory of Denmark. Largest island in the world.
14		Saudi Arabia	2,000,000	1.4%		Middle East	Largest country in the Middle East
15		Mexico	1,964,375	1.3%		America, Northern	Third-largest country in North America.
16		Indonesia	1,904,569	1.3%		Asia, South-East	Largest and most populous country situated only on islands. Also the largest country in South East Asia.
17		Libya	1,759,540	1.2%		Africa, Northern
18		Iran	1,648,195	1.1%		Asia, South-Central
19		Mongolia	1,564,100	1.1%		Asia, Eastern
20		Peru	1,285,216	0.86%		America, South	Third-largest country in South America
21		Chad	1,284,000	0.86%		Africa, Central
22		Niger	1,267,000	0.85%		Africa, Western
23		Angola	1,246,700	0.85%		Africa, Central
24		Mali	1,240,192	0.83%		Africa, Western
25		South Africa	1,221,037	0.82%		Africa, Southern	Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island).
26		Colombia	1,138,914	0.76%		America, South	Colombian census figure is 1,141,748 km² which includes three special districts and San Andrés and Providencia islands (52 km²) (disputed territories with Nicaragua).
27		Ethiopia	1,104,300	0.74%		Africa, Eastern
28		Bolivia	1,098,581	0.74%		America, South
29		Mauritania	1,030,000	0.69%		Africa, Western
30		Egypt	1,002,000	0.67%		Africa, Northern	Excluding the disputed region Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km²).
31		Tanzania	945,087	0.63%		Africa, Eastern	Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32		Nigeria	923,768	0.62%		Africa, Western
33		Venezuela	912,050	0.61%		America, South
34		Namibia	824,292	0.55%		Africa, Southern
35		Mozambique	801,590	0.54%		Africa, Eastern
36		Pakistan	796,095	0.53%		Asia, South-Central	Excludes all disputed territories.
37		Turkey	783,562	0.53%		Western Asia, Southern Europe	Third-largest among countries with part of territory in Europe (after Russia and Kazakhstan)
38		Chile	756,102	0.51%		America, South	Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²).
39		Zambia	752,618	0.51%		Africa, Eastern
40		Myanmar	676,578	0.45%		Asia, South-East
41		Afghanistan	652,090	0.44%		Asia, South-Central
42		Somalia	637,657	0.43%		Africa, Eastern
43		Central African Republic	622,984	0.42%		Africa, Central
44		Ukraine	603,500	0.41%		Europe, Eastern	Largest all-European country, fourth largest among countries with part of territory in Europe (after Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey).
45		Madagascar	587,041	0.39%		Africa, Eastern
46		Botswana	582,000	0.39%		Africa, Southern
47		Kenya	580,000	0.39%		Africa, Eastern
48		France	551,500	0.37%		Europe, Western	Metropolitan France (European France including Corsica) only. The French Republic including French overseas territories covers 674,843 km².
49		Yemen	527,968	0.35%		Middle East	Includes the islands of Perim and Socotra.
50		Thailand	513,120	0.34%		Asia, South-East
51		Spain	505,992	0.34%		Europe, Southern	Sixth largest in Europe, second largest in western Europe. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco.
52		Turkmenistan	488,100	0.33%		Asia, South-Central
53		Cameroon	475,442	0.32%		Africa, Central
54		Papua New Guinea	462,840	0.31%		Oceania, Melanesia	Second largest country in Oceania.
55		Sweden	450,000	0.30%		Europe, Northern	Includes Gotland and Öland.
56		Uzbekistan	447,400	0.30%		Asia, South-Central	The larger of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
57		Morocco	446,550	0.30%		Africa, Northern	Excluding Western Sahara.
58		Iraq	438,317	0.29%		Middle East
59		Paraguay	406,752	0.27%		America, South
60		Zimbabwe	390,757	0.26%		Africa, Eastern
61		Japan	377,915	0.25%		Asia, Eastern	Includes Ryukyu Islands (Nansei Islands), Daito Islands, Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands.
62		Germany	357,022	0.24%		Europe, Western	EB: 357,046
63		Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)	342,000	0.23%		Africa, Central
64		Finland	338,145	0.23%		Europe, Northern	Includes Åland Islands (1,552 km²).
65		Vietnam	331,689	0.22%		Asia, South-East
66		Malaysia	329,847	0.22%		Asia, South-East
67		Norway	323,802	0.22%		Europe, Northern	Mainland Norway only; not included the overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (62,422 km²) and the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km²) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land (2,500,000 km²) and Peter I Island (243 km²).
68		Côte d'Ivoire	322,463	0.22%		Africa, Western
69		Poland	312,685	0.21%		Europe, Eastern
70		Oman	309,500	0.21%		Middle East
71		Italy	301,318	0.20%		Europe, Southern	301,340 km² (CIA World Factbook.)
72		Philippines	300,000	0.20%		Asia, South-East
73		Ecuador	283,561	0.20%		America, South	Includes Galápagos Islands.
74		Burkina Faso	274,222	0.18%		Africa, Western
75		New Zealand	270,467	0.18%		Oceania; Australia	Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km²), the Cook Islands (236 km²) and Tokelau (12 km²), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km²). Third largest country in Oceania.
76		Gabon	267,668	0.18%		Africa, Central
77		Western Sahara	266,000	0.18%		Africa, Northern	Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
78		Guinea	245,857	0.17%		Africa, Western
79		United Kingdom Great Britain (island)	242,900 229,848	0.16%		Europe, Northern	Not included are the three Crown dependencies (768 km²) of the islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man, and British Overseas Territories (1,742,857 km²)
80		Uganda	241,038	0.16%		Africa, Eastern
81		Ghana	238,533	0.16%		Africa, Western
82		Romania	238,391	0.16%		Europe, Eastern
83		Lao PDR	236,800	0.16%		Asia, South-East
84		Guyana	214,969	0.14%		South America, Northern
85		Belarus	207,595	0.14%		Europe, Eastern	Largest landlocked country in Europe. (207,595 km² EB, 207,600 km² CIA WFB)
86		Kyrgyzstan	199,951	0.13%		Asia, South-Central
87		Senegal	196,722	0.13%		Africa, Western
88		Syria	185,180	0.12%		Middle East	Includes the Golan Heights.
89		Cambodia	181,035	0.12%		Asia, South-East
90		Uruguay	176,215	0.12%		America, South
91		Suriname	163,820	0.11%		America, South	Smallest country in South America.
92		Tunisia	163,610	0.11%		Africa, Northern
93		Nepal	147,181	0.10%		Asia, South-Central
94		Bangladesh	143,998	0.10%		Asia, South-Central
95		Tajikistan	143,100	0.10%		Asia, South-Central
96		Greece	131,957	0.09%		Europe, Southern
97		Nicaragua	130,370	0.09%		America, Central	Excludes San Andrés y Providencia islands (disputed territories with Colombia). Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
98		North Korea	120,538	0.08%		Asia, Eastern
99		Malawi	118,484	0.08%		Africa, Eastern
100		Eritrea	117,600	0.08%		Africa, Eastern	Includes Badme region.
101		Benin	112,622	0.08%		Africa, Western
102		Honduras	112,492	0.08%		America, Central
103		Liberia	111,369	0.07%		Africa, Western
104		Bulgaria	110,879	0.07%		Europe, Eastern
105		Cuba	109,886	0.07%		Caribbean	Cuba is the largest and most populous country/island in the Caribbean.
106		Guatemala	108,889	0.07%		America, Central
107		Iceland	103,000	0.07%		Europe, Northern
108		South Korea	99,678	0.07%		Asia, Eastern
109		Hungary	93,028	0.06%		Europe, Eastern
110		Portugal	92,090	0.06%		Europe, Southern	Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111		Jordan	89,342	0.06%		Middle East
112		Azerbaijan	86,600	0.06%		Asia, Western	Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
113		French Guiana	83,534	0.06%		America, South	Former French overseas département. Became a French region and was made part of France proper.
114		Austria	83,871	0.06%		Europe, Western
115		United Arab Emirates	83,600	0.06%		Middle East
116		Czech Republic	78,867	0.05%		Europe, Eastern
117		Serbia	77,474	0.05%		Europe, Southern	This figure does not include Kosovo, which recently unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition; Serbia, Russia, China and others object. Including Kosovo, which is still claimed by Serbia, the total area is 88,361 km²,ranking Serbia at 113.

Rank		Country / Territory	Area (km²)	% of Total		Continent / Region	Notes
118		Panama	75,517	0.05%		America, Central
119		Sierra Leone	71,740	0.05%		Africa, Western
120		Ireland (Republic of)	70,273	0.05%		Europe, Northern	The island of Ireland has an area of 84,421 km².
121		Georgia	69,700	0.05%		Asia, Western	Includes Abkhazia (8,600 km²) and South Ossetia
122		Sri Lanka	65,610	0.04%		Asia, South-Central
123		Lithuania	65,300	0.04%		Europe, Northern
124		Latvia	64,589	0.04%		Europe, Northern
125		Svalbard and Jan Mayen	62,422	0.04%		Europe, Northern
126		Togo	56,785	0.04%		Africa, Western
127		Croatia	56,594	0.04%		Europe, Southern
128		Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,197	0.03%		Europe, Southern
129		Costa Rica	51,100	0.03%		America, Central	Includes Isla del Coco.
130		Slovakia	49,035	0.03%		Europe, Eastern
131		Dominican Republic	48,310	0.03%		Caribbean
132		Estonia	45,227	0.03%		Europe, Northern	Includes Estonia's 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
133		Denmark	43,094	0.03%		Europe, Northern	Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers 2,220,093 km² and would be 13th.
134		Netherlands	41,543	0.03%		Europe, Western	Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km².
135		Switzerland	41,285	0.03%		Europe, Western	source: swissworld.org
136		Bhutan	38,394	0.03%		Asia, South-Central
137		Taiwan (Republic of China)	36,188	0.02%		Asia, Eastern	Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, and the islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
138		Guinea-Bissau	36,125	0.02%		Africa, Western
139		Moldova	33,850	0.02%		Europe, Eastern	Includes the de facto independent autonomous territory of Transnistria (Pridnestrovie).
140		Belgium	30,528	0.02%		Europe, Western
141		Lesotho	30,355	0.02%		Africa, Southern
142		Armenia	29,743	0.02%		Asia, Western
143		Solomon Islands	28,896	0.02%		Oceania, Melanesia
144		Albania	28,748	0.02%		Europe, Southern
145		Equatorial Guinea	28,051	0.02%		Africa, Central
146		Burundi	27,834	0.02%		Africa, Eastern
147		Haiti	27,750	0.02%		Caribbean
148		Rwanda	26,338	0.02%		Africa, Eastern
149		Macedonia	25,713	0.02%		Europe, Southern
150		Djibouti	23,200	0.02%		Africa, Eastern
151		Belize	22,966	0.02%		America, Central
152		Israel	22,072	0.01%		Middle East	Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
153		El Salvador	21,041	0.01%		America, Central
154		Slovenia	20,273	0.01%		Europe, Southern
155		New Caledonia	18,575	0.01%		Oceania, Melanesia	French dependency.
156		Fiji	18,274	0.01%		Oceania, Melanesia
157		Kuwait	17,818	0.01%		Middle East
158		Swaziland	17,364	0.01%		Africa, Southern
159		East Timor	14,874	>0.01%		Asia, South-East
160		The Bahamas	13,943	>0.01%		Caribbean
161		Montenegro	13,812	>0.01%		Europe, Southern
162		Vanuatu	12,189	>0.01%		Oceania, Melanesia
163		Falkland Islands	12,173	>0.01%		America, Southern	British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
164		Qatar	11,586	>0.01%		Middle East
165		The Gambia	11,295	>0.01%		Africa, Western
166		Jamaica	10,991	>0.01%		Caribbean
167		Kosovo	10,887	>0.01%		Europe, Southern	Kosovo unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition, with objections from Serbia, Russia, China and others. Serbia still claims the territory.
168		Lebanon	10,400	<0.01%		Middle East
169		Cyprus	9,251	<0.01%		Asia, Western	Includes Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).
170		Puerto Rico	8,870	<0.01%		Caribbean	Commonwealth of the United States.
171		Palestinian territories	6,020	<0.01%		Middle East	The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
172		Brunei Darussalam	5,765	<0.01%		Asia, South-East	One of the smallest countries in Asia (after Singapore and the Maldives)
173		Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	<0.01%		Caribbean
174		French Polynesia	4,167	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	French overseas collectivity.
175		Cape Verde	4,033	<0.01%		Africa, Western
176		Samoa	2,831	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia
177		Luxembourg	2,586	<0.01%		Europe, Western
178		Réunion	2,510	<0.01%		Africa, Eastern	Former French overseas département. Became a French region and was made part of France proper.
179		Comoros	2,235	<0.01%		Africa, Eastern	Listed figure inccludes Mayotte (373 km²). Mayotte is officially an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of Comoros.
180		Mauritius	2,040	<0.01%		Africa, Eastern	Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues.
181		Guadeloupe	1,705	<0.01%		Caribbean	Former French overseas département that included La Désirade, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part). Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas collectvities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe.
182		Faroe Islands	1,393	<0.01%		Europe, Northern	A self-governing territory of Denmark.
183		Martinique	1,100	<0.01%		Caribbean	Former French overseas département. Became a French region and was made part of France proper.
184		São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome-et-Principe	964	<0.01%		Africa, Central	Second smallest country in Africa.
185		Turks and Caicos Islands	948	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.
186		Netherlands Antilles	800	<0.01%		Caribbean	Self-governing part of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin).
187		Dominica	751	<0.01%		Caribbean
188		Tonga	747	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia
189		Bahrain	741	<0.01%		Middle East
190		Kiribati	726	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands.
191		Micronesia, Federated States of	702	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
192		Singapore	699	<0.01%		Asia, South-East	Second smallest Asian country. UN figure is as of 2005. Official area in 2007 is 707.1 km². Singapore gains in size because of land reclamation off its coasts.
193		Isle of Man	572	<0.01%		Europe, Northern	Crown dependency of the UK.
194		Guam	549	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
195		Saint Lucia	539	<0.01%		Caribbean
196		Northern Mariana Islands	477	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
197		Andorra	468	<0.01%		Europe, Southern
198		Palau	459	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia
199		Seychelles	455	<0.01%		Africa, Eastern	Smallest country in Africa.
200		Antigua and Barbuda	442	<0.01%		Caribbean	Includes the island of Redonda, 1.6 km².
201		Barbados	431	<0.01%		Caribbean
202		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	<0.01%		Caribbean
203		Virgin Islands U.S.	347	<0.01%		Caribbean	Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
204		Grenada	344	<0.01%		Caribbean
205		Malta	316	<0.01%		Europe, Southern
206		Maldives	298	<0.01%		Asia, South-Central	Smallest country in Asia.
207		Cayman Islands	264	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory.
208		Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	<0.01%		Caribbean	Also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, smallest sovereign state in the Americas and in the Western Hemisphere.
209		Niue	260	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.
210		Saint Pierre and Miquelon	242	<0.01%		America, Northern	French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups.
211		Cook Islands	236	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
212		American Samoa	199	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.
213		Marshall Islands	181	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.
214		Aruba	180	<0.01%		Caribbean	Self-governing part of the Netherlands.
215		Liechtenstein	160	<0.01%		Europe, Western	Smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.
216		British Virgin Islands	151	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory; comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada.
217		Wallis and Futuna	142	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
218		Saint Helena	122	<0.01%		Africa, Western	British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.
219		Jersey	116	<0.01%		Europe, Northern	Crown dependency of the UK.
220		Montserrat	102	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory.
221		Tristan da Cunha	98	<0.01%		South Atlantic Ocean	Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the only inhabited island.
222		Anguilla	91	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory.
223		Ascension Island	88	<0.01%		South Atlantic Ocean	Dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena.
224		Guernsey	78	<0.01%		Europe, Northern	Crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.
225		San Marino	61	<0.01%		Europe, Southern	third smallest country in Europe, an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy
226		Bermuda	53	<0.01%		Caribbean	British Overseas Territory.
227		Norfolk Island	36	<0.01%		Oceania, Australia	Self-governing area of Australia.
228		Tuvalu	26	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	Second smallest country in Oceania.
229		Nauru	21	<0.01%		Oceania, Micronesia	Smallest country in Oceania, smallest island nation in the world, and third smallest country in the world.
230		Tokelau	12	<0.01%		Oceania/Australia	Territory of New Zealand.
231		Gibraltar	6	<0.01%		Europe, Southern	British Overseas Territory.
232		Pitcairn Islands	5	<0.01%		Oceania, Polynesia	British Overseas Territory and smallest dependent territory in the world.
233		Monaco	1.95	<0.01%		Europe, Southern	Second smallest country in the world.
234		Vatican City	0.44	<0.01%		Europe, Southern	Smallest country in the world. Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church (Holy See).

Source: Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density, United Nations Statistics Division