Largest Countries in the World by Area

Russia is the largest country in the world, covering a total area of 17,098,242 km² (6,601,665 mi²), with a land area of 16,376,870 km² (6,323,142 mi²). This represents 11% of the world's total land area, which is 148,940,000 km² (57,510,000 mi²).

Note: Total area is defined as including both land area and water bodies (including lakes, reservoirs, and rivers). This data is sourced from the CIA World Factbook.

Top 5 Ranked

Russia

17.1M km²

2

Canada

10.0M km²

3

United States

9.8M km²

4 China
5 Brazil

Complete Rankings

Rank Country Total Area
(km²)
 Total Area
(mi²)
 Land Area
(km²)
 Land Area
(mi²)
 % of World
1
Russia
17,098,242 10,624,355 16,377,742 10,176,657
11.00%
2
Canada
9,984,670 6,204,186 9,093,507 5,650,443
6.11%
3
United States
9,833,517 6,110,264 9,147,593 5,684,051
6.14%
4
China
9,596,960 5,963,274 9,326,410 5,795,163
6.26%
5
Brazil
8,515,770 5,291,454 8,358,140 5,193,507
5.61%
6
Australia
7,741,220 4,810,171 7,682,300 4,773,560
5.16%
7
India
3,287,263 2,042,611 2,973,193 1,847,456
2.00%
8
Argentina
2,780,400 1,727,660 2,736,690 1,700,500
1.84%
9
Kazakhstan
2,724,900 1,693,174 2,699,700 1,677,516
1.81%
10
Algeria
2,381,740 1,479,945 2,381,740 1,479,945
1.60%
11
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2,344,858 1,457,027 2,267,048 1,408,678
1.52%
12
Greenland
2,166,086 1,345,943 2,166,086 1,345,943
1.45%
13
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690 1,335,755 2,149,690 1,335,755
1.44%
14
Mexico
1,964,375 1,220,606 1,943,945 1,207,911
1.31%
15
Indonesia
1,904,569 1,183,444 1,811,569 1,125,657
1.22%
16
Sudan
1,861,484 1,156,673 1,731,671 1,076,010
1.16%
17
Libya
1,759,540 1,093,327 1,759,540 1,093,327
1.18%
18
Iran
1,648,195 1,024,141 1,531,595 951,689
1.03%
19
Mongolia
1,564,116 971,897 1,553,556 965,335
1.04%
20
Peru
1,285,216 798,596 1,279,996 795,353
0.86%
21
Chad
1,284,000 797,841 1,259,200 782,431
0.85%
22
Niger
1,267,000 787,277 1,266,700 787,091
0.85%
23
Angola
1,246,700 774,663 1,246,700 774,663
0.84%
24
Mali
1,240,192 770,620 1,220,190 758,191
0.82%
25
South Africa
1,219,090 757,507 1,214,470 754,637
0.82%
26
Colombia
1,138,910 707,686 1,038,700 645,418
0.70%
27
Ethiopia
1,104,300 686,180 1,096,570 681,377
0.74%
28
Bolivia
1,098,581 682,627 1,083,301 673,132
0.73%
29
Mauritania
1,030,700 640,447 1,030,700 640,447
0.69%
30
Egypt
1,001,450 622,272 995,450 618,544
0.67%
31
Tanzania
947,300 588,625 885,800 550,411
0.59%
32
Nigeria
923,768 574,003 910,768 565,925
0.61%
33
Venezuela
912,050 566,722 882,050 548,080
0.59%
34
Namibia
824,292 512,191 823,290 511,569
0.55%
35
Mozambique
799,380 496,712 786,380 488,634
0.53%
36
Pakistan
796,095 494,670 770,875 479,000
0.52%
37
Turkey
783,562 486,883 769,632 478,227
0.52%
38
Chile
756,102 469,820 743,812 462,183
0.50%
39
Zambia
752,618 467,655 743,398 461,926
0.50%
40
Burma
676,578 420,406 653,508 406,071
0.44%
41
Afghanistan
652,230 405,277 652,230 405,277
0.44%
42
South Sudan
644,329 400,367 610,952 379,628
0.41%
43
Somalia
637,657 396,222 627,337 389,809
0.42%
44
Central African Republic
622,984 387,104 622,984 387,104
0.42%
45
Ukraine
603,550 375,029 579,330 359,979
0.39%
46
Madagascar
587,041 364,770 581,540 361,352
0.39%
47
Botswana
581,730 361,470 566,730 352,150
0.38%
48
Kenya
580,367 360,623 569,140 353,647
0.38%
49
France
551,500 342,686 549,970 341,736
0.37%
50
Yemen
527,968 328,064 527,968 328,064
0.35%
51
Thailand
513,120 318,838 510,890 317,452
0.34%
52
Spain
505,370 314,022 498,980 310,052
0.34%
53
Turkmenistan
488,100 303,291 469,930 292,001
0.32%
54
Cameroon
475,440 295,425 472,710 293,728
0.32%
55
Papua New Guinea
462,840 287,595 452,860 281,394
0.30%
56
Sweden
450,295 279,800 410,335 254,970
0.28%
57
Uzbekistan
447,400 278,001 425,400 264,331
0.29%
58
Morocco
446,550 277,473 446,300 277,318
0.30%
59
Iraq
438,317 272,358 437,367 271,767
0.29%
60
Paraguay
406,752 252,744 397,302 246,872
0.27%
61
Zimbabwe
390,757 242,805 386,847 240,376
0.26%
62
Japan
377,915 234,825 364,485 226,480
0.24%
63
Germany
357,022 221,843 348,672 216,655
0.23%
64
Republic of the Congo
342,000 212,509 341,500 212,198
0.23%
65
Finland
338,145 210,114 303,815 188,782
0.20%
66
Vietnam
331,210 205,804 310,070 192,669
0.21%
67
Malaysia
329,847 204,957 328,657 204,218
0.22%
68
Norway
323,802 201,201 304,282 189,072
0.20%
69
Cote d'Ivoire
322,463 200,369 318,003 197,598
0.21%
70
Poland
312,685 194,293 304,255 189,055
0.20%
71
Oman
309,500 192,314 309,500 192,314
0.21%
72
Italy
301,340 187,244 294,140 182,770
0.20%
73
Philippines
300,000 186,411 298,170 185,274
0.20%
74
Ecuador
283,561 176,197 276,841 172,021
0.19%
75
Burkina Faso
274,200 170,380 273,800 170,131
0.18%
76
New Zealand
268,838 167,048 264,537 164,376
0.18%
77
Gabon
267,667 166,321 257,667 160,107
0.17%
78
Western Sahara
266,000 165,285 266,000 165,285
0.18%
79
Guinea
245,857 152,768 245,717 152,681
0.16%
80
United Kingdom
243,610 151,372 241,930 150,328
0.16%
81
Uganda
241,038 149,774 197,100 122,472
0.13%
82
Ghana
238,533 148,218 227,533 141,382
0.15%
83
Romania
238,391 148,129 229,891 142,848
0.15%
84
Laos
236,800 147,141 230,800 143,412
0.15%
85
Guyana
214,969 133,576 196,849 122,316
0.13%
86
Belarus
207,600 128,997 202,900 126,076
0.14%
87
Kyrgyzstan
199,951 124,244 191,801 119,180
0.13%
88
Senegal
196,722 122,237 192,530 119,633
0.13%
89
Syria
187,437 116,468 185,887 115,505
0.12%
90
Cambodia
181,035 112,490 176,515 109,681
0.12%
91
Uruguay
176,215 109,495 175,015 108,749
0.12%
92
Suriname
163,820 101,793 156,000 96,934
0.10%
93
Tunisia
163,610 101,663 155,360 96,536
0.10%
94
Bangladesh
148,460 92,249 130,170 80,884
0.09%
95
Nepal
147,181 91,454 143,351 89,074
0.10%
96
Tajikistan
144,100 89,540 141,510 87,930
0.10%
97
Greece
131,957 81,994 130,647 81,180
0.09%
98
Nicaragua
130,370 81,008 119,990 74,558
0.08%
99
North Korea
120,538 74,899 120,408 74,818
0.08%
100
Malawi
118,484 73,623 94,080 58,459
0.06%
101
Eritrea
117,600 73,073 101,000 62,758
0.07%
102
Benin
112,622 69,980 110,622 68,737
0.07%
103
Honduras
112,090 69,649 111,890 69,525
0.08%
104
Liberia
111,369 69,201 96,320 59,850
0.06%
105
Bulgaria
110,879 68,897 108,489 67,412
0.07%
106
Cuba
110,860 68,885 109,820 68,239
0.07%
107
Guatemala
108,889 67,660 107,159 66,586
0.07%
108
Iceland
103,000 64,001 100,250 62,292
0.07%
109
South Korea
99,720 61,963 96,920 60,223
0.07%
110
Hungary
93,028 57,805 89,608 55,680
0.06%
111
Portugal
92,090 57,222 91,470 56,837
0.06%
112
Jordan
89,342 55,515 88,802 55,179
0.06%
113
Azerbaijan
86,600 53,811 82,629 51,343
0.06%
114
Austria
83,871 52,115 82,445 51,229
0.06%
115
United Arab Emirates
83,600 51,947 83,600 51,947
0.06%
116
Czech Republic
78,867 49,006 77,247 47,999
0.05%
117
Serbia
77,474 48,140 77,474 48,140
0.05%
118
Panama
75,420 46,864 74,340 46,193
0.05%
119
Sierra Leone
71,740 44,577 71,620 44,503
0.05%
120
Ireland
70,273 43,666 68,883 42,802
0.05%
121
Georgia
69,700 43,310 69,700 43,310
0.05%
122
Sri Lanka
65,610 40,768 64,630 40,159
0.04%
123
Lithuania
65,300 40,576 62,680 38,948
0.04%
124
Latvia
64,589 40,134 62,249 38,680
0.04%
125
Svalbard
62,045 38,553 62,045 38,553
0.04%
126
Togo
56,785 35,285 54,385 33,793
0.04%
127
Croatia
56,594 35,166 55,974 34,781
0.04%
128
Bosnia and Herzegovina
51,197 31,812 51,187 31,806
0.03%
129
Costa Rica
51,100 31,752 51,060 31,727
0.03%
130
Slovakia
49,035 30,469 48,105 29,891
0.03%
131
Dominican Republic
48,670 30,242 48,320 30,025
0.03%
132
Estonia
45,228 28,103 42,388 26,339
0.03%
133
Denmark
43,094 26,777 42,434 26,367
0.03%
134
Netherlands
41,543 25,814 33,893 21,060
0.02%
135
Switzerland
41,277 25,648 39,997 24,853
0.03%
136
Bhutan
38,394 23,857 38,394 23,857
0.03%
137
Guinea-Bissau
36,125 22,447 28,120 17,473
0.02%
138
Taiwan
35,980 22,357 32,260 20,045
0.02%
139
Moldova
33,851 21,034 32,891 20,438
0.02%
140
Belgium
30,528 18,969 30,278 18,814
0.02%
141
Lesotho
30,355 18,862 30,355 18,862
0.02%
142
Armenia
29,743 18,481 28,203 17,525
0.02%
143
Solomon Islands
28,896 17,955 27,986 17,390
0.02%
144
Albania
28,748 17,863 27,398 17,024
0.02%
145
Equatorial Guinea
28,051 17,430 28,051 17,430
0.02%
146
Burundi
27,830 17,293 25,680 15,957
0.02%
147
Haiti
27,750 17,243 27,560 17,125
0.02%
148
Rwanda
26,338 16,366 24,668 15,328
0.02%
149
Macedonia
25,713 15,977 25,433 15,803
0.02%
150
Djibouti
23,200 14,416 23,180 14,403
0.02%
151
Belize
22,966 14,270 22,806 14,171
0.02%
152
Israel
21,937 13,631 21,497 13,358
0.01%
153
El Salvador
21,041 13,074 20,721 12,875
0.01%
154
Slovenia
20,273 12,597 20,151 12,521
0.01%
155
New Caledonia
18,575 11,542 18,275 11,356
0.01%
156
Fiji
18,274 11,355 18,274 11,355
0.01%
157
Kuwait
17,818 11,072 17,818 11,072
0.01%
158
Swaziland
17,364 10,789 17,204 10,690
0.01%
159
Timor-Leste
14,874 9,242 14,874 9,242
0.01%
160
Bahamas
13,880 8,625 10,010 6,220
0.01%
161
Montenegro
13,812 8,582 13,452 8,359
0.01%
162
Vanuatu
12,189 7,574 12,189 7,574
0.01%
163
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
12,173 7,564 12,173 7,564
0.01%
164
Qatar
11,586 7,199 11,586 7,199
0.01%
165
Gambia
11,300 7,021 10,120 6,288
0.01%
166
Jamaica
10,991 6,829 10,831 6,730
0.01%
167
Lebanon
10,400 6,462 10,230 6,357
0.01%
168
Cyprus
9,251 5,748 9,241 5,742
0.01%
169
Puerto Rico
9,104 5,657 8,959 5,567
0.01%
170
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
7,829 4,865 7,829 4,865
0.01%
171
Brunei
5,765 3,582 5,265 3,272
0.00%
172
Trinidad and Tobago
5,128 3,186 5,128 3,186
0.00%
173
French Polynesia
4,167 2,589 3,827 2,378
0.00%
174
Cabo Verde
4,033 2,506 4,033 2,506
0.00%
175
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
3,903 2,425 3,903 2,425
0.00%
176
Samoa
2,831 1,759 2,821 1,753
0.00%
177
Luxembourg
2,586 1,607 2,586 1,607
0.00%
178
Comoros
2,235 1,389 2,235 1,389
0.00%
179
Mauritius
2,040 1,268 2,030 1,261
0.00%
180
Virgin Islands
1,910 1,187 346 215
0.00%
181
Faroe Islands
1,393 866 1,393 866
0.00%
182
Hong Kong
1,108 688 1,073 667
0.00%
183
Sao Tome and Principe
964 599 964 599
0.00%
184
Turks and Caicos Islands
948 589 948 589
0.00%
185
Kiribati
811 504 811 504
0.00%
186
Bahrain
760 472 760 472
0.00%
187
Dominica
751 467 751 467
0.00%
188
Tonga
747 464 717 446
0.00%
189
Singapore
719 447 709 441
0.00%
190
Micronesia, Federated States of
702 436 702 436
0.00%
191
Saint Lucia
616 383 606 377
0.00%
192
Isle of Man
572 355 572 355
0.00%
193
Guam
544 338 544 338
0.00%
194
Andorra
468 291 468 291
0.00%
195
Northern Mariana Islands
464 288 464 288
0.00%
196
Palau
459 285 459 285
0.00%
197
Seychelles
455 283 455 283
0.00%
198
Curacao
444 276 444 276
0.00%
199
Antigua and Barbuda
443 275 443 275
0.00%
200
Barbados
430 267 430 267
0.00%
201
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
412 256 412 256
0.00%
202
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
394 245 122 76
0.00%
203
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
389 242 389 242
0.00%
204
Grenada
344 214 344 214
0.00%
205
Malta
316 196 316 196
0.00%
206
Maldives
298 185 298 185
0.00%
207
Cayman Islands
264 164 264 164
0.00%
208
Saint Kitts and Nevis
261 162 261 162
0.00%
209
Niue
260 162 260 162
0.00%
210
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
242 150 242 150
0.00%
211
Cook Islands
236 147 236 147
0.00%
212
American Samoa
224 139 224 139
0.00%
213
Marshall Islands
181 112 181 112
0.00%
214
Aruba
180 112 180 112
0.00%
215
Liechtenstein
160 99 160 99
0.00%
216
British Virgin Islands
151 94 151 94
0.00%
217
Wallis and Futuna
142 88 142 88
0.00%
218
Christmas Island
135 84 135 84
0.00%
219
Jersey
116 72 116 72
0.00%
220
Montserrat
102 63 102 63
0.00%
221
Anguilla
91 57 91 57
0.00%
222
Guernsey
78 48 78 48
0.00%
223
San Marino
61 38 61 38
0.00%
224
British Indian Ocean Territory
60 37 60 37
0.00%
225
Saint Martin
54 34 54 34
0.00%
226
Bermuda
54 34 54 34
0.00%
227
Bouvet Island
49 30 49 30
0.00%
228
Pitcairn Islands
47 29 47 29
0.00%
229
Norfolk Island
36 22 36 22
0.00%
230
Sint Maarten
34 21 34 21
0.00%
231
Macau
28 18 28 18
0.00%
232
Tuvalu
26 16 26 16
0.00%
233
Saint Barthelemy
25 16 25 16
0.00%
234
Nauru
21 13 21 13
0.00%
235
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
14 9 14 9
0.00%
236
Tokelau
12 7 12 7
0.00%
237
Gibraltar
7 4 7 4
0.00%
238
Monaco
2 1 2 1
0.00%
239
Holy See (Vatican City)
0 0 0 0
0.00%

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