Nations by Numbers

Rankings · Land and environment

Countries by area

Land and water area (km²), latest available year for each of 216 countries. Russian Federation ranks first at 17.13 million. Click a column heading to sort.

#CountryValueScaleYear
1Russian Federation17.13 million2024
2Canada15.63 million2024
3United States9.83 million2024
4China9.56 million2024
5Brazil8.51 million2024
6Australia7.74 million2024
7India3.29 million2024
8Argentina2.78 million2024
9Kazakhstan2.72 million2024
10Algeria2.38 million2024
11Congo, Dem. Rep.2.35 million2024
12Saudi Arabia2.15 million2024
13Mexico1.96 million2024
14Indonesia1.92 million2024
15Sudan1.88 million2024
16Libya1.76 million2024
17Iran, Islamic Rep.1.75 million2024
18Mongolia1.56 million2024
19Peru1.29 million2024
20Chad1.28 million2024
21Niger1.27 million2024
22Angola1.25 million2024
23Mali1.24 million2024
24South Africa1.22 million2024
25Colombia1.14 million2024
26Ethiopia1.13 million2024
27Bolivia1.10 million2024
28Mauritania1.03 million2024
29Egypt, Arab Rep.1.00 million2024
30Tanzania945,5002024
31Nigeria923,7682024
32Venezuela, RB912,0502024
33Namibia824,2922024
34Mozambique799,3802024
35Pakistan796,1002024
36Turkiye785,3502024
37Chile756,5562024
38Zambia752,6122024
39Myanmar676,5782024
40Afghanistan652,8702024
41South Sudan646,8832024
42Somalia, Fed. Rep.637,6572024
43Norway624,5002024
44Central African Republic622,9802024
45France606,4102024
46Ukraine603,5502024
47Kenya591,9702024
48Madagascar591,8962024
49Botswana581,7302024
50Sweden528,8602024
51Yemen, Rep.527,9682024
52Thailand513,1152024
53Spain505,9812024
54Turkmenistan491,2092024
55Cameroon475,4422024
56Papua New Guinea462,8402024
57Uzbekistan448,9232024
58Morocco446,5502024
59Iraq435,0502024
60Greenland410,4492024
61Paraguay406,7522024
62Zimbabwe390,7602024
63Japan377,9752024
64Germany357,6802024
65Congo, Rep.342,0002024
66Finland338,4852024
67Viet Nam331,3382024
68Malaysia330,5342024
69Cote d'Ivoire322,4602024
70Poland313,9402024
71Oman309,5002024
72Italy302,0702024
73Philippines300,0002024
74Burkina Faso274,2002024
75New Zealand267,7102024
76Gabon267,6702024
77Ecuador256,3702024
78Guinea245,8572024
79United Kingdom243,6102024
80Uganda241,5512024
81Ghana238,5392024
82Romania238,3972024
83Lao PDR236,8002024
84Guyana214,9702024
85Belarus207,6292024
86Kyrgyz Republic199,9502024
87Senegal196,7102024
88Syrian Arab Republic185,1802024
89Cambodia181,0352024
90Uruguay176,2152024
91Suriname163,8202024
92Tunisia163,6102024
93Bangladesh147,5702024
94Nepal147,1812024
95Dominican Republic146,8392024
96Tajikistan141,3792024
97Greece131,9602024
98Nicaragua130,3702023
99Eritrea121,6302024
100Korea, Dem. People's Rep.120,5402024
101Malawi118,4842024
102Benin114,7602024
103Honduras112,4922024
104Liberia111,3702024
105Bulgaria111,0002024
106Cuba109,8842024
107Guatemala108,8892024
108Iceland103,0002024
109Korea, Rep.100,4602024
110United Arab Emirates98,6482024
111Hungary93,0302024
112Portugal92,2302024
113Jordan89,3182024
114Serbia88,4902024
115Croatia88,0702024
116Azerbaijan86,6002024
117Austria83,8792024
118Czechia78,8712024
119Panama75,3202024
120Sierra Leone72,3002024
121Ireland70,2802024
122Georgia69,7002024
123Sri Lanka65,6102024
124Lithuania65,2902024
125Latvia64,5902024
126Togo56,7852024
127Bosnia and Herzegovina51,2102023
128Costa Rica51,1002024
129Slovak Republic49,0302024
130Estonia45,3402024
131Denmark42,9202024
132Netherlands41,5402024
133Switzerland41,2912024
134Bhutan38,3902024
135Guinea-Bissau36,1252024
136Moldova33,8492024
137Belgium30,6892024
138Lesotho30,3602024
139Armenia29,7402024
140Albania28,7502024
141Solomon Islands28,4462024
142Equatorial Guinea28,0522024
143Burundi27,8342024
144Haiti27,7502024
145Rwanda26,3402024
146North Macedonia25,7132024
147Djibouti23,2002024
148Belize22,9662024
149Israel22,0702024
150El Salvador21,0402024
151Slovenia20,4802024
152New Caledonia18,5762024
153Fiji18,3332024
154Kuwait17,8202024
155Eswatini17,3642024
156Timor-Leste14,8702024
157Montenegro13,8832024
158Bahamas, The13,8782024
159Faroe Islands12,9602024
160Vanuatu12,1892024
161Qatar11,6372024
162Gambia, The11,2952024
163Jamaica10,9912024
164Lebanon10,4522024
165Cyprus9,2502024
166Puerto Rico (US)8,8702024
167West Bank and Gaza6,0252024
168Brunei Darussalam5,7702024
169Trinidad and Tobago5,1282024
170Bermuda4,2902024
171Cabo Verde4,0302024
172French Polynesia3,5212024
173Samoa2,8402024
174Luxembourg2,5902024
175Mauritius2,0102024
176Comoros1,8702024
177Hong Kong SAR, China1,1102024
178Sao Tome and Principe9602024
179Turks and Caicos Islands9482024
180Kiribati8112024
181Bahrain8002024
182Dominica7512024
183Tonga7492024
184Singapore7362024
185Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7012024
186St. Lucia6162024
187Isle of Man5722024
188Guam5412024
189Andorra4682024
190Palau4602024
191Seychelles4572024
192Northern Mariana Islands4572024
193Curacao4442024
194Antigua and Barbuda4402024
195Barbados4312024
196St. Vincent and the Grenadines3892024
197Virgin Islands (U.S.)3482024
198Grenada3442024
199Malta3152024
200Maldives3002024
201Cayman Islands2642024
202St. Kitts and Nevis2612024
203American Samoa1992024
204Channel Islands1982021
205Marshall Islands1812024
206Aruba1802024
207Liechtenstein1602024
208British Virgin Islands1512024
209Monaco752024
210San Marino612024
211St. Martin (French part)532024
212Sint Maarten (Dutch part)342024
213Macao SAR, China332024
214Tuvalu262024
215Naoero212024
216Gibraltar102024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (Land and water area (km²)), updated 8 October 2026.