Land Area by Country

Land Area by country, shown on a world map with full country rankings. Data covers 250 countries for 2025, sourced from REST Countries. See also Adult Literacy Rate and Birth Rate.

HighestRussia17,098,246
LowestVatican City0.49
Average601,039250 countries
Year2025latest available

💡 Russia tops the list, while Vatican City sits at the lower end, showing wide variation.

Top 10 countries

Russia17,098,246
Antarctica14,000,000
Canada9,984,670
China9,706,961
United States9,525,067
Brazil8,515,767
Australia7,692,024
India3,287,263
Argentina2,780,400
Kazakhstan2,724,900

Land Area: full country ranking (2025)

#CountryLand Area
1Russia17,098,246
2Antarctica14,000,000
3Canada9,984,670
4China9,706,961
5United States9,525,067
6Brazil8,515,767
7Australia7,692,024
8India3,287,263
9Argentina2,780,400
10Kazakhstan2,724,900
11Algeria2,381,741
12DR Congo2,344,858
13Greenland2,166,086
14Saudi Arabia2,149,690
15Mexico1,964,375
16Indonesia1,904,569
17Sudan1,886,068
18Libya1,759,540
19Iran1,648,195
20Mongolia1,564,110
21Peru1,285,216
22Chad1,284,000
23Niger1,267,000
24Angola1,246,700
25Mali1,240,192
26South Africa1,221,037
27Colombia1,141,748
28Ethiopia1,104,300
29Bolivia1,098,581
30Mauritania1,030,700
31Egypt1,002,450
32Tanzania947,303
33Nigeria923,768
34Venezuela916,445
35Namibia825,615
36Mozambique801,590
37Pakistan796,095
38Turkey783,562
39Chile756,102
40Zambia752,612
41Myanmar676,578
42Afghanistan652,230
43Somalia637,657
44Central African Republic622,984
45South Sudan619,745
46Ukraine603,550
47Madagascar587,041
48Botswana582,000
49Kenya580,367
50France543,908
51Yemen527,968
52Thailand513,120
53Spain505,992
54Turkmenistan488,100
55Cameroon475,442
56Papua New Guinea462,840
57Sweden450,295
58Uzbekistan447,400
59Morocco446,550
60Iraq438,317
61Paraguay406,752
62Zimbabwe390,757
63Norway386,224
64Japan377,930
65Germany357,114
66Philippines342,353
67Republic of the Congo342,000
68Finland338,455
69Vietnam331,212
70Malaysia330,803
71Ivory Coast322,463
72Poland312,679
73Oman309,500
74Italy301,336
75Ecuador276,841
76Burkina Faso272,967
77New Zealand268,838
78Gabon267,668
79Western Sahara266,000
80Guinea245,857
81United Kingdom244,376
82Uganda241,550
83Ghana238,533
84Romania238,391
85Laos236,800
86Guyana214,969
87Belarus207,600
88Kyrgyzstan199,951
89Senegal196,722
90Syria185,180
91Cambodia181,035
92Uruguay181,034
93Suriname163,820
94Tunisia163,610
95Bangladesh147,570
96Nepal147,181
97Tajikistan143,100
98Greece131,990
99Nicaragua130,373
100North Korea120,538
101Malawi118,484
102Eritrea117,600
103Benin112,622
104Honduras112,492
105Liberia111,369
106Bulgaria110,879
107Cuba109,884
108Guatemala108,889
109Iceland103,000
110South Korea100,210
111Hungary93,028
112Portugal92,090
113Jordan89,342
114Azerbaijan86,600
115Austria83,871
116United Arab Emirates83,600
117French Guiana83,534
118Czechia78,865
119Serbia77,589
120Panama75,417
121Sierra Leone71,740
122Ireland70,273
123Georgia69,700
124Sri Lanka65,610
125Lithuania65,300
126Latvia64,559
127Svalbard and Jan Mayen61,399
128Togo56,785
129Croatia56,594
130Bosnia and Herzegovina51,209
131Costa Rica51,100
132Slovakia49,037
133Dominican Republic48,671
134Estonia45,227
135Denmark43,094
136Netherlands41,865
137Switzerland41,284
138Bhutan38,394
139Taiwan36,197
140Guinea-Bissau36,125
141Moldova33,847
142Belgium30,528
143Lesotho30,355
144Armenia29,743
145Solomon Islands28,896
146Albania28,748
147Equatorial Guinea28,051
148Burundi27,834
149Haiti27,750
150Rwanda26,338
151North Macedonia25,713
152Djibouti23,200
153Belize22,966
154Israel21,937
155El Salvador21,041
156Slovenia20,273
157New Caledonia18,575
158Fiji18,272
159Kuwait17,818
160Eswatini17,364
161Timor-Leste14,874
162Bahamas13,943
163Montenegro13,812
164Vanuatu12,189
165Falkland Islands12,173
166Qatar11,586
167Jamaica10,991
168Kosovo10,908
169Gambia10,689
170Lebanon10,452
171Cyprus9,251
172Puerto Rico8,870
173French Southern and Antarctic Lands7,747
174Palestine6,220
175Brunei5,765
176Trinidad and Tobago5,130
177French Polynesia4,167
178Cape Verde4,033
179South Georgia3,903
180Samoa2,842
181Luxembourg2,586
182Réunion2,511
183Mauritius2,040
184Comoros1,862
185Guadeloupe1,628
186Åland Islands1,580
187Faroe Islands1,393
188Martinique1,128
189Hong Kong1,104
190São Tomé and Príncipe964
191Turks and Caicos Islands948
192Kiribati811
193Bahrain765
194Dominica751
195Tonga747
196Singapore710
197Micronesia702
198Saint Lucia616
199Isle of Man572
200Guam549
201Andorra468
202Northern Mariana Islands464
203Palau459
204Seychelles452
205Curaçao444
206Antigua and Barbuda442
207Barbados430
208Heard Island and McDonald Islands412
209Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha394
210Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389
211Mayotte374
212United States Virgin Islands347
213Grenada344
214Caribbean Netherlands328
215Malta316
216Maldives300
217Cayman Islands264
218Saint Kitts and Nevis261
219Niue260
220Saint Pierre and Miquelon242
221Cook Islands236
222American Samoa199
223Marshall Islands181
224Aruba180
225Liechtenstein160
226British Virgin Islands151
227Wallis and Futuna142
228Christmas Island135
229Jersey116
230Montserrat102
231Anguilla91
232Guernsey78
233San Marino61
234British Indian Ocean Territory60
235Bermuda54
236Saint Martin53
237Bouvet Island49
238Pitcairn Islands47
239Norfolk Island36
240United States Minor Outlying Islands34.2
241Sint Maarten34
242Macau30
243Tuvalu26
244Nauru21
245Saint Barthélemy21
246Cocos (Keeling) Islands14
247Tokelau12
248Gibraltar6
249Monaco2
250Vatican City0.49

Source: REST Countries. Latest available year: 2025. Values shown are the most recent reported figure per country.

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