The land area, in square kilometers, of all countries of the world

Land area is the total space within the boundaries of a country, usually measured in square kilometers or square miles. This measurement is typically limited to land, excluding bodies of water within a country’s territory. Accurate measurement requires modern tools like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which allow for precise mapping and spatial data analysis.

Rank	Country	Land area (km2)
	World	148,940,000.00
1	Russia	16,377,742.00
2	Antarctica	14,200,000.00
3	China	9,326,410.00
4	United States of America	9,147,593.00
5	Canada	9,093,507.00
6	Brazil	8,358,140.00
7	Australia	7,682,300.00
8	India	2,973,193.00
9	Argentina	2,736,690.00
10	Kazakhstan	2,699,700.00
11	Algeria	2,381,740.00
12	Congo (Democratic Republic)	2,267,048.00
13	Greenland	2,166,086.00
14	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690.00
15	Mexico	1,943,945.00
16	Indonesia	1,811,569.00
17	Libya	1,759,540.00
18	Sudan	1,731,671.00
19	Mongolia	1,553,556.00
20	Iran	1,531,595.00
21	Peru	1,279,996.00
22	Niger	1,266,700.00
23	Chad	1,259,200.00
24	Angola	1,246,700.00
25	Mali	1,220,190.00
26	South Africa	1,214,470.00
27	Ethiopia	1,096,570.00
28	Bolivia	1,083,301.00
29	Colombia	1,038,700.00
30	Mauritania	1,030,700.00
31	Egypt	995,450.00
32	Nigeria	910,768.00
33	Tanzania	885,800.00
34	Venezuela	882,050.00
35	Namibia	823,290.00
36	Mozambique	786,380.00
37	Pakistan	770,875.00
38	Turkey	769,632.00
39	Chile	743,812.00
40	Zambia	743,398.00
41	Myanmar (Burma)	653,508.00
42	Afghanistan	652,230.00
43	South Sudan	644,329.00
44	Somalia	627,337.00
45	Central African Republic	622,984.00
46	Madagascar	581,540.00
47	Ukraine	579,330.00
48	Kenya	569,140.00
49	Botswana	566,730.00
50	France	549,970.00
51	Yemen	527,968.00
52	Thailand	510,890.00
53	Spain	498,980.00
54	Cameroon	472,710.00
55	Turkmenistan	469,930.00
56	Papua New Guinea	452,860.00
57	Morocco	446,300.00
58	Iraq	437,367.00
59	Uzbekistan	425,400.00
60	Sweden	410,335.00
61	Paraguay	397,302.00
62	Zimbabwe	386,847.00
63	Japan	364,485.00
64	Germany	348,672.00
65	Congo (Republic)	341,500.00
66	Malaysia	328,657.00
67	C么te d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	318,003.00
68	Vietnam	310,070.00
69	Oman	309,500.00
70	Norway	304,282.00
71	Poland	304,255.00
72	Finland	303,815.00
73	Philippines	298,170.00
74	Italy	294,140.00
75	Ecuador	276,841.00
76	Burkina Faso	273,800.00
77	Western Sahara	266,000.00
78	New Zealand	264,537.00
79	Gabon	257,667.00
80	Guinea	245,717.00
81	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	241,930.00
82	Laos	230,800.00
83	Romania	229,891.00
84	Ghana	227,533.00
85	Belarus	202,900.00
86	Uganda	197,100.00
87	Guyana	196,849.00
88	Senegal	192,530.00
89	Kyrgyzstan	191,801.00
90	Syria	185,887.00
91	Cambodia	176,515.00
92	Uruguay	175,015.00
93	Suriname	156,000.00
94	Tunisia	155,360.00
95	Nepal	143,351.00
96	Tajikistan	141,510.00
97	Greece	130,647.00
98	Bangladesh	130,170.00
99	Korea (North)	120,408.00
100	Nicaragua	119,990.00
101	Honduras	111,890.00
102	Benin	110,622.00
103	Cuba	109,820.00
104	Bulgaria	108,489.00
105	Guatemala	107,159.00
106	Eritrea	101,000.00
107	Iceland	100,250.00
108	Korea (South)	96,920.00
109	Liberia	96,320.00
110	Malawi	94,080.00
111	Portugal	91,470.00
112	Hungary	89,608.00
113	Jordan	88,802.00
114	United Arab Emirates	83,600.00
115	Azerbaijan	82,629.00
116	Austria	82,445.00
117	French Guiana	81,690.00
118	Serbia	77,474.00
119	Czech Republic	77,247.00
120	Panama	74,340.00
121	Sierra Leone	71,620.00
122	Georgia	69,700.00
123	Ireland	68,883.00
124	Sri Lanka	64,630.00
125	Lithuania	62,680.00
126	Latvia	62,249.00
127	Svalbard	62,045.00
128	Croatia	55,974.00
129	Togo	54,385.00
130	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,187.00
131	Costa Rica	51,060.00
132	Dominican Republic	48,320.00
133	Slovakia	48,105.00
134	Denmark	42,434.00
135	Estonia	42,388.00
136	Switzerland	39,997.00
137	Bhutan	38,394.00
138	Netherlands	33,893.00
139	Moldova	32,891.00
140	Taiwan	32,260.00
141	Lesotho	30,355.00
142	Belgium	30,278.00
143	Armenia	28,203.00
144	Guinea-Bissau	28,120.00
145	Equatorial Guinea	28,051.00
146	Solomon Islands	27,986.00
147	Haiti	27,560.00
148	Albania	27,398.00
149	Burundi	25,680.00
150	North Macedonia	25,433.00
151	Rwanda	24,668.00
152	Djibouti	23,180.00
153	Belize	22,806.00
154	Israel	21,497.00
155	El Salvador	20,721.00
156	Slovenia	20,151.00
157	New Caledonia	18,275.00
158	Fiji	18,274.00
159	Kuwait	17,818.00
160	Eswatini	17,204.00
161	East Timor	14,874.00
162	Montenegro	13,452.00
163	Vanuatu	12,189.00
164	Falkland Islands	12,173.00
165	Qatar	11,586.00
166	Kosovo	10,887.00
167	Jamaica	10,831.00
168	Lebanon	10,230.00
169	Gambia	10,120.00
170	Bahamas	10,010.00
171	Cyprus	9,241.00
172	Puerto Rico	8,959.00
173	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	7,668.00
174	Palestinian Territories	6,000.00
175	Brunei	5,265.00
176	Trinidad and Tobago	5,128.00
177	Cape Verde	4,033.00
178	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	3,903.00
179	French Polynesia	3,827.00
180	Samoa	2,821.00
181	Luxembourg	2,586.00
182	R茅union	2,504.00
183	Comoros	2,235.00
184	Mauritius	2,030.00
185	Guadeloupe	1,628.00
186	Faroe Islands	1,393.00
187	Martinique	1,128.00
188	Hong Kong	1,073.00
189	S茫o Tom茅 and Pr铆ncipe	964
190	Turks and Caicos Islands	948
191	Kiribati	811
192	Bahrain	760
193	Dominica	751
194	Tonga	717
195	Singapore	709.2
196	Micronesia	702
197	Saint Lucia	606
198	Isle of Man	572
199	Guam	544
200	Andorra	468
201	Northern Mariana Islands	464
202	Palau	459
203	Seychelles	455
204	Curacao	444
205	Antigua and Barbuda	442.6
206	Barbados	430
207	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	412
208	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	394
209	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389
210	Jan Mayen	377
211	Mayotte	374
212	Virgin Islands of the U.S.	346
213	Grenada	344
214	Caribbean Netherlands	322
215	Malta	316
216	Maldives	298
217	Cayman Islands	264
218	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261
219	Niue	260
220	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	242
221	Cook Islands	236
222	American Samoa	224
223	Marshall Islands	181
224	Aruba	180
225	Liechtenstein	160
226	British Virgin Islands	151
227	Wallis and Futuna	142
228	Jersey	116
229	Montserrat	102
230	Anguilla	91
231	Guernsey	78.1
232	San Marino	61.2
233	British Indian Ocean Territory	60
234	Saint Martin	54.4
235	Bermuda	53.6
236	Bouvet Island	49
237	Pitcairn	47.3
238	Sint Maarten	34
239	Macau	28.2
240	Tuvalu	25.6
241	Saint Barthelemy	25
242	U.S. Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges	22.4
243	Nauru	21.2
244	Tokelau	12
245	Paracel Islands	7.8
246	Gibraltar	6.5
246	Wake Island	6.5
248	Clipperton Island	6
249	Navassa Island	5.4
250	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	5
250	Spratly Islands	5
252	Coral Sea Islands	3
253	Monaco	2
254	Vatican City	0.4

Largest Countries by Land Area

1. Russia – The World’s Largest Country

Russia stands out as the largest country in the world, with a land area of approximately 17.1 million square kilometers. Stretching across Europe and Asia, it spans multiple time zones and boasts a diverse landscape, including vast forests, tundra, and mountainous regions.

2. Canada

Canada, with a land area of 9.98 million square kilometers, ranks as the second-largest country. Known for its stunning natural beauty, Canada is home to expansive forests, prairies, and Arctic tundra, with a significant portion of its territory consisting of freshwater lakes.

3. United States

The United States follows with a land area of 9.63 million square kilometers, covering a wide variety of climates and geographies. From the deserts of Arizona to the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the U.S. has one of the most diverse landscapes in the world.

4. China

China, with 9.6 million square kilometers, is the largest country in Asia by land area. China’s topography includes everything from deserts to fertile plains, with unique features such as the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas.

Smallest Countries by Land Area

1. Vatican City

As the world’s smallest country, Vatican City covers only 44 hectares (0.17 square miles). Located within Rome, it serves as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and the residence of the Pope.

2. Monaco

Monaco, covering just 2 square kilometers, is located on the French Riviera and is renowned for its luxurious lifestyle, casinos, and status as a tax haven.

3. Nauru

Nauru is an island country in Micronesia, with a land area of 21 square kilometers. It is known for its phosphate resources and is one of the least-visited countries due to its remote location and limited infrastructure.

4. Tuvalu

Tuvalu covers about 26 square kilometers and consists of a series of low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Rising sea levels pose an ongoing threat to the country’s existence.