Largest Countries in the World by Area

All 195 countries ranked by surface area (land plus inland waters). Russia is largest at 17,098,246 km² — 12.8% of the 195 countries' combined area, 1.7 times the size of Canada.

The 10 largest together cover 55.3% of that combined area.

Areas: UN Demographic Yearbook 2024 · Population: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (2026)

#1 largestEurope

Russia

17,098,246 km²

6,601,670 mi² · 12.8% of combined

Pop 143.4M8.39/km²

#2 largestAmericas

Canada

9,984,670 km²

3,855,103 mi² · 7.5% of combined

Pop 40.5M4.05/km²

#3 largestAmericas

United States

9,833,517 km²

3,796,742 mi² · 7.4% of combined

Pop 349.0M35.5/km²

#4 largestAsia

China

9,600,000 km²

3,706,581 mi² · 7.2% of combined

Pop 1.41B147/km²

#5 largestAmericas

Brazil

8,510,417 km²

3,285,890 mi² · 6.4% of combined

Pop 213.6M25.1/km²

#6 largestOceania

Australia

7,692,060 km²

2,969,921 mi² · 5.8% of combined

Pop 27.2M3.54/km²

#7 largestAsia

India

3,287,263 km²

1,269,219 mi² · 2.5% of combined

Pop 1.48B449/km²

#8 largestAmericas

Argentina

2,780,400 km²

1,073,518 mi² · 2.1% of combined

Pop 46.0M16.5/km²

#9 largestAsia

Kazakhstan

2,724,910 km²

1,052,094 mi² · 2.0% of combined

Pop 21.1M7.74/km²

#10 largestAfrica

Algeria

2,381,741 km²

919,595 mi² · 1.8% of combined

Pop 48.0M20.2/km²

Top 10 Countries by Surface Area

Areas: UN Demographic Yearbook 2024

Area by Region

Sums of the 195 countries in each region

Each region total is the sum of its countries' surface areas and 2026 populations; density is that regional population divided by that regional area.

Americas40,242,946 km² · 30.1% · 35 countries · 26.3/km²

Asia31,889,640 km² · 23.9% · 48 countries · 152/km²

Africa30,014,024 km² · 22.5% · 54 countries · 52.7/km²

Europe23,051,277 km² · 17.2% · 44 countries · 32.2/km²

Oceania8,488,125 km² · 6.3% · 14 countries · 5.45/km²

All 195 Countries Ranked by Area

Click any column to sort. Area is surface area (land + inland water); density is 2026 population per km².


1	Russia	17,098,246	6,601,670	12.8%	143.4M	8.39
2	Canada	9,984,670	3,855,103	7.5%	40.5M	4.05
3	United States	9,833,517	3,796,742	7.4%	349.0M	35.5
4	China	9,600,000	3,706,581	7.2%	1.41B	147
5	Brazil	8,510,417	3,285,890	6.4%	213.6M	25.1
6	Australia*	7,692,060	2,969,921	5.8%	27.2M	3.54
7	India	3,287,263	1,269,219	2.5%	1.48B	449
8	Argentina*	2,780,400	1,073,518	2.1%	46.0M	16.5
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,910	1,052,094	2.0%	21.1M	7.74
10	Algeria	2,381,741	919,595	1.8%	48.0M	20.2
11	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,345,410	905,568	1.8%	116.5M	49.7
12	Saudi Arabia	2,206,714	852,017	1.7%	35.2M	15.9
13	Mexico	1,964,375	758,449	1.5%	133.0M	67.7
14	Indonesia	1,892,410	730,664	1.4%	287.9M	152
15	Sudan*	1,878,000	725,100	1.4%	53.3M	28.4
16	Libya	1,676,198	647,184	1.3%	7.5M	4.50
17	Iran	1,630,848	629,674	1.2%	93.2M	57.1
18	Mongolia	1,564,116	603,909	1.2%	3.6M	2.27
19	Peru	1,285,216	496,225	1.0%	34.9M	27.2
20	Chad	1,284,000	495,755	1.0%	21.6M	16.8
21	Niger	1,267,000	489,191	0.9%	28.8M	22.7
22	Angola	1,246,700	481,354	0.9%	40.2M	32.3
23	Mali	1,240,192	478,841	0.9%	25.9M	20.9
24	South Africa	1,221,037	471,445	0.9%	65.5M	53.6
25	Colombia	1,141,748	440,831	0.9%	53.9M	47.2
26	Ethiopia	1,104,300	426,373	0.8%	138.9M	126
27	Bolivia	1,098,581	424,164	0.8%	12.7M	11.6
28	Mauritania	1,030,700	397,955	0.8%	5.5M	5.30
29	Egypt	1,002,000	386,874	0.7%	120.1M	120
30	Tanzania	947,303	365,756	0.7%	72.6M	76.6
31	Venezuela	929,690	358,955	0.7%	28.6M	30.8
32	Nigeria	923,768	356,669	0.7%	242.4M	262
33	Namibia	825,229	318,623	0.6%	3.2M	3.82
34	Mozambique	799,380	308,642	0.6%	36.6M	45.8
35	Pakistan	796,096	307,374	0.6%	259.3M	326
36	Turkey	783,562	302,535	0.6%	87.9M	112
37	Chile	756,102	291,933	0.6%	19.9M	26.4
38	Zambia	752,612	290,585	0.6%	22.5M	29.9
39	Myanmar	676,577	261,228	0.5%	55.2M	81.6
40	South Sudan	658,841	254,380	0.5%	12.4M	18.9
41	Afghanistan	652,864	252,072	0.5%	45.0M	69.0
42	Somalia	637,657	246,201	0.5%	20.3M	31.8
43	Central African Republic	622,984	240,535	0.5%	5.7M	9.15
44	Ukraine	603,500	233,013	0.5%	39.5M	65.5
45	Kenya	591,958	228,556	0.4%	58.6M	99.1
46	Madagascar	587,041	226,658	0.4%	33.5M	57.1
47	Botswana	581,730	224,607	0.4%	2.6M	4.48
48	France	551,500	212,935	0.4%	66.7M	121
49	Yemen	527,968	203,850	0.4%	43.0M	81.4
50	Thailand	513,140	198,124	0.4%	71.6M	139
51	Spain	506,009	195,371	0.4%	47.9M	94.6
52	Turkmenistan	488,100	188,456	0.4%	7.7M	15.9
53	Cameroon	475,650	183,649	0.4%	30.6M	64.4
54	Papua New Guinea	462,840	178,704	0.3%	10.9M	23.7
55	Uzbekistan	448,969	173,348	0.3%	37.7M	84.0
56	Morocco	446,550	172,414	0.3%	38.8M	86.8
57	Sweden	438,574	169,334	0.3%	10.7M	24.4
58	Iraq	435,052	167,975	0.3%	48.0M	110
59	Paraguay	406,752	157,048	0.3%	7.1M	17.4
60	Zimbabwe	390,757	150,872	0.3%	17.3M	44.2
61	Norway*	386,194	149,110	0.3%	5.7M	14.6
62	Japan*	377,930	145,920	0.3%	122.4M	324
63	Germany	357,581	138,063	0.3%	83.6M	234
64	Congo	342,000	132,047	0.3%	6.6M	19.4
65	Finland*	338,467	130,683	0.3%	5.6M	16.6
66	Vietnam	331,345	127,933	0.2%	102.2M	308
67	Malaysia	330,621	127,653	0.2%	36.4M	110
68	Côte d'Ivoire	322,462	124,503	0.2%	33.5M	104
69	Poland	312,679	120,726	0.2%	37.8M	121
70	Oman	309,980	119,684	0.2%	5.7M	18.3
71	Italy	302,068	116,629	0.2%	58.9M	195
72	Philippines	300,000	115,831	0.2%	117.7M	392
73	Burkina Faso	272,969	105,394	0.2%	24.6M	90.1
74	New Zealand	268,164	103,539	0.2%	5.3M	19.7
75	Gabon	267,668	103,347	0.2%	2.6M	9.89
76	Ecuador	257,215	99,311	0.2%	18.4M	71.7
77	Guinea	245,836	94,918	0.2%	15.4M	62.8
78	United Kingdom*	244,376	94,354	0.2%	69.9M	286
79	Uganda	241,550	93,263	0.2%	52.8M	218
80	Ghana	238,537	92,100	0.2%	35.7M	150
81	Romania	238,398	92,046	0.2%	18.8M	78.9
82	Laos	236,800	91,429	0.2%	8.0M	33.7
83	Guyana	214,969	83,000	0.2%	840,890	3.91
84	Belarus	207,600	80,155	0.2%	8.9M	43.0
85	Kyrgyzstan*	199,949	77,201	0.1%	7.4M	37.0
86	Senegal	196,712	75,951	0.1%	19.4M	98.5
87	Syria	185,180	71,498	0.1%	26.5M	143
88	Cambodia	181,035	69,898	0.1%	18.1M	99.7
89	Uruguay	173,626	67,037	0.1%	3.4M	19.5
90	Suriname	163,820	63,251	0.1%	645,257	3.94
91	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	0.1%	12.4M	75.9
92	Bangladesh	148,460	57,321	0.1%	177.8M	1,198
93	Nepal	147,181	56,827	0.1%	29.6M	201
94	Tajikistan	141,400	54,595	0.1%	11.0M	77.6
95	Greece	131,957	50,949	<0.1%	9.9M	75.0
96	Nicaragua	130,374	50,337	<0.1%	7.1M	54.4
97	Eritrea	121,144	46,774	<0.1%	3.7M	30.4
98	North Korea	120,538	46,540	<0.1%	26.6M	221
99	Malawi	117,726	45,454	<0.1%	22.8M	194
100	Benin	114,763	44,310	<0.1%	15.2M	132
101	Honduras	112,492	43,433	<0.1%	11.2M	99.4
102	Liberia	111,369	43,000	<0.1%	5.9M	52.6
103	Bulgaria	110,372	42,615	<0.1%	6.7M	60.4
104	Cuba	109,884	42,426	<0.1%	10.9M	99.1
105	Guatemala	108,889	42,042	<0.1%	19.0M	174
106	Iceland	103,000	39,769	<0.1%	402,329	3.91
107	South Korea	100,460	38,788	<0.1%	51.6M	514
108	Hungary	93,025	35,917	<0.1%	9.6M	103
109	Portugal	92,225	35,608	<0.1%	10.4M	113
110	Jordan	89,318	34,486	<0.1%	11.6M	130
111	Serbia*	88,444	34,148	<0.1%	6.6M	75.1
112	Azerbaijan	86,600	33,436	<0.1%	10.5M	121
113	Austria	83,878	32,385	<0.1%	9.1M	109
114	Czech Republic	78,871	30,452	<0.1%	10.5M	133
115	Panama	75,320	29,081	<0.1%	4.6M	61.4
116	Sierra Leone	72,300	27,915	<0.1%	9.0M	124
117	United Arab Emirates*	71,024	27,423	<0.1%	11.6M	163
118	Ireland	69,825	26,960	<0.1%	5.4M	76.7
119	Georgia	69,700	26,911	<0.1%	3.8M	54.6
120	Sri Lanka	65,610	25,332	<0.1%	23.3M	356
121	Lithuania	65,286	25,207	<0.1%	2.8M	42.8
122	Latvia	64,594	24,940	<0.1%	1.8M	28.4
123	Togo	56,785	21,925	<0.1%	9.9M	175
124	Croatia	56,594	21,851	<0.1%	3.8M	67.5
125	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,209	19,772	<0.1%	3.1M	60.8
126	Costa Rica	51,170	19,757	<0.1%	5.2M	101
127	Slovakia	49,035	18,933	<0.1%	5.5M	111
128	Dominican Republic	48,671	18,792	<0.1%	11.6M	239
129	Estonia	45,399	17,529	<0.1%	1.3M	29.3
130	Denmark*	42,947	16,582	<0.1%	6.0M	140
131	Netherlands	41,543	16,040	<0.1%	18.4M	444
132	Switzerland	41,291	15,943	<0.1%	9.0M	218
133	Bhutan	38,394	14,824	<0.1%	802,215	20.9
134	Guinea-Bissau	36,125	13,948	<0.1%	2.3M	63.6
135	Moldova	33,847	13,068	<0.1%	3.0M	87.5
136	Belgium	30,528	11,787	<0.1%	11.8M	386
137	Lesotho	30,355	11,720	<0.1%	2.4M	78.7
138	Armenia	29,743	11,484	<0.1%	2.9M	98.5
139	Solomon Islands	28,896	11,157	<0.1%	858,288	29.7
140	Albania	28,748	11,100	<0.1%	2.8M	95.7
141	Equatorial Guinea	28,051	10,831	<0.1%	2.0M	70.7
142	Burundi	27,834	10,747	<0.1%	14.7M	529
143	Haiti	27,750	10,714	<0.1%	12.0M	434
144	Rwanda	26,338	10,169	<0.1%	14.9M	565
145	North Macedonia	25,713	9,928	<0.1%	1.8M	70.2
146	Djibouti	23,200	8,958	<0.1%	1.2M	51.7
147	Belize	22,966	8,867	<0.1%	428,645	18.7
148	Israel	22,072	8,522	<0.1%	9.6M	437
149	El Salvador	21,041	8,124	<0.1%	6.4M	304
150	Slovenia	20,273	7,827	<0.1%	2.1M	104
151	Fiji	18,272	7,055	<0.1%	937,281	51.3
152	Kuwait	17,818	6,880	<0.1%	5.1M	286
153	Eswatini	17,363	6,704	<0.1%	1.3M	73.1
154	Timor-Leste	14,954	5,774	<0.1%	1.4M	96.1
155	Bahamas	13,940	5,382	<0.1%	404,628	29.0
156	Montenegro	13,888	5,362	<0.1%	626,233	45.1
157	Vanuatu	12,189	4,706	<0.1%	342,565	28.1
158	Qatar	11,637	4,493	<0.1%	3.2M	273
159	Gambia	11,295	4,361	<0.1%	2.9M	255
160	Jamaica	10,991	4,243	<0.1%	2.8M	258
161	Lebanon	10,452	4,036	<0.1%	5.9M	564
162	Cyprus	9,251	3,572	<0.1%	1.4M	149
163	Palestine	6,020	2,324	<0.1%	5.7M	946
164	Brunei	5,765	2,226	<0.1%	469,774	81.5
165	Trinidad and Tobago	5,127	1,980	<0.1%	1.5M	295
166	Cabo Verde	4,033	1,557	<0.1%	529,630	131
167	Samoa	2,842	1,097	<0.1%	220,528	77.6
168	Luxembourg	2,586	998	<0.1%	687,449	266
169	Mauritius	1,979	764	<0.1%	1.3M	639
170	Comoros*	1,861	719	<0.1%	899,010	483
171	Sao Tome and Principe	964	372	<0.1%	244,994	254
172	Bahrain	778	301	<0.1%	1.7M	2,153
173	Dominica	750	290	<0.1%	65,510	87.3
174	Tonga	747	288	<0.1%	103,291	138
175	Singapore*	736	284	<0.1%	5.9M	8,028
176	Kiribati*	726	280	<0.1%	138,445	191
177	Micronesia	702	271	<0.1%	114,183	163
178	Saint Lucia	616	238	<0.1%	180,488	293
179	Andorra	468	181	<0.1%	83,753	179
180	Palau	459	177	<0.1%	17,615	38.4
181	Seychelles	457	176	<0.1%	134,959	295
182	Antigua and Barbuda	442	171	<0.1%	94,625	214
183	Barbados	431	166	<0.1%	282,724	656
184	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	150	<0.1%	99,244	255
185	Grenada	345	133	<0.1%	117,362	340
186	Malta	315	122	<0.1%	549,011	1,743
187	Maldives	300	116	<0.1%	531,517	1,772
188	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	101	<0.1%	46,992	180
189	Marshall Islands	181	70	<0.1%	35,075	194
190	Liechtenstein	160	62	<0.1%	40,368	252
191	San Marino	61	24	<0.1%	33,605	551
192	Tuvalu	26	10	<0.1%	9,362	360
193	Nauru	21	8.11	<0.1%	12,102	576
194	Monaco	2	0.77	<0.1%	38,087	19,044
195	Vatican City*	0.44	0.17	<0.1%	496 (2023)	1,127

Notes

* Australia — Includes Norfolk Island (36 km²), listed separately in the Yearbook; the UN population estimates include it in Australia.
* Argentina — The Yearbook figure (2,796,427 km²) follows Argentina's national definition (continental areas and islands, excluding Antarctica); FAO surface area (2023) used to match the territory of the UN population estimates.
* Sudan — Not reported in the Demographic Yearbook 2024; FAO surface area (2023) used.
* Norway — Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen (62,422 km²), listed separately in the Yearbook; the UN population estimates include them in Norway.
* Japan — Yearbook footnote: area as of 1 October 2007.
* Finland — Includes the Åland Islands (1,583 km²), listed separately in the Yearbook; the UN population estimates include them in Finland.
* United Kingdom — Excludes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (counted separately by the UN).
* Kyrgyzstan — The Yearbook file lists 199.949 (in thousand km²); its density column confirms 199,949 km².
* Serbia — Area includes Kosovo, which the UN population estimates (WPP 2024) count separately, so population density is understated.
* United Arab Emirates — Yearbook footnote: land area only.
* Denmark — Excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland (counted separately by the UN).
* Comoros — The Yearbook figure (2,235 km²) includes Mayotte, which the UN population estimates count separately; FAO surface area (2023) used.
* Singapore — Yearbook footnote: land area of the main island and other islands.
* Kiribati — Yearbook footnote: land area only; excludes 84 km² of uninhabited islands.
* Vatican City — Yearbook footnote 144: surface area is 0.44 km².

About the data

Areas are the UN Demographic Yearbook 2024 surface areas reported by national statistical offices.
Exceptions: Sudan (not reported in the Yearbook), Comoros and Argentina (the Yearbook figure covers territory the UN population estimates count separately) use FAO surface area for 2023.
Finland, Norway and Australia add territories the Yearbook lists separately but the UN population estimates include: the Åland Islands; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Norfolk Island.
FAO surface area is not used generally because recent FAO figures include some coastal waters for several countries (for example Canada 15,634,410 km², Monaco 74.9 km², Norway 624,500 km²).
Areas are national definitions as reported to the UN and can differ from other published figures.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia, at 17,098,246 km² (6,601,670 mi²) — 12.8% of the 195 countries' combined surface area, 1.7 times the size of Canada (9,984,670 km²).

What are the 10 largest countries?

1. Russia (17,098,246 km²), 2. Canada (9,984,670 km²), 3. United States (9,833,517 km²), 4. China (9,600,000 km²), 5. Brazil (8,510,417 km²), 6. Australia (7,692,060 km²), 7. India (3,287,263 km²), 8. Argentina (2,780,400 km²), 9. Kazakhstan (2,724,910 km²), 10. Algeria (2,381,741 km²).

How much of the world do the 10 largest countries cover?

The 10 largest make up 55.3% of the 195 countries' combined surface area; Russia alone is 12.8%.

Is the United States bigger than China?

By surface area in the UN Demographic Yearbook 2024, yes: the United States is 9,833,517 km² and China is 9,600,000 km². The two are close enough that other definitions can reverse the order.

What is the largest country in each region?

Europe: Russia (17,098,246 km²); Americas: Canada (9,984,670 km²); Asia: China (9,600,000 km²); Oceania: Australia (7,692,060 km²); Africa: Algeria (2,381,741 km²).

Where does the area data come from?

Surface area (land plus inland waters) is from the UN Demographic Yearbook 2024 for 192 countries, with FAO 2023 figures for Sudan, Comoros and Argentina. Population is from UN World Population Prospects 2024 for 2026.