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Land area (sq. km)

sq. km · higher is better · 215 countries

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  1. 1Russian Federation16.38M
  2. 2China9.39M
  3. 3United States9.15M
  4. 4Canada8.79M
  5. 5Brazil8.36M
  6. 6Australia7.69M
  7. 7India2.97M
  8. 8Argentina2.74M
  9. 9Kazakhstan2.7M
  10. 10Algeria2.38M
  11. 11Congo, Dem. Rep.2.27M
  12. 12Saudi Arabia2.15M
  13. 13Mexico1.94M
  14. 14Indonesia1.89M
  15. 15Sudan1.87M
  16. 16Libya1.76M
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.1.62M
  18. 18Mongolia1.56M
  19. 19Peru1.28M
  20. 20Niger1.27M
  21. 21Chad1.26M
  22. 22Angola1.25M
  23. 23Mali1.22M
  24. 24South Africa1.21M
  25. 25Ethiopia1.13M
  26. 26Colombia1.11M
  27. 27Bolivia1.08M
  28. 28Mauritania1.03M
  29. 29Egypt, Arab Rep.995,450
  30. 30Nigeria910,770
  31. 31Tanzania885,800
  32. 32Venezuela, RB882,050
  33. 33Namibia823,290
  34. 34Mozambique786,380
  35. 35Pakistan770,880
  36. 36Turkiye769,630
  37. 37Zambia743,390
  38. 38Chile742,831.6
  39. 39Myanmar652,670
  40. 40Afghanistan652,230
  41. 41South Sudan631,930
  42. 42Somalia, Fed. Rep.627,340
  43. 43Central African Republic622,980
  44. 44Madagascar581,800
  45. 45Kenya580,876.3
  46. 46Ukraine579,400
  47. 47Botswana566,730
  48. 48France538,950
  49. 49Yemen, Rep.527,970
  50. 50Thailand510,890
  51. 51Spain499,697.4
  52. 52Cameroon472,710
  53. 53Turkmenistan469,930
  54. 54Papua New Guinea452,860
  55. 55Morocco446,300
  56. 56Uzbekistan440,650
  57. 57Iraq434,130
  58. 58Greenland410,450
  59. 59Sweden407,270
  60. 60Paraguay396,012
  61. 61Zimbabwe386,850
  62. 62Japan364,569.3
  63. 63Norway364,270
  64. 64Germany349,430
  65. 65Congo, Rep.341,500
  66. 66Malaysia328,550
  67. 67Cote d'Ivoire318,000
  68. 68Viet Nam313,429
  69. 69Oman309,500
  70. 70Poland306,270
  71. 71Finland303,960
  72. 72Philippines298,170
  73. 73Italy295,720
  74. 74Burkina Faso273,600
  75. 75New Zealand263,310
  76. 76Gabon257,670
  77. 77Ecuador248,360
  78. 78Guinea245,720
  79. 79United Kingdom241,930
  80. 80Lao PDR230,800
  81. 81Romania230,080
  82. 82Ghana227,533
  83. 83Guyana211,140
  84. 84Belarus202,983
  85. 85Uganda200,520
  86. 86Senegal192,530
  87. 87Kyrgyz Republic191,800
  88. 88Syrian Arab Republic183,630
  89. 89Cambodia176,520
  90. 90Uruguay175,020
  91. 91Suriname160,507.6
  92. 92Tunisia155,360
  93. 93Nepal143,350
  94. 94Tajikistan138,790
  95. 95Bangladesh129,980
  96. 96Greece128,900
  97. 97Eritrea121,178.2
  98. 98Korea, Dem. People's Rep.120,410
  99. 99Nicaragua120,340
  100. 100Benin112,760
  101. 101Honduras111,890
  102. 102Bulgaria108,560
  103. 103Guatemala107,160
  104. 104Cuba103,800
  105. 105Iceland100,830
  106. 106Korea, Rep.97,600
  107. 107Liberia96,320
  108. 108Malawi94,280
  109. 109Portugal91,605.6
  110. 110Hungary91,260
  111. 111Jordan88,794
  112. 112Serbia84,090
  113. 113Azerbaijan82,650
  114. 114Austria82,520
  115. 115Czechia77,167.3
  116. 116Panama74,180
  117. 117Sierra Leone72,180
  118. 118United Arab Emirates71,020
  119. 119Georgia69,490
  120. 120Ireland68,890
  121. 121Lithuania62,600
  122. 122Latvia62,230
  123. 123Sri Lanka61,860
  124. 124Croatia55,960
  125. 125Togo54,390
  126. 126Bosnia and Herzegovina51,200
  127. 127Costa Rica51,060
  128. 128Dominican Republic48,198
  129. 129Slovak Republic48,080
  130. 130Estonia42,730
  131. 131Denmark40,000
  132. 132Switzerland39,509.6
  133. 133Bhutan38,140
  134. 134Netherlands33,670
  135. 135Moldova32,930
  136. 136Belgium30,494
  137. 137Lesotho30,360
  138. 138Armenia28,199.4
  139. 139Guinea-Bissau28,120
  140. 140Equatorial Guinea28,050
  141. 141Solomon Islands27,990
  142. 142Haiti27,560
  143. 143Albania27,400
  144. 144Burundi25,680
  145. 145North Macedonia25,220
  146. 146Rwanda24,670
  147. 147Djibouti23,180
  148. 148Belize22,810
  149. 149Israel21,640
  150. 150El Salvador20,720
  151. 151Slovenia20,134.5
  152. 152New Caledonia18,280
  153. 153Fiji18,270
  154. 154Kuwait17,820
  155. 155Eswatini17,200
  156. 156Timor-Leste14,870
  157. 157Montenegro13,450
  158. 158Vanuatu12,190
  159. 159Qatar11,490
  160. 160Jamaica10,830
  161. 161Lebanon10,230
  162. 162Gambia, The10,120
  163. 163Bahamas, The10,010
  164. 164Cyprus9,240
  165. 165Puerto Rico (US)8,870
  166. 166West Bank and Gaza6,025
  167. 167Brunei Darussalam5,270
  168. 168Trinidad and Tobago5,130
  169. 169Cabo Verde4,030
  170. 170French Polynesia3,471
  171. 171Samoa2,780
  172. 172Luxembourg2,574.5
  173. 173Mauritius1,997
  174. 174Comoros1,861
  175. 175Faroe Islands1,370
  176. 176Hong Kong SAR, China1,050
  177. 177Sao Tome and Principe960
  178. 178Turks and Caicos Islands950
  179. 179Kiribati810
  180. 180Bahrain800
  181. 181Dominica750
  182. 182Tonga720
  183. 183Singapore718
  184. 184Micronesia, Fed. Sts.700
  185. 185St. Lucia610
  186. 186Isle of Man570
  187. 187Guam540
  188. 188Andorra470
  189. 189Palau460
  190. 189Northern Mariana Islands460
  191. 189Seychelles460
  192. 190Curacao444
  193. 191Antigua and Barbuda440
  194. 192Barbados430
  195. 193St. Vincent and the Grenadines390
  196. 194Virgin Islands (U.S.)350
  197. 195Grenada340
  198. 196Malta320
  199. 197Maldives298
  200. 198St. Kitts and Nevis260
  201. 199Cayman Islands240
  202. 200American Samoa200
  203. 201Aruba180
  204. 201Marshall Islands180
  205. 202Liechtenstein160
  206. 203British Virgin Islands150
  207. 204San Marino60
  208. 205Bermuda54
  209. 206St. Martin (French part)50
  210. 207Sint Maarten (Dutch part)34
  211. 208Macao SAR, China33
  212. 209Tuvalu30
  213. 210Naoero20
  214. 211Gibraltar10
  215. 212Monaco2.1

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