Surface area (km²) by country, 2001
Countries214
1. Russia17,098,240
Median99,094
Japan377,88062 / 214
World139,766,536
Top 20
17,098,240
15,640,500
9,632,030
9,562,914
8,515,770
7,741,220
3,287,260
2,780,400
2,724,902
2,505,810
2,381,740
2,344,860
2,149,690
1,964,380
1,910,930
1,759,540
1,745,150
1,564,120
1,285,220
1,284,000
Bottom 10
160
150
60
54
34
30
26
20
10
2
Biggest increases since 2000
+30.0%
+0.3%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
Biggest decreases since 2000
-0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
All countries
| # | Country / region | Surface area (km²) | Prior-year rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,240 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 15,640,500 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 9,632,030 | 3 |
| 4 | China | 9,562,914 | 4 |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,515,770 | 5 |
| 6 | Australia | 7,741,220 | 6 |
| 7 | India | 3,287,260 | 7 |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 8 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,902 | 9 |
| 10 | Sudan | 2,505,810 | 10 |
| 11 | Algeria | 2,381,740 | 11 |
| 12 | Congo - Kinshasa | 2,344,860 | 12 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 13 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,964,380 | 14 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1,910,930 | 15 |
| 16 | Libya | 1,759,540 | 16 |
| 17 | Iran | 1,745,150 | 17 |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1,564,120 | 18 |
| 19 | Peru | 1,285,220 | 19 |
| 20 | Chad | 1,284,000 | 20 |
| 21 | Niger | 1,267,000 | 21 |
| 22 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 22 |
| 23 | Mali | 1,240,190 | 23 |
| 24 | South Africa | 1,219,090 | 24 |
| 25 | Colombia | 1,141,750 | 25 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 1,104,300 | 26 |
| 27 | Bolivia | 1,098,580 | 27 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 28 |
| 29 | Egypt | 1,001,450 | 29 |
| 30 | Tanzania | 947,300 | 30 |
| 31 | Nigeria | 923,770 | 31 |
| 32 | Venezuela | 912,050 | 32 |
| 33 | Namibia | 824,290 | 33 |
| 34 | Mozambique | 799,380 | 34 |
| 35 | Pakistan | 796,100 | 35 |
| 36 | Türkiye | 785,350 | 36 |
| 37 | Chile | 756,096 | 37 |
| 38 | Zambia | 752,610 | 38 |
| 39 | Myanmar (Burma) | 676,590 | 39 |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 652,860 | 40 |
| 41 | Somalia | 637,660 | 41 |
| 42 | Central African Republic | 622,980 | 42 |
| 43 | Ukraine | 603,550 | 43 |
| 44 | Madagascar | 587,040 | 44 |
| 45 | Botswana | 581,730 | 45 |
| 46 | Kenya | 580,370 | 46 |
| 47 | France | 549,087 | 47 |
| 48 | Yemen | 527,970 | 48 |
| 49 | Thailand | 513,120 | 49 |
| 50 | Spain | 505,020 | 50 |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 51 |
| 52 | Cameroon | 475,440 | 52 |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 53 |
| 54 | Sweden | 447,420 | 54 |
| 55 | Morocco | 446,550 | 55 |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 444,103 | 56 |
| 57 | Iraq | 438,320 | 57 |
| 58 | Greenland | 410,450 | 58 |
| 59 | Paraguay | 406,750 | 59 |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 390,760 | 60 |
| 61 | Norway | 385,178 | 61 |
| 62 | Japan | 377,880 | 62 |
| 63 | Germany | 357,030 | 63 |
| 64 | Congo - Brazzaville | 342,000 | 64 |
| 65 | Finland | 338,150 | 65 |
| 66 | Malaysia | 330,800 | 66 |
| 67 | Vietnam | 329,250 | 67 |
| 68 | Côte d’Ivoire | 322,460 | 68 |
| 69 | Poland | 312,690 | 69 |
| 70 | Oman | 309,500 | 70 |
| 71 | Italy | 302,069 | 71 |
| 72 | Philippines | 300,000 | 72 |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 274,220 | 73 |
| 74 | New Zealand | 267,710 | 74 |
| 75 | Gabon | 267,670 | 75 |
| 76 | Ecuador | 256,370 | 76 |
| 77 | Guinea | 245,860 | 77 |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 243,610 | 78 |
| 79 | Uganda | 241,550 | 79 |
| 80 | Ghana | 238,540 | 80 |
| 81 | Romania | 238,390 | 81 |
| 82 | Laos | 236,800 | 82 |
| 83 | Guyana | 214,970 | 83 |
| 84 | Belarus | 207,600 | 84 |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,950 | 85 |
| 86 | Senegal | 196,710 | 86 |
| 87 | Syria | 185,180 | 87 |
| 88 | Cambodia | 181,040 | 88 |
| 89 | Uruguay | 176,220 | 89 |
| 90 | Suriname | 163,820 | 90 |
| 91 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 91 |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 148,460 | 92 |
| 93 | Nepal | 147,180 | 93 |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 142,550 | 94 |
| 95 | Greece | 131,960 | 95 |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 130,370 | 96 |
| 97 | North Korea | 120,540 | 97 |
| 98 | Malawi | 118,480 | 98 |
| 99 | Eritrea | 117,600 | 99 |
| 100 | Benin | 114,760 | 100 |
| 101 | Honduras | 112,490 | 101 |
| 102 | Liberia | 111,370 | 102 |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 110,990 | 103 |
| 104 | Cuba | 109,890 | 104 |
| 105 | Guatemala | 108,890 | 105 |
| 106 | Iceland | 103,000 | 106 |
| 107 | South Korea | 99,540 | 107 |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 98,648 | 108 |
| 109 | Hungary | 93,030 | 109 |
| 110 | Portugal | 92,120 | 110 |
| 111 | Jordan | 88,780 | 111 |
| 112 | Serbia | 88,360 | 112 |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 113 |
| 114 | Austria | 83,879 | 114 |
| 115 | Czechia | 78,870 | 115 |
| 116 | Panama | 75,420 | 116 |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 72,300 | 117 |
| 118 | Ireland | 70,280 | 118 |
| 119 | Georgia | 69,700 | 119 |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 120 |
| 121 | Lithuania | 65,300 | 121 |
| 122 | Latvia | 64,594 | 122 |
| 123 | Togo | 56,790 | 123 |
| 124 | Croatia | 56,540 | 124 |
| 125 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 51,210 | 125 |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 51,100 | 126 |
| 127 | Slovakia | 49,030 | 127 |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 48,670 | 128 |
| 129 | Estonia | 45,230 | 129 |
| 130 | Denmark | 42,920 | 130 |
| 131 | Netherlands | 41,530 | 131 |
| 132 | Switzerland | 41,291 | 132 |
| 133 | Bhutan | 40,077 | 133 |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,130 | 134 |
| 135 | Moldova | 33,840 | 135 |
| 136 | Belgium | 30,528 | 136 |
| 137 | Lesotho | 30,360 | 137 |
| 138 | Armenia | 29,740 | 138 |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 28,900 | 139 |
| 140 | Albania | 28,750 | 140 |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 | 141 |
| 142 | Burundi | 27,830 | 142 |
| 143 | Haiti | 27,750 | 143 |
| 144 | Rwanda | 26,340 | 144 |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 25,710 | 145 |
| 146 | Djibouti | 23,200 | 146 |
| 147 | Belize | 22,970 | 147 |
| 148 | Israel | 22,070 | 148 |
| 149 | El Salvador | 21,040 | 149 |
| 150 | Slovenia | 20,270 | 150 |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 18,580 | 151 |
| 152 | Fiji | 18,270 | 152 |
| 153 | Kuwait | 17,820 | 153 |
| 154 | Eswatini | 17,360 | 154 |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 14,870 | 155 |
| 156 | Bahamas | 13,880 | 156 |
| 157 | Montenegro | 13,810 | 157 |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 12,190 | 158 |
| 159 | Qatar | 11,610 | 159 |
| 160 | Gambia | 11,300 | 160 |
| 161 | Jamaica | 10,990 | 161 |
| 162 | Lebanon | 10,450 | 162 |
| 163 | Cyprus | 9,250 | 163 |
| 164 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 | 164 |
| 165 | Palestinian Territories | 6,020 | 165 |
| 166 | Brunei | 5,770 | 166 |
| 167 | Trinidad & Tobago | 5,130 | 167 |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 4,030 | 168 |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 3,471 | 169 |
| 170 | Samoa | 2,840 | 170 |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 2,590 | 171 |
| 172 | Mauritius | 2,040 | 172 |
| 173 | Comoros | 1,861 | 173 |
| 174 | Faroe Islands | 1,396 | 174 |
| 175 | Hong Kong | 1,100 | 175 |
| 176 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 960 | 176 |
| 177 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 950 | 177 |
| 178 | Kiribati | 810 | 178 |
| 179 | Dominica | 750 | 179 |
| 180 | Tonga | 750 | 180 |
| 181 | Bahrain | 710 | 181 |
| 182 | Micronesia | 700 | 182 |
| 183 | Singapore | 680 | 183 |
| 184 | St. Lucia | 620 | 184 |
| 185 | Isle of Man | 570 | 185 |
| 186 | Guam | 540 | 186 |
| 187 | Andorra | 470 | 187 |
| 188 | Northern Mariana Islands | 460 | 188 |
| 189 | Palau | 460 | 189 |
| 190 | Seychelles | 460 | 190 |
| 191 | Curaçao | 444 | 191 |
| 192 | Antigua & Barbuda | 440 | 192 |
| 193 | Barbados | 430 | 193 |
| 194 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 390 | 194 |
| 195 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 350 | 195 |
| 196 | Grenada | 340 | 196 |
| 197 | Malta | 320 | 197 |
| 198 | Maldives | 300 | 198 |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 264 | 199 |
| 200 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 260 | 200 |
| 201 | American Samoa | 200 | 201 |
| 202 | Channel Islands | 198 | 202 |
| 203 | Aruba | 180 | 203 |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 180 | 204 |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 160 | 205 |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | 150 | 206 |
| 207 | San Marino | 60 | 207 |
| 208 | Bermuda | 54 | 208 |
| 209 | Sint Maarten | 34 | 209 |
| 210 | Tuvalu | 30 | 210 |
| 211 | Macau | 26 | 211 |
| 212 | Nauru | 20 | 212 |
| 213 | Gibraltar | 10 | 213 |
| 214 | Monaco | 2 | 214 |