Surface area (km²) by country, 2021
Countries216
1. Russia17,125,190
Median101,715
Japan377,97463 / 216
World140,582,991
Top 20
17,125,190
15,634,410
9,831,510
9,562,910
8,515,770
7,741,220
3,287,260
2,780,400
2,724,900
2,381,740
2,344,860
2,149,690
1,960,647
1,916,907
1,878,000
1,759,540
1,745,150
1,564,116
1,285,220
1,284,000
Bottom 10
160
150
75
60
50
34
33
30
20
10
Biggest increases since 2020
+0.6%
+0.3%
+0.1%
+0.1%
+0.1%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
Biggest decreases since 2020
-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 | 17,125,190 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 15,634,410 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 9,831,510 | 3 |
| 4 | China | 9,562,910 | 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 | 2,724,900 | 9 |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,740 | 10 |
| 11 | Congo - Kinshasa | 2,344,860 | 11 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 12 |
| 13 | Mexico | 1,960,647 | 13 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1,916,907 | 14 |
| 15 | Sudan | 1,878,000 | 15 |
| 16 | Libya | 1,759,540 | 16 |
| 17 | Iran | 1,745,150 | 17 |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1,564,116 | 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 | 1,140,619 | 25 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 1,136,240 | 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 | 757,245 | 37 |
| 38 | Zambia | 752,610 | 38 |
| 39 | Myanmar (Burma) | 676,590 | 39 |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 652,860 | 40 |
| 41 | South Sudan | 646,883 | 41 |
| 42 | Somalia | 637,660 | 42 |
| 43 | Norway | 624,500 | 43 |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 622,980 | 44 |
| 45 | France | 606,410 | 45 |
| 46 | Ukraine | 603,550 | 46 |
| 47 | Kenya | 591,969 | 47 |
| 48 | Madagascar | 587,295 | 48 |
| 49 | Botswana | 581,730 | 49 |
| 50 | Sweden | 528,860 | 50 |
| 51 | Yemen | 527,970 | 51 |
| 52 | Thailand | 513,120 | 52 |
| 53 | Spain | 505,965 | 53 |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 491,209 | 54 |
| 55 | Cameroon | 475,440 | 55 |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 56 |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 448,924 | 57 |
| 58 | Morocco | 446,550 | 58 |
| 59 | Iraq | 435,050 | 59 |
| 60 | Greenland | 410,450 | 60 |
| 61 | Paraguay | 406,752 | 61 |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 390,760 | 62 |
| 63 | Japan | 377,974 | 63 |
| 64 | Germany | 357,590 | 64 |
| 65 | Congo - Brazzaville | 342,000 | 65 |
| 66 | Finland | 338,470 | 66 |
| 67 | Vietnam | 331,345 | 67 |
| 68 | Malaysia | 330,411 | 68 |
| 69 | Côte d’Ivoire | 322,460 | 69 |
| 70 | Poland | 312,710 | 70 |
| 71 | Oman | 309,500 | 71 |
| 72 | Italy | 302,068 | 72 |
| 73 | Philippines | 300,000 | 73 |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 74 |
| 75 | New Zealand | 267,710 | 75 |
| 76 | Gabon | 267,670 | 76 |
| 77 | Ecuador | 256,370 | 77 |
| 78 | Guinea | 245,860 | 78 |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 243,610 | 79 |
| 80 | Uganda | 241,550 | 80 |
| 81 | Ghana | 238,533 | 81 |
| 82 | Romania | 238,400 | 82 |
| 83 | Laos | 236,800 | 83 |
| 84 | Guyana | 214,970 | 84 |
| 85 | Belarus | 207,630 | 85 |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,950 | 86 |
| 87 | Senegal | 196,710 | 87 |
| 88 | Syria | 185,180 | 88 |
| 89 | Cambodia | 181,040 | 89 |
| 90 | Uruguay | 176,220 | 90 |
| 91 | Suriname | 163,820 | 91 |
| 92 | Tunisia | 163,610 | 92 |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 147,570 | 93 |
| 94 | Nepal | 147,180 | 94 |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 146,839 | 95 |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 141,379 | 96 |
| 97 | Greece | 131,960 | 97 |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 130,370 | 98 |
| 99 | Eritrea | 121,766 | 99 |
| 100 | North Korea | 120,540 | 100 |
| 101 | Malawi | 118,480 | 101 |
| 102 | Benin | 114,760 | 102 |
| 103 | Honduras | 112,490 | 103 |
| 104 | Liberia | 111,370 | 104 |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 111,000 | 105 |
| 106 | Cuba | 109,880 | 106 |
| 107 | Guatemala | 108,890 | 107 |
| 108 | Iceland | 103,000 | 108 |
| 109 | South Korea | 100,430 | 109 |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 98,648 | 110 |
| 111 | Hungary | 93,030 | 111 |
| 112 | Portugal | 92,230 | 112 |
| 113 | Jordan | 89,318 | 113 |
| 114 | Croatia | 88,070 | 114 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 115 |
| 116 | Serbia | 84,990 | 116 |
| 117 | Austria | 83,879 | 117 |
| 118 | Czechia | 78,871 | 118 |
| 119 | Panama | 75,320 | 119 |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 72,300 | 120 |
| 121 | Ireland | 70,280 | 121 |
| 122 | Georgia | 69,700 | 122 |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 123 |
| 124 | Lithuania | 65,290 | 124 |
| 125 | Latvia | 64,590 | 125 |
| 126 | Togo | 56,790 | 126 |
| 127 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 51,210 | 127 |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 51,100 | 128 |
| 129 | Slovakia | 49,030 | 129 |
| 130 | Estonia | 45,340 | 130 |
| 131 | Denmark | 42,920 | 131 |
| 132 | Netherlands | 41,540 | 132 |
| 133 | Switzerland | 41,291 | 133 |
| 134 | Bhutan | 38,390 | 134 |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,130 | 135 |
| 136 | Moldova | 33,850 | 136 |
| 137 | Belgium | 30,689 | 137 |
| 138 | Lesotho | 30,360 | 138 |
| 139 | Armenia | 29,740 | 139 |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 28,900 | 140 |
| 141 | Albania | 28,750 | 141 |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,050 | 142 |
| 143 | Burundi | 27,830 | 143 |
| 144 | Haiti | 27,750 | 144 |
| 145 | Rwanda | 26,340 | 145 |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 25,710 | 146 |
| 147 | Djibouti | 23,200 | 147 |
| 148 | Belize | 22,970 | 148 |
| 149 | Israel | 22,070 | 149 |
| 150 | El Salvador | 21,040 | 150 |
| 151 | Slovenia | 20,480 | 151 |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 18,580 | 152 |
| 153 | Fiji | 18,270 | 153 |
| 154 | Kuwait | 17,820 | 154 |
| 155 | Eswatini | 17,360 | 155 |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 14,870 | 156 |
| 157 | Bahamas | 13,880 | 157 |
| 158 | Montenegro | 13,810 | 158 |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | 12,960 | 159 |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 12,190 | 160 |
| 161 | Qatar | 11,490 | 161 |
| 162 | Gambia | 11,300 | 162 |
| 163 | Jamaica | 10,990 | 163 |
| 164 | Lebanon | 10,450 | 164 |
| 165 | Cyprus | 9,250 | 165 |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 | 166 |
| 167 | Palestinian Territories | 6,025 | 167 |
| 168 | Brunei | 5,770 | 168 |
| 169 | Trinidad & Tobago | 5,130 | 169 |
| 170 | Bermuda | 4,290 | 170 |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 4,030 | 171 |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 3,471 | 172 |
| 173 | Samoa | 2,840 | 173 |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 2,590 | 174 |
| 175 | Mauritius | 2,007 | 175 |
| 176 | Comoros | 1,861 | 176 |
| 177 | Hong Kong | 1,110 | 177 |
| 178 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 960 | 178 |
| 179 | Turks & Caicos Islands | 950 | 179 |
| 180 | Kiribati | 810 | 180 |
| 181 | Bahrain | 790 | 181 |
| 182 | Dominica | 750 | 182 |
| 183 | Tonga | 750 | 183 |
| 184 | Singapore | 728 | 184 |
| 185 | Micronesia | 700 | 185 |
| 186 | St. Lucia | 620 | 186 |
| 187 | Isle of Man | 570 | 187 |
| 188 | Guam | 540 | 188 |
| 189 | Andorra | 470 | 189 |
| 190 | Northern Mariana Islands | 460 | 190 |
| 191 | Palau | 460 | 191 |
| 192 | Seychelles | 460 | 192 |
| 193 | Curaçao | 444 | 193 |
| 194 | Antigua & Barbuda | 440 | 194 |
| 195 | Barbados | 430 | 195 |
| 196 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 390 | 196 |
| 197 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 350 | 197 |
| 198 | Grenada | 340 | 198 |
| 199 | Malta | 320 | 199 |
| 200 | Maldives | 300 | 200 |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 264 | 201 |
| 202 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 260 | 202 |
| 203 | American Samoa | 200 | 203 |
| 204 | Channel Islands | 198 | 204 |
| 205 | Aruba | 180 | 205 |
| 206 | Marshall Islands | 180 | 206 |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 160 | 207 |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 150 | 208 |
| 209 | Monaco | 75 | 209 |
| 210 | San Marino | 60 | 210 |
| 211 | St. Martin | 50 | 211 |
| 212 | Sint Maarten | 34 | 212 |
| 213 | Macau | 33 | 213 |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 30 | 214 |
| 215 | Nauru | 20 | 215 |
| 216 | Gibraltar | 10 | 216 |