Areas of the countries of the world: table

Below are the areas of all countries in the world (in square kilometers), sorted in descending order of values. The data is collected in two separate tables depending on the status of states: independent and all others.

Independent countries

numberName117 125 191
2 Canada9 984 670
3 China9 598 962
4 United States of America (USA)9 519 431
5 Brazil8 515 767
6 Australia7 692 024
7 India3 287 263
8 Argentina2 780 400
9 Kazakhstan2 724 902
10 Algeria2 381 740
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo2 344 858
12 Greenland2 166 086
13 Saudi Arabia2 149 690
14 Mexico1 972 550
15 Indonesia1 919 440
16 Sudan1 886 068
17 Libya1 759 541
18 Iran1 648 195
19 Mongolia1 564 116
20 Peru1 285 216
21 Chad1 284 000
22 Niger1 267 000
23 Angola1 246 700
24 Mali1 240 192
25 Republic of South Africa (South Africa)1 219 912
26 Colombia1 141 748
27 Ethiopia1 104 300
28 Bolivia1 098 581
29 Mauritania1 030 700
30 Egypt1 001 450
31 Tanzania945 203
32 Nigeria923 768
33 Venezuela916 445
34 Namibia825 418
35 Pakistan803 940
36 Mozambique801 590
37 Turkey783 563
38 Chile756 102
39 Zambia752 614
40 Myanmar678 500
41 Afghanistan652 864
42 Southern Sudan644 329
43 Somalia637 657
44 The Central African Republic622 984
45 Madagascar587 041
46 Kenya582 650
47 Botswana581 730
48 Ukraine49 France50 Yemen527 970
51 Thailand514 000
52 Spain505 990
53 Turkmenistan54 Cameroon475 440
55 Papua New Guinea462 840
56 Uzbekistan448 924
57 Sweden447 435
58 Morocco59 Iraq435 052
60 Paraguay406 752
61 Zimbabwe390 757
62 Norway385 207
63 Japan377 944
64 Germany357 385
65 Congo342 000
66 Finland338 145
67 Vietnam331 210
68 Malaysia329 758
69 Côte d’Ivoire322 463
70 Poland312 679
71 Oman309 500
72 Italy301 340
73 Philippines299 764
74 Ecuador283 561
75 Burkina Faso274 200
76 New Zealand268 680
77 Gabon267 667
78 Guinea245 857
79 United Kingdom243 809
80 Ghana238 533
81 Romania238 391
82 Laos236 800
83 Uganda236 040
84 Guyana214 970
85 ByeloOur Country207 600
86 Kyrgyzstan199 951
87 Senegal196 722
88 Syria185 180
89 Cambodia181 035
90 Uruguay176 215
91 Surinam163 821
92 Tunisia163 610
93 Bangladesh148 460
94 Tajikistan141 400
95 Nepal140 800
96 Greece131 957
97 Nicaragua129 494
98 DPRK120 540
99 Malawi118 494
100 Eritrea117 600
101 Benin112 622
102 Honduras112 090
103 Liberia111 369
104 Bulgaria110 994
105 Cuba110 860
106 Guatemala108 889
107 Iceland103 125
108 Республика Корея100 210
109 Hungary93 036
110 Jordan92 300
111 Portugal92 226
112 Serbia88 407
113 Azerbaijan86 600
114 Austria83 879
115 United Arab Emirates (UAE)83 600
116 Czech Republic78 866
117 Panama78 200
118 Sierra Leone71 740
119 Ireland70 273
120 Georgia69 700
121 Sri Lanka65 610
122 Lithuania65 301
123 Latvia64 589
124 Togo56 785
125 Croatia56 594
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina51 197
127 Costa Rica51 100
128 Slovakia49 034
129 The Dominican Republic48 670
130 Estonia45 227
131 Denmark43 094
132 Netherlands41 543
133 Switzerland41 284
134 Butane38 394
135 Guinea-Bissau36 120
136 Republic of China (Taiwan)35 980
137 Moldavia33 846
138 Belgium30 528
139 Lesotho30 355
140 Armenia29 743
141 Albania28 748
142 Solomon Islands28 450
143 Equatorial Guinea28 051
144 Burundi27 830
145 Haiti27 750
146 Rwanda26 338
147 North Macedonia25 333
148 Djibouti23 200
149 Belize22 966
150 Israel22 145
151 Salvador21 400
152 Slovenia20 273
153 New Caledonia19 060
154 Fiji18 274
155 Kuwait17 818
156 Swaziland (Kingdom of Eswatini)17 364
157 Восточный Тимор15 007
158 Bahamas13 878
159 Montenegro13 812
160 Vanuatu12 190
161 Qatar11 586
162 Gambia11 300
163 Jamaica10 991
164 Kosovo10 887
165 Lebanon10 452
166 Cyprus9 251
167 Brunei5 765
168 Trinidad and Tobago5 128
169 Cape Verde4 033
170 Samoa2 832
171 Luxembourg2 586
172 Mauritius2 040
173 Comoros1 862
174 Sao Tome and Principe1 001
175 Tonga812
176 Bahrain765
177 Dominica751
178 Singapore728
179 Kiribati717
180Federated States of Micronesia702
181 St. Lucia616
182 Andorra468
183 Palau459
184Seychelles455
185 Antigua and Barbuda440
186 Barbados430
187 Vc389
188 Grenada340
189 Malta316
190 Maldives298
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis261
192 The Marshall Islands181
193 Liechtenstein160
194 San Marino61
195 Tuvalu26
196 Nauru21,3
197 Monaco2,02
1980,44

Notes:

  1. The largest state in the world.
  2. 576 604 – without the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol.
  3. 643 801 – taking into account overseas possessions.
  4. 488 – UN data, 100 – official country estimate.
  5. 710 – together with the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
  6. The smallest officially recognized state in the world.

Dependent, partially recognized, unrecognized and other states

numberNameArea, kmNote
1 French Southern and Antarctic Territories439 781Overseas special administrative-territorial entity of France.
2 Western Sahara266 800Disputed territory in North Africa.
3 Puntland212 510Autonomous region in eastern Somalia.
4 Shang155 800A self-proclaimed unrecognized Shan state in northeastern Myanmar.
5 Somaliland137 600An unrecognized state on the territory of the former colony of British Somalia.
6 Гвиана83 534Overseas department of France.
7 Spitsbergen61 022The topmost part of Norway.
8 Galmudug46 000Unrecognized state in Somalia.
9 Falkland Islands12 173In fact, they are a British overseas territory.
10 Waziristan11 585A self-proclaimed unrecognized state in northwestern Pakistan.
11 Puerto-Rico9 104Administered by the United States, but not part of them.
12 Abkhazia8 665Partially recognized state in Transcaucasia
13 Canary Islands7 447Belong to Spain.
14 Palestinian National Authority6 220A self-governing body established to administer the territories of the Gaza Strip and part of the territories of the West Bank of the Jordan River.
15 West Bank5 640One of two parts of the partially recognized Arab state of Palestine.
16 French Polynesia4 167Overseas Community of France.
17 The Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika4 163Unrecognized state in Eastern Europe.
18 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3 903They belong to the UK.
19 South Ossetia3 900Partially recognized state in Transcaucasia.
20 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus3 355Partially recognized state, occupying 1/3 of the island of Cyprus.
21Nagorno-Karabakh Republic3 170Unrecognized state in Transcaucasia.
22 Reunion2 512Overseas region of France.
23 Azores2 322Autonomous region of Portugal.
24 Bir tawil2 060The so-called “no man’s land”.
25 Golan Heights1 800A disputed territory in the Middle East, most of which is controlled by Israel.
26 Guadeloupe1 628Overseas department of France.
27 Aland Islands1 553Autonomy within Finland.
28 Faroe Islands1 393They are part of Denmark.
29 Martinique1 128Overseas department of France.
30 Hong Kong1 106Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
31 Madeira801Autonomous region of Portugal.
32Isle Of Man572possession of the British Crown.
33 Guam548Unincorporated organized territory of the United States.
34 Northern Mariana Islands463Unincorporated organized territory of the United States
35 Curacao444Self-governing state entity within the Netherlands.
36 Turks and Caicos430British Overseas Territory in the West Indies.
37 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha420Overseas territory of Great Britain.
38 Jan Mayen377Refers to Norway.
39 Mayotte374Overseas region and department of France.
40 Hurd and McDonald372 Outer Territories of Australia.
41 Gaza360One of two parts of the partially recognized Arab state of Palestine.
42 Virgin Islands (US)346Unincorporated organized territory of the United States.
43 Bonaire288A special community of the Netherlands.
44 Cayman Islands264British Overseas Territory in the West Indies.
45 Niue261Self-governing public entity in free association with New Zealand.
46 Saint Pierre and Miquelon242Overseas Community of France.
47 Cook236Self-governing public entity in free association with New Zealand.
48 American Samoa199An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
49 Ashmore and Cartier199 Outer Territories of Australia.
50 Aruba180Part of the Netherlands.
51 Virgin Islands151Dependent territory of Great Britain.
52 Wallis and Futuna142Overseas Community of France.
53 Christmas island135Non-Self-Governing External Territory of Australia.
54 Jersey118Crown dependency of the British Crown.
55 Montserrat102Overseas territory of Great Britain.
56 Anguilla91Overseas territory of Great Britain.
57 Guernsey78Crown dependency of the British Crown.
58 British Indian Ocean Territory60Overseas territory of Great Britain.
59 Bermuda shorts54Overseas territory of Great Britain.
60 Saint-Martin53Overseas Community of France.
61 Bouvet49Dependent territory of Norway.
62 Питкэрн47Overseas territory of Great Britain.
63 Sint Maarten34 Public education in the Netherlands.
64 Norfolk34Outer Territories of Australia.
65 Макао30,8Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
66 St. Eustatius21A special community of the Netherlands.
67 Saint Barthelemy21Overseas Community of France.
68 Ceuta18,5Semi-enclave of Spain.
69 Cocos Islands14Outer Territories of Australia.
70 Melilla13,4Autonomous city of Spain.
71 Saba13A special community of the Netherlands.
72 Palmyra12An incorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
73 Tokelau10,1Dependent territory of New Zealand
74 Clipperton8,9Overseas administrative-territorial unit of France.
75 Gibraltar6,5British overseas territory disputed by Spain.
76 Wake6,5An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
77 Midway6,2An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
78 Navassa5,2An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
79 Jarvis4,5An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
80 Coral Sea Islands3Outer Territories of Australia.
81 Johnston2,8An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
82 Baker1,64An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.
83 Howland1,62An unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States.

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