Land area
A country's total area excluding inland water bodies such as major rivers and lakes.
Highest in 2024
16,376,870 km²
Russia
Lowest in 2024
2 km²
Monaco
Countries ranked for 2024
214
Updated by the source on 8 October 2026
214 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
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Square kilometres. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Paraguay | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 396,012 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2023 | 396,012 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2022 | 396,012 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2021 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2020 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2019 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2018 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2017 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2016 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2015 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2014 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2013 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2012 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2011 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2010 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2009 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2008 | 397,300 km² | 9,147,420 km² |
| 2007 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2006 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2005 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2004 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2003 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2002 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2001 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
| 2000 | 397,300 km² | 9,161,920 km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 214 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Russia (16,376,870 km²) and the lowest Monaco (2 km²).
- Half of the countries are above 92,943 km² and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 12 countries and fell in 13.
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Source and dates
All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Russia 16,376,870 km²
- 2 China 9,388,210 km²
- 3 United States 9,147,420 km²
- 4 Canada 8,788,700 km²
- 5 Brazil 8,358,140 km²
- 6 Australia 7,688,287 km²
- 7 India 2,973,190 km²
- 8 Argentina 2,736,690 km²
- 9 Kazakhstan 2,699,700 km²
- 10 Algeria 2,381,740 km²
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,267,050 km²
- 12 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 km²
- 13 Mexico 1,943,950 km²
- 14 Indonesia 1,892,410 km²
- 15 Sudan 1,868,000 km²
- 16 Libya 1,759,540 km²
- 17 Iran 1,622,500 km²
- 18 Mongolia 1,558,501 km²
- 19 Peru 1,280,000 km²
- 20 Niger 1,266,700 km²
- 21 Chad 1,259,200 km²
- 22 Angola 1,246,700 km²
- 23 Mali 1,220,190 km²
- 24 South Africa 1,213,090 km²
- 25 Ethiopia 1,122,135 km²
- 26 Colombia 1,109,500 km²
- 27 Bolivia 1,087,959 km²
- 28 Mauritania 1,030,700 km²
- 29 Egypt 995,450 km²
- 30 Nigeria 910,770 km²
- 31 Tanzania 884,000 km²
- 32 Venezuela 882,050 km²
- 33 Namibia 823,290 km²
- 34 Mozambique 786,380 km²
- 35 Pakistan 770,880 km²
- 36 Türkiye 769,630 km²
- 37 Zambia 743,390 km²
- 38 Chile 742,032 km²
- 39 Myanmar 652,670 km²
- 40 Afghanistan 652,230 km²
- 41 South Sudan 631,930 km²
- 42 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 627,340 km²
- 43 Central African Republic 622,980 km²
- 44 Madagascar 581,800 km²
- 45 Kenya 580,880 km²
- 46 Ukraine 579,400 km²
- 47 Botswana 566,730 km²
- 48 France 538,950 km²
- 49 Yemen 527,968 km²
- 50 Thailand 510,890 km²
- 51 Spain 499,686 km²
- 52 Cameroon 472,710 km²
- 53 Turkmenistan 469,930 km²
- 54 Papua New Guinea 452,860 km²
- 55 Morocco 446,300 km²
- 56 Uzbekistan 438,510 km²
- 57 Iraq 434,130 km²
- 58 Greenland 410,449 km²
- 59 Sweden 407,270 km²
- 60 Paraguay 396,012 km²
- 61 Zimbabwe 386,850 km²
- 62 Japan 364,500 km²
- 63 Norway 364,270 km²
- 64 Germany 349,430 km²
- 65 Republic of the Congo 341,500 km²
- 66 Malaysia 328,550 km²
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 318,000 km²
- 68 Viet Nam 313,429 km²
- 69 Oman 309,500 km²
- 70 Poland 306,070 km²
- 71 Finland 304,000 km²
- 72 Philippines 298,170 km²
- 73 Italy 295,720 km²
- 74 Burkina Faso 273,600 km²
- 75 New Zealand 263,310 km²
- 76 Gabon 257,670 km²
- 77 Ecuador 248,360 km²
- 78 Guinea 245,720 km²
- 79 United Kingdom 241,930 km²
- 80 Laos 230,800 km²
- 81 Romania 230,080 km²
- 82 Ghana 227,533 km²
- 83 Guyana 211,140 km²
- 84 Belarus 202,976 km²
- 85 Uganda 200,520 km²
- 86 Senegal 192,530 km²
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 191,800 km²
- 88 Syria 183,630 km²
- 89 Cambodia 176,520 km²
- 90 Uruguay 175,016 km²
- 91 Suriname 160,508 km²
- 92 Tunisia 155,360 km²
- 93 Nepal 143,350 km²
- 94 Tajikistan 138,790 km²
- 95 Bangladesh 130,170 km²
- 96 Greece 128,900 km²
- 97 Eritrea 120,800 km²
- 98 North Korea 120,410 km²
- 99 Benin 112,760 km²
- 100 Honduras 111,890 km²
- 101 Bulgaria 108,560 km²
- 102 Guatemala 107,160 km²
- 103 Cuba 103,800 km²
- 104 Iceland 100,830 km²
- 105 South Korea 97,600 km²
- 106 Liberia 96,320 km²
- 107 Malawi 94,280 km²
- 108 Portugal 91,606 km²
- 109 Hungary 91,260 km²
- 110 Jordan 88,794 km²
- 111 Serbia 87,589 km²
- 112 Azerbaijan 82,650 km²
- 113 Austria 82,520 km²
- 114 Czechia 77,156 km²
- 115 Panama 74,180 km²
- 116 Sierra Leone 72,180 km²
- 117 United Arab Emirates 71,020 km²
- 118 Georgia 69,490 km²
- 119 Ireland 68,890 km²
- 120 Lithuania 62,590 km²
- 121 Latvia 62,230 km²
- 122 Sri Lanka 61,860 km²
- 123 Croatia 55,960 km²
- 124 Togo 54,390 km²
- 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 km²
- 126 Costa Rica 50,560 km²
- 127 Dominican Republic 48,198 km²
- 128 Slovakia 48,080 km²
- 129 Estonia 42,730 km²
- 130 Denmark 40,000 km²
- 131 Switzerland 39,510 km²
- 132 Bhutan 38,140 km²
- 133 Netherlands 33,670 km²
- 134 Moldova 32,930 km²
- 135 Belgium 30,494 km²
- 136 Lesotho 30,360 km²
- 137 Armenia 28,199 km²
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 28,120 km²
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 28,052 km²
- 140 Solomon Islands 27,990 km²
- 141 Haiti 27,560 km²
- 142 Albania 27,400 km²
- 143 Burundi 25,680 km²
- 144 North Macedonia 25,220 km²
- 145 Rwanda 23,763 km²
- 146 Djibouti 23,180 km²
- 147 Belize 22,810 km²
- 148 Israel 21,640 km²
- 149 El Salvador 20,720 km²
- 150 Slovenia 20,135 km²
- 151 New Caledonia 18,576 km²
- 152 Fiji 18,333 km²
- 153 Kuwait 17,820 km²
- 154 Eswatini 17,200 km²
- 155 Timor-Leste 14,870 km²
- 156 Montenegro 13,450 km²
- 157 Vanuatu 12,189 km²
- 158 Qatar 11,490 km²
- 159 Jamaica 10,830 km²
- 160 Lebanon 10,230 km²
- 161 Gambia 10,120 km²
- 162 Bahamas 10,010 km²
- 163 Cyprus 9,240 km²
- 164 Puerto Rico (US) 8,870 km²
- 165 West Bank and Gaza 6,025 km²
- 166 Brunei 5,270 km²
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 km²
- 168 Cabo Verde 4,030 km²
- 169 French Polynesia 3,521 km²
- 170 Samoa 2,780 km²
- 171 Luxembourg 2,574 km²
- 172 Mauritius 2,000 km²
- 173 Comoros 1,870 km²
- 174 Faroe Islands 1,370 km²
- 175 Hong Kong SAR, China 1,050 km²
- 176 São Tomé and Príncipe 960 km²
- 177 Turks and Caicos Islands 948 km²
- 178 Kiribati 811 km²
- 179 Bahrain 800 km²
- 180 Dominica 751 km²
- 181 Singapore 725 km²
- 182 Tonga 720 km²
- 183 Micronesia 701 km²
- 184 Saint Lucia 610 km²
- 185 Isle of Man 572 km²
- 186 Guam 541 km²
- 187 Andorra 468 km²
- 188 Palau 460 km²
- 189 Northern Mariana Islands 457 km²
- 190 Seychelles 457 km²
- 191 Curaçao 444 km²
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 440 km²
- 193 Barbados 431 km²
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 km²
- 195 US Virgin Islands 348 km²
- 196 Grenada 344 km²
- 197 Malta 315 km²
- 198 Maldives 298 km²
- 199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 km²
- 200 Cayman Islands 240 km²
- 201 American Samoa 199 km²
- 202 Marshall Islands 181 km²
- 203 Aruba 180 km²
- 204 Liechtenstein 160 km²
- 205 British Virgin Islands 151 km²
- 206 San Marino 61 km²
- 207 Bermuda 54 km²
- 208 Saint Martin (French part) 53 km²
- 209 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 34 km²
- 210 Macao SAR, China 33 km²
- 211 Tuvalu 26 km²
- 212 Naoero 21 km²
- 213 Gibraltar 10 km²
- 214 Monaco 2 km²
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