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This is a list of sovereign states and their dependent territories ranked by total area, land area and water area.

Countries by area

The ISO-3166 is used for this list which includes all sovereign states, dependent territories and other territories by total area. Largely unrecognized states not found in ISO-3166 are included here.

Not included here are other entities such as the European Union which have some degree of sovereignty but they are not themselves to be sovereign states or dependent territories.

The three measurements of area are:

  • Total area: The total area is the sum of all land and Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
  • Land area: The land area is the sum of land, excluding Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers)
  • Water area: The water area is the sum of Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers)

Total area is taken from the United Nations Statistics Division. Land and water are taken from the CIA World Factbook. The CIA World Factbook is often used when others disagree.[1]

Sovereign states and dependent territories by area

Two next newest countries, Bougainville and Greenland are included but not assigned a number rank because there's a high chance of being independent. States with limited recognition are also included but not assigned a number rank.

#Country / dependencyTotal in km² (mi²)Land in km² (mi²)Water in km² (mi²)% of water
 Earth510,000,000 (200,000,000)148,500,000 (57,300,000)350,000,000 (140,000,000)50.0
 Water350,000,000 (140,000,000)0 (0)350,000,000 (140,000,000)100.0
 Land148,500,000 (57,300,000)0 (0)148,500,000 (57,300,000)0.0
1  Russia[a]17,098,246 (6,601,670)16,377,742 (6,323,482)720,500 (278,200)2.0
Antarctica[b]14,200,000 (5,500,000)14,200,000 (5,500,000)0 (0)0.0
2  Canada[c]9,984,670 (3,855,100)9,093,507 (3,511,023)891,163 (344,080)4.0
3  United States[d]9,883,517 (3,816,047)9,147,593 (3,531,905)685,924 (264,837)2.5
4  China[e]9,596,960 (3,705,410)9,326,410 (3,600,950)270,550 (104,460)1.5
5  Brazil[f]8,515,767 (3,287,956)8,358,140 (3,227,100)157,030 (60,630)1.0
6  Australia[g]7,741,220 (2,988,900)7,682,300 (2,966,200)58,920 (22,750)1.0
7  Argentina[h]3,745,997 (1,446,338)3,701,913 (1,429,317)43,710 (16,880)2.5
8  India[i]3,287,263 (1,269,219)2,973,193 (1,147,956)314,070 (121,260)1.0
9  Kazakhstan[j]2,724,900 (1,052,100)2,699,700 (1,042,400)25,200 (9,700)0.5
10  Algeria[k]2,381,740 (919,590)2,381,740 (919,590)0 (0)0.0
11  Democratic Republic of the Congo[l]2,344,858 (905,355)2,267,048 (875,312)77,810 (30,040)1.0
12  Denmark[m]2,210,573 (853,507)2,209,923 (853,256)660 (250)0.0
 Greenland (Denmark)[n]2,166,086 (836,330)2,166,086 (836,330)0 (0)0.0
13  Saudi Arabia[o]2,149,690 (830,000)2,149,690 (830,000)0 (0)0.0
14  Chile[p]2,006,106 (774,562)2,003,896 (773,709)12,290 (4,750)0.5
15  Mexico[q]1,964,375 (758,449)1,943,945 (750,561)20,430 (7,890)0.5
16  Indonesia[r]1,904,569 (735,358)1,811,569 (699,451)93,000 (36,000)1.5
17  Sudan1,861,484 (718,723)1,731,671 (668,602)129,813 (50,121)1.0
18  Libya1,759,540 (679,360)1,759,540 (679,360)0 (0)0.0
19  Iran1,648,195 (636,372)1,531,595 (591,352)116,600 (45,000)1.0
Marie Byrd Land (terra nullius)[s]1,600,000 (620,000)1,600,000 (620,000)0 (0)0.0
20  Mongolia1,564,110 (603,910)1,553,556 (599,831)10,560 (4,080)0.5
21  Peru1,285,216 (496,225)1,279,996 (494,209)5,220 (2,020)1.0
22  Chad1,284,000 (496,000)1,259,200 (486,200)24,800 (9,600)0.5
23  Niger1,267,000 (489,000)1,266,700 (489,100)300 (120)0.0
24  Angola[t]1,246,700 (481,400)1,246,700 (481,400)0 (0)0.0
25  Mali1,240,192 (478,841)1,220,190 (471,120)20,002 (7,723)0.5
26  South Africa1,221,037 (471,445)1,214,470 (468,910)4,620 (1,780)0.5
27  Colombia1,141,748 (440,831)1,038,700 (401,000)100,210 (38,690)0.5
28  France[u]1,106,756 (427,321)1,103,382 (426,018)3,374 (1,303)0.5
29  Ethiopia1,104,300 (426,400)1,096,570 (423,390)7,730 (2,980)0.5
30  Bolivia1,098,581 (424,164)1,083,301 (418,265)15,280 (5,900)0.5
31  Mauritania1,030,700 (398,000)1,030,700 (398,000)0 (0)0.0
32  Egypt1,002,450 (387,050)995,450 (384,350)6,000 (2,300)0.5
33  Tanzania947,300 (365,800)885,800 (342,000)61,500 (23,700)1.5
34  Nigeria923,768 (356,669)910,768 (351,649)13,000 (5,000)1.0
35  Venezuela912,050 (352,140)882,050 (340,560)30,000 (12,000)1.0
36  Pakistan907,132 (350,246)770,875 (297,637)25,220 (9,740)1.0
37  Namibia824,292 (318,261)825,290 (318,650)1,002 (387)0.5
 Mozambique[v]799,380 (308,640)786,380 (303,620)13,000 (5,000)1.0
39  Turkey783,562 (302,535)769,632 (297,157)13,930 (5,380)1.0
40  Zambia752,612 (290,585)743,398 (287,028)9,220 (3,560)0.5
41  Myanmar676,578 (261,228)653,508 (252,321)23,070 (8,910)1.0
42  Afghanistan652,230 (251,830)652,230 (251,830)0 (0)0.0
43  South Sudan644,239 (248,742)644,239 (248,742)0 (0)0.0
44  Somalia637,657 (246,201)627,337 (242,216)10,320 (3,980)0.5
45  Central African Republic622,984 (240,535)622,984 (240,535)0 (0)0.0
46  Ukraine[w]603,500 (233,000)579,330 (223,680)24,220 (9,350)1.0
47  Madagascar[x]587,041 (226,658)581,540 (224,530)5,501 (2,124)0.5
48  Botswana581,730 (224,610)566,730 (218,820)15,000 (5,800)1.0
49  Kenya580,367 (224,081)569,140 (219,750)11,227 (4,335)0.5
 France (metropolitan)551,500 (212,900)549,970 (212,340)1,530 (590)0.5
50  Yemen527,968 (203,850)527,968 (203,850)0 (0)0.0
51  Thailand513,120 (198,120)510,890 (197,260)2,230 (860)
52  Spain505,370 (195,120)498,980 (192,660)6,390 (2,470)1.5
53  Turkmenistan488,100 (188,500)469,930 (181,440)13,930 (5,380)3.0
54  Cameroon475,442 (183,569)472,710 (182,510)2,730 (1,050)2.0
55  Papua New Guinea[y]462,840 (178,700)452,860 (174,850)9,980 (3,850)3.5
56  Sweden[z]450,295 (173,860)410,335 (158,431)39,960 (15,430)4.0
57  Uzbekistan447,400 (172,700)425,400 (164,200)22,000 (8,500)4.0
58  Morocco446,550 (172,410)446,300 (172,300)250 (97)1.5
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)[aa]439,747 (169,787)439,747 (169,787)0 (0)0.0
59  Iraq438,317 (169,235)437,367 (168,868)950 (370)1.5
60  Paraguay406,752 (157,048)406,752 (157,048)9,430 (3,640)1.5
61  Zimbabwe390,757 (150,872)386,847 (149,362)9,220 (3,560)1.2
62  Norway386,224 (149,122)
63  Japan377,975 (145,937)
64  Germany357,114 (137,882)
65  Republic of the Congo342,000 (132,000)
66  Finland338,424 (130,666)
67  Vietnam331,212 (127,882)
68  Malaysia330,803 (127,724)
–  Norway323,802 (125,021)
69  Ivory Coast322,463 (124,504)
70  Poland312,696 (120,733)
71  Oman309,500 (119,500)
72  Italy301,339 (116,348)
73  Philippines300,000 (120,000)
74  Ecuador276,841 (106,889)
75  Burkina Faso274,222 (105,878)
76  New Zealand262,443 (101,330)
77  Gabon267,668 (103,347)
78  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic266,000 (103,000)
79  Guinea245,857 (94,926)
80  United Kingdom242,495 (93,628)
81  Uganda241,550 (93,260)
82  Ghana238,533 (92,098)
83  Romania238,397 (92,046)
84  Laos236,800 (91,400)
85  Guyana214,969 (83,000)
86  Belarus207,600 (80,200)
87  Kyrgyzstan199,951 (77,202)
88  Senegal196,722 (75,955)
89  Syria185,180 (71,500)
90  Cambodia181,035 (69,898)
91  Uruguay176,215 (68,037)
92  Somaliland176,120 (68,000)
93  Suriname[ab]163,820 (63,250)
94  Tunisia163,610 (63,170)
95  Bangladesh147,570 (56,980)
96  Nepal147,181 (56,827)
97  Tajikistan143,100 (55,300)
98  Greece131,957 (50,949)
99  Nicaragua130,373 (50,337)
100  North Korea120,540 (46,540)
101  Malawi118,484 (45,747)
102  Eritrea117,600 (45,400)
103  Benin114,763 (44,310)
104  Honduras112,492 (43,433)
105  Liberia111,369 (43,000)
106  Bulgaria111,002 (42,858)
107  Cuba109,884 (42,426)
108  Guatemala108,889 (42,042)
109  Iceland103,000 (40,000)
110  South Korea100,210 (38,690)
–  Puntland97,757 (37,744)
111  Hungary93,028 (35,918)
112  Portugal92,090 (35,560)
113  Jordan89,342 (34,495)
114  Serbia88,361 (34,116)
115  Azerbaijan86,600 (33,400)
116  Austria83,871 (32,383)
117  United Arab Emirates83,600 (32,300)
–  French Guiana (France)83,534 (32,253)
118  Czech Republic78,865 (30,450)
119  Panama75,417 (29,119)
120  Sierra Leone71,740 (27,700)
121  Ireland70,273 (27,133)
122  Georgia69,700 (26,900)
123  Sri Lanka65,610 (25,330)
124  Lithuania65,300 (25,200)
125  Latvia64,559 (24,926)
–  Svalbard (Norway)62,045 (23,956)
126  Togo56,785 (21,925)
127  Croatia56,594 (21,851)
128  Bosnia and Herzegovina51,209 (19,772)
129  Costa Rica51,100 (19,700)
130  Slovakia49,037 (18,933)
131  Dominican Republic48,671 (18,792)
132  Estonia45,227 (17,462)
133  Denmark43,094 (16,639)
134 Ambazonia42,800 (16,500)
135  Netherlands41,850 (16,160)
136  Switzerland41,284 (15,940)
137  Bhutan38,394 (14,824)
138  Taiwan36,193 (13,974)
139  Guinea-Bissau36,125 (13,948)
140  Moldova33,846 (13,068)
141  Catalonia32,000 (12,000)
142  Belgium30,528 (11,787)
143  Lesotho30,355 (11,720)
144  Armenia29,743 (11,484)
145  Solomon Islands28,896 (11,157)
146  Albania28,748 (11,100)
147  Equatorial Guinea28,051 (10,831)
148  Burundi27,834 (10,747)
149  Haiti27,750 (10,710)
150  Rwanda26,338 (10,169)
151  North Macedonia25,713 (9,928)
152  Djibouti23,200 (9,000)
153  Belize22,966 (8,867)
154  Israel22,072 (8,522)
155  El Salvador21,041 (8,124)
156  Slovenia20,273 (7,827)
–  New Caledonia (France)18,575 (7,172)
157  Fiji18,272 (7,055)
158  Kuwait17,818 (6,880)
159  Eswatini17,364 (6,704)
160  East Timor14,919 (5,760)
161  The Bahamas13,943 (5,383)
162  Montenegro13,812 (5,333)
163  Vanuatu12,189 (4,706)
–  Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)12,189 (4,706)
164  Qatar11,586 (4,473)
165  The Gambia11,295 (4,361)
166  Jamaica10,991 (4,244)
167  Kosovo10,887 (4,203)
168  Lebanon10,452 (4,036)
169  Cyprus9,251 (3,572)
–  Puerto Rico (United States)9,104 (3,515)
170  Bougainville8,800 (3,400)
171  Abkhazia8,660 (3,340)
–  United States Minor Outlying Islands6,959.41 (2,687.04)
172  Palestine6,020 (2,320)
173  Brunei5,765 (2,226)
174  Trinidad and Tobago5,130 (1,980)
–  French Polynesia (France)4,167 (1,609)
175  Transnistria4,163 (1,607)
176  Cape Verde4,033 (1,557)
–  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)3,903 (1,507)
177  South Ossetia3,900 (1,500)
178  Northern Cyprus3,355 (1,295)
179  Samoa2,842 (1,097)
–  Hong Kong (China)2,746 (1,060)
180  Luxembourg2,586 (998)
–  Réunion (France)2,512 (970)
–Bir Tawil (Terra nullius)2,060 (800)
181  Mauritius2,040 (790)
182  Comoros1,862 (719)
–  Guadeloupe (France)1,628 (629)
–  Åland Islands (Finland)1,552 (599)
–  Faroe Islands (Denmark)1,393 (538)
–  Martinique (France)1,128 (436)
–  Chatham Islands (New Zealand)976 (377)
183  São Tomé and Príncipe964 (372)
–  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)948 (366)
184  Kiribati811 (313)
185  Bahrain778 (300)
186  Dominica751 (290)
187  Tonga747 (288)
188  Singapore716 (276)
189  Federated States of Micronesia702 (271)
190  Saint Lucia606 (234)
–  Auckland Islands (New Zealand)602 (232)
–  Isle of Man (United Kingdom)572 (221)
–  Guam (United States)544 (210)
191  Andorra468 (181)
–  Northern Mariana Islands (United States)465 (180)
192  Palau460 (180)
193  Seychelles452 (175)
–  Curaçao (Netherlands)444 (171)
193  Antigua and Barbuda442 (171)
194  Barbados430 (170)
–  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)412 (159)
195  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines389 (150)
–  Jan Mayen (Norway)377 (146)
–  Mayotte (France)374 (144)
–  United States Virgin Islands (United States)347 (134)
196  Grenada344 (133)
–  Prince Edward Islands (South Africa)339 (131)
197  Malta316 (122)
–  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)308 (119)
198  Maldives300 (120)
–  Bonaire (Netherlands)288 (111)
–  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)264 (102)
199  Saint Kitts and Nevis261 (101)
200  Niue260 (100)
–  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)253.8 (98.0)
–  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)242 (93)
201  Cook Islands236 (91)
–  American Samoa (United States)199 (77)
202  Marshall Islands181 (70)
–  Aruba (Netherlands)180 (69)
–  Easter Island (Chile)163 (63)
203  Liechtenstein160 (62)
–  Peter I Island (Norway)154 (59)
–  British Virgin Islands (United States)151 (58)
–  Wallis and Futuna (France)142 (55)
–  Macquarie Island (Australia)140 (54)
–  Christmas Island (Australia)135 (52)
–  Jersey (United Kingdom)116 (45)
–  Campbell Islands (New Zealand)112 (43)
–  Montserrat (United Kingdom)102 (39)
–  Anguilla (United Kingdom)91 (35)
–  Guernsey (United Kingdom)78 (30)
204  San Marino61 (24)
–  British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)60 (23)
–  Saint Martin (France)54 (21)
–  Bermuda (United Kingdom)54 (21)
–  San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia)52 (20)
–  Bouvet Island (Norway)50 (19)
–  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)47 (18)
–  Norfolk Island (Australia)40 (15)
–  Sint Maarten (Netherlands)34 (13)
–  Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)32 (12)
–  Macau (China)30 (12)
205  Tuvalu26 (10)
–  Antipodes Islands (New Zealand)23 (8.9)
206  Nauru[ac]21 (8.1)
–  Saint Barthélemy (France)21 (8.1)
–  Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)21 (8.1)
–  Ceuta (Spain)19 (7.3)
–  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)14 (5.4)
–  Saba (Netherlands)13 (5.0)
–  Melilla (Spain)12 (4.6)
–  Tokelau (New Zealand)12 (4.6)
–  Paracel Islands (disputed)7 (2.7)
–  Gibraltar (United Kingdom)7 (2.7)
–  Alderney (United Kingdom)6 (2.3)
–  Clipperton (France)6 (2.3)
–  Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)5 (1.9)
–  Spratly Islands (disputed)5 (1.9)
–  Snares Islands (New Zealand)4 (1.5)
–  Gornja Siga (terra nullius)4 (1.5)
–  Three Kings Islands (New Zealand)3 (1.2)
–  Coral Sea Islands (Australia)3 (1.2)
207  Monaco[ad]2.02 (0.78)
–  Bounty Islands[ae] (New Zealand)1 (0.39)
208  Vatican City[af]0.44 (0.17)


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References

  1. ↑ "Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2012.
  2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference undefined was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

Notes

  1. ↑ The largest country in the world which spams into 2 continents, the largest Russian-speaking country by area and the largest country in the Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. The European part in located in Europe which makes it the largest country in Europe while the Asian part is located in Asia which makes it the largest country in Asia.
  2. ↑ 98% of the territory is covered by ice and snow. Territories are claimed by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.
  3. ↑ Largest English and French-speaking country in the world by area, largest country in the Western Hemisphere, in North America and the Americas.
  4. ↑ Excludes the US territories and the disputed territories. Largest English-speaking country in the world by land area and largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by area.
  5. ↑ Excludes the Taiwan-China dispute and the 2 [[special administrative reg[2]ions]]. Largest country located entirely in Asia.
  6. ↑ Largest country in South America, in Latin America and largest Portuguese-speaking in the world by area.
  7. ↑ Excludes the external territories of Australia. Largest island country in the world, largest country in Oceania, in the Australian continent and the Southern Hemisphere.
  8. ↑ Includes Argentine Antarctica, but excludes the disputed territories of the Falkland Islands and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area and the largest country in the Southern cone.
  9. ↑ Includes the India-administered Kashmir. Largest country in South Asia.
  10. ↑ The second-largest Russian-speaking country by area and the largest landlocked country in the world and Central Asia.
  11. ↑ Largest country in Africa and the Arab world.
  12. ↑ The second largest French-speaking country in the world by area and the largest country in the Central Africa. It has the largest French speaking city in the world, Kinshasa.
  13. ↑ The Kingdom of Denmark includes Denmark proper as well as the 2 overseas territories. It has the largest island in the world that is not a continent, Greenland.
  14. ↑ Largest country in Denmark, largest island in the world that is not considered a continent and the largest inhabited non-sovereign territory in the world. A 1,710,000 km² (81%) of the land area is covered by ice. The ice-free areas are the coasts of Greenland. 81% of people requested a referendum for independence.
  15. ↑ Largest country in the Middle East and Western Asia.
  16. ↑ Includes the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The third-largest Spanish-speaking in the world by area.
  17. ↑ It has the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world, Mexico City.
  18. ↑ Largest country in Southeast Asia and the largest island country in the world that is not a continent. Made up only of islands.
  19. ↑ Largest unclaimed land in the world.
  20. ↑ The second-largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world by area.
  21. ↑ The French Republic includes Metropolitan France, all well as the 5 overseas regions, New Caledonia, the 5 autonomous collectivities and the 2 other overseas territories (the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and Clipperton Island.)
  22. ↑ The third-largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world by area.
  23. ↑ Includes the Russian controlled areas.
  24. ↑ Largest island country in Africa
  25. ↑ Second largest country in Oceania after Australia.
  26. ↑ Largest country in Scandinavia.
  27. ↑ Includes Adelie Land.
  28. ↑ Smallest country located entirely in South America
  29. ↑ Smallest island country in the world.
  30. ↑ Smallest country in the world with a coastline.
  31. ↑ A part of New Zealand
  32. ↑ Smallest country in the world and smallest country in Europe.
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