Map
World map, except Antarctica, colour-coded by areas of countries in square kilometres.
Countries and dependencies by area
Rank Country / Dependency Total in km2 (mi2) Land in km2 (mi2) Water in km2 (mi2) % water Notes
– World 510,072,000 (196,940,000) 148,940,000 (57,510,000) 361,132,000 (139,434,000) 70.8
1 Russia 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 16,378,410 (6,323,740) 719,836 (277,930) 4.21 The largest country in the world, which spans two continents, and most of northern Eurasia; with about 10.995% (about 1/9th) of the world's total landmass. Russia's European portion is roughly 4,000,000 km2, which is around 40% of the total landmass of Europe, making Russia the largest country in Europe; and its Asian portion, which covers all of Northern Asia, is around 13,100,000 km2, making Russia the largest country in Asia.
– Antarctica 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 14,200,000 (5,500,000) 0 (0) 0 13,916,000 km2 (5,373,000 sq mi) (98%) of the land area is covered by ice and snow. Though not itself a country, areas of Antarctica are claimed by a number of countries.[Note 3]
2 Canada[Note 1] 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 9,093,507 (3,511,023) 891,163 (344,080) 8.93 Largest English- and largest French-speaking country; largest country completely in the Western Hemisphere by total area (second-largest by land area after the United States); with the largest surface area of water; largest contiguous country in North America; Total area and water area figures include area covered by freshwater only and do not include internal waters (non-freshwater) of about 1,600,000 km2, nor territorial waters of 200,000 km2.[4][5]
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[Note 4] China 9,596,961 (3,705,407)[7] 9,326,410 (3,600,950) 270,550 (104,460) 2.82 Largest country entirely in Asia, and second-largest country in the world by land area. Excludes Taiwan, disputed territories with India, and disputed islands in the South China Sea. Figures for total area and water area also exclude all coastal and territorial waters.
United States 9,833,517 (3,796,742) 9,147,593 (3,531,905) 685,924 (264,837) 6.97 Largest English-speaking country by land area and largest country in the Western Hemisphere by land area (second-largest by total area after Canada). Figures for total area and water area include all coastal and territorial waters.
5 Brazil 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 8,460,415 (3,266,584) 55,352 (21,372) 0.65 Largest Portuguese-speaking country, largest country in South America, largest country in the Southern Hemisphere,[Note 5] and the largest contiguous territory outside Eurasia.[8]
6 Australia 7,692,024 (2,969,907) 7,633,565 (2,947,336) 58,459 (22,571) 0.76 Third-largest English-speaking country and largest country in Oceania, and the largest country completely in the Southern Hemisphere.[Note 6]
7 India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 2,973,190 (1,147,960) 314,073 (121,264) 9.55 Second-largest country entirely in Asia and largest country in South Asia.[Note 7]
8 Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 2,736,690 (1,056,640) 43,710 (16,880) 1.57 Largest Spanish-speaking country and second-largest country in South America.[Note 8]
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 2,699,700 (1,042,400) 25,200 (9,700) 0.92 Largest landlocked country.[13] The world's largest Muslim-majority country by land area (and the northernmost). Second-largest Russian-speaking country after Russia, and the largest country in Central Asia. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.
10 Algeria 2,381,741 (919,595) 2,381,741 (919,595) 0 (0) 0 Largest country in Africa; also largest in the Arab world and the Mediterranean Basin.[Note 9]
11 DR Congo 2,344,858 (905,355) 2,267,048 (875,312) 77,810 (30,040) 3.32 Second-largest French-speaking country. Largest country in Central and Sub-Saharan Africa. Second-largest country in Africa, has the largest French-speaking city (Kinshasa).
– Danish Realm Kingdom of Denmark 2,220,093 (857,183) 2,220,072 (857,175) 21 (8.1) 0 UN figure does not include the entire Kingdom area.
– Greenland (Denmark) 2,166,086 (836,330) 2,166,086 (836,330)[Note 10] 0 (0) 0 Largest island in the world, largest territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, and the largest inhabited non-sovereign territory in the world.
12 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 (830,000) 2,149,690 (830,000) 0 (0) 0 Largest country in Western Asia. Second-largest in the Arab world after Algeria.
13 Mexico 1,964,375 (758,449) 1,943,945 (750,561) 20,430 (7,890) 1.04 Second-largest Spanish-speaking country by area after Argentina; largest Spanish-speaking country by number of speakers.
14 Indonesia 1,904,569 (735,358) 1,811,569 (699,451) 93,000 (36,000) 4.85 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Oceania. Largest country in Southeast Asia. Largest island country and archipelagic state in the world by area and population.[15]
15 Sudan 1,861,484 (718,723) 1,731,671 (668,602) 129,813 (50,121) 6.97 [Note 11] Third-largest country in Africa and third-largest in the Arab world.[1][16]
16 Libya 1,759,540 (679,360) 1,759,540 (679,360) 0 (0) 0
17 Iran 1,648,195 (636,372) 1,531,595 (591,352) 116,600 (45,000) 7.07 Second-largest country in Western Asia and fourth-largest completely in Asia after China, India, and Saudi Arabia. [Note 12]
18 Mongolia 1,564,110 (603,910) 1,553,556 (599,831) 10,560 (4,080) 0.68 Second-largest landlocked country and largest that does not border a closed sea.
19 Peru 1,285,216 (496,225) 1,279,996 (494,209) 5,220 (2,020) 0.41 Third-largest Spanish-speaking country and third-largest country in South America.
20 Chad 1,284,000 (496,000) 1,259,200 (486,200) 24,800 (9,600) 1.93 Third-largest landlocked country and largest outside of Asia. Fifth-largest country in Africa.
21 Niger 1,267,000 (489,000) 1,266,700 (489,100) 300 (120) 0.02 Largest country in West Africa.
22 Angola 1,246,700 (481,400) 1,246,700 (481,400) 0 (0) 0
23 Mali 1,240,192 (478,841) 1,220,190 (471,120) 20,002 (7,723) 1.61
24 South Africa 1,221,037 (471,445) 1,214,470 (468,910) 4,620 (1,780) 0.38 Largest country in Southern Africa.
25 Colombia 1,141,748 (440,831) 1,038,700 (401,000) 100,210 (38,690) 8.8
26 Ethiopia 1,104,300 (426,400) 1,000,000 (390,000) 104,300 (40,300) 0.7 Largest country in East Africa.[Note 13]
27 Bolivia 1,098,581 (424,164) 1,083,301 (418,265) 15,280 (5,900) 1.39
28 Mauritania 1,030,700 (398,000) 1,025,520 (395,960) 4,480 (1,730) 0.44
29 Egypt 1,002,450 (387,050) 995,450 (384,350) 6,000 (2,300) 0.6 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Africa.
30 Tanzania 945,087 (364,900) 885,800 (342,000) 61,500 (23,700) 6.49
31 Nigeria 923,768 (356,669) 910,768 (351,649) 13,000 (5,000) 1.41
32 Venezuela 916,445 (353,841) 882,050 (340,560) 30,000 (12,000) 3.29 [Note 14]
33 Pakistan 881,913 (340,509) 856,690 (330,770) 25,223 (9,739) 2.86 [Note 15]
34 Namibia 825,615 (318,772) 823,290 (317,870) 2,425 (936) 0.12
35 Mozambique 801,590 (309,500) 786,380 (303,620) 13,000 (5,000) 1.63
36 Turkey 783,562 (302,535) 769,632 (297,157) 13,930 (5,380) 1.78 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. Largest country in the Balkans with a part of its territory in the Balkans
37 Chile 756,102 (291,933) 743,812 (287,187) 12,290 (4,750) 1.63 [Note 16]
38 Zambia 752,612 (290,585) 743,398 (287,028) 9,220 (3,560) 1.23
39 Myanmar 676,578 (261,228) 653,508 (252,321) 23,070 (8,910) 3.41
Second largest country in Southeast Asia.
40 Afghanistan 652,867 (252,073) 652,867 (252,073) 0 (0) 0
41 South Sudan 644,329 (248,777) 644,329 (248,777) 0 (0) 0
[Note 11] [Note 17][18]
42 France 640,679 (247,368) 640,427 (247,270) 3,374 (1,303) 0.52 Figures include metropolitan France (in Europe) as well as the five overseas regions. This does not include New Caledonia (an autonomous sui generis collectivity), the five autonomous overseas collectivities, and the two uninhabited territories (the French Southern Territories and Clipperton Island) which are listed individually, although also part of the French Republic.[Note 18] Third-largest country in Europe after Russia and Ukraine, and the largest country in the European Union.
43 Somalia 637,657 (246,201) 627,337 (242,216) 10,320 (3,980) 1.62 Figures include Somaliland.
44 Central African Republic 622,984 (240,535) 622,984 (240,535) 0 (0) 0
45 Ukraine 603,550 (233,030) 579,300 (223,700) 24,250 (9,360) 4.01 Second-largest country in Europe after Russia. The largest country entirely within Europe.[Note 19]
46 Madagascar 587,041 (226,658) 581,540 (224,530) 5,501 (2,124) 0.94 Largest island country in Africa and 2nd largest island country in the world.
47 Botswana 581,730 (224,610) 566,730 (218,820) 15,000 (5,800) 2.58 [Note 20]
48 Kenya 580,367 (224,081) 569,140 (219,750) 11,227 (4,335) 1.93
49 Yemen 555,000 (214,000) 555,000 (214,000) 0 (0) 0 The second largest country in the Arabian Peninsula.[Note 21] The area before signing of the Jeddah Treaty was 527,968 square kilometers.
– France (metropolitan) 543,940 (210,020) Metropolitan France (the part of France located in Europe)
50 Thailand 513,120 (198,120) 510,890 (197,260) 2,230 (860) 0.43
51 Spain 505,992 (195,365) 498,980 (192,660) 6,390 (2,470) 1.26
Largest country in Southern Europe and second-largest member state of European Union.
52 Turkmenistan 488,100 (188,500) 469,930 (181,440) 18,170 (7,020) 3.72
53 Cameroon 475,442 (183,569) 472,710 (182,510) 2,730 (1,050) 0.57
54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 (178,700) 452,860 (174,850) 9,980 (3,850) 2.16 Third-largest island country in the world.
55 Sweden 447,425 (172,752) 407,284 (157,253) 40,142 (15,499) 8.97 Largest country in Northern Europe. Third-largest member state of European Union.[Note 22]
56 Uzbekistan 447,400 (172,700) 425,400 (164,200) 22,000 (8,500) 4.92
57 Morocco 446,550 (172,410) 446,300 (172,300) 250 (97) 0.06 Does not include the disputed Western Sahara, shown separately.[Note 23]
58 Iraq 438,317 (169,235) 437,367 (168,868) 950 (370) 0.22 [Note 24]
59 Paraguay 406,752 (157,048) 397,302 (153,399) 9,450 (3,650) 2.32
60 Zimbabwe 390,757 (150,872) 386,847 (149,362) 3,910 (1,510) 1
61 Norway 385,207 (148,729) 365,957 (141,297) 19,520 (7,540) 5.00 The Kingdom of Norway, including Jan Mayen and Svalbard, but excluding Bouvet Island and the Antarctic territorial claims of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.[Note 25]
62 Japan 377,976 (145,937) 364,546 (140,752) 13,430 (5,190) 3.55 Largest island country in East Asia and the world's 4th largest island country.[Note 26]
63 Germany 357,114 (137,882) 348,672 (134,623) 8,350 (3,220) 2.34 Largest country in Central Europe. Before the 1990 German reunification, West Germany was 248,577 (95,976) and East Germany was 108,333 (41,828).
64 Congo 342,000 (132,000) 341,500 (131,900) 500 (190) 0.15
65 Finland 338,425 (130,667) 303,816 (117,304) 34,330 (13,250) 10.15 [Note 27]
66 Vietnam 331,212 (127,882) 310,070 (119,720) 21,140 (8,160) 6.38
67 Malaysia 330,803 (127,724) 329,613 (127,264) 1,190 (460) 0.35
– Norway (mainland) 323,802 (125,021) 304,282 (117,484) 19,520 (7,540) 6.03 Mainland Norway, excluding Jan Mayen, Svalbard, and the dependencies.[Note 25]
68 Ivory Coast 322,463 (124,504) 318,003 (122,782) 4,460 (1,720) 1.38
69 Poland 312,696 (120,733) 311,888 (120,421) 791 (305) 3.07
70 Oman 309,500 (119,500) 309,500 (119,500) 0 (0) 0
71 Italy 301,339 (116,348) 294,140 (113,570) 7,200 (2,800) 2.39
72 Philippines 300,000 (120,000) 298,170 (115,120) 1,830 (710) 0.61
73 Ecuador 276,841 (106,889) 256,369 (98,985) 6,720 (2,590) 2.37 [Note 28]
74 Burkina Faso 274,222 (105,878) 273,602 (105,638) 620 (240) 0.23 [Note 29]
75 New Zealand 270,467 (104,428) 262,443 (101,330) 4,395 (1,697) 1.65 [Note 30]
76 Gabon 267,668 (103,347) 257,667 (99,486) 10,001 (3,861) 3.74
– Western Sahara 266,000 (103,000) 266,000 (103,000) 0 (0) 0 Disputed territory with undetermined political status. Administration is split between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory. The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's administrative control is limited to approximately 20% of the territory, with the remaining 80% of the territory occupied by Morocco (see Western Sahara conflict).
77 Guinea 245,857 (94,926) 245,717 (94,872) 140 (54) 0.06
78 United Kingdom 242,495 (93,628) 241,930 (93,410) 1,680 (650) 0.69
Largest island country in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.[Note 31]
79 Uganda 241,550 (93,260) 197,100 (76,100) 43,938 (16,965) 18.23
80 Ghana 238,533 (92,098) 227,533 (87,851) 11,000 (4,200) 4.61
81 Romania 238,397 (92,046) 231,291 (89,302) 7,100 (2,700) 2.97
82 Laos 236,800 (91,400) 230,800 (89,100) 6,000 (2,300) 2.53 Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia.
83 Guyana 214,969 (83,000) 196,849 (76,004) 18,120 (7,000) 8.43
84 Belarus 207,600 (80,200) 202,900 (78,300) 4,700 (1,800) 2.26 Largest landlocked country in Europe.
85 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 (77,202) 191,801 (74,055) 8,150 (3,150) 4.08
86 Senegal 196,722 (75,955) 192,530 (74,340) 4,192 (1,619) 2.13
87 Syria 185,180 (71,500) 183,630 (70,900) 1,550 (600) 0.84 [Note 32]
88 Cambodia 181,035 (69,898) 176,515 (68,153) 4,520 (1,750) 2.5
89 Uruguay 176,215 (68,037) 175,015 (67,574) 1,200 (460) 0.68
– Somaliland 176,120 (68,000) [Note 33]
90 Suriname 163,820 (63,250) 156,000 (60,000) 7,820 (3,020) 4.77 Smallest country in South America.
91 Tunisia 163,610 (63,170) 155,360 (59,980) 8,250 (3,190) 5.04
92 Bangladesh 148,460 (57,320) 134,208 (51,818) 14,252 (5,503) 9.6 [Note 34]
93 Nepal 147,516 (56,956) 143,686 (55,477) 3,830 (1,480) 2.59 Largest country in the Himalayan range.[Note 35]
94 Tajikistan 143,100 (55,300) 141,510 (54,640) 2,590 (1,000) 1.81
95 Greece 131,957 (50,949) 130,647 (50,443) 1,310 (510) 0.99 Largest country in the Balkans with a majority of its territory in the Balkans
96 Nicaragua 130,373 (50,337) 119,990 (46,330) 10,380 (4,010) 7.96 Largest country in Central America.
97 Eritrea 125,000 (48,000) 125,000 (48,000) 0 (0) 0
98 North Korea 120,540 (46,540) 120,538 (46,540) 2 (0.77) 0.11 Excludes claim on South Korea.
99 Malawi 118,484 (45,747) 94,080 (36,320) 24,404 (9,422) 20.6
100 Benin 114,763 (44,310) 114,305 (44,133) 457.569 (176.668) 0.40 [Note 36]
101 Honduras 112,492 (43,433) 111,890 (43,200) 200 (77) 0.18
102 Liberia 111,369 (43,000) 96,320 (37,190) 15,049 (5,810) 13.51
103 Bulgaria 111,002 (42,858) 108,612 (41,935) 2,390 (920) 2.16 Largest country in the Balkans by continental area within the Balkans.
104 Cuba 109,884 (42,426) 109,884 (42,426) 0 (0) 0.00 Largest country in the West Indies.
105 Guatemala 108,889 (42,042) 107,159 (41,374) 1,730 (670) 1.59
106 Iceland 103,000 (40,000) 100,250 (38,710) 2,750 (1,060) 2.67
107 South Korea 100,210 (38,690) 99,909 (38,575) 301 (116) 0.3 Excludes claim on North Korea.
108 Hungary 93,028 (35,918) 89,608 (34,598) 3,420 (1,320) 3.68
109 Portugal 92,226 (35,609) 91,119 (35,181) 1,107 (427) 1.2
110 Jordan 89,342 (34,495) 88,802 (34,287) 540 (210) 0.6
111 Serbia 88,361 (34,116) 88,246 (34,072) 115 (44) 0.13 The largest former Yugoslav and Serbo-Croatian-speaking country. Includes Kosovo. [Note 37]
112 Azerbaijan 86,600 (33,400) 86,100 (33,200) 500 (190) 0.13 Largest country in Caucasus. Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe. [Note 38]
113 Austria 83,871 (32,383) 82,445 (31,832) 1,426 (551) 1.7
114 United Arab Emirates 83,600 (32,300) 83,600 (32,300) 0 (0) 0
115 Czech Republic 78,871 (30,452) 77,187 (29,802) 1,684 (650) 2.14
116 Panama 75,417 (29,119) 74,340 (28,700) 1,080 (420) 1.43 Transcontinental country in North America and South America.
117 Sierra Leone 71,740 (27,700) 71,620 (27,650) 120 (46) 0.17
118 Ireland 70,273 (27,133) 68,883 (26,596) 1,390 (540) 1.98 The figure shown is for the Republic of Ireland; the island of Ireland is 84,421 km2 or 32,595 sq mi.[32]
119 Georgia 69,700 (26,900) 69,700 (26,900) 0 (0) 0 Transcontinental country located in Asia and Europe.[Note 39]
120 Sri Lanka 65,610 (25,330) 62,732 (24,221) 2,878 (1,111) 4.4
121 Lithuania 65,300 (25,200) 62,680 (24,200) 2,620 (1,010) 4.01
122 Latvia 64,559 (24,926) 62,249 (24,034) 2,340 (900) 3.62
– Svalbard (Norway) 62,045 (23,956) 62,045 (23,956) 0 (0) 0 [Note 40]
123 Togo 56,785 (21,925) 54,385 (20,998) 2,400 (930) 4.23
124 Croatia 56,594 (21,851) 55,974 (21,612) 620 (240) 1.1
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 (19,772) 51,187 (19,763) 10 (3.9) 0.02
126 Costa Rica 51,100 (19,700) 51,060 (19,710) 40 (15) 0.08
127 Slovakia 49,037 (18,933) 48,105 (18,573) 930 (360) 1.9
128 Dominican Republic 48,671 (18,792) 48,320 (18,660) 350 (140) 0.72
129 Estonia 45,227 (17,462) 42,388 (16,366) 2,840 (1,100) 6.28
130 Denmark 43,094 (16,639) 42,434 (16,384) 660 (250) 1.53 Includes Denmark proper only, but excludes the autonomous territories in the Kingdom of Denmark, shown separately.
131 Netherlands 41,850 (16,160) 33,893 (13,086) 7,957 (3,072) 18.41 Includes the special municipalities, but excludes other countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shown separately.[Note 41]
132 Switzerland 41,284 (15,940) 39,997 (15,443) 1,280 (490) 3.1 [Note 42]
133 Bhutan 38,394 (14,824) 38,394 (14,824) 0 (0) 0
– Taiwan 36,193 (13,974) 32,260 (12,460) 3,720 (1,440) 10.34 Between 1945 and 1949, the Republic of China included Mainland China, Mongolia, Taiwan, and other areas, totaling 11,418,174 km2 (4,408,582 sq mi).[Note 43]
134 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 (13,948) 28,120 (10,860) 8,005 (3,091) 22.16
135 Moldova 33,846 (13,068) 32,891 (12,699) 960 (370) 2.84 [Note 44]
136 Belgium 30,528 (11,787) 30,278 (11,690) 250 (97) 0.82
137 Lesotho 30,355 (11,720) 30,355 (11,720) 0 (0) 0
138 Armenia 29,743 (11,484) 28,342 (10,943) 1,401 (541) 4.71
139 Solomon Islands 28,896 (11,157) 27,986 (10,805) 910 (350) 3.15
140 Albania 28,748 (11,100) 27,398 (10,578) 1,350 (520) 4.7
141 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 (10,831) 28,051 (10,831) 0 (0) 0
142 Burundi 27,834 (10,747) 25,680 (9,920) 2,150 (830) 7.73
143 Haiti 27,750 (10,710) 27,560 (10,640) 190 (73) 0.68
144 Rwanda 26,338 (10,169) 24,668 (9,524) 1,670 (640) 6.34
145 North Macedonia 25,713 (9,928) 25,433 (9,820) 280 (110) 1.09
146 Djibouti 23,200 (9,000) 23,180 (8,950) 20 (7.7) 0.09
147 Belize 22,966 (8,867) 22,806 (8,805) 160 (62) 0.7
148 El Salvador 21,041 (8,124) 20,721 (8,000) 320 (120) 1.52 Smallest country on the American continent.
149 Israel 20,770 (8,020) 20,330 (7,850) 440 (170) 2.12 [Note 45]
150 Slovenia 20,273 (7,827) 20,151 (7,780) 122 (47) 0.6
– New Caledonia (France) 18,575 (7,172) 18,275 (7,056) 300 (120) 1.62
151 Fiji 18,272 (7,055) 18,274 (7,056) 0 (0) 0
152 Kuwait 17,818 (6,880) 17,818 (6,880) 0 (0) 0
153 Eswatini 17,364 (6,704) 17,204 (6,643) 160 (62) 0.92
154 East Timor 14,919 (5,760) 14,919 (5,760) 0 (0) 0
155 Bahamas 13,943 (5,383) 10,010 (3,860) 3,870 (1,490) 27.88
156 Montenegro 13,812 (5,333) 13,452 (5,194) 360 (140) 2.61
157 Vanuatu 12,189 (4,706) 12,189 (4,706) 0 (0) 0
– Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) 12,173 (4,700) 12,173 (4,700) 0 (0) 0
158 Qatar 11,586 (4,473) 11,586 (4,473) 0 (0) 0
159 Gambia 11,295 (4,361) 10,000 (3,900) 1,295 (500) 11.47 Smallest country in continental Africa.
160 Jamaica 10,991 (4,244) 10,831 (4,182) 160 (62) 1.46
– Kosovo 10,887 (4,203) The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 out of 193 (52.3%) UN member states (with another 13 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory.
161 Lebanon 10,452 (4,036) 10,230 (3,950) 170 (66) 1.63 Second smallest country on continental Asia.
162 Cyprus 9,251 (3,572) 9,241 (3,568) 10 (3.9) 0.11 [Note 46]
– Puerto Rico (United States) 9,104 (3,515) 9,104 (3,515) 3,054 (1,179) 35.2 An American territory, the third-largest island of the United States after the Big Island of Hawaii and Kodiak Island of Alaska. Also the smallest part of Hispanic America.
– Abkhazia 8,660 (3,340) [Note 47]
– French Southern Territories (France) 7,747 (2,991) 7,668 (2,961) 79.8 (30.8) 1.03 Excludes claim on Adélie Land in Antarctica.[Note 48]
– United States Minor Outlying Islands 6,959.41 (2,687.04) 34.2 (13.2) 6,937 (2,678) 99.68
163 Palestine 6,020 (2,320) 6,000 (2,300) 220 (85) 3.9 [Note 49]
164 Brunei 5,765 (2,226) 5,265 (2,033) 500 (190) 8.67
165 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 (1,980) 5,128 (1,980) 0 (0) 0
– French Polynesia (France) 4,167 (1,609) 3,827 (1,478) 340 (130) 8.16
– Transnistria 4,163 (1,607) [Note 50]
166 Cape Verde 4,033 (1,557) 4,033 (1,557) 0 (0) 0
– South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) 3,903 (1,507) 3,903 (1,507) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
– South Ossetia 3,900 (1,500) [Note 51]
– Northern Cyprus 3,355 (1,295) [Note 52]
– Artsakh 3,170 (1,220) 3,170 (1,220) - - Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan, and has no international recognition as a state[39]
167 Samoa 2,842 (1,097) 2,821 (1,089) 10 (3.9) 0.35
– Hong Kong (China) 2,755 (1,064) 1,106 (427) 1,649 (637) [40] 59.8
168 Luxembourg 2,586 (998) 2,586 (998) 0 (0) 0 The smallest country that is not a European microstate or island country.
– Bir Tawil (terra nullius) 2,060 (800) 2,060 (800) 0 (0) 0
169 Mauritius 2,040 (790) 2,030 (780) 10 (3.9) 0.49 [Note 53]
170 Comoros 1,862 (719) 1,862 (719) 0 (0) 0 [Note 54]
– Åland (Finland) 1,580 (610) [Note 55]
– Faroe Islands (Denmark) 1,399 (540) 1,393 (538) Negligible Negligible [Note 56]
171 São Tomé and Príncipe 964 (372) 964 (372) 0 (0) 0
– Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) 948 (366) 430 (170) 0 (0) 0 Disputed island group claimed by the Bahamas.
172 Kiribati 811 (313) 811 (313) 0 (0) 0 [Note 57]
173 Bahrain 786 (303) 786 (303) 0 (0) 0
174 Dominica 751 (290) 751 (290) 0 (0) 0
175 Tonga 747 (288) 717 (277) 30 (12) 4.02
176 Singapore 728 (281) 716 (276) 10 (3.9) 1.43
177 Micronesia 702 (271) 702 (271) Negligible Negligible
178 Saint Lucia 616 (238) 606 (234) 10 (3.9) 1.62 [Note 58]
– Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency) 572 (221) 572 (221) 0 (0) 0
– Guam (United States) 549 (212) 544 (210) 0 (0) 0
179 Andorra 468 (181) 468 (181) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
– Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 464 (179) 464 (179) 0 (0) 0
180 Palau 459 (177) 459 (177) 0 (0) 0
181 Seychelles 452 (175) 455 (176) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in Africa.
– Curaçao (Netherlands) 444 (171) 444 (171) 0 (0) 0 [Note 41]
182 Antigua and Barbuda 442 (171) 442.6 (170.9) 0 (0) 0
183 Barbados 430 (170) 431 (166) 0 (0) 0
– Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) 412 (159) 412 (159) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 (150) 389 (150) 0 (0) 0
– Jan Mayen (Norway) 377 (146) 377 (146) 0 (0) 0
– U.S. Virgin Islands (United States) 347 (134) 346 (134) 1,564 (604) 81.88
185 Grenada 344 (133) 344 (133) 0 (0) 0
186 Malta 316 (122) 316 (122) 0 (0) 0 European microstate. Smallest European Union member state.
– Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) 308 (119) 308 (119) 0 (0) 0 [Note 59]
187 Maldives 300 (120) 298 (115) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in Asia.
– Bonaire (Netherlands) 294 (114) 294 (114) 0 (0) 0 [Note 41]
– Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 264 (102) 264 (102) 0 (0) 0
188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 (101) 261 (101) 0 (0) 0 Smallest country in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere.
– Niue 260 (100) 260 (100) 0 (0) 0 [Note 60]
– Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) 253.8 (98.0) not determined not determined not determined There is a salt lake and some wetlands of unknown area.
– Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 242 (93) 242 (93) 0 (0) 0
– Cook Islands 236 (91) 236 (91) 0 (0) 0 [Note 61]
– American Samoa (United States) 199 (77) 199 (77) 0 (0) 0
189 Marshall Islands 181 (70) 181 (70) 11,673 (4,507)[clarification needed] 98.47
– Aruba (Netherlands) 180 (69) 180 (69) 0 (0) 0 [Note 41]
– Easter Island (Chile) 163.6 (63.2) 163.6 (63.2) 0 (0) 0
190 Liechtenstein 160 (62) 160 (62) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
– British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) 151 (58) 151 (58) 0 (0) 0
– Wallis and Futuna (France) 142 (55) 142 (55) 0 (0) 0
– Christmas Island (Australia) 135 (52) 135 (52) 0 (0) 0 [Note 62]
– Jersey (British Crown Dependency) 116 (45) 116 (45) 0 (0) 0
– Montserrat (United Kingdom) 102 (39) 102 (39) 0 (0) 0
– Anguilla (United Kingdom) 91 (35) 91 (35) 0 (0) 0
– Guernsey (British Crown Dependency) 78 (30) 78 (30) 0 (0) 0
191 San Marino 61 (24) 61 (24) 0 (0) 0 European microstate.
– British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom) 60 (23) 60 (23) 54,340 (20,980) 99.89 [Note 63]
– Saint Martin (France) 54 (21) 54.4 (21.0) Negligible Negligible [Note 17]
– Bermuda (United Kingdom) 54 (21) 54 (21) 0 (0) 0
– Bouvet Island (Norway) 49 (19) 49 (19) 0 (0) 0 [Note 17]
– Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 47 (18) 47 (18) 0 (0) 0 [Note 64]
– Norfolk Island (Australia) 36 (14) 36 (14) 0 (0) 0
– Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 34 (13) 34 (13) 0 (0) 0 [Note 41]
– Macao (China) 31.3 (12.1) 28.2 (10.9) 0 (0) 0 [Note 65]
192 Tuvalu 26 (10) 26 (10) 0 (0) 0 Smallest Commonwealth realm.
193 Nauru 21 (8.1) 21 (8.1) 0 (0) 0 Smallest island country, smallest republic and smallest country that is not a city-state
– Saint Barthélemy (France) 21 (8.1) not determined not determined not determined [Note 17]
– Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) 21 (8.1) not determined not determined not determined [Note 41]
– Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 (5.4) 14 (5.4) 0 (0) 0 [Note 62]
– Saba (Netherlands) 13 (5.0) not determined not determined not determined [Note 41]
– Tokelau (New Zealand) 12 (4.6) 12 (4.6) 0 (0) 0
– Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 6 (2.3) 6.5 (2.5) 0 (0) 0 British Overseas Territory
– Clipperton Island (France) 6 (2.3) 2 (0.77) 4 (1.5) 66.67
– Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 5 (1.9) 5 (1.9) 0 (0) 0
– Spratly Islands (disputed) < 5
(< 1.9) < 5
(< 1.9) 0 (0) 0
– Coral Sea Islands (Australia) < 3
(< 1.2) < 3
(< 1.2) 0 (0) 0
194 Monaco 2.02 (0.78) 2.0
