Surface area (sq. km) by country
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
Countries reporting
216
Highest
17.13 million sq. km
Russia
Lowest
10 sq. km
Gibraltar
Median
101,730 sq. km
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
16,669
What the numbers show
Surface area (sq. km) is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 17.13 million sq. km in Russia; the lowest is 10 sq. km in Gibraltar.
The median across all reporting countries is 101,730 sq. km, and the mean is 650,652 sq. km.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Faroe Islands (up 828.4%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 13.3%).
Surface area (sq. km): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17.13 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Canada | 15.63 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | United States | 9.83 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | China | 9.56 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 8.51 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Australia | 7.74 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | India | 3.29 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Argentina | 2.78 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2.72 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Algeria | 2.38 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.35 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2.15 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.96 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1.92 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Sudan | 1.88 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Libya | 1.76 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Iran | 1.75 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1.56 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Peru | 1.29 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Chad | 1.28 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Niger | 1.27 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Angola | 1.25 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Mali | 1.24 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | South Africa | 1.22 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Colombia | 1.14 million sq. km | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 1.13 million sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 27 | Bolivia | 1.10 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Mauritania | 1.03 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Egypt | 1.00 million sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Tanzania | 945,500 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Nigeria | 923,768 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Venezuela | 912,050 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Namibia | 824,292 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Mozambique | 799,380 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Pakistan | 796,100 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Turkey | 785,350 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Chile | 756,556 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Zambia | 752,612 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 39 | Myanmar | 676,578 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 652,870 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | South Sudan | 646,883 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Somalia | 637,657 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Norway | 624,500 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 622,980 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | France | 606,410 sq. km | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 46 | Ukraine | 603,550 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Kenya | 591,970 sq. km | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 48 | Madagascar | 591,896 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Botswana | 581,730 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Sweden | 528,860 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | Yemen | 527,968 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Thailand | 513,115 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 53 | Spain | 505,981 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 491,209 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 55 | Cameroon | 475,442 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 448,923 sq. km | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Morocco | 446,550 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Iraq | 435,050 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 60 | Greenland | 410,449 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 406,752 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 390,760 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Japan | 377,975 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Germany | 357,680 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Congo | 342,000 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Finland | 338,485 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 67 | Vietnam | 331,338 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 68 | Malaysia | 330,534 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 322,460 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Poland | 313,940 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 71 | Oman | 309,500 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Italy | 302,070 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Philippines | 300,000 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 274,200 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 75 | New Zealand | 267,710 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Gabon | 267,670 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Ecuador | 256,370 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Guinea | 245,857 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 243,610 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Uganda | 241,551 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Ghana | 238,539 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | Romania | 238,397 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 83 | Laos | 236,800 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Guyana | 214,970 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Belarus | 207,629 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,950 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 87 | Senegal | 196,710 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Syria | 185,180 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Cambodia | 181,035 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 90 | Uruguay | 176,215 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 91 | Suriname | 163,820 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Tunisia | 163,610 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 147,570 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 94 | Nepal | 147,181 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 146,839 sq. km | 2024 | up 201.7% | rising |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 141,379 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 97 | Greece | 131,960 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 130,370 sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Eritrea | 121,630 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | North Korea | 120,540 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Malawi | 118,484 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | Benin | 114,760 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Honduras | 112,492 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 104 | Liberia | 111,370 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 111,000 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Cuba | 109,884 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 107 | Guatemala | 108,889 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 108 | Iceland | 103,000 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | South Korea | 100,460 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 98,648 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Hungary | 93,030 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Portugal | 92,230 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 113 | Jordan | 89,318 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 114 | Serbia | 88,490 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 115 | Croatia | 88,070 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Austria | 83,879 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Czechia | 78,871 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 119 | Panama | 75,320 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 72,300 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Ireland | 70,280 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Georgia | 69,700 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Lithuania | 65,290 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Latvia | 64,590 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 126 | Togo | 56,785 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,210 sq. km | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 51,100 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Slovakia | 49,030 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Estonia | 45,340 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Denmark | 42,920 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Netherlands | 41,540 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Switzerland | 41,291 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Bhutan | 38,390 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Moldova | 33,849 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 137 | Belgium | 30,689 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 138 | Lesotho | 30,360 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Armenia | 29,740 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Albania | 28,750 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 28,446 sq. km | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,052 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 143 | Burundi | 27,834 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 144 | Haiti | 27,750 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Rwanda | 26,340 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 25,713 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 147 | Djibouti | 23,200 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Belize | 22,966 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 149 | Israel | 22,070 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | El Salvador | 21,040 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Slovenia | 20,480 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 18,576 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 153 | Fiji | 18,333 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 154 | Kuwait | 17,820 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Eswatini | 17,364 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 156 | East Timor | 14,870 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Montenegro | 13,883 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 158 | Bahamas | 13,878 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | 12,960 sq. km | 2024 | up 828.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 12,189 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 161 | Qatar | 11,637 sq. km | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 162 | Gambia | 11,295 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 163 | Jamaica | 10,991 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 164 | Lebanon | 10,452 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 165 | Cyprus | 9,250 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 8,870 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Palestine | 6,025 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 168 | Brunei | 5,770 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 170 | Bermuda | 4,290 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 4,030 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 3,521 sq. km | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 173 | Samoa | 2,840 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 2,590 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Mauritius | 2,010 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 176 | Comoros | 1,870 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 177 | Hong Kong | 1,110 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 960 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 948.23 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 180 | Kiribati | 811 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 181 | Bahrain | 800 sq. km | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 751 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 183 | Tonga | 749 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 184 | Singapore | 735.6 sq. km | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 701 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 616 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 187 | Isle of Man | 572.39 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 188 | Guam | 541 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 189 | Andorra | 468 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 190 | Palau | 460 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Northern Mariana Islands | 457 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 191 | Seychelles | 457 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 193 | Curacao | 444 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 440.3 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 195 | Barbados | 431 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 348 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 198 | Grenada | 344 sq. km | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 199 | Malta | 315.15 sq. km | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 200 | Maldives | 300 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 264 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 203 | American Samoa | 199 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 204 | Channel Islands | 198 sq. km | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Marshall Islands | 181 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 206 | Aruba | 180 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 160 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 151 sq. km | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 209 | Monaco | 74.9 sq. km | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 210 | San Marino | 61.2 sq. km | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 211 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 53 sq. km | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 212 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 34 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | Macao | 33.3 sq. km | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 26 sq. km | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 215 | Nauru | 21 sq. km | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 216 | Gibraltar | 10 sq. km | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 140.54 million sq. km
- Chagai 198 sq. km
- IDA & IBRD total 98.68 million sq. km
- Low & middle income 79.76 million sq. km
- IBRD only 72.82 million sq. km
- Middle income 64.79 million sq. km
- High income 60.78 million sq. km
- Late-demographic dividend 45.80 million sq. km
- Upper middle income 45.28 million sq. km
- OECD members 43.55 million sq. km
- Post-demographic dividend 39.36 million sq. km
- Early-demographic dividend 34.24 million sq. km
- Europe & Central Asia 28.90 million sq. km
- IDA total 25.86 million sq. km
- North America 25.47 million sq. km
- East Asia & Pacific 24.79 million sq. km
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34 million sq. km
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 24.34 million sq. km
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 24.34 million sq. km
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.90 million sq. km
- IDA only 20.86 million sq. km
- Least developed countries 20.77 million sq. km
- Pre-demographic dividend 20.70 million sq. km
- Latin America & Caribbean 20.51 million sq. km
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.38 million sq. km
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 19.80 million sq. km
- Lower middle income 19.50 million sq. km
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19.20 million sq. km
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16.28 million sq. km
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.16 million sq. km
- Africa Eastern and Southern 15.17 million sq. km
- Low income 14.97 million sq. km
- Arab World 13.17 million sq. km
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 12.83 million sq. km
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10.22 million sq. km
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 10.22 million sq. km
- Africa Western and Central 9.17 million sq. km
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6.03 million sq. km
- IDA blend 5.00 million sq. km
- European Union 4.31 million sq. km
About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.