The Largest and the Smallest Countries in the World by Area

—		Earth	148,940,000 km² (planimetric (flat) land area, 29.2% of its total surface)	100%	Solar System
		Note: Earth, the most important place you know, has a surface area of 510,072,000 km². Compared Earth is about the size of an average sunspot. Compared to other planets, our world is about twice the size of Mars, and it is slightly larger than Venus. The total land coverage is 29.2% of Earth's surface (≈149 million km²), the rest of its surface area of 70.8%, you can guess, is water.
—		Eurasia	55,000,000 km² (including islands) ≈51 million km² continental landmass	36.9%	Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
		Note: The continental landmass of Eurasia lies in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the largest contiguous area of land on Earth and home to the geopolitical entities of Europe and Asia. The geopolitical term also includes adjoining islands such as the British Isles, Maritime South East Asia, and Japan. Almost all of Eurasia's area lies to the east of the prime meridian (0°).
—		Asia	44,579,000 km² (including islands)	30%	Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
		Note: Earth's largest continent is situated primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. Almost all of Asia's area lies to the east of the prime meridian (0°), only a small part of Russia's Far East crosses the antimeridian (180°).
—		Africa	30,365,000 km² (including adjacent islands)	20.4%	Northern and Southern Hemispheres
		Note: The world's second-largest continent straddles the equator. Most of Africa's area lies to the east of the prime meridian (0°).
—		North America (map)	24,709,000 km² (including Greenland and other adjacent islands)	16.6%	Northern Hemisphere
		Note: The third-largest continent lies entirely in the northern hemisphere. North America's entire territory lies west of the prime meridian (0°) in the Western Hemisphere.
—		South America (map)	17,840,000 km²	12%	Two thirds of South America are in the Southern Hemisphere.
		Note: The fourth-largest continent straddles the equator. All the territory of South America is situated west of the prime meridian (0°).
1		Russia	17,098,242 km²	11.5%	Northern Asia and Eastern Europe
		Note: The largest country in the world--and growing (Crimea).
--	--	Antarctica	14,200,000 km²	9.4%	South Pole
		Note: Antarctica is not a country but the world's southernmost continent. It is the only continent in the world without a permanent population.
--		North Asia	13,138,000 km²	8.8%	Northern Asia
		Note: North Asia, also Northern Asia or Asian Russia, consists of the area of the Russian Federation east of the Ural Mountains: the Ural region, Siberia, and the Russian Far East. (see map)
--		Europe	10,180,000 km²	6.8%	Europe
		Note: Includes all European countries and the European part of transcontinental countries such as Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
2		Canada	9,984,670 km²	6.7%	North America
		Note: The largest nation in the Western Hemisphere by area and the country with the longest coastline in the world.
3		United States Contiguous United States	9,833,517 km² 8,080,462 km²	6.5%	North America
		Note: The figure includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia (aka Washington D.C.), excluding the United States' unincorporated territories and the like. The size includes the coastal and territorial waters of the United States. See also US States by Area
4		PR China	9,596,960 km²	6.4%	Eastern Asia
		Note: The largest country located entirely in Asia. The second-largest Asian country (after the Asian part of Russia). UN figures for mainland China (9,596,961 km²) excluding Hong Kong (1,104 km²), Macao (29 km²), and Taiwan and other disputed territories.
—		Sahara	~9,000,000 km²	6.1%	North Africa
		Note: With an area of around 9 million square kilometers, the Sahara in North Africa is the largest hot desert in the world. The actual size of the desert varies as it expands and contracts over time.
—		Australia (continent)	8,600,000 km²	5.8%	Australia /Oceania
		Note: The Australian continent consists of the landmasses which sit on Australia's continental plate. The smallest continent includes the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea, which is shared by Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
5		Brazil	8,515,770 km²	5.7%	South America
		Note: Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Southern Hemisphere.
6		Australia (country)	7,741,220 km²	5.2%	Australia /Oceania
		Note: Australia is the only country that is coterminous with a continent. It is also by far the largest country without a land border to neighbors, and it is the largest country located entirely within the southern hemisphere.
--		European Union	3,928,273 km²	2.6%	Europe
		Note: Size of the European Union without French overseas territories. (Although they are considered part of the EU; see a Map of the EU)
--		European Russia	3,960,000 km²	2.6%	Europe
		Note: The European part of Russia occupies the largest territorial area in Europe. 77% of Russia's population live in the European part of Russia, three-fourths of the entire population of the country. (see map)
7		India	3,287,263 km²	2.3%	South Central Asia
		Note: The second-most populous country in the world is the third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). The figure includes 120,849 km² of disputed territories with Pakistan and China.
8		Argentina	2,780,400 km²	2%	South America
		Note: The second-largest country in South America.
9		Kazakhstan	2,724,900 km²	1.8%	South Central Asia
		Note: The largest landlocked country in the world. It has a shoreline at the Caspian Sea but no access to the high seas.
10		Algeria	2,381,740 km²	1.6%	North Africa
		Note: Since the partition of Sudan, Algeria has been the largest country in Africa.
11		Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)	2,344,858 km²	1.6%	Central Africa
		Note: The second-largest country in Africa.
12		Greenland	2,166,086 km²	1.5%	Northern Europe; Northern North America
		Note: The largest island in the world is politically a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
13		Saudi Arabia	2,150,000 km²	1.4%	Middle East
		Note: Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East and occupies a significant portion of the Arabian Peninsula, which it shares with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen. The desert country is bounded by the Red Sea in the west and the Persian Gulf in the east.
14		Mexico	1,964,375 km²	1.3%	North America
		Note: The third-largest country in North America is bordered by the United States to the north. Mexico has coastlines on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
15		Indonesia	1,904,569 km²	1.3%	Maritime Southeast Asia
		Note: The largest and most populous country in Southeast Asia consists only of islands.
16		Sudan	1,886,068 km²	1.3%	North Africa
		Note: Formerly the largest country in Africa, since Southern Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, Sudan is now the third largest country in Africa.
17		Libya	1,759,540 km²	1.2%	North Africa
		Note: The fourth-largest country in Africa. Most of its territory lies in the Sahara desert, which is why most of its population lives on the Mediterranean coast.
18		Iran	1,648,195 km²	1.1%	Western Asia; Middle East
		Note: Islamic republic between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
19		Mongolia	1,564,100 km²	1.1%	Eastern Asia
		Note: A big landlocked country north of China.
20		Peru	1,285,216 km²	0.86%	South America
		Note: The third-largest country in South America.
21		Chad	1,284,000 km²	0.86%	Central Africa
		Note: Large country in Central Africa, south of Libya.
22		Niger	1,267,000 km²	0.85%	West Africa
		Note: Largest country in West Africa.
23		Angola	1,246,700 km²	0.85%	Central Africa
		Note: Central-west African country with a coastline on the South Atlantic Ocean.
24		Mali	1,240,192 km²	0.83%	West Africa
		Note: Most of the country lies in the southern Sahara Desert.
--		Tibet	1,228,400 km²	0.82%	Asia
		Note: Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), an administrative division of China.
25		South Africa	1,221,037 km²	0.82%	Southern Africa
		Note: Largest country in Southern Africa. (Includes Marion Island and Prince Edward Island in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean.)
26		Colombia	1,138,914 km²	0.76%	South America/North America
		Note: The country in northwestern South America borders the Isthmus of Panama and has a coastline on the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
27		Ethiopia	1,104,300 km²	0.74%	Eastern Africa
		Note: Mountainous landlocked country in Eastern Africa. It is Africa's oldest independent nation. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, it has never been colonized.
28		Bolivia	1,098,581 km²	0.74%	South America
		Note: A landlocked country west of Brazil.
29		Mauritania	1,030,000 km²	0.69%	West Africa
		Note: A desert country in northwest Africa with a coastline on the North Atlantic Ocean.
30		Egypt	1,002,000 km²	0.67%	Northern Africa
		Note: A country in Northern Africa and the Sinai Peninsula (Western Asia). Excluding the disputed region Hala'ib Triangle (20,580 km²).
31		Tanzania	945,087 km²	0.63%	Eastern Africa
		Note: Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32		Nigeria	923,768 km²	0.62%	West Africa
		Note: Located in Western Africa at the Gulf of Guinea.
33		Venezuela	912,050 km²	0.61%	South America
		Note: Located in the north of South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean with a 2,800 km (1,700 mi) long coastline.
34		Namibia	824,292 km²	0.55%	Southern Africa
		Note: Country in Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean in the west.
35		Mozambique	801,590 km²	0.54%	Eastern Africa
		Note: Located on the southeast coast of Africa, bordering South Africa.
36		Pakistan	796,095 km²	0.53%	South Central Asia
		Note: Excluding all disputed territories (Kashmir).
37		Turkey	783,562 km²	0.53%	Western Asia, Southern Europe
		Note: Turkey occupies the Anatolian Peninsula in western Asia and a small portion in southeastern Europe to the west of Istanbul. It is the third-largest country with parts of its territory in Europe (after Russia and Kazakhstan).
38		Chile	756,102 km²	0.51%	South America
		Note: Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica (1,250,000 km²). The longest country in the world has a 6,435 km coastline on the South Pacific Ocean in the west.
39		Zambia	752,618 km²	0.51%	Eastern Africa
		Note: A landlocked country in southern Africa, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia.
40		Myanmar	676,578 km²	0.45%	Southeast Asia
		Note: The country, also known as Burma, is situated in Southeast Asia; it has a 1,930 km (1,200 miles) long coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
41		Afghanistan	652,090 km²	0.44%	South Central Asia
		Note: A landlocked mountainous country within South and Central Asia.
42		Somalia	637,657 km²	0.43%	Eastern Africa
		Note: A country in the Horn of Africa. Somalia includes Somaliland, a self-declared independent country.
43		Central African Republic	622,984 km²	0.42%	Central Africa
		Note: A landlocked country in Central Africa.
44		Ukraine	603,628 km²	0.4%	Eastern Europe
		Note: The largest country located entirely in Europe. Size includes the Crimean Peninsula.
45		Madagascar	587,041 km²	0.39%	Eastern Africa
		Note: An island nation off the coast of Southeast Africa and the fourth largest island in the world.
46		Botswana	582,000 km²	0.39%	Southern Africa
		Note: A landlocked country in southern Africa.
47		Kenya	580,000 km²	0.39%	Eastern Africa
		Note: A country in East Africa with a coastline on the Indian Ocean.
48		France	551,695 km²	0.37%	Western Europe
		Note: The area size refers to Metropolitan France (European France, including the Mediterranean island of Corsica, excluding French overseas possessions). France is the largest country in Western Europe. The French Republic, including its French overseas territories, occupies an area of 632,834 km².
49		Yemen	527,968 km²	0.35%	Middle East
		Note: Includes some offshore islands such as Perim, Jazirat Jabal Zuqar, and Socotra.
50		Thailand	513,120 km²	0.34%	Southeast Asia
		Note: A Kingdom in Southeast Asia on the Indochina peninsula.
51		Spain	505,992 km²	0.34%	Southern Europe
		Note: The fourth-largest country in Europe, second-largest in western Europe, behind France. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco.
52		Turkmenistan	488,100 km²	0.33%	South Central Asia
		Note: A country in Central Asia with a coastline at the Caspian Sea.
53		Cameroon	475,650 km²	0.32%	Central Africa
		Note: Central African country with a coastline at the Gulf of Guinea.
54		Papua New Guinea	462,840 km²	0.31%	Oceania, Melanesia
		Note: Second-largest country in Oceania. Occupies half of the island of New Guinea, the world's second-largest island.
55		Sweden	450,295 km²	0.30%	Northern Europe
		Note: Sweden is one of the Scandinavian countries; it occupies the better part of the eastern Scandinavian Peninsula. It includes the islands of Gotland and Öland. Sweden is bordered by the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, the Kattegat and the Öresund straits, by Norway in west and north.
56		Uzbekistan	447,400 km²	0.30%	South Central Asia
		Note: The larger of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. Those countries are not only landlocked but surrounded by landlocked countries.
57		Morocco	446,550 km²	0.30%	North Africa
		Note: A country in the Maghreb region of northwestern Africa, with coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Its size excludes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, partially occupied by Morocco.
58		Iraq	438,317 km²	0.29%	Middle East
		Note: A Middle East country, almost landlocked with a narrow access to the Persian Gulf.
59		Paraguay	406,752 km²	0.27%	South America
		Note: Landlocked country between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil.
60		Zimbabwe	390,757 km²	0.26%	Eastern Africa
		Note: A landlocked country in southern Africa.
61		Japan	377,915 km²	0.25%	Eastern Asia
		Note: Includes Ryukyu Islands (Nansei Islands), Daito Islands, Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), Minami-Torishima (Marcus Island), Okino-Torishima and Volcano Islands (Kazan Islands); excludes the southern Kuril Islands.
62		Germany	357,375 km²	0.24%	Western Europe
		Note: A Western European country with a coastline at the North Sea.
63		Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)	342,000 km²	0.23%	Central Africa
		Note: A country located in Central Africa with a coastline at the Atlantic Ocean.
64		Finland	338,145 km²	0.23%	Northern Europe
		Note: Includes Åland Islands (1,552 km²).
65		Vietnam	331,689 km²	0.22%	Southeast Asia
		Note: A country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula, bordering the South China Sea.
66		Malaysia	329,847 km²	0.22%	Southeast Asia
		Note: A country in Southeast Asia on the Malaysian Peninsula and partly on the island of Borneo.
67		Norway	323,802 km²	0.22%	Northern Europe
		Note: Mainland Norway only; not included the overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (62,422 km²) and the dependency of Bouvet Island (49 km²) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land (2,500,000 km²) and Peter I Island (243 km²).
68		Côte d'Ivoire	322,463 km²	0.22%	West Africa
		Note: A country in western sub-Saharan Africa with a coastline at the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean).
69		Poland	312,685 km²	0.21%	Eastern Europe
		Note: Country in Eastern Europe with a Baltic seacoast.
70		Oman	309,500 km²	0.21%	Middle East
		Note: Country on the Arabian Peninsula, with long coastlines on the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
71		Italy	301,318 km²	0.20%	Southern Europe
		Note: Country in Southern Europe, mostly situated on a large peninsula.
72		Philippines	300,000 km²	0.20%	Southeast Asia
		Note: Archipelago in Southeast Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean.
73		Ecuador	283,561 km²	0.20%	South America
		Note: Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America that's named after the equator; its territory includes the archipelago of the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean, some 1,000 km away.
74		Burkina Faso	274,222 km²	0.18%	West Africa
		Note: The landlocked country in West Africa borders Mali, Niger, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana and Togo.
75		New Zealand	270,467 km²	0.18%	Oceania; Australia
		Note: Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and the Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue (260 km²), the Cook Islands (236 km²) and Tokelau (12 km²), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency (450,000 km²). Third-largest country in Oceania.
76		Gabon	267,668 km²	0.18%	Central Africa
		Note: A country along the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Africa.
77		Western Sahara	266,000 km²	0.18%	North Africa
		Note: Largely occupied by Morocco, some territory administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
78		Guinea	245,857 km²	0.17%	West Africa
		Note: A country in West Africa with a coastline at the Atlantic Ocean.
79		United Kingdom Great Britain (island) England Scotland Wales	242,500 km² 229,848 km² 130,279 km² 77,933 km² 20,779 km²	0.16%	Northern Europe
		Note: Not included are the three Crown dependencies (768 km²), the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man, and British Overseas Territories (1,742,857 km²).
80		Uganda	241,551 km²	0.16%	Eastern Africa
		Note: A landlocked country in Eastern Africa, bordering Lake Victoria.
81		Ghana	238,533 km²	0.16%	West Africa
		Note: West African nation bordering the Gulf of Guinea.
82		Romania	238,391 km²	0.16%	Eastern Europe
		Note: A Central Eastern European country with a coastline at the Black Sea.
83		Lao PDR (Laos)	236,800 km²	0.16%	Southeast Asia
		Note: A landlocked country in South East Asia between Vietnam and Thailand.
84		Guyana	214,969 km²	0.14%	South America
		Note: Guyana is a country in the north of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
85		Belarus	207,595 km²	0.14%	Eastern Europe
		Note: Largest landlocked country in Europe.
86		Kyrgyzstan	199,951 km²	0.13%	South Central Asia
		Note: Landlocked country in Central Asia.
87		Senegal	196,722 km²	0.13%	West Africa
		Note: A country on Africa’s west coast that surrounds The Gambia.
88		Syria	185,180 km²	0.12%	Middle East
		Note: Includes the Golan Heights.
89		Cambodia	181,035 km²	0.12%	Southeast Asia
		Note: Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochina peninsula, bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest, Vietnam to the east and south, Laos to the northeast and Thailand in the west/northwest.
90		Uruguay	176,215 km²	0.12%	South America
		Note: Uruguay is a southern South American country south of Brazil. It is South America's second-smallest sovereign country (after Suriname).
91		Suriname	163,820 km²	0.11%	South America
		Note: Suriname is the smallest sovereign country in South America. Neighboring French Guiana is smaller, but is an overseas territory of France.
92		Tunisia	163,610 km²	0.11%	North Africa
		Note: Tunisia is country in North Africa situated between Algeria and Libya, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
93		Nepal	147,181 km²	0.10%	South Central Asia
		Note: Nepal is a landlocked, mountainous country in the Himalayas between India to the north and south of Tibet, an autonomous region of China .
94		Bangladesh	143,998 km²	0.10%	South Central Asia
		Note: Bangladesh is a country in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, situated between India and Myanmar. Formerly known as East Pakistan, it gained independence in 1971.
95		Tajikistan	143,100 km²	0.10%	South Central Asia
		Note: Tajikistan is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. It borders Kyrgyzstan to the north, China to the east, Afghanistan to the south, and Uzbekistan to the west and northwest. Tajikistan's primary language is Tajik, a Persian language.
96		Greece	131,957 km²	0.09%	Southern Europe
		Note: Greece is a country in south-eastern Europe consisting of a mainland on the Balkan Peninsula and thousands of islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas (parts of the Mediterranean Sea).
97		Nicaragua	130,370 km²	0.09%	Central America
		Note: Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America. The country's territory excludes San Andrés y Providencia islands (disputed territories with Colombia).
98		North Korea	120,538 km²	0.08%	Eastern Asia
		Note: North Korea is a country occupying the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. It borders South Korea in the south and China and Russia to the north.
99		Malawi	118,484 km²	0.08%	Eastern Africa
		Note: Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa bordering Lake Malawi. It shares international borders with Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique.
100		Eritrea	117,600 km²	0.08%	Eastern Africa
		Note: Includes Badme region.
101		Benin	112,622 km²	0.08%	West Africa
		Note: The Republic of Benin is a country in West Africa with a short coastline at the Gulf of Guinea (Bight of Benin).
102		Honduras	112,492 km²	0.08%	Central America
		Note: A country located on the Central American isthmus with coastlines at the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
103		Liberia	111,369 km²	0.07%	West Africa
		Note: The Republic of Liberia is a country in West Africa with a coastline at the Atlantic Ocean.
104		Bulgaria	110,879 km²	0.07%	Eastern Europe
		Note: A country on the Balkan Peninsula with a Black Sea coastline.
105		Cuba	109,884 km²	0.07%	Caribbean
		Note: Cuba is the largest and most populous country/island in the Caribbean.
106		Guatemala	108,889 km²	0.07%	Central America
		Note: A Central American country south of Mexico.
107		Iceland	103,000 km²	0.07%	Northern Europe
		Note: A Nordic island nation in the North Atlantic and Arctic ocean south of the Arctic Circles.
108		South Korea	99,678 km²	0.07%	Eastern Asia
		Note: A country occupying the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
109		Hungary	93,028 km²	0.06%	Eastern Europe
		Note: A landlocked country in Central Europe.
110		Portugal	92,090 km²	0.06%	Southern Europe
		Note: Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111		Jordan	89,342 km²	0.06%	Middle East
		Note: An Arab nation in the Middle East.
112		Azerbaijan	86,600 km²	0.06%	Western Asia
		Note: Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
113		French Guiana	83,534 km²	0.06%	South America
		Note: Former French overseas département. Became a French region and was made part of France proper.
114		Austria	83,871 km²	0.06%	Western Europe
		Note: Alpine landlocked country in South-Central Europe.
115		United Arab Emirates	83,600 km²	0.06%	Middle East
		Note: A desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula with a coastline at the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
116		Czech Republic	78,867 km²	0.05%	Eastern Europe
		Note: A landlocked country in Eastern Central Europe, also known as Czechia.
117		Serbia	77,474 km²	0.05%	Southern Europe
		Note: This figure does not include Kosovo, which recently unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition; Serbia, Russia, China and others object. Including Kosovo, which is still claimed by Serbia, the total area is 88,361 km², ranking Serbia at 113.

118	Panama	74,177 km²	0.05%	Central America
	Note: Located on the Isthmus of Panama.
119	Sierra Leone	71,740 km²	0.05%	West Africa
	Note: Located on the west coast of Africa.
120	Ireland (Republic of)	70,273 km²	0.05%	Northern Europe
	Note: The island of Ireland itself has an area of 84,421 km².
121	Georgia	69,700 km²	0.05%	Western Asia
	Note: Includes Abkhazia (8,600 km²) and South Ossetia.
122	Sri Lanka	65,610 km²	0.04%	Western Asia
	Note: An island and country off the southeastern coast of India.
123	Lithuania	65,300 km²	0.04%	Northern Europe
	Note: One of the three Baltic states on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
124	Latvia	64,589 km²	0.04%	Northern Europe
	Note: One of the three Baltic states, between Estonia and Lithuania; capital Riga.
125	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	62,422 km²	0.04%	Northern Europe
	Note: A group of islands in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway.
126	Togo	56,785 km²	0.04%	West Africa
	Note: A narrow strip of land in West Africa bordering the Bight of Benin.
127	Croatia	56,594 km²	0.04%	Southern Europe
	Note: Croatia is located in Central and Southeast Europe, it has a coastline at the Adriatic Sea.
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,197 km²	0.03%	Southern Europe
	Note: The country in the western Balkans has a very narrow access to the Adriatic Sea in the southeast.
129	Costa Rica	51,100 km²	0.03%	Central America
	Note: Located on the Central American isthmus, includes Isla del Coco.
130	Slovakia	49,035 km²	0.03%	Eastern Europe
	Note: Officially the Slovak Republic, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe that was part of Czechoslovakia until 1 January 1993.
131	Dominican Republic	48,310 km²	0.03%	Caribbean
	Note: The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, a Greater Antilles island located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the other third belongs to Haiti.
132	Estonia	45,227 km²	0.03%	Northern Europe
	Note: One of the three Baltic states, the area includes Estonia's 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
133	Denmark	42,916 km²	0.03%	Northern Europe
	Note: The size given refers only to Denmark proper. The entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands, covers an area of 2,220,093 km², and it would be the world's 13th largest country.
134	Netherlands	41,543 km²	0.03%	Western Europe
	Note: Includes the Netherlands proper only. Including its Caribbean islands, the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers 42,437 km².
135	Switzerland	41,285 km²	0.03%	Western Europe
	Note: The landlocked country is extending across the north and south side of the Alps.
136	Bhutan	38,394 km²	0.03%	Western Asia
	Note: A landlocked country located on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas.
137	Taiwan (Republic of China)	36,188 km²	0.02%	Eastern Asia
	Note: Includes only the territories under the administration of the ROC, namely Taiwan, plus the islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
138	Guinea-Bissau	36,125 km²	0.02%	West Africa
	Note: West Africa at the Atlantic coast.
139	Moldova	33,850 km²	0.02%	Eastern Europe
	Note: Includes the de facto independent, autonomous territory of Transnistria (Pridnestrovie).
140	Belgium	30,528 km²	0.02%	Western Europe
	Note: A federal monarchy in Western Europe.
141	Lesotho	30,355 km²	0.02%	Southern Africa
	Note: A country entirely surrounded by South Africa. It is also the only independent nation in the world that lies completely on an elevation above 1,000 meters (3,281 ft).
142	Armenia	29,743 km²	0.02%	Western Asia
	Note: A landlocked country in the South Caucasus.
143	Solomon Islands	28,896 km²	0.02%	Oceania, Melanesia
	Note: An island nation east of Papua New Guinea.
144	Albania	28,748 km²	0.02%	Southern Europe
	Note: Albania is a country on the Balkan Peninsula with a coast on the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea.
145	Equatorial Guinea	28,051 km²	0.02%	Central Africa
	Note: The country consists of five small islands and an African mainland territory between Cameroon and Gabon named Río Muni.
146	Burundi	27,834 km²	0.02%	Eastern Africa
	Note: A small, landlocked country in the center of Africa at Lake Tanganyika.
147	Haiti	27,750 km²	0.02%	Caribbean
	Note: Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola.
148	Rwanda	26,338 km²	0.02%	Eastern Africa
	Note: Landlocked high altitude country in Central/Eastern Africa, just south of the equator.
149	North Macedonia	25,713 km²	0.02%	Southern Europe
	Note: A landlocked country located in the central Balkan peninsula, north of Greece.
150	Djibouti	23,200 km²	0.02%	Eastern Africa
	Note: A small arid country in the Horn of Africa.
151	Belize	22,966 km²	0.02%	Central America
	Note: Belize lies on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America.
152	Israel	22,072 km²	0.01%	Middle East
	Note: Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
153	El Salvador	21,041 km²	0.01%	Central America
	Note: Smallest country in Central America.
154	Slovenia	20,273 km²	0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: A country in Central /Southeastern Europe bordered by the Alps, with a small coastline at the Adriatic Sea.
155	New Caledonia	18,575 km²	0.01%	Oceania, Melanesia
	Note: The special collectivity (province) of France is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.
156	Fiji	18,274 km²	0.01%	Oceania, Melanesia
	Note: An archipelago in the South West Pacific, east of Australia.
157	Kuwait	17,818 km²	0.01%	Middle East
	Note: A small, oil-rich country on the Arabian Peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf.
158	Swaziland (Eswatini)	17,364 km²	0.01%	Southern Africa
	Note: Eswatini, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini, is a sovereign state in Southern Africa, formerly known as Swaziland.
159	East Timor	14,874 km²	>0.01%	Southeast Asia
	Note: East Timor is a small country on the island of Timor in Maritime Southeast Asia, bordered by Indonesia.
160	The Bahamas	13,943 km²	>0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: Archipelago in the western Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida.
161	Montenegro	13,812 km²	>0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: Montenegro is a small Balkan country with a narrow strip of beaches along its Adriatic sea.
162	Vanuatu	12,189 km²	>0.01%	Oceania, Melanesia
	Note: Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean island nation consisting of around 80 islands.
163	Falkland Islands	12,173 km²	>0.01%	South America
	Note: British Overseas Territory, claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
164	Qatar	11,586 km²	>0.01%	Middle East
	Note: Qatar, an Arab country occupying the small Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf.
165	The Gambia	11,295 km²	>0.01%	West Africa
	Note: The Gambia is the smallest African country on mainland Africa, situated along the Gambia River, with a narrow Atlantic coastline; it is surrounded by Senegal.
166	Jamaica	10,991 km²	>0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: The Caribbean island nation south of Cuba is famous as the birthplace of reggae.
167	Kosovo	10,887 km²	>0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: Kosovo unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition, with objections from Serbia, Russia, China and others. Serbia still claims the territory.
168	Lebanon	10,400 km²	<0.01%	Middle East
	Note: Lebanon, a sovereign country situated north of Israel, with a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.
169	Cyprus	9,251 km²	<0.01%	Western Asia
	Note: Includes Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).
170	Puerto Rico	8,870 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: An island in the Caribbean and an Unincorporated and organized U.S. territory.
171	Palestinian territories	6,020 km²	<0.01%	Middle East
	Note: The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
172	Brunei Darussalam	5,765 km²	<0.01%	Southeast Asia
	Note: One of the smallest countries in Asia (after Singapore and the Maldives).
173	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: An island nation with two main islands off Venezuela's coast in the southern Caribbean.
174	French Polynesia	4,167 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: French overseas collectivity, an archipelago of 118 dispersed islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
175	Cape Verde	4,033 km²	<0.01%	West Africa
	Note: An island nation, an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa.
176	Samoa	2,831 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: An island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Western Samoa.
177	Luxembourg	2,586 km²	<0.01%	Western Europe
	Note: The Grand Duchy is a landlocked country in Western Europe.
178	Réunion	2,510 km²	<0.01%	Eastern Africa
	Note: Known previously as Île Bourbon, an island and a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.
179	Comoros	2,235 km²	<0.01%	Eastern Africa
	Note: An island country at the northern end of Mozambique Channel (Indian Ocean). The figure includes the island of Mayotte (373 km²). Mayotte is officially an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of the Comoros.
180	Mauritius	2,040 km²	<0.01%	Eastern Africa
	Note: Mauritius is a popular tourist destination in the Indian Ocean; the two main islands are Mauritius and Rodrigues. Figure includes Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon).
181	Guadeloupe	1,630 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: The former French overseas département that included La Désirade, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin (French part). Note that Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin became separate overseas collectivities in 2007 and are no longer politically part of Guadeloupe.
182	Faroe Islands	1,393 km²	<0.01%	Northern Europe
	Note: An archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and a self-governing territory of Denmark.
--	Hong Kong	1,106 km²		Eastern Asia
	Note: The former British dependency is since 1997 a special administrative region (SAR) of China situated on the southeastern coast of China mainland.
183	Martinique	1,100 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: An island in the Caribbean Sea in the Lesser Antilles group and part of France proper.
184	Netherlands Antilles	999 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: Self-governing part of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin).
185	São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome-et-Principe	964 km²	<0.01%	Central Africa
	Note: The island nation in the Gulf of Guinea near the equator is the second-smallest country in Africa.
186	Turks and Caicos Islands	948 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. The area includes protected waters.
187	Dominica	751 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: An island nation south-southeast of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea.
188	Tonga	747 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: Tonga is an archipelago and island nation in Polynesia, comprising more than 170 islands scattered over an area of about 111,000 km² in the South Pacific.
189	Bahrain	741 km²	<0.01%	Middle East
	Note: The Kingdom of Bahrain is a small island nation north of Qatar in the Persian Gulf.
190	Kiribati	726 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: A sovereign island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, it includes three island groups - the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands.
191	Singapore	725 km²	<0.01%	Southeast Asia
	Note: The second smallest Asian country. The official area is 718.3 km². Singapore is gaining in size through land reclamation off its coasts.
192	Micronesia, Federated States of	702 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: The archipelago in the Western Pacific Ocean includes the Pohnpei (Ponape) archipelago, the island groups of Chuuk (Truk), the Yap islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
193	Saint Lucia	616 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: An island nation in the eastern Caribbean south of Martinique.
194	Isle of Man	572 km²	<0.01%	Northern Europe
	Note: A crown dependency of the UK.
195	Guam	549 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: One of the Mariana Islands, administered as an unincorporated territory of the USA.
196	Palau	490 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: An island chain of more than 500 islands in the Micronesia region of the western Pacific Ocean. ^[*]
197	Northern Mariana Islands	477 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
198	Andorra	468 km²	<0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: A Principality and a microstate in Southwestern Europe, in the eastern Pyrenees mountains. The second-smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.
199	Seychelles	455 km²	<0.01%	Eastern Africa
	Note: The archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean is the smallest African country and a popular tourist destination.
200	Antigua and Barbuda	442 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean/West Indies
	Note: The country in the western West Indies consists of the two main islands Antigua and Barbuda, and includes the island of Redonda.
201	Barbados	434 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: A sovereign island country within the British Commonwealth, situated in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
202	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: (Saint Vincent 344 km²), an island chain country in the Lesser Antilles, south of Saint Lucia.
203	Virgin Islands U.S.	347 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
204	Grenada	344 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: An island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea north of Trinidad and Tobago.
205	Malta	316 km²	<0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: Malta is an island nation in the central Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and the North African coast, east of Tunisia.
206	Maldives	298 km²	<0.01%	Western Asia
	Note: An island nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 coral atolls. The smallest country in Asia by land area.
207	Cayman Islands	264 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: A British Overseas Territory.
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: Also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere is located east of Puerto Rico.
209	Niue	260 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: Niue, the world's largest coral island, is a self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.
210	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	242 km²	<0.01%	North America
	Note: Officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, an archipelago south of the island of Newfoundland (Canada), the French territory includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon group.
211	Cook Islands	236 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
212	American Samoa	199 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.
213	Marshall Islands	181 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.
214	Aruba	180 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: Self-governing part of the Netherlands.
215	Liechtenstein	160 km²	<0.01%	Western Europe
	Note: The smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.
216	British Virgin Islands	151 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: British Overseas Territory comprises 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited Caribbean islands to the east of Puerto Rico.
217	Wallis and Futuna	142 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
218	Saint Helena	122 km²	<0.01%	West Africa
	Note: British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.
219	Jersey	116 km²	<0.01%	Northern Europe
	Note: Crown dependency of the UK.
220	Montserrat	102 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: A British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean.
221	Tristan da Cunha	98 km²	<0.01%	South Atlantic Ocean
	Note: A dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the only inhabited island.
222	Anguilla	91 km²	<0.01%	Caribbean
	Note: A British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
223	Ascension Island	88 km²	<0.01%	South Atlantic Ocean
	Note: A dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
224	Guernsey	78 km²	<0.01%	Northern Europe
	Note: A crown dependency of the UK; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.
225	San Marino	61 km²	<0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: The third_smallest country in Europe, an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy.
226	Bermuda	53 km²	<0.01%	North America
	Note: An archipelago and a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
227	Norfolk Island	36 km²	<0.01%	Oceania /Australia
	Note: A self-governing area of Australia.
228	Tuvalu	26 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: The second-smallest country in Oceania.
229	Nauru	21 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Micronesia
	Note: The smallest country in Oceania, smallest island nation in the world and the third smallest country in the world.
230	Tokelau	12 km²	<0.01%	Oceania /Australia
	Note: Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean and consists of three tropical coral atolls, Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo.
231	Gibraltar	6 km²	<0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: British Overseas Territory on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
232	Pitcairn Islands	5 km²	<0.01%	Oceania, Polynesia
	Note: British Overseas Territory and smallest dependent territory in the world.
233	Monaco	1.95 km²	<0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: The Principality, which forms an enclave within mainland France, is the second smallest country in the world.
234	Vatican City	0.44 km²	<0.01%	Southern Europe
	Note: The smallest completely independent country in the world is a Papal State and an enclave in the city of Rome. Seat of the Pope and the head of the Roman Catholic Church (Holy See).

Countries of the World by Area

This page shows a list of regions and sovereign nations by size, from the largest to the smallest countries in the world.

Countries by Area