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Country Size Rankings

Complete rankings of all 130 items by area.

#1

Russia

17.1M km²

Russia has a total area of 17,098,242 km².

#2

Canada

10.0M km²

Canada has a total area of 9,984,670 km².

#3

United States

9.8M km²

United States has a total area of 9,833,520 km².

Fun Facts

Russia has the highest area at 17.1M km².

Malta has the lowest area at 316 km².

Russia has 54108x the area of Malta.

The median area is 322.5K km² (Ivory Coast).

Full Rankings

1
Russia17.1M km²
2
Canada10.0M km²
3
United States9.8M km²
4
China9.6M km²
5
Brazil8.5M km²
6
Australia7.7M km²
7
India3.3M km²
8
Argentina2.8M km²
9
Kazakhstan2.7M km²
10
Algeria2.4M km²
11
DR Congo2.3M km²
12
Saudi Arabia2.1M km²
13
Mexico2.0M km²
14
Indonesia1.9M km²
15
Sudan1.9M km²
16
Libya1.8M km²
17
Iran1.6M km²
18
Mongolia1.6M km²
19
Peru1.3M km²
20
Chad1.3M km²
21
Niger1.3M km²
22
Angola1.2M km²
23
Mali1.2M km²
24
South Africa1.2M km²
25
Colombia1.1M km²
26
Ethiopia1.1M km²
27
Bolivia1.1M km²
28
Mauritania1.0M km²
29
Egypt1.0M km²
30
Tanzania945.1K km²
31
Nigeria923.8K km²
32
Venezuela916.4K km²
33
Pakistan881.9K km²
34
Namibia825.6K km²
35
Mozambique801.6K km²
36
Turkey783.6K km²
37
Chile756.1K km²
38
Zambia752.6K km²
39
Myanmar676.6K km²
40
Afghanistan652.2K km²
41
France640.7K km²
42
Somalia637.7K km²
43
Ukraine603.5K km²
44
Madagascar587.0K km²
45
Botswana581.7K km²
46
Kenya580.4K km²
47
Yemen528.0K km²
48
Thailand513.1K km²
49
Spain506.0K km²
50
Turkmenistan488.1K km²
51
Cameroon475.4K km²
52
Papua New Guinea462.8K km²
53
Sweden450.3K km²
54
Uzbekistan447.4K km²
55
Morocco446.6K km²
56
Iraq438.3K km²
57
Paraguay406.8K km²
58
Zimbabwe390.8K km²
59
Japan378.0K km²
60
Germany357.0K km²
61
Republic of the Congo342.0K km²
62
Finland338.4K km²
63
Vietnam331.2K km²
64
Malaysia330.8K km²
65
Norway323.8K km²
66
Ivory Coast322.5K km²
67
Poland312.7K km²
68
Oman309.5K km²
69
Italy301.3K km²
70
Philippines300.0K km²
71
Ecuador276.8K km²
72
Burkina Faso274.2K km²
73
New Zealand268.0K km²
74
Gabon267.7K km²
75
United Kingdom243.6K km²
76
Uganda241.0K km²
77
Ghana238.5K km²
78
Romania238.4K km²
79
Laos236.8K km²
80
Guyana215.0K km²
81
Belarus207.6K km²
82
Senegal196.7K km²
83
Syria185.2K km²
84
Cambodia181.0K km²
85
Uruguay176.2K km²
86
Tunisia163.6K km²
87
Bangladesh148.5K km²
88
Nepal147.5K km²
89
Greece132.0K km²
90
Nicaragua130.4K km²
91
North Korea120.5K km²
92
Honduras112.5K km²
93
Cuba109.9K km²
94
Guatemala108.9K km²
95
Iceland103.0K km²
96
South Korea100.2K km²
97
Hungary93.0K km²
98
Portugal92.1K km²
99
Jordan89.3K km²
100
Serbia88.4K km²
101
Azerbaijan86.6K km²
102
Austria83.9K km²
103
United Arab Emirates83.6K km²
104
Czech Republic78.9K km²
105
Panama75.4K km²
106
Ireland70.3K km²
107
Georgia69.7K km²
108
Sri Lanka65.6K km²
109
Lithuania65.3K km²
110
Latvia64.6K km²
111
Croatia56.6K km²
112
Bosnia and Herzegovina51.2K km²
113
Slovakia49.0K km²
114
Dominican Republic48.7K km²
115
Estonia45.2K km²
116
Denmark43.1K km²
117
Netherlands41.5K km²
118
Switzerland41.3K km²
119
Taiwan36.2K km²
120
Belgium30.5K km²
121
Israel22.1K km²
122
Slovenia20.3K km²
123
Qatar11.6K km²
124
Jamaica11.0K km²
125
Lebanon10.4K km²
126
Cyprus9.3K km²
127
Luxembourg2.6K km²
128
Bahrain778 km²
129
Singapore728 km²
130
Malta316 km²

Top 10

1Russia
17.1M km²
2Canada
10.0M km²
3United States
9.8M km²
4China
9.6M km²
5Brazil
8.5M km²
6Australia
7.7M km²
7India
3.3M km²
8Argentina
2.8M km²
9Kazakhstan
2.7M km²
10Algeria
2.4M km²

Bottom 10

130Malta
316 km²
129Singapore
728 km²
128Bahrain
778 km²
127Luxembourg
2.6K km²
126Cyprus
9.3K km²
125Lebanon
10.4K km²
124Jamaica
11.0K km²
123Qatar
11.6K km²
122Slovenia
20.3K km²
121Israel
22.1K km²

Frequently Asked Questions

What has the highest area in Country Size?

Russia has the highest area at 17.1M km².

What has the lowest area in Country Size?

Malta has the lowest area at 316 km².

What are the top 5 in Country Size by area?

The top 5 are: Russia, Canada, United States, China, Brazil.

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