Largest and smallest countries in the world

There are more than 200 countries in the world that cover 510 square kilometers (317 miles) of the planet's surface. This page contains the area of the top 25 largest and smallest countries in the world, including land and water territories. Use the interactive map or the tables to find the area of each country.

Largest countries:

# Country Area
1 Russia 17,100,000 km²
2 Antarctica 14,000,000 km²
3 Canada 9,984,670 km²
4 United States 9,629,091 km²
5 China 9,596,960 km²
6 Brazil 8,511,965 km²
7 Australia 7,686,850 km²
8 India 3,287,590 km²
9 Argentina 2,766,890 km²
10 Kazakhstan 2,717,300 km²
11 Algeria 2,381,740 km²
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,410 km²
13 Greenland 2,166,086 km²
14 Mexico 1,972,550 km²
15 Saudi Arabia 1,960,582 km²
16 Indonesia 1,919,440 km²
17 Sudan 1,861,484 km²
18 Libya 1,759,540 km²
19 Iran 1,648,000 km²
20 Mongolia 1,565,000 km²
21 Peru 1,285,220 km²
22 Chad 1,284,000 km²
23 Niger 1,267,000 km²
24 Angola 1,246,700 km²
25 Mali 1,240,000 km²

Smallest countries:

# Country Area
1 Vatican 0.44 km²
2 Monaco 1.95 km²
3 Gibraltar 6.5 km²
4 Tokelau 10 km²
5 Cocos Islands 14 km²
6 Nauru 21 km²
7 Sint Maarten 21 km²
8 Saint Barthelemy 21 km²
9 Tuvalu 26 km²
10 Norfolk Island 34.6 km²
11 Pitcairn 47 km²
12 Bouvet Island 49 km²
13 Bermuda 53 km²
14 Saint Martin 53 km²
15 British Indian Ocean Territory 60 km²
16 San Marino 61.2 km²
17 Guernsey 78 km²
18 Anguilla 102 km²
19 Montserrat 102 km²
20 Jersey 116 km²
21 Christmas Island 135 km²
22 British Virgin Islands 153 km²
23 Liechtenstein 160 km²
24 Marshall Islands 181 km²
25 Aruba 193 km²

Ranking list with all countries

Interactive map with area of all countries

Data source: Geonames

List of all countries by area (km²)