Largest Countries

Last updated - 06/01/2022

List of the 100 largest countries by total area (land and water surface)

Rank Country Area (in sq. km) Area (in sq. mile) Continent Bordering countries by land
1 Russia 17,098,242 6,601,668 Asia / Europe Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Ukraine
2 Canada 9,984,670 3,855,100 North America United States
3 United States(incl. overseas territories) 9,857,348 3,805,943 North America Canada, Mexico
4 China 9,596,961 3,705,407 Asia Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
5 Brazil 8,515,770 3,287,957 South America Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, France (French Guiana), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
6 Australia(incl. overseas territories) 7,741,220 2,988,902 Australia and Oceania -
7 India 3,287,263 1,269,219 Asia Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
8 Argentina 2,780,400 1,073,518 South America Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,090 Asia / Europe China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
10 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595 Africa Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 905,355 Africa Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
12 Denmark(incl. Greenland, Faroe Islands) 2,210,573 853,507 Europe / North America Germany
13 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000 Asia Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
14 Mexico 1,964,375 758,449 North America Belize, Guatemala, United States
15 Indonesia 1,904,569 735,358 Asia Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
16 Sudan 1,861,484 718,723 Africa Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan
17 Libya 1,759,540 679,362 Africa Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
18 Iran 1,648,195 636,372 Asia Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
19 Mongolia 1,564,116 603,909 Asia China, Russia
20 Peru 1,285,216 496,225 South America Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
21 Chad 1,284,000 495,755 Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
22 Niger 1,267,000 489,191 Africa Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
23 Angola 1,246,700 481,354 Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia
24 Mali 1,240,192 478,841 Africa Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
25 South Africa 1,219,090 470,693 Africa Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
26 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831 South America Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 426,373 Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
28 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164 South America Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
29 Mauritania 1,030,700 397,955 Africa Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
30 Egypt 1,001,450 386,662 Africa Palestine (Gaza Strip), Israel, Libya, Sudan
31 Tanzania 947,300 365,755 Africa Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
32 Nigeria 923,768 356,669 Africa Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
33 Venezuela 912,050 352,144 South America Brazil, Colombia, Guyana
34 Namibia 824,292 318,261 Africa Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
35 Mozambique 799,380 308,642 Africa Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
36 Pakistan 796,095 307,374 Asia Afghanistan, China, India, Iran
37 Turkey 783,562 302,535 Asia / Europe Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
38 Chile 756,096 291,930 South America Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
39 Zambia 752,612 290,585 Africa Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
40 Myanmar 676,578 261,228 Asia Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand
41 Afghanistan 652,230 251,827 Asia China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
42 South Sudan 644,329 248,777 Africa Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda
43 France(incl. overseas territories) 643,801 248,573 Europe Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland. Brazil and Suriname border with the overseas territory of France in South America (French Guiana). The Netherlands borders with the overseas territory of France in North America (Saint Martin).
44 Somalia 637,657 246,201 Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
45 Central African Republic 622,984 240,535 Africa Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
46 Ukraine 603,500 233,012 Europe Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
47 Madagascar 587,041 226,658 Africa -
48 Botswana 581,730 224,607 Africa Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
49 Kenya 580,367 224,081 Africa Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
50 Yemen 527,968 203,850 Asia Oman, Saudi Arabia
51 Thailand 513,120 198,117 Asia Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
52 Spain 505,600 195,213 Europe Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, United Kingdom (Gibraltar)
53 Turkmenistan 488,100 188,456 Asia Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
54 Cameroon 475,440 183,568 Africa Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria
55 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,703 Australia and Oceania Indonesia
56 Sweden 450,295 173,860 Europe Finland, Norway
57 Uzbekistan 447,400 172,742 Asia Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
58 Morocco 446,550 172,410 Africa Algeria, Spain (Ceuta and Melilla - two autonomous cities in Africa), Mauritania, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
59 Iraq 438,317 169,235 Asia Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
60 Paraguay 406,752 157,048 South America Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
61 Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872 Africa Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
62 Norway(incl. overseas territories) 385,203 148,727 Europe Finland, Sweden, Russia
63 Japan 377,915 145,914 Asia -
64 Germany 357,022 137,847 Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
65 Republic of the Congo 342,000 132,047 Africa Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
66 Finland(incl. Aland Islands) 338,435 130,670 Europe Norway, Sweden, Russia
67 Vietnam 331,210 127,881 Asia Cambodia, China, Laos
68 Malaysia 330,800 127,722 Asia Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
69 Cote d'Ivoire 322,463 124,504 Africa Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
70 Poland 312,679 120,726 Europe Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Slovakia, Ukraine
71 Oman 309,500 119,499 Asia Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
72 Italy 301,340 116,348 Europe Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
73 Philippines 300,000 115,831 Asia -
74 Ecuador 283,561 109,483 South America Colombia, Peru
75 Burkina Faso 274,220 105,877 Africa Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo
76 New Zealand(incl. overseas territories) 268,527 103,679 Australia and Oceania -
77 Gabon 267,667 103,347 Africa Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
78 United Kingdom(incl. overseas territories) 261,780 101,074 Europe Ireland
79 Guinea 245,860 94,927 Africa Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
80 Uganda 241,550 93,263 Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
81 Ghana 238,540 92,101 Africa Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo
82 Romania 238,391 92,043 Europe Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine
83 Laos 236,800 91,429 Asia Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
84 Guyana 214,970 83,000 South America Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
85 Belarus 207,600 80,155 Europe Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
86 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 77,201 Asia China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
87 Senegal 196,722 75,955 Africa Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
88 Syria 185,180 71,498 Asia Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
89 Cambodia 181,035 69,898 Asia Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
90 Uruguay 176,220 68,039 South America Argentina, Brazil
91 Suriname 163,820 63,251 South America Brazil, France (French Guiana), Guyana
92 Tunisia 163,610 63,170 Africa Algeria, Libya
93 Nepal 147,181 56,827 Asia China, India
94 Bangladesh 143,998 55,598 Asia Myanmar, India
95 Tajikistan 143,100 55,251 Asia Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
96 Greece 131,990 50,962 Europe Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey
97 Nicaragua 130,370 50,336 North America Costa Rica, Honduras
98 North Korea 120,540 46,541 Asia China, South Korea, Russia
99 Malawi 118,484 45,747 Africa Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
100 Eritrea 117,600 45,406 Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
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