Countries of the world from large to small

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Countries of the world from large to small

Factors Making a country large or small

Factors that can make a country large or small include having vast expanses of land, multiple territories or islands, and a large population. The size of a country is typically determined by its land area, which refers to the total area of land within its borders. The borders of a country can be political or natural. Political boundaries are the artificial lines that define a country or state. Natural borders are oceans, seas, rivers, and mountain ranges.

Largest country in the world

The largest country in the world by land area is Russia. Russia covers a vast land area of approximately 17.1 million square kilometers, making it the largest country in the world by land area. It shares borders with 14 countries, including China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Finland, among others. Russia covers 11% of total land area of the world. Next largest countries are Canada, China, United States, Brazil and Australia.

Smallest country in the world

The smallest country in the world by land area is Vatican City. It has a total land area of approximately 44 hectares. It is an independent city-state located entirely within the city of Rome, Italy. 

Countries of the world from large to small

SL Name Land Area(SquareKM) Continent View
1 Russia 16376870 Asia View
2 Canada 9984670 North America View
3 China 9388211 Asia View
4 United States 9147420 North America View
5 Brazil 8358140 South America View
6 Australia 7682300 Oceania /Australia View
7 India 2973190 Asia View
8 Argentina 2736690 South America View
9 Kazakhstan 2699700 Asia View
10 Algeria 2381740 Africa View
11 Congo, Democratic Republic of 2267050 Africa View
12 Saudi Arabia 2149690 Asia View
13 Mexico 1943950 North America View
14 Indonesia 1811570 Asia View
15 Sudan 1765048 Africa View
16 Libya 1759540 Africa View
17 Iran 1628550 Asia View
18 Mongolia 1553560 Asia View
19 Peru 1280000 South America View
20 Niger 1266700 Africa View
21 Chad 1259200 Africa View
22 Angola 1246700 Africa View
23 Mali 1220190 Africa View
24 South Africa 1213090 Africa View
25 Colombia 1109500 South America View
26 Bolivia 1083300 South America View
27 Mauritania 1030700 Africa View
28 Ethiopia 1000000 Africa View
29 Egypt 995450 Africa View
30 Nigeria 910770 Africa View
31 Tanzania 885800 Africa View
32 Venezuela 882050 South America View
33 Namibia 823290 Africa View
34 Mozambique 786380 Africa View
35 Pakistan 770880 Asia View
36 Turkey 769630 Asia View
37 Chile 743532 South America View
38 Zambia 743390 Africa View
39 Myanmar 653290 Asia View
40 Afghanistan 652860 Asia View
41 Somalia 627340 Africa View
42 Central African Republic 622980 Africa View
43 South Sudan 610952 Africa View
44 Madagascar 581795 Africa View
45 Ukraine 579320 Europe View
46 Kenya 569140 Africa View
47 Botswana 566730 Africa View
48 France 547557 Europe View
49 Yemen 527970 Asia View
50 Thailand 510890 Asia View
51 Spain 498800 Europe View
52 Cameroon 472710 Africa View
53 Turkmenistan 469930 Asia View
54 Papua New Guinea 452860 Oceania /Australia View
55 Morocco 446300 Africa View
56 Iraq 434320 Asia View
57 Uzbekistan 425400 Asia View
58 Sweden 410340 Europe View
59 Paraguay 397300 South America View
60 Zimbabwe 386850 Africa View
61 Norway 365268 Europe View
62 Japan 364555 Asia View
63 Germany 348560 Europe View
64 Congo 341500 Africa View
65 Malaysia 328550 Asia View
66 Ivory Coast 318000 Africa View
67 Vietnam 310070 Asia View
68 Oman 309500 Asia View
69 Poland 306230 Europe View
70 Finland 303890 Europe View
71 Philippines 298170 Asia View
72 Italy 294140 Europe View
73 Burkina 273600 Africa View
74 New Zealand 263310 Oceania /Australia View
75 Gabon 257670 Africa View
76 Ecuador 248360 South America View
77 Guinea 245720 Africa View
78 United Kingdom 241930 Europe View
79 Laos 230800 Asia View
80 Romania 230170 Europe View
81 Ghana 227540 Africa View
82 Belarus 202910 Europe View
83 Uganda 199810 Africa View
84 Guyana 196850 South America View
85 Senegal 192530 Africa View
86 Kyrgyzstan 191800 Asia View
87 Syria 183630 Asia View
88 Cambodia 176520 Asia View
89 Uruguay 175020 South America View
90 Suriname 156000 South America View
91 Tunisia 155360 Africa View
92 Nepal 143350 Asia View
93 Tajikistan 139960 Asia View
94 Bangladesh 130170 Asia View
95 Greece 128900 Europe View
96 North Korea 120410 Asia View
97 Nicaragua 120340 North America View
98 Benin 112760 Africa View
99 Honduras 111890 North America View
100 Bulgaria 108560 Europe View
101 Guatemala 107160 North America View
102 Cuba 106440 North America View
103 Eritrea 101000 Africa View
104 Iceland 100250 Europe View
105 South Korea 97230 Asia View
106 Liberia 96320 Africa View
107 Malawi 94280 Africa View
108 Portugal 91590 Europe View
109 Hungary 90530 Europe View
110 Jordan 88780 Asia View
111 Serbia 87460 Europe View
112 United Arab Emirates 83600 Asia View
113 Azerbaijan 82658 Europe View
114 Austria 82409 Europe View
115 Czech Republic 77240 Europe View
116 Panama 74340 North America View
117 Sierra Leone 72180 Africa View
118 Georgia 69490 Europe View
119 Ireland 68890 Europe View
120 Sri Lanka 62710 Asia View
121 Lithuania 62674 Europe View
122 Latvia 62200 Europe View
123 Croatia 55960 Europe View
124 Togo 54390 Africa View
125 Costa Rica 51060 North America View
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51000 Europe View
127 Dominican Republic 48320 North America View
128 Slovakia 48088 Europe View
129 Denmark 42430 Europe View
130 Estonia 42390 Europe View
131 Switzerland 39516 Europe View
132 Bhutan 38117 Asia View
133 Netherlands 33720 Europe View
134 Moldova 32850 Europe View
135 Lesotho 30360 Africa View
136 Belgium 30280 Europe View
137 Armenia 28470 Europe View
138 Guinea-Bissau 28120 Africa View
139 Equatorial Guinea 28050 Africa View
140 Solomon Islands 27990 Oceania /Australia View
141 Haiti 27560 North America View
142 Albania 27400 Europe View
143 Burundi 25680 Africa View
144 Macedonia 25220 Europe View
145 Rwanda 24670 Africa View
146 Djibouti 23180 Africa View
147 Belize 22810 North America View
148 Israel 21640 Asia View
149 El Salvador 20720 North America View
150 Slovenia 20140 Europe View
151 Fiji 18270 Oceania /Australia View
152 Kuwait 17820 Asia View
153 Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland") 17200 Africa View
154 East Timor 14870 Asia View
155 Montenegro 13450 Europe View
156 Vanuatu 12190 Oceania /Australia View
157 Qatar 11610 Asia View
158 Jamaica 10830 North America View
159 Lebanon 10230 Asia View
160 Gambia 10120 Africa View
161 Bahamas 10010 North America View
162 Cyprus 9240 Europe View
163 Brunei 5270 Asia View
164 Trinidad and Tobago 5130 North America View
165 Cape Verde 4030 Africa View
166 Samoa 2830 Oceania /Australia View
167 Luxembourg 2590 Europe View
168 Mauritius 2030 Africa View
169 Comoros 1861 Africa View
170 Sao Tome and Principe 960 Africa View
171 Kiribati 810 Oceania /Australia View
172 Bahrain 760 Asia View
173 Dominica 750 North America View
174 Tonga 720 Oceania /Australia View
175 Micronesia 700 Oceania /Australia View
176 Singapore 700 Asia View
177 Saint Lucia 610 North America View
178 Andorra 470 Europe View
179 Palau 460 Oceania /Australia View
180 Seychelles 460 Africa View
181 Antigua and Barbuda 440 North America View
182 Barbados 430 North America View
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 North America View
184 Grenada 340 North America View
185 Malta 320 Europe View
186 Maldives 300 Asia View
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 North America View
188 Marshall Islands 180 Oceania /Australia View
189 Liechtenstein 160 Europe View
190 San Marino 60 Europe View
191 Tuvalu 30 Oceania /Australia View
192 Nauru 20 Oceania /Australia View
193 Monaco 1 Europe View
194 Vatican City 0.49 Europe View

Last updated on: 4/2/2024

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