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Land area (sq. km) — series 2

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•215 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
603,552.0sq. km
Median: 94,280.0sq. km
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
16,376,870.0sq. km
Lowest
Monaco
2.1sq. km
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation16,376,870.0sq. km
2People's Republic of China9,388,210.0sq. km
3United States of America9,147,420.0sq. km
4Canada8,788,700.0sq. km
5Brazil8,358,140.0sq. km
By Region
North America4,996,807.5sq. km(4 countries)
Oceania3,977,665.0sq. km(2 countries)
South America2,092,934.5sq. km(7 countries)
Africa1,014,550.9sq. km(9 countries)
Asia978,417.9sq. km(26 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.1sq. km)High (16,376,870.0sq. km)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 603,552.0sq. km)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (135)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation16,376,870.0sq. km
2People's Republic of China9,388,210.0sq. km
3United States of America9,147,420.0sq. km
4Canada8,788,700.0sq. km
5Brazil8,358,140.0sq. km
6Australia7,692,020.0sq. km
7India2,973,190.0sq. km
8Argentina2,736,690.0sq. km
9Kazakhstan2,699,700.0sq. km
10Algeria2,381,740.0sq. km
11Democratic Republic of the Congo2,267,050.0sq. km
12Saudi Arabia2,149,690.0sq. km
13Mexico1,943,950.0sq. km
14Indonesia1,892,555.5sq. km
15Sudan1,868,000.0sq. km
16Libya1,759,540.0sq. km
17Islamic Republic of Iran1,622,500.0sq. km
18Mongolia1,558,499.8sq. km
19Peru1,280,000.0sq. km
20Niger1,266,700.0sq. km
21Chad1,259,200.0sq. km
22Angola1,246,700.0sq. km
23Mali1,220,190.0sq. km
24South Africa1,213,090.0sq. km
25Ethiopia1,128,498.8sq. km
26Colombia1,109,500.0sq. km
27Bolivia1,083,300.0sq. km
28Mauritania1,030,700.0sq. km
29Egypt995,450.0sq. km
30Nigeria910,770.0sq. km
31United Republic of Tanzania885,800.0sq. km
32Venezuela882,050.0sq. km
33Namibia823,290.0sq. km
34Mozambique786,380.0sq. km
35Pakistan770,880.0sq. km
36Türkiye769,630.0sq. km
37Zambia743,390.0sq. km
38Chile742,831.6sq. km
39Myanmar652,670.0sq. km
40Afghanistan652,230.0sq. km
41South Sudan631,930.0sq. km
42Somalia627,340.0sq. km
43Central African Republic622,980.0sq. km
44Madagascar581,800.0sq. km
45Kenya580,876.3sq. km
46Ukraine579,400.0sq. km
47Botswana566,730.0sq. km
48France538,950.0sq. km
49Yemen527,970.0sq. km
50Thailand510,890.0sq. km
51Spain499,697.4sq. km
52Cameroon472,710.0sq. km
53Turkmenistan469,930.0sq. km
54Papua New Guinea452,860.0sq. km
55Morocco446,300.0sq. km
56Uzbekistan440,650.0sq. km
57Iraq434,130.0sq. km
58Greenland410,450.0sq. km
59Sweden407,270.0sq. km
60Paraguay396,012.0sq. km
61Zimbabwe386,850.0sq. km
62Japan364,569.3sq. km
63Norway364,270.0sq. km
64Germany349,430.0sq. km
65Republic of the Congo341,500.0sq. km
66Malaysia328,550.0sq. km
67Cote d'Ivoire318,000.0sq. km
68Vietnam313,429.0sq. km
69Oman309,500.0sq. km
70Poland306,270.0sq. km
71Finland303,960.0sq. km
72Philippines298,170.0sq. km
73Italy295,720.0sq. km
74Burkina Faso273,600.0sq. km
75New Zealand263,310.0sq. km
76Gabon257,670.0sq. km
77Ecuador248,360.0sq. km
78Guinea245,720.0sq. km
79United Kingdom241,930.0sq. km
80Lao People's Democratic Republic230,800.0sq. km
81Romania230,080.0sq. km
82Ghana227,533.0sq. km
83Guyana211,140.0sq. km
84Belarus202,983.0sq. km
85Uganda200,520.0sq. km
86Senegal192,530.0sq. km
87Kyrgyzstan191,800.0sq. km
88Syrian Arab Republic183,630.0sq. km
89Cambodia176,520.0sq. km
90Uruguay175,020.0sq. km
91Suriname160,507.6sq. km
92Tunisia155,360.0sq. km
93Nepal143,350.0sq. km
94Tajikistan138,790.0sq. km
95Bangladesh129,980.0sq. km
96Greece128,900.0sq. km
97Eritrea121,178.2sq. km
98North Korea120,410.0sq. km
99Nicaragua120,340.0sq. km
100Benin112,760.0sq. km
101Honduras111,890.0sq. km
102Bulgaria108,560.0sq. km
103Guatemala107,160.0sq. km
104Cuba103,800.0sq. km
105Iceland100,830.0sq. km
106South Korea97,600.0sq. km
107Liberia96,320.0sq. km
108Malawi94,280.0sq. km
109Portugal91,605.6sq. km
110Hungary91,260.0sq. km
111Jordan88,794.0sq. km
112Serbia84,090.0sq. km
113Azerbaijan82,650.0sq. km
114Austria82,520.0sq. km
115Czech Republic77,167.3sq. km
116Panama74,180.0sq. km
117Sierra Leone72,180.0sq. km
118United Arab Emirates71,020.0sq. km
119Georgia69,490.0sq. km
120Ireland68,890.0sq. km
121Lithuania62,600.0sq. km
122Latvia62,230.0sq. km
123Sri Lanka61,860.0sq. km
124Croatia55,960.0sq. km
125Togo54,390.0sq. km
126Bosnia and Herzegovina51,200.0sq. km
127Costa Rica51,060.0sq. km
128Dominican Republic48,198.0sq. km
129Slovakia48,080.0sq. km
130Estonia42,730.0sq. km
131Denmark40,000.0sq. km
132Switzerland39,509.6sq. km
133Bhutan38,140.0sq. km
134Netherlands33,670.0sq. km
135Moldova, Republic of32,930.0sq. km
136Belgium30,494.0sq. km
137Lesotho30,360.0sq. km
138Armenia28,199.4sq. km
139Guinea-Bissau28,120.0sq. km
140Equatorial Guinea28,050.0sq. km
141Solomon Islands27,990.0sq. km
142Haiti27,560.0sq. km
143Albania27,400.0sq. km
144Burundi25,680.0sq. km
145The Republic of North Macedonia25,220.0sq. km
146Rwanda24,670.0sq. km
147Djibouti23,180.0sq. km
148Belize22,810.0sq. km
149Israel21,640.0sq. km
150El Salvador20,720.0sq. km
151Slovenia20,134.5sq. km
152New Caledonia18,280.0sq. km
153Fiji18,270.0sq. km
154Kuwait17,820.0sq. km
155Eswatini17,200.0sq. km
156Timor-Leste14,870.0sq. km
157Montenegro13,450.0sq. km
158Vanuatu12,190.0sq. km
159Qatar11,490.0sq. km
160Jamaica10,830.0sq. km
161Lebanon10,230.0sq. km
162Republic of The Gambia10,120.0sq. km
163Bahamas10,010.0sq. km
164Cyprus9,240.0sq. km
165Puerto Rico8,870.0sq. km
166State of Palestine6,025.0sq. km
167Brunei Darussalam5,270.0sq. km
168Trinidad and Tobago5,130.0sq. km
169Cape Verde4,030.0sq. km
170French Polynesia3,471.0sq. km
171Samoa2,780.0sq. km
172Luxembourg2,574.5sq. km
173Mauritius1,997.0sq. km
174Comoros1,861.0sq. km
175Faroe Islands1,370.0sq. km
176Hong Kong1,050.0sq. km
177Sao Tome and Principe960.0sq. km
178Turks and Caicos Islands950.0sq. km
179Kiribati810.0sq. km
180Bahrain800.0sq. km
181Dominica750.0sq. km
182Tonga720.0sq. km
183Singapore718.0sq. km
184Micronesia, Federated States of700.0sq. km
185Saint Lucia610.0sq. km
186Isle of Man570.0sq. km
187Guam540.0sq. km
188Andorra470.0sq. km
189Northern Mariana Islands460.0sq. km
190Palau460.0sq. km
191Seychelles460.0sq. km
192Curaçao444.0sq. km
193Antigua and Barbuda440.0sq. km
194Barbados430.0sq. km
195Saint Vincent and the Grenadines390.0sq. km
196Virgin Islands, U.S.350.0sq. km
197Grenada340.0sq. km
198Malta320.0sq. km
199Maldives298.0sq. km
200Saint Kitts and Nevis260.0sq. km
201Cayman Islands240.0sq. km
202American Samoa200.0sq. km
203Aruba180.0sq. km
204Marshall Islands180.0sq. km
205Liechtenstein160.0sq. km
206Virgin Islands, British150.0sq. km
207San Marino60.0sq. km
208Bermuda54.0sq. km
209Saint Martin (French part)50.0sq. km
210Sint Maarten (Dutch part)34.0sq. km
211Macao33.0sq. km
212Tuvalu30.0sq. km
213Nauru20.0sq. km
214Gibraltar10.0sq. km
215Monaco2.1sq. km
Showing 215 of 215 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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