🗺️ Largest Countries by Land Area
Land area in square kilometres, excluding inland water.
🇷🇺 Russia13%🇨🇳 China7.2%🇺🇸 United States7.1%🇨🇦 Canada6.8%🇧🇷 Brazil6.4%🇦🇺 Australia5.9%🇮🇳 India🇦🇷 Argentina🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇩🇿 Algeria🇨🇩 DR Congo🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇲🇽 Mexico🇮🇩 Indonesia🇸🇩 Sudan🇱🇾 Libya🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇳 Mongolia🇵🇪 Peru🇳🇪 Niger🇹🇩 Chad🇦🇴 Angola🇲🇱 Mali🇿🇦 South Africa🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇨🇴 Colombia🇧🇴 Bolivia🇲🇷 Mauritania🇪🇬 Egypt🇳🇬 Nigeria🇹🇿 Tanzania🇻🇪 Venezuela🇳🇦 Namibia🇲🇿🇵🇰🇹🇷🇿🇲🇨🇱🇲🇲🇦🇫
174 others17%
1
🇷🇺Russia
16,376,870
2
🇨🇳China
9,388,210
3
🇺🇸United States
9,147,420
4
🇨🇦Canada
8,788,700
5
🇧🇷Brazil
8,358,140
6
🇦🇺Australia
7,688,287
7
🇮🇳India
2,973,190
8
🇦🇷Argentina
2,736,690
9
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
2,699,700
10
🇩🇿Algeria
2,381,740
11
🇨🇩DR Congo
2,267,050
12
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
13
🇲🇽Mexico
1,943,950
14
🇮🇩Indonesia
1,892,410
15
🇸🇩Sudan
1,868,000
16
🇱🇾Libya
1,759,540
17
🇮🇷Iran
1,622,500
18
🇲🇳Mongolia
1,558,501
19
🇵🇪Peru
1,280,000
20
🇳🇪Niger
1,266,700
21
🇹🇩Chad
1,259,200
22
🇦🇴Angola
1,246,700
23
🇲🇱Mali
1,220,190
24
🇿🇦South Africa
1,213,090
25
🇪🇹Ethiopia
1,122,135
26
🇨🇴Colombia
1,109,500
27
🇧🇴Bolivia
1,087,959
28
🇲🇷Mauritania
1,030,700
29
🇪🇬Egypt
995,450
30
🇳🇬Nigeria
910,770
31
🇹🇿Tanzania
884,000
32
🇻🇪Venezuela
882,050
33
🇳🇦Namibia
823,290
34
🇲🇿Mozambique
786,380
35
🇵🇰Pakistan
770,880
36
🇹🇷Türkiye
769,630
37
🇿🇲Zambia
743,390
38
🇨🇱Chile
742,032
39
🇲🇲Myanmar
652,670
40
🇦🇫Afghanistan
652,230
41
🇸🇸South Sudan
631,930
42
🇸🇴Somalia
627,340
43
🇨🇫Central African Republic
622,980
44
🇲🇬Madagascar
581,800
45
🇰🇪Kenya
580,880
46
🇺🇦Ukraine
579,400
47
🇧🇼Botswana
566,730
48
🇫🇷France
538,950
49
🇾🇪Yemen
527,968
50
🇹🇭Thailand
510,890
Highlights
As of 2024, Russia ranks first with 16,376,870, followed by China (9,388,210) and United States (9,147,420).
Russia is 1.7 times higher than China, the runner-up.
Across 214 countries and territories, values run from 16,376,870 (Russia) to 2 (Monaco), with a median of 92,943.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from the Americas, 3 from Asia, 1 from Africa, 1 from Europe and 1 from Oceania.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Land area (sq. km), 2024. Unit: km².
Source: World Bank Open Data — Land area (sq. km) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 13, 2026