Rank
(total)
CountryLand Area
(square km)
per Capita
(square m)
Date
1Russia16,377,742.0117,496July 2010
2China9,569,901.07,195July 2010
3United States of America9,161,966.029,533July 2010
4Canada9,093,507.0269,359July 2010
5Brazil8,459,417.042,065July 2010
6Australia7,682,300.0357,055July 2010
7India2,973,193.02,534July 2010
8Argentina2,736,690.066,194July 2010
9Kazakhstan2,699,700.0174,619July 2010
10Algeria2,381,741.068,864July 2010
11Sudan2,376,000.056,598July 2010
12Congo (Dem. Rep.)2,267,048.031,968July 2010
13Greenland2,166,086.037,581,519July 2010
14Saudi Arabia2,149,690.073,601July 2010
15Mexico1,943,945.017,284July 2010
16Indonesia1,811,569.07,456July 2010
17Libya1,759,540.0272,313July 2010
18Mongolia1,553,556.0503,271July 2010
19Iran1,531,595.022,847July 2010
20Peru1,279,996.042,799July 2010
21Niger1,266,700.079,776July 2010
22Chad1,259,200.0119,429July 2010
23Angola1,246,700.095,400July 2010
24Mali1,220,190.088,443July 2010
25South Africa1,214,470.024,730July 2010
26Colombia1,109,104.025,090July 2010
27Bolivia1,083,301.0108,903July 2010
28Mauritania1,030,700.0321,585July 2010
29Ethiopia1,000,000.011,362July 2010
30Egypt995,450.012,370July 2010
31Nigeria910,768.05,983July 2010
32Tanzania885,800.021,144July 2010
33Venezuela882,050.032,401July 2010
34Namibia823,290.0386,799July 2010
35Mozambique786,380.035,645July 2010
36Pakistan770,875.04,348July 2010
37Turkey769,632.09,892July 2010
38Chile743,812.044,416July 2010
39Zambia743,398.061,657July 2010
40Myanmar653,508.012,235July 2010
41Afghanistan652,230.022,397July 2010
42Somalia627,337.062,036July 2010
43Central African Republic622,984.0128,585July 2010
44Madagascar581,540.027,326July 2010
45Ukraine579,330.012,756July 2010
46Kenya569,140.014,212July 2010
47Botswana566,730.0279,273July 2010
48France549,970.08,433July 2010
49Yemen527,968.022,471July 2010
50Thailand510,890.07,694July 2010
51Spain498,980.012,306July 2010
52Cameroon472,710.024,500July 2010
53Turkmenistan469,930.095,110July 2010
54Papua New Guinea452,860.074,674July 2010
55Morocco446,300.014,111July 2010
56Iraq437,367.014,740July 2010
57Uzbekistan425,400.015,266July 2010
58Sweden410,335.045,221July 2010
59Paraguay397,302.062,314July 2010
60Zimbabwe386,847.033,200July 2010
61Japan364,485.02,874July 2010
62Germany348,672.04,237July 2010
63Congo (Republic)341,500.082,769July 2010
64Malaysia328,657.012,563July 2010
65Cote d'Ivoire318,003.015,101July 2010
66Vietnam310,070.03,462July 2010
67Oman309,500.0104,289July 2010
68Norway304,282.065,069July 2010
69Poland304,255.07,910July 2010
70Finland303,815.057,814July 2010
71Philippines298,170.02,985July 2010
72Italy294,140.05,063July 2010
73Ecuador276,841.018,717July 2010
74Burkina Faso273,800.016,858July 2010
75New Zealand267,710.062,957July 2010
76Western Sahara266,000.0541,179July 2010
77Gabon257,667.0166,747July 2010
78Guinea245,717.023,801July 2010
79Great Britain & Northern Ireland241,930.03,948July 2010
80Laos230,800.033,001July 2010
81Romania229,891.010,364July 2010
82Ghana227,533.09,348July 2010
83Belarus202,900.021,108July 2010
84Uganda197,100.05,901July 2010
85Guyana196,849.0262,996July 2010
86Senegal192,530.013,668July 2010
87Kyrgyzstan191,801.034,818July 2010
88Syria183,630.08,272July 2010
89Cambodia176,515.011,964July 2010
90Uruguay175,015.049,856July 2010
91Suriname156,000.0320,580July 2010
92Tunisia155,360.014,672July 2010
93Nepal143,351.04,951July 2010
94Tajikistan141,510.018,900July 2010
95Greece130,647.012,153July 2010
96Bangladesh130,168.0824July 2010
97Korea (North)120,408.05,291July 2010
98Nicaragua119,990.020,012July 2010
99Honduras111,890.014,005July 2010
100Benin110,622.012,215July 2010
101Cuba109,820.09,568July 2010
102Bulgaria108,489.015,176July 2010
103Guatemala107,159.07,908July 2010
104Eritrea101,000.017,435July 2010
105Iceland100,250.0324,528July 2010
106Korea (South)96,920.01,993July 2010
107Liberia96,320.026,138July 2010
108Malawi94,080.06,090July 2010
109Portugal91,470.08,520July 2010
110Hungary89,608.09,070July 2010
111French Guiana89,150.0365,297July 2010
112Jordan88,802.013,860July 2010
113United Arab Emirates83,600.016,802July 2010
114Azerbaijan82,629.09,951July 2010
115Austria82,445.010,037July 2010
116Serbia77,474.010,548July 2010
117Czech Republic77,247.07,572July 2010
118Panama74,340.021,796July 2010
119Sierra Leone71,620.013,653July 2010
120Georgia69,700.015,149July 2010
121Ireland68,883.016,207July 2010
122Sri Lanka64,630.03,004July 2010
123Lithuania62,680.017,680July 2010
124Latvia62,249.028,066July 2010
125Svalbard62,045.030,016,933July 2010
126Croatia55,974.012,475July 2010
127Togo54,385.08,772July 2010
128Bosnia & Herzegovina51,187.011,076July 2010
129Costa Rica51,060.011,306July 2010
130Dominican Republic48,320.04,933July 2010
131Slovakia48,105.08,794July 2010
132Denmark42,434.07,693July 2010
133Estonia42,388.032,829July 2010
134Switzerland39,997.05,247July 2010
135Bhutan38,394.054,861July 2010
136Netherlands33,893.02,019July 2010
137Moldova32,891.07,618July 2010
138Taiwan (Rep. of China)32,260.01,401July 2010
139Lesotho30,355.015,814July 2010
140Belgium30,278.02,905July 2010
141Armenia28,203.09,506July 2010
142Guinea-Bissau28,120.017,967July 2010
143Equatorial Guinea28,051.043,109July 2010
144Solomon Islands27,986.045,894July 2010
145Haiti27,560.02,995July 2010
146Albania27,398.07,487July 2010
147Burundi25,680.02,604July 2010
148Macedonia25,433.012,274July 2010
149Rwanda24,668.02,231July 2010
150Djibouti23,180.031,302July 2010
151Belize22,806.072,510July 2010
152Israel21,642.02,943July 2010
153El Salvador20,721.03,424July 2010
154Slovenia20,151.010,060July 2010
155New Caledonia18,275.079,459July 2010
156Fiji Islands18,274.019,080July 2010
157Kuwait17,818.06,388July 2010
158Swaziland17,204.012,706July 2010
159East Timor14,874.012,882July 2010
160Montenegro13,452.020,176July 2010
161Vanuatu12,189.055,016July 2010
162Falkland Islands12,173.03,876,752July 2010
163Qatar11,586.013,778July 2010
164Kosovo10,887.05,998July 2010
165Jamaica10,831.03,804July 2010
166Lebanon10,230.02,480July 2010
167Bahamas10,010.032,246July 2010
168Gambia10,000.05,482July 2010
169Cyprus9,241.08,381July 2010
170Puerto Rico8,870.02,230July 2010
171French Southern & Antarctic Lands7,668.0...July 2010
172Palestinian Territories6,000.01,457July 2010
173Brunei5,265.013,328July 2010
174Trinidad & Tobago5,128.04,174July 2010
175Cape Verde4,033.07,929July 2010
176South Georgia & South Sandwich Is.3,903.0...July 2010
177French Polynesia3,827.013,151July 2010
178Samoa2,821.014,693July 2010
179Luxembourg2,586.05,198July 2010
180Reunion2,507.02,996July 2010
181Comoros2,235.02,890July 2010
182Mauritius2,030.01,569July 2010
183Guadeloupe1,631.04,007July 2010
184Faroe Islands1,393.028,396July 2010
185Martinique1,060.02,615July 2010
186Hong Kong1,054.0149July 2010
187Sao Tome and Principe964.05,483July 2010
188Turks & Caicos Islands948.040,292July 2010
189Kiribati811.08,152July 2010
190Netherlands Antilles800.03,498July 2010
191Dominica751.010,314July 2010
192Bahrain741.01,004July 2010
193Tonga717.05,849July 2010
194Micronesia, Federated States of702.06,551July 2010
195Singapore687.0146July 2010
196Saint Lucia606.03,766July 2010
197Man, Isle of572.07,437July 2010
198Guam544.03,008July 2010
199Andorra468.05,537July 2010
200Northern Mariana Is.464.09,603July 2010
201Palau459.021,984July 2010
202Seychelles455.05,151July 2010
203Antigua & Barbuda442.65,102July 2010
204Barbados430.01,505July 2010
205Heard I. & McDonald Is.412.0...July 2010
206Saint Vincent & the Grenadines389.03,733July 2010
207Jan Mayen377.0...July 2010
208Mayotte374.01,618July 2010
209Virgin Islands of the US346.03,152July 2010
210Grenada344.03,191July 2010
211Malta316.0777July 2010
212Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha308.040,156July 2010
213Maldives298.0753July 2010
214Cayman Islands264.05,258July 2010
215Saint Kitts & Nevis261.05,231July 2010
216Niue260.0192,024July 2010
217Saint Pierre & Miquelon242.040,266July 2010
218Cook Islands236.020,543July 2010
219American Samoa199.02,996July 2010
220Marshall Islands181.02,748July 2010
221Aruba180.01,721July 2010
222Liechtenstein160.04,571July 2010
223British Virgin Islands151.06,055July 2010
224Wallis and Futuna142.09,255July 2010
225Christmas Island135.096,291July 2010
226Jersey116.01,263July 2010
227Montserrat102.019,930July 2010
228Anguilla91.06,164July 2010
229Guernsey78.01,188July 2010
230San Marino61.01,938July 2010
231British Indian Ocean Territory60.0...July 2010
232Saint Martin54.41,799July 2010
233Bermuda54.0791July 2010
234Bouvet Island49.0...July 2010
235Pitcairn47.0979,167July 2010
236Norfolk Island36.016,705July 2010
237Macau28.250July 2010
238Tuvalu26.02,483July 2010
239US Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges22.4...July 2010
240Nauru21.01,472July 2010
241Cocos Islands14.023,490July 2010
242Tokelau12.08,571July 2010
243Gibraltar6.5225July 2010
243Wake Island6.5...July 2010
245Clipperton Island6.0...July 2010
246Navassa Island5.4...July 2010
247Ashmore & Cartier Is.5.0...July 2010
247Spratly Islands5.0...July 2010
249Coral Sea Islands3.0...July 2010
250Monaco2.065July 2010
251Vatican City0.4531July 2010
 World148,940,000.021,805July 2010

For non-listed countries is no information available.

The military bases Akrotiri, Dhekelia and Guantanamo Bay are not listed.
Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). 1 square kilometer corresponds to 0.3861 square miles. 1 square meter corresponds to 10.764 square feet.

Source: (mainly) CIA World Factbook (2010-07-29)

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