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Geography > Area > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total area in square kilometers.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Pacific OceanPacific Ocean 155.56 million sq km 2008
2 Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean 76.76 million sq km 2008
3 Indian OceanIndian Ocean 68.56 million sq km 2008
4 Southern OceanSouthern Ocean 20.33 million sq km 2008
5 RussiaRussia 17.1 million sq km 2013
6 Arctic OceanArctic Ocean 14.06 million sq km 2008
7 AntarcticaAntarctica 14 million sq km 2013
8 CanadaCanada 9.98 million sq km 2013
9 United StatesUnited States 9.83 million sq km 2013
10 ChinaChina 9.6 million sq km 2013
11 BrazilBrazil 8.51 million sq km 2013
12 AustraliaAustralia 7.74 million sq km 2013
13 European UnionEuropean Union 4.32 million sq km 2008
14 IndiaIndia 3.29 million sq km 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.11 million sq km 2013
15 ArgentinaArgentina 2.78 million sq km 2013
16 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.72 million sq km 2013
17 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.38 million sq km 2013
18 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.34 million sq km 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 2.32 million sq km 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2.19 million sq km 2013
19 GreenlandGreenland 2.17 million sq km 2013
20 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.15 million sq km 2013
21 MexicoMexico 1.96 million sq km 2013
22 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.9 million sq km 2013
23 SudanSudan 1.86 million sq km 2013
24 LibyaLibya 1.76 million sq km 2013
25 IranIran 1.65 million sq km 2013
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.57 million sq km 2013
26 MongoliaMongolia 1.56 million sq km 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.49 million sq km 2013
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 1.36 million sq km 2013
27 PeruPeru 1.29 million sq km 2013
28 ChadChad 1.28 million sq km 2013
29 NigerNiger 1.27 million sq km 2013
30 AngolaAngola 1.25 million sq km 2013
31 MaliMali 1.24 million sq km 2013
32 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.22 million sq km 2013
33 ColombiaColombia 1.14 million sq km 2013
34 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.1 million sq km 2013
35 BoliviaBolivia 1.1 million sq km 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.08 million sq km 2013
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.05 million sq km 2013
36 MauritaniaMauritania 1.03 million sq km 2013
37 EgyptEgypt 1 million sq km 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 983,596 sq km 2013
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 963,557.8 sq km 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 952,988.46 sq km 2013
38 TanzaniaTanzania 947,300 sq km 2013
39 NigeriaNigeria 923,768 sq km 2013
40 VenezuelaVenezuela 912,050 sq km 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 851,685.78 sq km 2013
41 NamibiaNamibia 824,292 sq km 2013
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 800,859.1 sq km 2013
42 MozambiqueMozambique 799,380 sq km 2013
43 PakistanPakistan 796,095 sq km 2013
44 TurkeyTurkey 783,562 sq km 2013
45 ChileChile 756,102 sq km 2013
46 ZambiaZambia 752,618 sq km 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 734,790.12 sq km 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 702,655.38 sq km 2013
47 BurmaBurma 676,578 sq km 2013
48 AfghanistanAfghanistan 652,230 sq km 2013
49 South SudanSouth Sudan 644,329 sq km 2013
50 FranceFrance 643,801 sq km 2013
51 SomaliaSomalia 637,657 sq km 2013
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 631,472.34 sq km 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 624,778.72 sq km 2013
52 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 622,984 sq km 2013
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 618,940.45 sq km 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 617,901 sq km 2013
53 UkraineUkraine 603,550 sq km 2013
54 MadagascarMadagascar 587,041 sq km 2013
55 BotswanaBotswana 581,730 sq km 2013
56 KenyaKenya 580,367 sq km 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 574,031.1 sq km 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 567,742.07 sq km 2013
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 552,672.86 sq km 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 546,355.26 sq km 2013
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 536,079.15 sq km 2013
57 YemenYemen 527,968 sq km 2013
58 ThailandThailand 513,120 sq km 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 510,821.16 sq km 2013
59 SpainSpain 505,370 sq km 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 498,986.5 sq km 2013
60 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 488,100 sq km 2013
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 481,388.21 sq km 2013
61 CameroonCameroon 475,440 sq km 2013
62 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 462,840 sq km 2013
63 SwedenSweden 450,295 sq km 2013
64 UzbekistanUzbekistan 447,400 sq km 2013
65 MoroccoMorocco 446,550 sq km 2013
66 IraqIraq 438,317 sq km 2013
67 ParaguayParaguay 406,752 sq km 2013
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 399,239.37 sq km 2013
68 ZimbabweZimbabwe 390,757 sq km 2013
69 JapanJapan 377,915 sq km 2013
70 GermanyGermany 357,022 sq km 2013
71 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 342,000 sq km 2013
72 FinlandFinland 338,145 sq km 2013
73 VietnamVietnam 331,210 sq km 2013
74 MalaysiaMalaysia 329,847 sq km 2013
75 NorwayNorway 323,802 sq km 2013
76 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 322,463 sq km 2013
77 PolandPoland 312,685 sq km 2013
78 OmanOman 309,500 sq km 2013
79 ItalyItaly 301,340 sq km 2013
80 PhilippinesPhilippines 300,000 sq km 2013
81 EcuadorEcuador 283,561 sq km 2013
82 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 274,200 sq km 2013
83 New ZealandNew Zealand 267,710 sq km 2013
84 GabonGabon 267,667 sq km 2013
85 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 266,000 sq km 2013
86 GuineaGuinea 245,857 sq km 2013
87 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 243,610 sq km 2013
88 UgandaUganda 241,038 sq km 2013
89 GhanaGhana 238,533 sq km 2013
90 RomaniaRomania 238,391 sq km 2013
91 LaosLaos 236,800 sq km 2013
92 GuyanaGuyana 214,969 sq km 2013
93 BelarusBelarus 207,600 sq km 2013
94 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 199,951 sq km 2013
95 SenegalSenegal 196,722 sq km 2013
96 SyriaSyria 185,180 sq km 2013
97 CambodiaCambodia 181,035 sq km 2013
98 UruguayUruguay 176,215 sq km 2013
99 SurinameSuriname 163,820 sq km 2013
100 TunisiaTunisia 163,610 sq km 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 159,998.61 sq km 2013
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 154,845.44 sq km 2013
101 NepalNepal 147,181 sq km 2013
102 BangladeshBangladesh 143,998 sq km 2013
103 TajikistanTajikistan 143,100 sq km 2013
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 136,799.12 sq km 2013
104 GreeceGreece 131,957 sq km 2013
105 NicaraguaNicaragua 130,370 sq km 2013
106 North KoreaNorth Korea 120,538 sq km 2013
107 MalawiMalawi 118,484 sq km 2013
108 EritreaEritrea 117,600 sq km 2013
Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile) 116,446.63 sq km 2013
Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile) 115,599.1 sq km 2013
109 BeninBenin 112,622 sq km 2013
110 HondurasHonduras 112,090 sq km 2013
111 LiberiaLiberia 111,369 sq km 2013
112 BulgariaBulgaria 110,879 sq km 2013
113 CubaCuba 110,860 sq km 2013
114 GuatemalaGuatemala 108,889 sq km 2013
115 IcelandIceland 103,000 sq km 2013
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 101,060.47 sq km 2013
116 South KoreaSouth Korea 99,720 sq km 2013
117 HungaryHungary 93,028 sq km 2013
118 PortugalPortugal 92,090 sq km 2013
119 French GuianaFrench Guiana 91,000 sq km 2006
120 JordanJordan 89,342 sq km 2013
121 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 86,600 sq km 2013
122 AustriaAustria 83,871 sq km 2013
123 United Arab EmiratesUAE 83,600 sq km 2013
124 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 78,867 sq km 2013
=125 SerbiaSerbia 77,474 sq km 2013
=125 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 77,474 sq km 2008
127 PanamaPanama 75,420 sq km 2013
128 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 71,740 sq km 2013
129 IrelandIreland 70,273 sq km 2013
130 GeorgiaGeorgia 69,700 sq km 2013
131 Sri LankaSri Lanka 65,610 sq km 2013
132 LithuaniaLithuania 65,300 sq km 2013
133 LatviaLatvia 64,589 sq km 2013
134 SvalbardSvalbard 62,045 sq km 2013
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 60,572.5 sq km 2013
135 TogoTogo 56,785 sq km 2013
136 CroatiaCroatia 56,594 sq km 2013
137 British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean 54,400 sq km 2013
138 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 sq km 2013
139 Costa RicaCosta Rica 51,100 sq km 2013
140 SlovakiaSlovakia 49,035 sq km 2013
141 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 48,670 sq km 2013
142 EstoniaEstonia 45,228 sq km 2013
143 DenmarkDenmark 43,094 sq km 2013
144 NetherlandsNetherlands 41,543 sq km 2013
145 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 41,277 sq km 2013
146 BhutanBhutan 38,394 sq km 2013
147 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 36,125 sq km 2013
148 TaiwanTaiwan 35,980 sq km 2013
149 MoldovaMoldova 33,851 sq km 2013
150 BelgiumBelgium 30,528 sq km 2013
151 LesothoLesotho 30,355 sq km 2013
152 ArmeniaArmenia 29,743 sq km 2013
153 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 28,896 sq km 2013
154 AlbaniaAlbania 28,748 sq km 2013
155 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 28,051 sq km 2013
156 BurundiBurundi 27,830 sq km 2013
157 HaitiHaiti 27,750 sq km 2013
158 RwandaRwanda 26,338 sq km 2013
159 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 25,713 sq km 2013
160 DjiboutiDjibouti 23,200 sq km 2013
161 BelizeBelize 22,966 sq km 2013
162 El SalvadorEl Salvador 21,041 sq km 2013
163 IsraelIsrael 20,770 sq km 2013
164 SloveniaSlovenia 20,273 sq km 2013
165 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 18,575 sq km 2013
166 FijiFiji 18,274 sq km 2013
167 KuwaitKuwait 17,818 sq km 2013
168 SwazilandSwaziland 17,364 sq km 2013
169 East TimorEast Timor 14,874 sq km 2013
170 The BahamasThe Bahamas 13,880 sq km 2013
171 MontenegroMontenegro 13,812 sq km 2013
172 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 13,790 sq km 2013
173 VanuatuVanuatu 12,189 sq km 2013
174 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 12,173 sq km 2013
175 QatarQatar 11,586 sq km 2013
176 The GambiaThe Gambia 11,295 sq km 2013
177 JamaicaJamaica 10,991 sq km 2013
178 KosovoKosovo 10,887 sq km 2013
179 LebanonLebanon 10,400 sq km 2013
180 CyprusCyprus 9,251 sq km 2013
181 West BankWest Bank 5,860 sq km 2013
182 BruneiBrunei 5,765 sq km 2013
183 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5,128 sq km 2013
184 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 4,167 sq km 2013
185 Cape VerdeCape Verde 4,033 sq km 2013
186 South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia+ 3,903 sq km 2008
187 SamoaSamoa 2,831 sq km 2013
188 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2,586 sq km 2013
189 ReunionReunion 2,517 sq km 2006
190 ComorosComoros 2,235 sq km 2013
191 MauritiusMauritius 2,040 sq km 2013
192 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1,910 sq km 2013
193 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 1,780 sq km 2006
194 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 1,393 sq km 2013
195 Hong KongHong Kong 1,104 sq km 2013
196 MartiniqueMartinique 1,100 sq km 2006
197 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 964 sq km 2013
198 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 960 sq km 2008
199 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 948 sq km 2013
200 KiribatiKiribati 811 sq km 2013
201 BahrainBahrain 760 sq km 2013
202 DominicaDominica 751 sq km 2013
203 TongaTonga 747 sq km 2013
204 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 702 sq km 2013
205 SingaporeSingapore 697 sq km 2013
206 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 616 sq km 2013
207 Isle of ManIsle of Man 572 sq km 2013
208 GuamGuam 544 sq km 2013
209 AndorraAndorra 468 sq km 2013
210 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 464 sq km 2013
211 PalauPalau 459 sq km 2013
212 SeychellesSeychelles 455 sq km 2013
213 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 442.6 sq km 2013
214 BarbadosBarbados 430 sq km 2013
215 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Isl+ 412 sq km 2013
216 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 389 sq km 2013
217 Jan MayenJan Mayen 377 sq km 2013
218 MayotteMayotte 374 sq km 2011
219 Gaza StripGaza Strip 360 sq km 2013
220 GrenadaGrenada 344 sq km 2013
221 MaltaMalta 316 sq km 2013
=222 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 308 sq km 2013
=222 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 308 sq km 2011
224 MaldivesMaldives 298 sq km 2013
225 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 264 sq km 2013
226 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 261 sq km 2013
227 NiueNiue 260 sq km 2013
228 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 242 sq km 2013
229 Cook IslandsCook Islands 236 sq km 2013
230 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 199 sq km 2013
231 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 181 sq km 2013
232 ArubaAruba 180 sq km 2013
233 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 160 sq km 2013
234 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 151 sq km 2013
235 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 142 sq km 2013
236 Christmas IslandXmas Island 135 sq km 2013
237 DhekeliaDhekelia 130.8 sq km 2013
238 AkrotiriAkrotiri 123 sq km 2013
239 JerseyJersey 116 sq km 2013
240 MontserratMontserrat 102 sq km 2013
241 AnguillaAnguilla 91 sq km 2013
242 GuernseyGuernsey 78 sq km 2013
243 San MarinoSan Marino 61 sq km 2013
244 Saint MartinSaint Martin 54.4 sq km 2013
245 BermudaBermuda 54 sq km 2013
246 Bouvet IslandBouvet Island 49 sq km 2013
247 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 47 sq km 2013
248 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 36 sq km 2013
249 MacauMacau 28.2 sq km 2013
250 Europa IslandEuropa Island 28 sq km 2006
251 TuvaluTuvalu 26 sq km 2013
252 NauruNauru 21 sq km 2013
253 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 14 sq km 2013
254 TokelauTokelau 12 sq km 2013
255 Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll 11.9 sq km 2013
=256 GibraltarGibraltar 6.5 sq km 2013
=256 Wake IslandWake Island 6.5 sq km 2013
258 Midway IslandsMidway Islands 6.2 sq km 2013
259 Clipperton IslandClipperton 6 sq km 2013
260 Navassa IslandNavassa Island 5.4 sq km 2013
=261 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ 5 sq km 2013
=261 Glorioso IslandsGlorioso 5 sq km 2006
263 Jarvis IslandJarvis Island 4.5 sq km 2013
264 Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova 4.4 sq km 2006
265 Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll 2.63 sq km 2013
266 MonacoMonaco 2 sq km 2013
267 Howland IslandHowland Island 1.6 sq km 2013
268 Baker IslandBaker Island 1.4 sq km 2006
=269 Kingman ReefKingman Reef 1 sq km 2013
=269 Tromelin IslandTromelin Island 1 sq km 2006
271 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.44 sq km 2013
272 Bassas da IndiaBassas da India 0.2 sq km 2006

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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Total

  • Brazil ranked first for area > total amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Canada ranked first for area > total amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Pacific Ocean ranked first for area > total globally in 2008.
  • Russia ranked first for area > total amongst Europe in 2013.
  • China ranked first for area > total amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • India ranked first for area > total amongst Densely populated countries in 2013.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for area > total amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • France ranked first for area > total amongst European Union in 2013.
  • United States ranked second for area > total amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
  • Argentina ranked second for area > total amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
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