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Geography > Area > Total: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total area in square kilometers.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Pacific Ocean 155.56 million sq km 2008
2 Atlantic Ocean 76.76 million sq km 2008
3 Indian Ocean 68.56 million sq km 2008
4 Southern Ocean 20.33 million sq km 2008
5 Russia 17.1 million sq km 2013
6 Arctic Ocean 14.06 million sq km 2008
7 Antarctica 14 million sq km 2013
8 Canada 9.98 million sq km 2013
9 United States 9.83 million sq km 2013
10 China 9.6 million sq km 2013
11 Brazil 8.51 million sq km 2013
12 Australia 7.74 million sq km 2013
13 European Union 4.32 million sq km 2008
14 India 3.29 million sq km 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.11 million sq km 2013
15 Argentina 2.78 million sq km 2013
16 Kazakhstan 2.72 million sq km 2013
17 Algeria 2.38 million sq km 2013
18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.34 million sq km 2013
Non-religious countries average (profile) 2.32 million sq km 2013
Emerging markets average (profile) 2.19 million sq km 2013
19 Greenland 2.17 million sq km 2013
20 Saudi Arabia 2.15 million sq km 2013
21 Mexico 1.96 million sq km 2013
22 Indonesia 1.9 million sq km 2013
23 Sudan 1.86 million sq km 2013
24 Libya 1.76 million sq km 2013
25 Iran 1.65 million sq km 2013
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.57 million sq km 2013
26 Mongolia 1.56 million sq km 2013
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 1.49 million sq km 2013
Cold countries average (profile) 1.36 million sq km 2013
27 Peru 1.29 million sq km 2013
28 Chad 1.28 million sq km 2013
29 Niger 1.27 million sq km 2013
30 Angola 1.25 million sq km 2013
31 Mali 1.24 million sq km 2013
32 South Africa 1.22 million sq km 2013
33 Colombia 1.14 million sq km 2013
34 Ethiopia 1.1 million sq km 2013
35 Bolivia 1.1 million sq km 2013
High income OECD countries average (profile) 1.08 million sq km 2013
OPEC countries average (profile) 1.05 million sq km 2013
36 Mauritania 1.03 million sq km 2013
37 Egypt 1 million sq km 2013
South Asia average (profile) 983,596 sq km 2013
Eastern Europe average (profile) 963,557.8 sq km 2013
Religious countries average (profile) 952,988.46 sq km 2013
38 Tanzania 947,300 sq km 2013
39 Nigeria 923,768 sq km 2013
40 Venezuela 912,050 sq km 2013
Former British colonies average (profile) 851,685.78 sq km 2013
41 Namibia 824,292 sq km 2013
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 800,859.1 sq km 2013
42 Mozambique 799,380 sq km 2013
43 Pakistan 796,095 sq km 2013
44 Turkey 783,562 sq km 2013
45 Chile 756,102 sq km 2013
46 Zambia 752,618 sq km 2013
failed states average (profile) 734,790.12 sq km 2013
South and Central Asia average (profile) 702,655.38 sq km 2013
47 Burma 676,578 sq km 2013
48 Afghanistan 652,230 sq km 2013
49 South Sudan 644,329 sq km 2013
50 France 643,801 sq km 2013
51 Somalia 637,657 sq km 2013
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 631,472.34 sq km 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 624,778.72 sq km 2013
52 Central African Republic 622,984 sq km 2013
Christian countries average (profile) 618,940.45 sq km 2013
Muslim countries average (profile) 617,901 sq km 2013
53 Ukraine 603,550 sq km 2013
54 Madagascar 587,041 sq km 2013
55 Botswana 581,730 sq km 2013
56 Kenya 580,367 sq km 2013
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 574,031.1 sq km 2013
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 567,742.07 sq km 2013
Hot countries average (profile) 552,672.86 sq km 2013
NATO countries average (profile) 546,355.26 sq km 2013
Catholic countries average (profile) 536,079.15 sq km 2013
57 Yemen 527,968 sq km 2013
58 Thailand 513,120 sq km 2013
Former French colonies average (profile) 510,821.16 sq km 2013
59 Spain 505,370 sq km 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 498,986.5 sq km 2013
60 Turkmenistan 488,100 sq km 2013
Europe average (profile) 481,388.21 sq km 2013
61 Cameroon 475,440 sq km 2013
62 Papua New Guinea 462,840 sq km 2013
63 Sweden 450,295 sq km 2013
64 Uzbekistan 447,400 sq km 2013
65 Morocco 446,550 sq km 2013
66 Iraq 438,317 sq km 2013
67 Paraguay 406,752 sq km 2013
Landlocked countries average (profile) 399,239.37 sq km 2013
68 Zimbabwe 390,757 sq km 2013
69 Japan 377,915 sq km 2013
70 Germany 357,022 sq km 2013
71 Congo, Republic of the 342,000 sq km 2013
72 Finland 338,145 sq km 2013
73 Vietnam 331,210 sq km 2013
74 Malaysia 329,847 sq km 2013
75 Norway 323,802 sq km 2013
76 Cote d'Ivoire 322,463 sq km 2013
77 Poland 312,685 sq km 2013
78 Oman 309,500 sq km 2013
79 Italy 301,340 sq km 2013
80 Philippines 300,000 sq km 2013
81 Ecuador 283,561 sq km 2013
82 Burkina Faso 274,200 sq km 2013
83 New Zealand 267,710 sq km 2013
84 Gabon 267,667 sq km 2013
85 Western Sahara 266,000 sq km 2013
86 Guinea 245,857 sq km 2013
87 United Kingdom 243,610 sq km 2013
88 Uganda 241,038 sq km 2013
89 Ghana 238,533 sq km 2013
90 Romania 238,391 sq km 2013
91 Laos 236,800 sq km 2013
92 Guyana 214,969 sq km 2013
93 Belarus 207,600 sq km 2013
94 Kyrgyzstan 199,951 sq km 2013
95 Senegal 196,722 sq km 2013
96 Syria 185,180 sq km 2013
97 Cambodia 181,035 sq km 2013
98 Uruguay 176,215 sq km 2013
99 Suriname 163,820 sq km 2013
100 Tunisia 163,610 sq km 2013
European Union average (profile) 159,998.61 sq km 2013
Eurozone average (profile) 154,845.44 sq km 2013
101 Nepal 147,181 sq km 2013
102 Bangladesh 143,998 sq km 2013
103 Tajikistan 143,100 sq km 2013
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) 136,799.12 sq km 2013
104 Greece 131,957 sq km 2013
105 Nicaragua 130,370 sq km 2013
106 North Korea 120,538 sq km 2013
107 Malawi 118,484 sq km 2013
108 Eritrea 117,600 sq km 2013
Densely populated countries average (profile) 116,446.63 sq km 2013
Southern Europe average (profile) 115,599.1 sq km 2013
109 Benin 112,622 sq km 2013
110 Honduras 112,090 sq km 2013
111 Liberia 111,369 sq km 2013
112 Bulgaria 110,879 sq km 2013
113 Cuba 110,860 sq km 2013
114 Guatemala 108,889 sq km 2013
115 Iceland 103,000 sq km 2013
Western Europe average (profile) 101,060.47 sq km 2013
116 South Korea 99,720 sq km 2013
117 Hungary 93,028 sq km 2013
118 Portugal 92,090 sq km 2013
119 French Guiana 91,000 sq km 2006
120 Jordan 89,342 sq km 2013
121 Azerbaijan 86,600 sq km 2013
122 Austria 83,871 sq km 2013
123 United Arab Emirates 83,600 sq km 2013
124 Czech Republic 78,867 sq km 2013
=125 Serbia 77,474 sq km 2013
=125 Serbia and Montenegro 77,474 sq km 2008
127 Panama 75,420 sq km 2013
128 Sierra Leone 71,740 sq km 2013
129 Ireland 70,273 sq km 2013
130 Georgia 69,700 sq km 2013
131 Sri Lanka 65,610 sq km 2013
132 Lithuania 65,300 sq km 2013
133 Latvia 64,589 sq km 2013
134 Svalbard 62,045 sq km 2013
Tourist destinations average (profile) 60,572.5 sq km 2013
135 Togo 56,785 sq km 2013
136 Croatia 56,594 sq km 2013
137 British Indian Ocean Territory 54,400 sq km 2013
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,197 sq km 2013
139 Costa Rica 51,100 sq km 2013
140 Slovakia 49,035 sq km 2013
141 Dominican Republic 48,670 sq km 2013
142 Estonia 45,228 sq km 2013
143 Denmark 43,094 sq km 2013
144 Netherlands 41,543 sq km 2013
145 Switzerland 41,277 sq km 2013
146 Bhutan 38,394 sq km 2013
147 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 sq km 2013
148 Taiwan 35,980 sq km 2013
149 Moldova 33,851 sq km 2013
150 Belgium 30,528 sq km 2013
151 Lesotho 30,355 sq km 2013
152 Armenia 29,743 sq km 2013
153 Solomon Islands 28,896 sq km 2013
154 Albania 28,748 sq km 2013
155 Equatorial Guinea 28,051 sq km 2013
156 Burundi 27,830 sq km 2013
157 Haiti 27,750 sq km 2013
158 Rwanda 26,338 sq km 2013
159 Republic of Macedonia 25,713 sq km 2013
160 Djibouti 23,200 sq km 2013
161 Belize 22,966 sq km 2013
162 El Salvador 21,041 sq km 2013
163 Israel 20,770 sq km 2013
164 Slovenia 20,273 sq km 2013
165 New Caledonia 18,575 sq km 2013
166 Fiji 18,274 sq km 2013
167 Kuwait 17,818 sq km 2013
168 Swaziland 17,364 sq km 2013
169 East Timor 14,874 sq km 2013
170 The Bahamas 13,880 sq km 2013
171 Montenegro 13,812 sq km 2013
172 Puerto Rico 13,790 sq km 2013
173 Vanuatu 12,189 sq km 2013
174 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 sq km 2013
175 Qatar 11,586 sq km 2013
176 The Gambia 11,295 sq km 2013
177 Jamaica 10,991 sq km 2013
178 Kosovo 10,887 sq km 2013
179 Lebanon 10,400 sq km 2013
180 Cyprus 9,251 sq km 2013
181 West Bank 5,860 sq km 2013
182 Brunei 5,765 sq km 2013
183 Trinidad and Tobago 5,128 sq km 2013
184 French Polynesia 4,167 sq km 2013
185 Cape Verde 4,033 sq km 2013
186 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 3,903 sq km 2008
187 Samoa 2,831 sq km 2013
188 Luxembourg 2,586 sq km 2013
189 Reunion 2,517 sq km 2006
190 Comoros 2,235 sq km 2013
191 Mauritius 2,040 sq km 2013
192 Virgin Islands 1,910 sq km 2013
193 Guadeloupe 1,780 sq km 2006
194 Faroe Islands 1,393 sq km 2013
195 Hong Kong 1,104 sq km 2013
196 Martinique 1,100 sq km 2006
197 Sao Tome and Principe 964 sq km 2013
198 Netherlands Antilles 960 sq km 2008
199 Turks and Caicos Islands 948 sq km 2013
200 Kiribati 811 sq km 2013
201 Bahrain 760 sq km 2013
202 Dominica 751 sq km 2013
203 Tonga 747 sq km 2013
204 Federated States of Micronesia 702 sq km 2013
205 Singapore 697 sq km 2013
206 Saint Lucia 616 sq km 2013
207 Isle of Man 572 sq km 2013
208 Guam 544 sq km 2013
209 Andorra 468 sq km 2013
210 Northern Mariana Islands 464 sq km 2013
211 Palau 459 sq km 2013
212 Seychelles 455 sq km 2013
213 Antigua and Barbuda 442.6 sq km 2013
214 Barbados 430 sq km 2013
215 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 412 sq km 2013
216 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 389 sq km 2013
217 Jan Mayen 377 sq km 2013
218 Mayotte 374 sq km 2011
219 Gaza Strip 360 sq km 2013
220 Grenada 344 sq km 2013
221 Malta 316 sq km 2013
=222 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 308 sq km 2013
=222 Saint Helena 308 sq km 2011
224 Maldives 298 sq km 2013
225 Cayman Islands 264 sq km 2013
226 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km 2013
227 Niue 260 sq km 2013
228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 242 sq km 2013
229 Cook Islands 236 sq km 2013
230 American Samoa 199 sq km 2013
231 Marshall Islands 181 sq km 2013
232 Aruba 180 sq km 2013
233 Liechtenstein 160 sq km 2013
234 British Virgin Islands 151 sq km 2013
235 Wallis and Futuna 142 sq km 2013
236 Christmas Island 135 sq km 2013
237 Dhekelia 130.8 sq km 2013
238 Akrotiri 123 sq km 2013
239 Jersey 116 sq km 2013
240 Montserrat 102 sq km 2013
241 Anguilla 91 sq km 2013
242 Guernsey 78 sq km 2013
243 San Marino 61 sq km 2013
244 Saint Martin 54.4 sq km 2013
245 Bermuda 54 sq km 2013
246 Bouvet Island 49 sq km 2013
247 Pitcairn Islands 47 sq km 2013
248 Norfolk Island 36 sq km 2013
249 Macau 28.2 sq km 2013
250 Europa Island 28 sq km 2006
251 Tuvalu 26 sq km 2013
252 Nauru 21 sq km 2013
253 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 14 sq km 2013
254 Tokelau 12 sq km 2013
255 Palmyra Atoll 11.9 sq km 2013
=256 Gibraltar 6.5 sq km 2013
=256 Wake Island 6.5 sq km 2013
258 Midway Islands 6.2 sq km 2013
259 Clipperton Island 6 sq km 2013
260 Navassa Island 5.4 sq km 2013
=261 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 5 sq km 2013
=261 Glorioso Islands 5 sq km 2006
263 Jarvis Island 4.5 sq km 2013
264 Juan de Nova Island 4.4 sq km 2006
265 Johnston Atoll 2.63 sq km 2013
266 Monaco 2 sq km 2013
267 Howland Island 1.6 sq km 2013
268 Baker Island 1.4 sq km 2006
=269 Kingman Reef 1 sq km 2013
=269 Tromelin Island 1 sq km 2006
271 Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km 2013
272 Bassas 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.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for area > total amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
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