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Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 RussiaRussia 17.1 million km² 2005
2 CanadaCanada 9.98 million km² 2005
3 United StatesUnited States 9.63 million km² 2005
4 ChinaChina 9.6 million km² 2005
5 BrazilBrazil 8.51 million km² 2005
6 AustraliaAustralia 7.74 million km² 2005
7 IndiaIndia 3.29 million km² 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.06 million km² 2005
8 ArgentinaArgentina 2.78 million km² 2005
9 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.72 million km² 2005
10 SudanSudan 2.51 million km² 2005
11 AlgeriaAlgeria 2.38 million km² 2005
12 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.34 million km² 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 2.32 million km² 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2.19 million km² 2005
13 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2 million km² 2005
14 MexicoMexico 1.96 million km² 2005
15 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.9 million km² 2005
16 LibyaLibya 1.76 million km² 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.72 million km² 2005
17 IranIran 1.65 million km² 2005
18 MongoliaMongolia 1.57 million km² 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.49 million km² 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 1.38 million km² 2005
19 PeruPeru 1.29 million km² 2005
20 ChadChad 1.28 million km² 2005
21 NigerNiger 1.27 million km² 2005
22 AngolaAngola 1.25 million km² 2005
23 MaliMali 1.24 million km² 2005
24 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.22 million km² 2005
25 ColombiaColombia 1.14 million km² 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 1.13 million km² 2005
26 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.1 million km² 2005
27 BoliviaBolivia 1.1 million km² 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.07 million km² 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 1.05 million km² 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 1.04 million km² 2005
28 MauritaniaMauritania 1.03 million km² 2005
29 EgyptEgypt 1 million km² 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 985,290 km² 2005
30 TanzaniaTanzania 945,090 km² 2005
31 NigeriaNigeria 923,770 km² 2005
32 VenezuelaVenezuela 912,050 km² 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 885,513.54 km² 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 877,899.18 km² 2005
33 NamibiaNamibia 824,290 km² 2005
34 MozambiqueMozambique 801,590 km² 2005
35 PakistanPakistan 796,100 km² 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 783,767.33 km² 2005
36 TurkeyTurkey 783,560 km² 2005
37 ChileChile 756,630 km² 2005
38 ZambiaZambia 752,610 km² 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 703,260.77 km² 2005
39 BurmaBurma 676,580 km² 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 653,077.12 km² 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 652,342.87 km² 2005
40 AfghanistanAfghanistan 652,090 km² 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 641,689.13 km² 2005
41 SomaliaSomalia 637,660 km² 2005
42 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 622,980 km² 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 616,468.89 km² 2005
43 UkraineUkraine 603,550 km² 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 597,242.11 km² 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 589,282 km² 2005
44 MadagascarMadagascar 587,040 km² 2005
45 BotswanaBotswana 581,730 km² 2005
46 KenyaKenya 580,370 km² 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 567,646.11 km² 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 560,503.7 km² 2005
47 FranceFrance 551,500 km² 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 542,940 km² 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 529,986 km² 2005
48 YemenYemen 527,970 km² 2005
49 ThailandThailand 513,120 km² 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 510,618.4 km² 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 509,488.51 km² 2005
50 SpainSpain 505,370 km² 2005
51 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 488,100 km² 2005
52 CameroonCameroon 475,440 km² 2005
53 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 462,840 km² 2005
54 SwedenSweden 450,290 km² 2005
55 UzbekistanUzbekistan 447,400 km² 2005
56 MoroccoMorocco 446,550 km² 2005
57 IraqIraq 438,320 km² 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 421,097.95 km² 2005
58 GreenlandGreenland 410,450 km² 2005
59 ParaguayParaguay 406,750 km² 2005
60 ZimbabweZimbabwe 390,760 km² 2005
61 JapanJapan 377,910 km² 2005
62 GermanyGermany 357,030 km² 2005
63 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 342,000 km² 2005
64 FinlandFinland 338,150 km² 2005
65 MalaysiaMalaysia 329,740 km² 2005
66 VietnamVietnam 329,310 km² 2005
67 NorwayNorway 323,800 km² 2005
68 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 322,460 km² 2005
69 PolandPoland 312,690 km² 2005
70 OmanOman 309,500 km² 2005
71 ItalyItaly 301,340 km² 2005
72 PhilippinesPhilippines 300,000 km² 2005
73 EcuadorEcuador 283,560 km² 2005
74 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 274,000 km² 2005
75 New ZealandNew Zealand 270,530 km² 2005
76 GabonGabon 267,670 km² 2005
77 GuineaGuinea 245,860 km² 2005
78 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 243,610 km² 2005
79 UgandaUganda 241,040 km² 2005
80 GhanaGhana 238,540 km² 2005
81 RomaniaRomania 238,390 km² 2005
82 LaosLaos 236,800 km² 2005
83 GuyanaGuyana 214,970 km² 2005
84 BelarusBelarus 207,600 km² 2005
85 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 199,900 km² 2005
86 SenegalSenegal 196,720 km² 2005
87 SyriaSyria 185,180 km² 2005
88 CambodiaCambodia 181,040 km² 2005
89 UruguayUruguay 176,220 km² 2005
90 TunisiaTunisia 163,610 km² 2005
91 SurinameSuriname 163,270 km² 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 156,705.36 km² 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 149,719.44 km² 2005
92 NepalNepal 147,180 km² 2005
93 BangladeshBangladesh 144,000 km² 2005
94 TajikistanTajikistan 142,550 km² 2005
95 GreeceGreece 131,960 km² 2005
96 NicaraguaNicaragua 130,000 km² 2005
97 North KoreaNorth Korea 120,540 km² 2005
98 MalawiMalawi 118,480 km² 2005
99 EritreaEritrea 117,600 km² 2005
100 BeninBenin 112,620 km² 2005
101 HondurasHonduras 112,090 km² 2005
102 LiberiaLiberia 111,370 km² 2005
103 BulgariaBulgaria 110,990 km² 2005
104 CubaCuba 110,860 km² 2005
105 GuatemalaGuatemala 108,890 km² 2005
106 IcelandIceland 103,000 km² 2005
107 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 102,170 km² 2005
108 South KoreaSouth Korea 99,260 km² 2005
109 HungaryHungary 93,030 km² 2005
110 PortugalPortugal 92,120 km² 2005
111 JordanJordan 88,780 km² 2005
112 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 86,600 km² 2005
113 AustriaAustria 83,870 km² 2005
114 United Arab EmiratesUAE 83,600 km² 2005
115 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 78,870 km² 2005
116 PanamaPanama 75,520 km² 2005
117 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 71,740 km² 2005
118 IrelandIreland 70,270 km² 2005
119 GeorgiaGeorgia 69,700 km² 2005
120 Sri LankaSri Lanka 65,610 km² 2005
121 LithuaniaLithuania 65,300 km² 2005
122 LatviaLatvia 64,590 km² 2005
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 60,910.4 km² 2005
123 TogoTogo 56,790 km² 2005
124 CroatiaCroatia 56,540 km² 2005
125 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 km² 2005
126 Costa RicaCosta Rica 51,100 km² 2005
127 SlovakiaSlovakia 49,030 km² 2005
128 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 48,730 km² 2005
129 BhutanBhutan 47,000 km² 2005
130 EstoniaEstonia 45,230 km² 2005
131 DenmarkDenmark 43,090 km² 2005
132 NetherlandsNetherlands 41,530 km² 2005
133 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 41,280 km² 2005
134 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 36,120 km² 2005
135 MoldovaMoldova 33,840 km² 2005
136 BelgiumBelgium 30,530 km² 2005
137 LesothoLesotho 30,350 km² 2005
138 ArmeniaArmenia 29,800 km² 2005
139 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 28,900 km² 2005
140 AlbaniaAlbania 28,750 km² 2005
141 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 28,050 km² 2005
142 BurundiBurundi 27,830 km² 2005
143 HaitiHaiti 27,750 km² 2005
144 RwandaRwanda 26,340 km² 2005
145 DjiboutiDjibouti 23,200 km² 2005
146 BelizeBelize 22,970 km² 2005
147 IsraelIsrael 22,070 km² 2005
148 El SalvadorEl Salvador 21,040 km² 2005
149 SloveniaSlovenia 20,270 km² 2005
150 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 18,580 km² 2005
151 FijiFiji 18,270 km² 2005
152 KuwaitKuwait 17,820 km² 2005
153 SwazilandSwaziland 17,360 km² 2005
154 East TimorEast Timor 14,870 km² 2005
155 The BahamasThe Bahamas 13,880 km² 2005
156 VanuatuVanuatu 12,190 km² 2005
157 The GambiaThe Gambia 11,300 km² 2005
158 QatarQatar 11,000 km² 2005
159 JamaicaJamaica 10,990 km² 2005
160 LebanonLebanon 10,400 km² 2005
161 CyprusCyprus 9,250 km² 2005
162 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 8,950 km² 2005
163 BruneiBrunei 5,770 km² 2005
164 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5,130 km² 2005
165 Cape VerdeCape Verde 4,030 km² 2005
166 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 4,000 km² 2005
167 SamoaSamoa 2,840 km² 2005
168 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2,590 km² 2005
169 ComorosComoros 2,230 km² 2005
170 MauritiusMauritius 2,040 km² 2005
171 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 1,399 km² 2005
172 Hong KongHong Kong 1,092 km² 2005
173 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 960 km² 2005
174 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 800 km² 2005
=175 TongaTonga 750 km² 2005
=175 DominicaDominica 750 km² 2005
177 KiribatiKiribati 730 km² 2005
178 BahrainBahrain 710 km² 2005
179 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 700 km² 2005
180 SingaporeSingapore 699 km² 2005
181 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 620 km² 2005
182 GuamGuam 550 km² 2005
183 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 477 km² 2005
184 AndorraAndorra 468 km² 2005
=185 PalauPalau 460 km² 2005
=185 SeychellesSeychelles 460 km² 2005
187 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 440 km² 2005
188 BarbadosBarbados 430 km² 2005
189 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 390 km² 2005
190 MayotteMayotte 374 km² 2005
191 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 360 km² 2005
192 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 350 km² 2005
193 GrenadaGrenada 340 km² 2005
194 MaltaMalta 320 km² 2005
195 MaldivesMaldives 300 km² 2005
196 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 260 km² 2005
197 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 200 km² 2005
198 ArubaAruba 190 km² 2005
199 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 180 km² 2005
200 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 160 km² 2005
201 San MarinoSan Marino 60 km² 2005
202 BermudaBermuda 50 km² 2005
203 MacauMacau 28.2 km² 2005
204 MonacoMonaco 1.95 km² 2005

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Geography > Surface area > Sq. km, 2005RussiaCanadaUnited StatesChinaBrazilAustraliaIndiaArgentinaKazakhstanSudanAlgeriaDemocratic Republic of the CongoSaudi ArabiaMexicoIndonesiaOther

Interesting observations about Geography > Surface area > Sq. km

  • Russia has had the highest surface area > sq. km since 1961.
  • Brazil ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Canada ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Monaco has ranked last for surface area > sq. km since 1961.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • France ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst European Union in 2005.
  • United States ranked second for surface area > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • China ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Turkey ranked second for surface area > sq. km amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Sudan ranked first for surface area > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Argentina ranked second for surface area > sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
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