There are over 200 countries in the world, and the size of them varies. The largest country is Russia with 17,098,246 square kilometers, while the smallest country is Vatican City with 0.49 square kilometers.
The country size can be calculated by the land area, with or without the water area. In the list below, we include both the land area and water area, which is the inland water bodies such as rivers and lakes.
Please check below to see whether your country is on the list of the largest countries or not.
| # | Country | Area (km2) | Area (mi2) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,246 | 6,601,666.98 | Asia/Europe |
| 2 | Canada | 9,984,670 | 3,855,101.06 | North America |
| 3 | United States | 9,857,348 | 3,805,941.78 | North America |
| 4 | China | 9,596,961 | 3,705,405.84 | Asia |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,515,770 | 3,287,955.83 | South America |
| 6 | Australia | 7,741,220 | 2,988,900.52 | Oceania |
| 7 | India | 3,287,263 | 1,269,218.82 | Asia |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1,073,518.00 | South America |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1,052,089.34 | Asia/Europe |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,594.96 | Africa |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
2,344,858 | 905,354.36 | Africa |
| 12 | Denmark | 2,220,093 | 857,182.35 | Europe |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 829,999.61 | Asia |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,964,375 | 758,449.12 | North America |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1,910,931 | 737,814.28 | Asia |
| 16 | Sudan | 1,861,484 | 718,722.70 | Africa |
| 17 | Libya | 1,759,540 | 679,361.91 | Africa |
| 18 | Iran | 1,648,195 | 636,371.39 | Asia |
| 19 | Mongolia | 1,564,116 | 603,908.32 | Asia |
| 20 | Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,224.47 | South America |
| 21 | Chad | 1,284,000 | 495,754.97 | Africa |
| 22 | Niger | 1,267,000 | 489,191.23 | Africa |
| 23 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 481,353.36 | Africa |
| 24 | Mali | 1,240,192 | 478,840.61 | Africa |
| 25 | South Africa | 1,221,037 | 471,444.83 | Africa |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,141,748 | 440,831.19 | South America |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1,104,300 | 426,372.44 | Africa |
| 28 | Bolivia | 1,098,581 | 424,164.32 | South America |
| 29 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 397,955.33 | Africa |
| 30 | Egypt | 1,002,450 | 387,047.95 | Africa |
| 31 | Tanzania | 945,087 | 364,899.98 | Africa |
| 32 | Nigeria | 923,768 | 356,668.67 | Africa |
| 33 | Venezuela | 916,445 | 353,841.25 | South America |
| 34 | Pakistan | 907,843 | 350,520.00 | Asia |
| 35 | Namibia | 825,615 | 318,771.60 | Africa |
| 36 | Mozambique | 801,590 | 309,495.50 | Africa |
| 37 | Turkey | 783,562 | 302,534.86 | Asia/Europe |
| 38 | Chile | 756,102 | 291,932.49 | South America |
| 39 | Zambia | 752,612 | 290,585.00 | Africa |
| 40 | Myanmar | 676,578 | 261,228.12 | Asia |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 652,230 | 251,827.31 | Asia |
| 42 | South Sudan | 644,329 | 248,776.72 | Africa |
| 43 | France | 640,679 | 247,367.44 | Europe |
| 44 | Somalia | 637,657 | 246,200.64 | Africa |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 622,984 | 240,535.37 | Africa |
| 46 | Ukraine | 603,500 | 233,012.56 | Europe |
| 47 | Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,657.70 | Africa |
| 48 | Botswana | 581,730 | 224,607.12 | Africa |
| 49 | Kenya | 580,367 | 224,080.86 | Africa |
| 50 | Yemen | 555,000 | 214,286.61 | Asia |
