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THE GLOBAL INDEX #012

Land area2019

Land area, with inland waters excluded.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data216 / 217No observation: 1
First-ranked country or territoryRussia16,376,870 km²

Top 10

km² · 2019
01Russia
16,376,870
02China
9,388,210
03United States
9,147,420
04Canada
8,965,590
05Brazil
8,358,140
06Australia
7,692,020
07India
2,973,190
08Argentina
2,736,690
09Kazakhstan
2,699,700
10Algeria
2,381,740

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Land area · 2019 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia16,376,8702019
02China9,388,2102019
03United States9,147,4202019
04Canada8,965,5902019
05Brazil8,358,1402019
06Australia7,692,0202019
07India2,973,1902019
08Argentina2,736,6902019
09Kazakhstan2,699,7002019
10Algeria2,381,7402019
11Congo - Kinshasa2,267,0502019
12Saudi Arabia2,149,6902019
13Mexico1,943,9502019
14Indonesia1,877,5192019
15Sudan1,868,0002019
16Libya1,759,5402019
17Iran1,622,5002019
18Mongolia1,557,2582019
19Peru1,280,0002019
20Niger1,266,7002019
21Chad1,259,2002019
22Angola1,246,7002019
23Mali1,220,1902019
24South Africa1,213,0902019
25Ethiopia1,128,5712019
26Colombia1,109,5002019
27Bolivia1,083,3002019
28Mauritania1,030,7002019
29Egypt995,4502019
30Nigeria910,7702019
31Tanzania885,8002019
32Venezuela882,0502019
33Namibia823,2902019
34Mozambique786,3802019
35Pakistan770,8802019
36Türkiye769,6302019
37Zambia743,3902019
38Chile742,8322019
39Myanmar (Burma)652,7002019
40Afghanistan652,2302019
41South Sudan631,9302019
42Somalia627,3402019
43Central African Republic622,9802019
44Madagascar581,8002019
45Ukraine579,4002019
46Kenya578,9202019
47Botswana566,7302019
48France538,9502019
49Yemen527,9702019
50Thailand510,8902019
51Spain499,5702019
52Cameroon472,7102019
53Turkmenistan469,9302019
54Papua New Guinea452,8602019
55Morocco446,3002019
56Uzbekistan440,5552019
57Iraq434,1302019
58Greenland410,4502019
59Sweden407,2802019
60Paraguay397,3002019
61Zimbabwe386,8502019
62Norway365,0942019
63Japan364,5002019
64Germany349,3902019
65Congo - Brazzaville341,5002019
66Malaysia328,5502019
67Côte d’Ivoire318,0002019
68Vietnam313,4292019
69Oman309,5002019
70Poland306,1102019
71Finland303,9302019
72Philippines298,1702019
73Italy295,7172019
74Burkina Faso273,6002019
75New Zealand263,3102019
76Gabon257,6702019
77Ecuador248,3602019
78Guinea245,7202019
79United Kingdom241,9302019
80Laos230,8002019
81Romania230,0802019
82Ghana227,5332019
83Belarus202,9652019
84Uganda200,5202019
85Guyana196,8502019
86Senegal192,5302019
87Kyrgyzstan191,8002019
88Syria183,6302019
89Cambodia176,5202019
90Uruguay175,0202019
91Suriname160,5082019
92Tunisia155,3602019
93Nepal143,3502019
94Tajikistan138,7902019
95Bangladesh130,1702019
96Greece128,9002019
97Eritrea121,0812019
98North Korea120,4102019
99Nicaragua120,3402019
100Benin112,7602019
101Honduras111,8902019
102Bulgaria108,5602019
103Guatemala107,1602019
104Cuba103,8002019
105Iceland100,8302019
106South Korea97,6002019
107Liberia96,3202019
108Malawi94,2802019
109Portugal91,6062019
110Hungary91,2602019
111Jordan88,7942019
112Serbia87,4602019
113Azerbaijan82,6542019
114Austria82,5202019
115Czechia77,2062019
116Panama74,1802019
117Sierra Leone72,1802019
118United Arab Emirates71,0202019
119Georgia69,4902019
120Ireland68,8902019
121Lithuania62,6202019
122Latvia62,2272019
123Sri Lanka61,8642019
124Croatia55,9642019
125Togo54,3902019
126Bosnia & Herzegovina51,2002019
127Costa Rica51,0602019
128Dominican Republic48,1982019
129Slovakia48,0802019
130Estonia42,7502019
131Denmark40,0002019
132Switzerland39,5102019
133Bhutan38,1402019
134Netherlands33,6702019
135Moldova32,8862019
136Belgium30,4942019
137Lesotho30,3602019
138Armenia28,4702019
139Guinea-Bissau28,1202019
140Equatorial Guinea28,0502019
141Solomon Islands27,9902019
142Haiti27,5602019
143Albania27,4002019
144Burundi25,6802019
145North Macedonia25,2202019
146Rwanda24,6702019
147Djibouti23,1802019
148Belize22,8102019
149Israel21,6402019
150El Salvador20,7202019
151Slovenia20,1362019
152New Caledonia18,2802019
153Fiji18,2702019
154Kuwait17,8202019
155Eswatini17,2002019
156Timor-Leste14,8702019
157Montenegro13,4502019
158Vanuatu12,1902019
159Qatar11,4902019
160Jamaica10,8302019
161Lebanon10,2302019
162Gambia10,1202019
163Bahamas10,0102019
164Cyprus9,2402019
165Puerto Rico8,8702019
166Palestinian Territories6,0202019
167Brunei5,2702019
168Trinidad & Tobago5,1302019
169Cape Verde4,0302019
170French Polynesia3,4712019
171Samoa2,7802019
172Luxembourg2,5742019
173Mauritius1,9972019
174Comoros1,8612019
175Faroe Islands1,3962019
176Hong Kong SAR China1,0502019
177São Tomé & Príncipe9602019
178Turks & Caicos Islands9502019
179Kiribati8102019
180Bahrain7802019
181Dominica7502019
182Tonga7202019
183Singapore7162019
184Micronesia7002019
185St. Lucia6102019
186Isle of Man5702019
187Guam5402019
188Andorra4702019
189Northern Mariana Islands4602019
189Palau4602019
189Seychelles4602019
192Curaçao4442019
193Antigua & Barbuda4402019
194Barbados4302019
195St. Vincent & Grenadines3902019
196U.S. Virgin Islands3502019
197Grenada3402019
198Malta3202019
199Maldives3002019
200St. Kitts & Nevis2602019
201Cayman Islands2402019
202American Samoa2002019
203Channel Islands1982019
204Aruba1802019
204Marshall Islands1802019
206Liechtenstein1602019
207British Virgin Islands1502019
208San Marino602019
209Bermuda542019
210St. Martin502019
211Sint Maarten342019
212Macao SAR China32.92019
213Tuvalu302019
214Nauru202019
215Gibraltar102019
216Monaco2.032019

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Land area, with inland waters excluded.
Unit
km²
Source & definition
World Bank · AG.LND.TOTL.K2
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Original metadata
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

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  "sourceOrganization": "FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",
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