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THE GLOBAL INDEX #012

Land area2021

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 · 2021
01Russia
16,376,870
02China
9,388,210
03United States
9,147,420
04Canada
8,788,700
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 · 2021 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia16,376,8702021
02China9,388,2102021
03United States9,147,4202021
04Canada8,788,7002021
05Brazil8,358,1402021
06Australia7,692,0202021
07India2,973,1902021
08Argentina2,736,6902021
09Kazakhstan2,699,7002021
10Algeria2,381,7402021
11Congo - Kinshasa2,267,0502021
12Saudi Arabia2,149,6902021
13Mexico1,943,9502021
14Indonesia1,892,5552021
15Sudan1,868,0002021
16Libya1,759,5402021
17Iran1,622,5002021
18Mongolia1,557,5072021
19Peru1,280,0002021
20Niger1,266,7002021
21Chad1,259,2002021
22Angola1,246,7002021
23Mali1,220,1902021
24South Africa1,213,0902021
25Ethiopia1,128,5062021
26Colombia1,109,5002021
27Bolivia1,083,3002021
28Mauritania1,030,7002021
29Egypt995,4502021
30Nigeria910,7702021
31Tanzania885,8002021
32Venezuela882,0502021
33Namibia823,2902021
34Mozambique786,3802021
35Pakistan770,8802021
36Türkiye769,6302021
37Zambia743,3902021
38Chile742,8322021
39Myanmar (Burma)652,6702021
40Afghanistan652,2302021
41South Sudan631,9302021
42Somalia627,3402021
43Central African Republic622,9802021
44Madagascar581,8002021
45Kenya580,8762021
46Ukraine579,4002021
47Botswana566,7302021
48France538,9502021
49Yemen527,9702021
50Thailand510,8902021
51Spain499,7332021
52Cameroon472,7102021
53Turkmenistan469,9302021
54Papua New Guinea452,8602021
55Morocco446,3002021
56Uzbekistan440,6532021
57Iraq434,1302021
58Greenland410,4502021
59Sweden407,2802021
60Paraguay397,3002021
61Zimbabwe386,8502021
62Japan364,5002021
63Norway364,2702021
64Germany349,3902021
65Congo - Brazzaville341,5002021
66Malaysia328,5502021
67Côte d’Ivoire318,0002021
68Vietnam313,4292021
69Oman309,5002021
70Poland306,1002021
71Finland303,9482021
72Philippines298,1702021
73Italy295,7172021
74Burkina Faso273,6002021
75New Zealand263,3102021
76Gabon257,6702021
77Ecuador248,3602021
78Guinea245,7202021
79United Kingdom241,9302021
80Laos230,8002021
81Romania230,0802021
82Ghana227,5332021
83Guyana211,1402021
84Belarus202,9502021
85Uganda200,5202021
86Senegal192,5302021
87Kyrgyzstan191,8002021
88Syria183,6302021
89Cambodia176,5202021
90Uruguay175,0202021
91Suriname160,5082021
92Tunisia155,3602021
93Nepal143,3502021
94Tajikistan138,7902021
95Bangladesh130,1702021
96Greece128,9002021
97Eritrea121,1782021
98North Korea120,4102021
99Nicaragua120,3402021
100Benin112,7602021
101Honduras111,8902021
102Bulgaria108,5602021
103Guatemala107,1602021
104Cuba103,8002021
105Iceland100,8302021
106South Korea97,6002021
107Liberia96,3202021
108Malawi94,2802021
109Portugal91,6062021
110Hungary91,2602021
111Jordan88,7942021
112Serbia84,0902021
113Azerbaijan82,6502021
114Austria82,5202021
115Czechia77,1872021
116Panama74,1802021
117Sierra Leone72,1802021
118United Arab Emirates71,0202021
119Georgia69,4902021
120Ireland68,8902021
121Lithuania62,6102021
122Latvia62,2302021
123Sri Lanka61,8602021
124Croatia55,9602021
125Togo54,3902021
126Bosnia & Herzegovina51,2002021
127Costa Rica51,0602021
128Dominican Republic48,1982021
129Slovakia48,0802021
130Estonia42,7502021
131Denmark40,0002021
132Switzerland39,5102021
133Bhutan38,1402021
134Netherlands33,6702021
135Moldova32,8902021
136Belgium30,4942021
137Lesotho30,3602021
138Armenia28,1972021
139Guinea-Bissau28,1202021
140Equatorial Guinea28,0502021
141Solomon Islands27,9902021
142Haiti27,5602021
143Albania27,4002021
144Burundi25,6802021
145North Macedonia25,2202021
146Rwanda24,6702021
147Djibouti23,1802021
148Belize22,8102021
149Israel21,6402021
150El Salvador20,7202021
151Slovenia20,1362021
152New Caledonia18,2802021
153Fiji18,2702021
154Kuwait17,8202021
155Eswatini17,2002021
156Timor-Leste14,8702021
157Montenegro13,4502021
158Vanuatu12,1902021
159Qatar11,4902021
160Jamaica10,8302021
161Lebanon10,2302021
162Gambia10,1202021
163Bahamas10,0102021
164Cyprus9,2402021
165Puerto Rico8,8702021
166Palestinian Territories6,0252021
167Brunei5,2702021
168Trinidad & Tobago5,1302021
169Cape Verde4,0302021
170French Polynesia3,4712021
171Samoa2,7802021
172Luxembourg2,5742021
173Mauritius1,9972021
174Comoros1,8612021
175Faroe Islands1,3702021
176Hong Kong SAR China1,0502021
177São Tomé & Príncipe9602021
178Turks & Caicos Islands9502021
179Kiribati8102021
180Bahrain7902021
181Dominica7502021
182Tonga7202021
183Singapore7182021
184Micronesia7002021
185St. Lucia6102021
186Isle of Man5702021
187Guam5402021
188Andorra4702021
189Northern Mariana Islands4602021
189Palau4602021
189Seychelles4602021
192Curaçao4442021
193Antigua & Barbuda4402021
194Barbados4302021
195St. Vincent & Grenadines3902021
196U.S. Virgin Islands3502021
197Grenada3402021
198Malta3202021
199Maldives3002021
200St. Kitts & Nevis2602021
201Cayman Islands2402021
202American Samoa2002021
203Channel Islands1982021
204Aruba1802021
204Marshall Islands1802021
206Liechtenstein1602021
207British Virgin Islands1502021
208San Marino602021
209Bermuda542021
210St. Martin502021
211Sint Maarten342021
212Macao SAR China332021
213Tuvalu302021
214Nauru202021
215Gibraltar102021
216Monaco2.082021

How this ranking works

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No observation (1)

Kosovo

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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