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THE GLOBAL INDEX #012

Land area2022

Land area, with inland waters excluded.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data215 / 217No observation: 2
First-ranked country or territoryRussia16,376,870 km²

Top 10

km² · 2022
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 · 2022 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia16,376,8702022
02China9,388,2102022
03United States9,147,4202022
04Canada8,788,7002022
05Brazil8,358,1402022
06Australia7,692,0202022
07India2,973,1902022
08Argentina2,736,6902022
09Kazakhstan2,699,7002022
10Algeria2,381,7402022
11Congo - Kinshasa2,267,0502022
12Saudi Arabia2,149,6902022
13Mexico1,943,9502022
14Indonesia1,892,5552022
15Sudan1,868,0002022
16Libya1,759,5402022
17Iran1,622,5002022
18Mongolia1,557,5102022
19Peru1,280,0002022
20Niger1,266,7002022
21Chad1,259,2002022
22Angola1,246,7002022
23Mali1,220,1902022
24South Africa1,213,0902022
25Ethiopia1,128,4992022
26Colombia1,109,5002022
27Bolivia1,083,3002022
28Mauritania1,030,7002022
29Egypt995,4502022
30Nigeria910,7702022
31Tanzania885,8002022
32Venezuela882,0502022
33Namibia823,2902022
34Mozambique786,3802022
35Pakistan770,8802022
36Türkiye769,6302022
37Zambia743,3902022
38Chile742,8322022
39Myanmar (Burma)652,6702022
40Afghanistan652,2302022
41South Sudan631,9302022
42Somalia627,3402022
43Central African Republic622,9802022
44Madagascar581,8002022
45Kenya580,8762022
46Ukraine579,4002022
47Botswana566,7302022
48France538,9502022
49Yemen527,9702022
50Thailand510,8902022
51Spain499,7142022
52Cameroon472,7102022
53Turkmenistan469,9302022
54Papua New Guinea452,8602022
55Morocco446,3002022
56Uzbekistan440,6522022
57Iraq434,1302022
58Greenland410,4502022
59Sweden407,2802022
60Paraguay396,0122022
61Zimbabwe386,8502022
62Japan364,5002022
63Norway364,2702022
64Germany349,3602022
65Congo - Brazzaville341,5002022
66Malaysia328,5502022
67Côte d’Ivoire318,0002022
68Vietnam313,4292022
69Oman309,5002022
70Poland306,0902022
71Finland303,9482022
72Philippines298,1702022
73Italy295,7202022
74Burkina Faso273,6002022
75New Zealand263,3102022
76Gabon257,6702022
77Ecuador248,3602022
78Guinea245,7202022
79United Kingdom241,9302022
80Laos230,8002022
81Romania230,0802022
82Ghana227,5332022
83Guyana211,1402022
84Belarus202,9902022
85Uganda200,5202022
86Senegal192,5302022
87Kyrgyzstan191,8002022
88Syria183,6302022
89Cambodia176,5202022
90Uruguay175,0202022
91Suriname160,5082022
92Tunisia155,3602022
93Nepal143,3502022
94Tajikistan138,7902022
95Bangladesh130,2602022
96Greece128,9002022
97Eritrea121,1782022
98North Korea120,4102022
99Nicaragua120,3402022
100Benin112,7602022
101Honduras111,8902022
102Bulgaria108,5602022
103Guatemala107,1602022
104Cuba103,8002022
105Iceland100,8302022
106South Korea97,6002022
107Liberia96,3202022
108Malawi94,2802022
109Portugal91,6062022
110Hungary91,2602022
111Jordan88,7942022
112Serbia84,0902022
113Azerbaijan82,6502022
114Austria82,5202022
115Czechia77,1722022
116Panama74,1802022
117Sierra Leone72,1802022
118United Arab Emirates71,0202022
119Georgia69,4902022
120Ireland68,8902022
121Lithuania62,6042022
122Latvia62,2302022
123Sri Lanka61,8602022
124Croatia55,9602022
125Togo54,3902022
126Bosnia & Herzegovina51,2002022
127Costa Rica51,0602022
128Dominican Republic48,1982022
129Slovakia48,0802022
130Estonia42,7302022
131Denmark40,0002022
132Switzerland39,5102022
133Bhutan38,1402022
134Netherlands33,6702022
135Moldova32,8802022
136Belgium30,4942022
137Lesotho30,3602022
138Armenia28,1982022
139Guinea-Bissau28,1202022
140Equatorial Guinea28,0502022
141Solomon Islands27,9902022
142Haiti27,5602022
143Albania27,4002022
144Burundi25,6802022
145North Macedonia25,2202022
146Rwanda24,6702022
147Djibouti23,1802022
148Belize22,8102022
149Israel21,6402022
150El Salvador20,7202022
151Slovenia20,1362022
152New Caledonia18,2802022
153Fiji18,2702022
154Kuwait17,8202022
155Eswatini17,2002022
156Timor-Leste14,8702022
157Montenegro13,4502022
158Vanuatu12,1902022
159Qatar11,4902022
160Jamaica10,8302022
161Lebanon10,2302022
162Gambia10,1202022
163Bahamas10,0102022
164Cyprus9,2402022
165Puerto Rico8,8702022
166Palestinian Territories6,0252022
167Brunei5,2702022
168Trinidad & Tobago5,1302022
169Cape Verde4,0302022
170French Polynesia3,4712022
171Samoa2,7802022
172Luxembourg2,5742022
173Mauritius1,9972022
174Comoros1,8612022
175Faroe Islands1,3702022
176Hong Kong SAR China1,0502022
177São Tomé & Príncipe9602022
178Turks & Caicos Islands9502022
179Kiribati8102022
180Bahrain7902022
181Dominica7502022
182Tonga7202022
183Singapore7182022
184Micronesia7002022
185St. Lucia6102022
186Isle of Man5702022
187Guam5402022
188Andorra4702022
189Northern Mariana Islands4602022
189Palau4602022
189Seychelles4602022
192Curaçao4442022
193Antigua & Barbuda4402022
194Barbados4302022
195St. Vincent & Grenadines3902022
196U.S. Virgin Islands3502022
197Grenada3402022
198Malta3202022
199Maldives3002022
200St. Kitts & Nevis2602022
201Cayman Islands2402022
202American Samoa2002022
203Aruba1802022
203Marshall Islands1802022
205Liechtenstein1602022
206British Virgin Islands1502022
207San Marino602022
208Bermuda542022
209St. Martin502022
210Sint Maarten342022
211Macao SAR China332022
212Tuvalu302022
213Nauru202022
214Gibraltar102022
215Monaco2.082022

How this ranking works

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No observation (2)

Channel Islands · 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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