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THE GLOBAL INDEX #012

Land area2023

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 · 2023
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 · 2023 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia16,376,8702023
02China9,388,2102023
03United States9,147,4202023
04Canada8,788,7002023
05Brazil8,358,1402023
06Australia7,692,0202023
07India2,973,1902023
08Argentina2,736,6902023
09Kazakhstan2,699,7002023
10Algeria2,381,7402023
11Congo - Kinshasa2,267,0502023
12Saudi Arabia2,149,6902023
13Mexico1,943,9502023
14Indonesia1,892,5552023
15Sudan1,868,0002023
16Libya1,759,5402023
17Iran1,622,5002023
18Mongolia1,558,5002023
19Peru1,280,0002023
20Niger1,266,7002023
21Chad1,259,2002023
22Angola1,246,7002023
23Mali1,220,1902023
24South Africa1,213,0902023
25Ethiopia1,128,4992023
26Colombia1,109,5002023
27Bolivia1,083,3002023
28Mauritania1,030,7002023
29Egypt995,4502023
30Nigeria910,7702023
31Tanzania885,8002023
32Venezuela882,0502023
33Namibia823,2902023
34Mozambique786,3802023
35Pakistan770,8802023
36Türkiye769,6302023
37Zambia743,3902023
38Chile742,8322023
39Myanmar (Burma)652,6702023
40Afghanistan652,2302023
41South Sudan631,9302023
42Somalia627,3402023
43Central African Republic622,9802023
44Madagascar581,8002023
45Kenya580,8762023
46Ukraine579,4002023
47Botswana566,7302023
48France538,9502023
49Yemen527,9702023
50Thailand510,8902023
51Spain499,6972023
52Cameroon472,7102023
53Turkmenistan469,9302023
54Papua New Guinea452,8602023
55Morocco446,3002023
56Uzbekistan440,6502023
57Iraq434,1302023
58Greenland410,4502023
59Sweden407,2702023
60Paraguay396,0122023
61Zimbabwe386,8502023
62Japan364,5692023
63Norway364,2702023
64Germany349,4302023
65Congo - Brazzaville341,5002023
66Malaysia328,5502023
67Côte d’Ivoire318,0002023
68Vietnam313,4292023
69Oman309,5002023
70Poland306,2702023
71Finland303,9602023
72Philippines298,1702023
73Italy295,7202023
74Burkina Faso273,6002023
75New Zealand263,3102023
76Gabon257,6702023
77Ecuador248,3602023
78Guinea245,7202023
79United Kingdom241,9302023
80Laos230,8002023
81Romania230,0802023
82Ghana227,5332023
83Guyana211,1402023
84Belarus202,9832023
85Uganda200,5202023
86Senegal192,5302023
87Kyrgyzstan191,8002023
88Syria183,6302023
89Cambodia176,5202023
90Uruguay175,0202023
91Suriname160,5082023
92Tunisia155,3602023
93Nepal143,3502023
94Tajikistan138,7902023
95Bangladesh129,9802023
96Greece128,9002023
97Eritrea121,1782023
98North Korea120,4102023
99Nicaragua120,3402023
100Benin112,7602023
101Honduras111,8902023
102Bulgaria108,5602023
103Guatemala107,1602023
104Cuba103,8002023
105Iceland100,8302023
106South Korea97,6002023
107Liberia96,3202023
108Malawi94,2802023
109Portugal91,6062023
110Hungary91,2602023
111Jordan88,7942023
112Serbia84,0902023
113Azerbaijan82,6502023
114Austria82,5202023
115Czechia77,1672023
116Panama74,1802023
117Sierra Leone72,1802023
118United Arab Emirates71,0202023
119Georgia69,4902023
120Ireland68,8902023
121Lithuania62,6002023
122Latvia62,2302023
123Sri Lanka61,8602023
124Croatia55,9602023
125Togo54,3902023
126Bosnia & Herzegovina51,2002023
127Costa Rica51,0602023
128Dominican Republic48,1982023
129Slovakia48,0802023
130Estonia42,7302023
131Denmark40,0002023
132Switzerland39,5102023
133Bhutan38,1402023
134Netherlands33,6702023
135Moldova32,9302023
136Belgium30,4942023
137Lesotho30,3602023
138Armenia28,1992023
139Guinea-Bissau28,1202023
140Equatorial Guinea28,0502023
141Solomon Islands27,9902023
142Haiti27,5602023
143Albania27,4002023
144Burundi25,6802023
145North Macedonia25,2202023
146Rwanda24,6702023
147Djibouti23,1802023
148Belize22,8102023
149Israel21,6402023
150El Salvador20,7202023
151Slovenia20,1352023
152New Caledonia18,2802023
153Fiji18,2702023
154Kuwait17,8202023
155Eswatini17,2002023
156Timor-Leste14,8702023
157Montenegro13,4502023
158Vanuatu12,1902023
159Qatar11,4902023
160Jamaica10,8302023
161Lebanon10,2302023
162Gambia10,1202023
163Bahamas10,0102023
164Cyprus9,2402023
165Puerto Rico8,8702023
166Palestinian Territories6,0252023
167Brunei5,2702023
168Trinidad & Tobago5,1302023
169Cape Verde4,0302023
170French Polynesia3,4712023
171Samoa2,7802023
172Luxembourg2,5742023
173Mauritius1,9972023
174Comoros1,8612023
175Faroe Islands1,3702023
176Hong Kong SAR China1,0502023
177São Tomé & Príncipe9602023
178Turks & Caicos Islands9502023
179Kiribati8102023
180Bahrain8002023
181Dominica7502023
182Tonga7202023
183Singapore7182023
184Micronesia7002023
185St. Lucia6102023
186Isle of Man5702023
187Guam5402023
188Andorra4702023
189Northern Mariana Islands4602023
189Palau4602023
189Seychelles4602023
192Curaçao4442023
193Antigua & Barbuda4402023
194Barbados4302023
195St. Vincent & Grenadines3902023
196U.S. Virgin Islands3502023
197Grenada3402023
198Malta3202023
199Maldives2982023
200St. Kitts & Nevis2602023
201Cayman Islands2402023
202American Samoa2002023
203Aruba1802023
203Marshall Islands1802023
205Liechtenstein1602023
206British Virgin Islands1502023
207San Marino602023
208Bermuda542023
209St. Martin502023
210Sint Maarten342023
211Macao SAR China332023
212Tuvalu302023
213Nauru202023
214Gibraltar102023
215Monaco2.082023

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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