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THE GLOBAL INDEX #011

Surface area2019

Total surface area, including inland waters and some coastal waterways.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data216 / 217No observation: 1
First-ranked country or territoryRussia17,098,250 km²

Top 10

km² · 2019
01Russia
17,098,250
02Canada
15,640,500
03United States
9,831,510
04China
9,562,910
05Brazil
8,515,770
06Australia
7,741,220
07India
3,287,260
08Argentina
2,780,400
09Kazakhstan
2,724,902
10Algeria
2,381,740

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Surface area · 2019 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia17,098,2502019
02Canada15,640,5002019
03United States9,831,5102019
04China9,562,9102019
05Brazil8,515,7702019
06Australia7,741,2202019
07India3,287,2602019
08Argentina2,780,4002019
09Kazakhstan2,724,9022019
10Algeria2,381,7402019
11Congo - Kinshasa2,344,8602019
12Saudi Arabia2,149,6902019
13Mexico1,964,3802019
14Indonesia1,916,9072019
15Sudan1,878,0002019
16Libya1,759,5402019
17Iran1,745,1502019
18Mongolia1,564,1162019
19Peru1,285,2202019
20Chad1,284,0002019
21Niger1,267,0002019
22Angola1,246,7002019
23Mali1,240,1902019
24South Africa1,219,0902019
25Colombia1,141,7502019
26Ethiopia1,136,2432019
27Bolivia1,098,5802019
28Mauritania1,030,7002019
29Egypt1,001,4502019
30Tanzania947,3002019
31Nigeria923,7702019
32Venezuela912,0502019
33Namibia824,2902019
34Mozambique799,3802019
35Pakistan796,1002019
36Türkiye785,3502019
37Chile757,2452019
38Zambia752,6102019
39Myanmar (Burma)676,5902019
40Afghanistan652,8602019
41South Sudan646,8832019
42Somalia637,6602019
43Norway625,2182019
44Central African Republic622,9802019
45Ukraine603,5502019
46Madagascar587,2952019
47Botswana581,7302019
48Kenya580,3702019
49France549,0872019
50Sweden528,8602019
51Yemen527,9702019
52Thailand513,1202019
53Spain505,9532019
54Turkmenistan491,2092019
55Cameroon475,4402019
56Papua New Guinea462,8402019
57Uzbekistan448,9242019
58Morocco446,5502019
59Iraq435,0502019
60Greenland410,4502019
61Paraguay406,7522019
62Zimbabwe390,7602019
63Japan377,9742019
64Germany357,5802019
65Congo - Brazzaville342,0002019
66Finland338,4602019
67Vietnam331,3102019
68Malaysia330,2412019
69Côte d’Ivoire322,4602019
70Poland312,6902019
71Oman309,5002019
72Italy302,0682019
73Philippines300,0002019
74Burkina Faso274,2002019
75New Zealand267,7102019
76Gabon267,6702019
77Ecuador256,3702019
78Guinea245,8602019
79United Kingdom243,6102019
80Uganda241,5502019
81Ghana238,5332019
82Romania238,4002019
83Laos236,8002019
84Guyana214,9702019
85Belarus207,6002019
86Kyrgyzstan199,9492019
87Senegal196,7102019
88Syria185,1802019
89Cambodia181,0402019
90Uruguay176,2202019
91Suriname163,8202019
92Tunisia163,6102019
93Bangladesh147,5702019
94Nepal147,1802019
95Dominican Republic146,8392019
96Tajikistan141,3802019
97Greece131,9602019
98Nicaragua130,3702019
99Eritrea121,6682019
100North Korea120,5402019
101Malawi118,4802019
102Benin114,7602019
103Honduras112,4902019
104Liberia111,3702019
105Bulgaria111,0002019
106Cuba109,8802019
107Guatemala108,8902019
108Iceland103,0002019
109South Korea100,4002019
110United Arab Emirates98,6482019
111Hungary93,0302019
112Portugal92,2302019
113Jordan89,3182019
114Serbia88,3602019
115Croatia88,0732019
116Azerbaijan86,6002019
117Austria83,8792019
118Czechia78,8702019
119Panama75,3202019
120Sierra Leone72,3002019
121Ireland70,2802019
122Georgia69,7002019
123Sri Lanka65,6102019
124Lithuania65,2902019
125Latvia64,5942019
126Togo56,7902019
127Bosnia & Herzegovina51,2102019
128Costa Rica51,1002019
129Slovakia49,0302019
130Estonia45,3402019
131Denmark42,9202019
132Netherlands41,5402019
133Switzerland41,2912019
134Bhutan38,3902019
135Guinea-Bissau36,1302019
136Moldova33,8502019
137Belgium30,6892019
138Lesotho30,3602019
139Armenia29,7402019
140Solomon Islands28,9002019
141Albania28,7502019
142Equatorial Guinea28,0502019
143Burundi27,8302019
144Haiti27,7502019
145Rwanda26,3402019
146North Macedonia25,7102019
147Djibouti23,2002019
148Belize22,9702019
149Israel22,0702019
150El Salvador21,0402019
151Slovenia20,4802019
152New Caledonia18,5802019
153Fiji18,2702019
154Kuwait17,8202019
155Eswatini17,3602019
156Timor-Leste14,8702019
157Bahamas13,8802019
158Montenegro13,8102019
159Vanuatu12,1902019
160Qatar11,4902019
161Gambia11,3002019
162Jamaica10,9902019
163Lebanon10,4502019
164Cyprus9,2502019
165Puerto Rico8,8702019
166Palestinian Territories6,0202019
167Brunei5,7702019
168Trinidad & Tobago5,1302019
169Bermuda4,2902019
170Cape Verde4,0302019
171French Polynesia3,4712019
172Samoa2,8402019
173Luxembourg2,5902019
174Mauritius2,0072019
175Comoros1,8612019
176Faroe Islands1,3962019
177Hong Kong SAR China1,1102019
178São Tomé & Príncipe9602019
179Turks & Caicos Islands9502019
180Kiribati8102019
181Bahrain7832019
182Dominica7502019
182Tonga7502019
184Singapore7262019
185Micronesia7002019
186St. Lucia6202019
187Isle of Man5702019
188Guam5402019
189Andorra4702019
190Northern Mariana Islands4602019
190Palau4602019
190Seychelles4602019
193Curaçao4442019
194Antigua & Barbuda4402019
195Barbados4302019
196St. Vincent & Grenadines3902019
197U.S. Virgin Islands3502019
198Grenada3402019
199Malta3202019
200Maldives3002019
201Cayman Islands2642019
202St. Kitts & Nevis2602019
203American Samoa2002019
204Channel Islands1982019
205Aruba1802019
205Marshall Islands1802019
207Liechtenstein1602019
208British Virgin Islands1502019
209Monaco74.922019
210San Marino602019
211St. Martin502019
212Sint Maarten342019
213Macao SAR China32.92019
214Tuvalu302019
215Nauru202019
216Gibraltar102019

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No observation (1)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Total surface area, including inland waters and some coastal waterways.
Unit
km²
Source & definition
World Bank · AG.SRF.TOTL.K2
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Original metadata
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

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  "sourceNote": "Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.",
  "sourceOrganization": "FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",
  "topics": [
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