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THE GLOBAL INDEX #011

Surface area2021

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 territoryRussia17,125,190 km²

Top 10

km² · 2021
01Russia
17,125,190
02Canada
15,634,410
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
2,724,900
10Algeria
2,381,740

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Surface area · 2021 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia17,125,1902021
02Canada15,634,4102021
03United States9,831,5102021
04China9,562,9102021
05Brazil8,515,7702021
06Australia7,741,2202021
07India3,287,2602021
08Argentina2,780,4002021
09Kazakhstan2,724,9002021
10Algeria2,381,7402021
11Congo - Kinshasa2,344,8602021
12Saudi Arabia2,149,6902021
13Mexico1,960,6472021
14Indonesia1,916,9072021
15Sudan1,878,0002021
16Libya1,759,5402021
17Iran1,745,1502021
18Mongolia1,564,1162021
19Peru1,285,2202021
20Chad1,284,0002021
21Niger1,267,0002021
22Angola1,246,7002021
23Mali1,240,1902021
24South Africa1,219,0902021
25Colombia1,140,6192021
26Ethiopia1,136,2402021
27Bolivia1,098,5802021
28Mauritania1,030,7002021
29Egypt1,001,4502021
30Tanzania947,3002021
31Nigeria923,7702021
32Venezuela912,0502021
33Namibia824,2902021
34Mozambique799,3802021
35Pakistan796,1002021
36Türkiye785,3502021
37Chile757,2452021
38Zambia752,6102021
39Myanmar (Burma)676,5902021
40Afghanistan652,8602021
41South Sudan646,8832021
42Somalia637,6602021
43Norway624,5002021
44Central African Republic622,9802021
45France606,4102021
46Ukraine603,5502021
47Kenya591,9692021
48Madagascar587,2952021
49Botswana581,7302021
50Sweden528,8602021
51Yemen527,9702021
52Thailand513,1202021
53Spain505,9652021
54Turkmenistan491,2092021
55Cameroon475,4402021
56Papua New Guinea462,8402021
57Uzbekistan448,9242021
58Morocco446,5502021
59Iraq435,0502021
60Greenland410,4502021
61Paraguay406,7522021
62Zimbabwe390,7602021
63Japan377,9742021
64Germany357,5902021
65Congo - Brazzaville342,0002021
66Finland338,4702021
67Vietnam331,3452021
68Malaysia330,4112021
69Côte d’Ivoire322,4602021
70Poland312,7102021
71Oman309,5002021
72Italy302,0682021
73Philippines300,0002021
74Burkina Faso274,2002021
75New Zealand267,7102021
76Gabon267,6702021
77Ecuador256,3702021
78Guinea245,8602021
79United Kingdom243,6102021
80Uganda241,5502021
81Ghana238,5332021
82Romania238,4002021
83Laos236,8002021
84Guyana214,9702021
85Belarus207,6302021
86Kyrgyzstan199,9502021
87Senegal196,7102021
88Syria185,1802021
89Cambodia181,0402021
90Uruguay176,2202021
91Suriname163,8202021
92Tunisia163,6102021
93Bangladesh147,5702021
94Nepal147,1802021
95Dominican Republic146,8392021
96Tajikistan141,3792021
97Greece131,9602021
98Nicaragua130,3702021
99Eritrea121,7662021
100North Korea120,5402021
101Malawi118,4802021
102Benin114,7602021
103Honduras112,4902021
104Liberia111,3702021
105Bulgaria111,0002021
106Cuba109,8802021
107Guatemala108,8902021
108Iceland103,0002021
109South Korea100,4302021
110United Arab Emirates98,6482021
111Hungary93,0302021
112Portugal92,2302021
113Jordan89,3182021
114Croatia88,0702021
115Azerbaijan86,6002021
116Serbia84,9902021
117Austria83,8792021
118Czechia78,8712021
119Panama75,3202021
120Sierra Leone72,3002021
121Ireland70,2802021
122Georgia69,7002021
123Sri Lanka65,6102021
124Lithuania65,2902021
125Latvia64,5902021
126Togo56,7902021
127Bosnia & Herzegovina51,2102021
128Costa Rica51,1002021
129Slovakia49,0302021
130Estonia45,3402021
131Denmark42,9202021
132Netherlands41,5402021
133Switzerland41,2912021
134Bhutan38,3902021
135Guinea-Bissau36,1302021
136Moldova33,8502021
137Belgium30,6892021
138Lesotho30,3602021
139Armenia29,7402021
140Solomon Islands28,9002021
141Albania28,7502021
142Equatorial Guinea28,0502021
143Burundi27,8302021
144Haiti27,7502021
145Rwanda26,3402021
146North Macedonia25,7102021
147Djibouti23,2002021
148Belize22,9702021
149Israel22,0702021
150El Salvador21,0402021
151Slovenia20,4802021
152New Caledonia18,5802021
153Fiji18,2702021
154Kuwait17,8202021
155Eswatini17,3602021
156Timor-Leste14,8702021
157Bahamas13,8802021
158Montenegro13,8102021
159Faroe Islands12,9602021
160Vanuatu12,1902021
161Qatar11,4902021
162Gambia11,3002021
163Jamaica10,9902021
164Lebanon10,4502021
165Cyprus9,2502021
166Puerto Rico8,8702021
167Palestinian Territories6,0252021
168Brunei5,7702021
169Trinidad & Tobago5,1302021
170Bermuda4,2902021
171Cape Verde4,0302021
172French Polynesia3,4712021
173Samoa2,8402021
174Luxembourg2,5902021
175Mauritius2,0072021
176Comoros1,8612021
177Hong Kong SAR China1,1102021
178São Tomé & Príncipe9602021
179Turks & Caicos Islands9502021
180Kiribati8102021
181Bahrain7902021
182Dominica7502021
182Tonga7502021
184Singapore7282021
185Micronesia7002021
186St. Lucia6202021
187Isle of Man5702021
188Guam5402021
189Andorra4702021
190Northern Mariana Islands4602021
190Palau4602021
190Seychelles4602021
193Curaçao4442021
194Antigua & Barbuda4402021
195Barbados4302021
196St. Vincent & Grenadines3902021
197U.S. Virgin Islands3502021
198Grenada3402021
199Malta3202021
200Maldives3002021
201Cayman Islands2642021
202St. Kitts & Nevis2602021
203American Samoa2002021
204Channel Islands1982021
205Aruba1802021
205Marshall Islands1802021
207Liechtenstein1602021
208British Virgin Islands1502021
209Monaco74.92021
210San Marino602021
211St. Martin502021
212Sint Maarten342021
213Macao SAR China332021
214Tuvalu302021
215Nauru202021
216Gibraltar102021
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Kosovo

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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      "id": "1",
      "value": "Agriculture & Rural Development  "
    },
    {
      "id": "6",
      "value": "Environment "
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