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Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.".

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Russia 17.1 million 2008
2 Canada 9.98 million 2008
3 United States 9.63 million 2008
4 China 9.6 million 2008
5 Brazil 8.51 million 2008
6 Australia 7.74 million 2008
7 European Union 4.33 million 2008
8 India 3.29 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.06 million 2008
9 Argentina 2.78 million 2008
10 Kazakhstan 2.72 million 2008
Non-religious countries average (profile) 2.51 million 2008
11 Sudan 2.51 million 2008
12 Algeria 2.38 million 2008
13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.34 million 2008
Emerging markets average (profile) 2.19 million 2008
14 Saudi Arabia 2 million 2008
15 Mexico 1.96 million 2008
16 Indonesia 1.9 million 2008
17 Libya 1.76 million 2008
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 1.71 million 2008
18 Mongolia 1.56 million 2008
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 1.49 million 2008
Cold countries average (profile) 1.44 million 2008
19 Peru 1.29 million 2008
20 Chad 1.28 million 2008
21 Niger 1.27 million 2008
22 Angola 1.25 million 2008
23 Mali 1.24 million 2008
24 South Africa 1.22 million 2008
25 Colombia 1.14 million 2008
Eastern Europe average (profile) 1.13 million 2008
26 Ethiopia 1.1 million 2008
High income OECD countries average (profile) 1.1 million 2008
27 Bolivia 1.1 million 2008
Religious countries average (profile) 1.05 million 2008
28 Mauritania 1.03 million 2008
South Asia average (profile) 983,596 2008
OPEC countries average (profile) 977,513 2008
29 Tanzania 947,300 2008
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 945,028.46 2008
30 Nigeria 923,770 2008
31 Venezuela 912,050 2008
Former British colonies average (profile) 864,425.51 2008
32 Namibia 824,290 2008
failed states average (profile) 802,050 2008
33 Mozambique 799,380 2008
34 Pakistan 796,100 2008
35 Turkey 783,560 2008
36 Chile 756,090 2008
37 Zambia 752,610 2008
South and Central Asia average (profile) 702,613.08 2008
38 Burma 676,590 2008
Christian countries average (profile) 665,571.64 2008
39 Afghanistan 652,230 2008
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 644,524.39 2008
40 Somalia 637,660 2008
41 Central African Republic 623,000 2008
Muslim countries average (profile) 612,690 2008
42 Ukraine 603,550 2008
Hot countries average (profile) 599,970.3 2008
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 589,574.5 2008
43 Madagascar 587,040 2008
44 Botswana 581,730 2008
45 Kenya 580,370 2008
Catholic countries average (profile) 574,947.44 2008
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 567,820.83 2008
46 France 549,190 2008
NATO countries average (profile) 542,859.63 2008
Europe average (profile) 541,976.41 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 527,960.67 2008
47 Thailand 513,120 2008
Former French colonies average (profile) 510,814 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 509,591.28 2008
48 Spain 505,370 2008
49 Turkmenistan 488,100 2008
50 Cameroon 475,440 2008
51 Papua New Guinea 462,840 2008
52 Sweden 450,290 2008
53 Uzbekistan 447,400 2008
54 Morocco 446,550 2008
55 Iraq 438,320 2008
Landlocked countries average (profile) 431,605.64 2008
56 Greenland 410,450 2008
57 Paraguay 406,750 2008
58 Zimbabwe 390,760 2008
59 Japan 377,930 2008
60 Germany 357,120 2008
61 Congo, Republic of the 342,000 2008
62 Finland 338,420 2008
63 Vietnam 331,210 2008
64 Malaysia 329,740 2008
65 Norway 323,800 2008
66 Cote d'Ivoire 322,460 2008
67 Poland 312,680 2008
68 Oman 309,500 2008
69 Italy 301,340 2008
70 Philippines 300,000 2008
71 Ecuador 283,560 2008
72 Burkina Faso 274,000 2008
73 New Zealand 267,710 2008
74 Gabon 267,670 2008
75 Guinea 245,860 2008
76 United Kingdom 243,610 2008
77 Uganda 241,040 2008
78 Ghana 238,540 2008
79 Romania 238,390 2008
80 Laos 236,800 2008
81 Guyana 214,970 2008
82 Belarus 207,600 2008
83 Kyrgyzstan 199,950 2008
84 Senegal 196,720 2008
85 Syria 185,180 2008
86 Cambodia 181,040 2008
87 Uruguay 176,220 2008
88 Suriname 163,820 2008
89 Tunisia 163,610 2008
European Union average (profile) 156,637.86 2008
Eurozone average (profile) 149,611.67 2008
90 Nepal 147,180 2008
91 Bangladesh 144,000 2008
92 Tajikistan 142,550 2008
93 Greece 131,960 2008
94 Nicaragua 130,370 2008
95 Malawi 118,480 2008
96 Eritrea 117,600 2008
97 Benin 112,620 2008
98 Honduras 112,090 2008
99 Liberia 111,370 2008
100 Bulgaria 111,000 2008
101 Cuba 110,860 2008
102 Guatemala 108,890 2008
103 Iceland 103,000 2008
104 Hungary 93,030 2008
105 Portugal 92,120 2008
106 Jordan 88,780 2008
107 Serbia and Montenegro 88,360 2008
108 Azerbaijan 86,600 2008
109 Austria 83,870 2008
110 United Arab Emirates 83,600 2008
111 Czech Republic 78,870 2008
112 Panama 75,420 2008
113 Sierra Leone 71,740 2008
114 Ireland 70,280 2008
115 Georgia 69,700 2008
116 Sri Lanka 65,610 2008
117 Lithuania 65,300 2008
118 Latvia 64,590 2008
Tourist destinations average (profile) 64,052.16 2008
119 Togo 56,790 2008
120 Croatia 56,590 2008
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 2008
122 Costa Rica 51,100 2008
123 Slovakia 49,030 2008
124 Dominican Republic 48,670 2008
125 Estonia 45,230 2008
126 Denmark 43,090 2008
127 Netherlands 41,530 2008
128 Switzerland 41,280 2008
129 Bhutan 38,390 2008
130 Guinea-Bissau 36,120 2008
131 Moldova 33,850 2008
132 Belgium 30,530 2008
133 Lesotho 30,350 2008
134 Armenia 29,740 2008
135 Solomon Islands 28,900 2008
136 Albania 28,750 2008
137 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 2008
138 Burundi 27,830 2008
139 Haiti 27,750 2008
140 Rwanda 26,340 2008
141 Djibouti 23,200 2008
142 Belize 22,970 2008
143 Israel 22,070 2008
144 El Salvador 21,040 2008
145 Slovenia 20,270 2008
146 New Caledonia 18,580 2008
147 Fiji 18,270 2008
148 Kuwait 17,820 2008
149 Swaziland 17,360 2008
150 East Timor 14,870 2008
151 The Bahamas 13,880 2008
152 Vanuatu 12,190 2008
153 Qatar 11,590 2008
154 The Gambia 11,300 2008
155 Jamaica 10,990 2008
156 Lebanon 10,400 2008
157 Cyprus 9,250 2008
158 Puerto Rico 8,950 2008
159 Brunei 5,770 2008
160 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 2008
161 Cape Verde 4,030 2008
162 French Polynesia 4,000 2008
163 Samoa 2,840 2008
164 Luxembourg 2,590 2008
165 Mauritius 2,040 2008
166 Comoros 1,860 2008
167 Faroe Islands 1,400 2008
168 Sao Tome and Principe 960 2008
169 Turks and Caicos Islands 950 2008
170 Kiribati 810 2008
171 Netherlands Antilles 800 2008
=172 Tonga 750 2008
=172 Dominica 750 2008
174 Bahrain 710 2008
175 Singapore 700 2008
176 Saint Lucia 620 2008
177 Guam 540 2008
=178 Seychelles 460 2008
=178 Northern Mariana Islands 460 2008
=178 Palau 460 2008
181 Antigua and Barbuda 440 2008
182 Barbados 430 2008
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 2008
184 Mayotte 370 2008
185 Virgin Islands 350 2008
186 Grenada 340 2008
187 Malta 320 2008
188 Maldives 300 2008
=189 Cayman Islands 260 2008
=189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 2008
191 American Samoa 200 2008
=192 Marshall Islands 180 2008
=192 Aruba 180 2008
194 Liechtenstein 160 2008
195 San Marino 60 2008
196 Bermuda 50 2008
197 Tuvalu 30 2008
198 Gibraltar 10 2008
199 Monaco 2 2008

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Interesting observations about Geography > Total area > Sq. km

  • Brazil ranked first for total area > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Monaco has ranked last for total area > sq. km since 1961.
  • Canada ranked first for total area > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Russia ranked first for total area > sq. km globally in 2008.
  • France ranked first for total area > sq. km amongst European Union in 2008.
  • United States ranked second for total area > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for total area > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
  • China ranked first for total area > sq. km amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2008.
  • Sudan ranked first for total area > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • Turkey ranked second for total area > sq. km amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Argentina ranked second for total area > sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
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