RussiaEurope/Asia
17,098,246 km²ProfileLargest countries in the world
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Top 25
CanadaNorth America
9,984,670 km²Compare
United StatesNorth America
9,833,517 km²Compare
ChinaAsia
9,600,000 km²Compare
BrazilSouth America
8,510,417 km²Compare
AustraliaAustralia and Oceania
7,692,024 km²Compare
IndiaAsia
3,287,263 km²Compare
ArgentinaSouth America
2,796,427 km²Compare
KazakhstanAsia
2,724,910 km²Compare
AlgeriaAfrica
2,381,741 km²Compare
Saudi ArabiaAsia
2,206,714 km²Compare
GreenlandNorth America
2,166,086 km²Compare
MexicoNorth America
1,964,375 km²Compare
IndonesiaAsia
1,916,907 km²Compare
SudanAfrica
1,878,000 km²Compare
LibyaAfrica
1,759,540 km²Compare
IranAsia
1,630,848 km²Compare
MongoliaAsia
1,564,116 km²Compare
PeruSouth America
1,285,216 km²Compare
ChadAfrica
1,284,000 km²Compare
NigerAfrica
1,267,000 km²Compare
AngolaAfrica
1,246,700 km²Compare
MaliAfrica
1,240,192 km²Compare
South AfricaAfrica
1,221,037 km²CompareAbout the area ranking
The largest country in the world is Russia: 17,098,246 km². It is followed by Canada, the United States and China. The five largest areas in the ranking together cover 40.3% of the combined area of all countries and territories in the dataset.
Where does the data come from?
The ranking covers 200 countries and territories with a verified total area, meaning land plus inland waters. The data comes from the UN Demographic Yearbook 2024 and the World Bank (FAO data). Areas without a verified value, such as Antarctica and Taiwan, are not included.
Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, which is why it appears separately in the ranking.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia, with 17,098,246 km² of total area (data: 2024).
Where does Poland rank?
Poland ranks 70th out of 200 areas with a verified total area: 312,679 km².
How many countries cover more than a million km²?
There are 30 in the dataset. The smallest of them is Egypt: 1,002,000 km².