Biggest Country in the World Mapped
This interactive map displays the biggest country in the world. Purples indicate large area countries. Light blue indicates small countries. For exact areas in square kilometers and square miles, hover over the map. To take a closer look, zoom in. For the list of countries and areas, scroll down.
Country Area (sqmi)
What is the Biggest Country in the World?
The biggest country in the world is Russia.
Russia is so big, it is even larger than Antarctica, the continent in the South Pole.
To see country areas from largest to smallest scroll down the list below.
List of Largest Countries by Area
| Country | Tot. Area (Km²) | Tot. Area (mi²) | Land Area (Km²) | Land Area (mi²) | World Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 17,098,242 | 6,601,665 | 16,376,870 | 6,323,142 | 11.00% |
| Canada | 9,984,670 | 3,855,101 | 9,093,510 | 3,511,022 | 6.11% |
| China | 9,706,961 | 3,747,877 | 9,388,211 | 3,624,807 | 6.30% |
| United States | 9,372,610 | 3,618,783 | 9,147,420 | 3,531,837 | 6.14% |
| Brazil | 8,515,767 | 3,287,955 | 8,358,140 | 3,227,095 | 5.61% |
| Australia | 7,692,024 | 2,969,906 | 7,682,300 | 2,966,151 | 5.16% |
| India | 3,287,590 | 1,269,345 | 2,973,190 | 1,147,955 | 2.00% |
| Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1,073,518 | 2,736,690 | 1,056,641 | 1.84% |
| Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 1,052,089 | 2,699,700 | 1,042,360 | 1.81% |
| Algeria | 2,381,741 | 919,595 | 2,381,740 | 919,595 | 1.60% |
| DR Congo | 2,344,858 | 905,354 | 2,267,050 | 875,313 | 1.52% |
| Greenland | 2,166,086 | 836,330 | 410,450 | 158,476 | 0.28% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | 1.44% |
| Mexico | 1,964,375 | 758,449 | 1,943,950 | 750,563 | 1.31% |
| Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 735,358 | 1,811,570 | 699,451 | 1.22% |
| Sudan | 1,886,068 | 728,215 | 1,765,048 | 681,489 | 1.19% |
| Libya | 1,759,540 | 679,362 | 1,759,540 | 679,362 | 1.18% |
| Iran | 1,648,195 | 636,371 | 1,628,550 | 628,786 | 1.09% |
| Mongolia | 1,564,110 | 603,906 | 1,553,560 | 599,833 | 1.04% |
| Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,224 | 1,280,000 | 494,211 | 0.86% |
| Chad | 1,284,000 | 495,755 | 1,259,200 | 486,180 | 0.85% |
| Niger | 1,267,000 | 489,191 | 1,266,700 | 489,075 | 0.85% |
| Angola | 1,246,700 | 481,353 | 1,246,700 | 481,353 | 0.84% |
| Mali | 1,240,192 | 478,841 | 1,220,190 | 471,118 | 0.82% |
| South Africa | 1,221,037 | 471,445 | 1,213,090 | 468,376 | 0.81% |
| Colombia | 1,141,748 | 440,831 | 1,109,500 | 428,380 | 0.74% |
| Ethiopia | 1,104,300 | 426,372 | 1,000,000 | 386,102 | 0.67% |
| Bolivia | 1,098,581 | 424,164 | 1,083,300 | 418,264 | 0.73% |
| Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 397,955 | 1,030,700 | 397,955 | 0.69% |
| Egypt | 1,002,450 | 387,048 | 995,450 | 384,345 | 0.67% |
| Tanzania | 945,087 | 364,900 | 885,800 | 342,009 | 0.59% |
| Nigeria | 923,768 | 356,669 | 910,770 | 351,650 | 0.61% |
| Venezuela | 916,445 | 353,841 | 882,050 | 340,561 | 0.59% |
| Pakistan | 881,912 | 340,508 | 770,880 | 297,638 | 0.52% |
| Namibia | 825,615 | 318,772 | 823,290 | 317,874 | 0.55% |
| Mozambique | 801,590 | 309,496 | 786,380 | 303,623 | 0.53% |
| Turkey | 783,562 | 302,535 | 769,630 | 297,156 | 0.52% |
| Chile | 756,102 | 291,932 | 743,532 | 287,079 | 0.50% |
| Zambia | 752,612 | 290,585 | 743,390 | 287,024 | 0.50% |
| Myanmar | 676,578 | 261,228 | 653,290 | 252,237 | 0.44% |
| Afghanistan | 652,230 | 251,827 | 652,860 | 252,071 | 0.44% |
| Somalia | 637,657 | 246,201 | 627,340 | 242,217 | 0.42% |
| Central African Republic | 622,984 | 240,535 | 622,980 | 240,534 | 0.42% |
| South Sudan | 619,745 | 239,285 | 610,952 | 235,890 | 0.41% |
| Ukraine | 603,500 | 233,013 | 579,320 | 223,677 | 0.39% |
| Madagascar | 587,041 | 226,658 | 581,795 | 224,632 | 0.39% |
| Botswana | 582,000 | 224,711 | 566,730 | 218,816 | 0.38% |
| Kenya | 580,367 | 224,081 | 569,140 | 219,746 | 0.38% |
| France | 551,695 | 213,011 | 547,557 | 211,413 | 0.37% |
| Yemen | 527,968 | 203,850 | 527,970 | 203,850 | 0.35% |
| Thailand | 513,120 | 198,117 | 510,890 | 197,256 | 0.34% |
| Spain | 505,992 | 195,365 | 498,800 | 192,588 | 0.33% |
| Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 188,456 | 469,930 | 181,441 | 0.32% |
| Cameroon | 475,442 | 183,569 | 472,710 | 182,514 | 0.32% |
| Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 178,703 | 452,860 | 174,850 | 0.30% |
| Sweden | 450,295 | 173,860 | 410,340 | 158,433 | 0.28% |
| Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 172,742 | 425,400 | 164,248 | 0.29% |
| Morocco | 446,550 | 172,414 | 446,300 | 172,317 | 0.30% |
| Iraq | 438,317 | 169,235 | 434,320 | 167,692 | 0.29% |
| Paraguay | 406,752 | 157,048 | 397,300 | 153,398 | 0.27% |
| Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 150,872 | 386,850 | 149,364 | 0.26% |
| Japan | 377,930 | 145,920 | 364,555 | 140,755 | 0.24% |
| Germany | 357,114 | 137,882 | 348,560 | 134,580 | 0.23% |
| Philippines | 342,353 | 132,183 | 298,170 | 115,124 | 0.20% |
| Congo | 342,000 | 132,047 | 341,500 | 131,854 | 0.23% |
| Finland | 338,424 | 130,666 | 303,890 | 117,333 | 0.20% |
| Vietnam | 331,212 | 127,882 | 310,070 | 119,719 | 0.21% |
| Malaysia | 330,803 | 127,724 | 328,550 | 126,854 | 0.22% |
| Norway | 323,802 | 125,021 | 365,268 | 141,031 | 0.25% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 322,463 | 124,504 | 318,000 | 122,780 | 0.21% |
| Poland | 312,679 | 120,726 | 306,230 | 118,236 | 0.21% |
| Oman | 309,500 | 119,499 | 309,500 | 119,499 | 0.21% |
| Italy | 301,336 | 116,346 | 294,140 | 113,568 | 0.20% |
| Ecuador | 276,841 | 106,889 | 248,360 | 95,892 | 0.17% |
| Burkina Faso | 272,967 | 105,393 | 273,600 | 105,638 | 0.18% |
| New Zealand | 270,467 | 104,428 | 263,310 | 101,665 | 0.18% |
| Gabon | 267,668 | 103,347 | 257,670 | 99,487 | 0.17% |
| Western Sahara | 266,000 | 102,703 | 266,000 | 102,703 | 0.18% |
| Guinea | 245,857 | 94,926 | 245,720 | 94,873 | 0.16% |
| United Kingdom | 242,900 | 93,784 | 241,930 | 93,410 | 0.16% |
| Uganda | 241,550 | 93,263 | 199,810 | 77,147 | 0.13% |
| Ghana | 238,533 | 92,098 | 227,540 | 87,854 | 0.15% |
| Romania | 238,391 | 92,043 | 230,170 | 88,869 | 0.15% |
| Laos | 236,800 | 91,429 | 230,800 | 89,112 | 0.15% |
| Guyana | 214,969 | 83,000 | 196,850 | 76,004 | 0.13% |
| Belarus | 207,600 | 80,155 | 202,910 | 78,344 | 0.14% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 | 77,201 | 191,800 | 74,054 | 0.13% |
| Senegal | 196,722 | 75,955 | 192,530 | 74,336 | 0.13% |
| Syria | 185,180 | 71,498 | 183,630 | 70,900 | 0.12% |
| Cambodia | 181,035 | 69,898 | 176,520 | 68,155 | 0.12% |
| Uruguay | 181,034 | 69,898 | 175,020 | 67,576 | 0.12% |
| Suriname | 163,820 | 63,251 | 156,000 | 60,232 | 0.10% |
| Tunisia | 163,610 | 63,170 | 155,360 | 59,985 | 0.10% |
| Bangladesh | 147,570 | 56,977 | 130,170 | 50,259 | 0.09% |
| Nepal | 147,181 | 56,827 | 143,350 | 55,348 | 0.10% |
| Tajikistan | 143,100 | 55,251 | 139,960 | 54,039 | 0.09% |
| Greece | 131,990 | 50,962 | 128,900 | 49,769 | 0.09% |
| Nicaragua | 130,373 | 50,337 | 120,340 | 46,464 | 0.08% |
| North Korea | 120,538 | 46,540 | 120,410 | 46,491 | 0.08% |
| Malawi | 118,484 | 45,747 | 94,280 | 36,402 | 0.06% |
| Eritrea | 117,600 | 45,406 | 101,000 | 38,996 | 0.07% |
| Benin | 112,622 | 43,484 | 112,760 | 43,537 | 0.08% |
| Honduras | 112,492 | 43,433 | 111,890 | 43,201 | 0.08% |
| Liberia | 111,369 | 43,000 | 96,320 | 37,189 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 110,879 | 42,811 | 108,560 | 41,915 | 0.07% |
| Cuba | 109,884 | 42,426 | 106,440 | 41,097 | 0.07% |
| Guatemala | 108,889 | 42,042 | 107,160 | 41,375 | 0.07% |
| Iceland | 103,000 | 39,769 | 100,250 | 38,707 | 0.07% |
| South Korea | 100,210 | 38,691 | 97,230 | 37,541 | 0.07% |
| Hungary | 93,028 | 35,918 | 90,530 | 34,954 | 0.06% |
| Portugal | 92,090 | 35,556 | 91,590 | 35,363 | 0.06% |
| Jordan | 89,342 | 34,495 | 88,780 | 34,278 | 0.06% |
| Serbia | 88,361 | 34,116 | 87,460 | 33,768 | 0.06% |
| Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 33,436 | 82,658 | 31,914 | 0.06% |
| Austria | 83,871 | 32,383 | 82,409 | 31,818 | 0.06% |
| United Arab Emirates | 83,600 | 32,278 | 83,600 | 32,278 | 0.06% |
| French Guiana | 83,534 | 32,253 | 82,200 | 31,738 | 0.06% |
| Czechia | 78,865 | 30,450 | 77,240 | 29,823 | 0.05% |
| Panama | 75,417 | 29,119 | 74,340 | 28,703 | 0.05% |
| Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 27,699 | 72,180 | 27,869 | 0.05% |
| Ireland | 70,273 | 27,133 | 68,890 | 26,599 | 0.05% |
| Georgia | 69,700 | 26,911 | 69,490 | 26,830 | 0.05% |
| Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 25,332 | 62,710 | 24,212 | 0.04% |
| Lithuania | 65,300 | 25,212 | 62,674 | 24,199 | 0.04% |
| Latvia | 64,559 | 24,926 | 62,200 | 24,016 | 0.04% |
| Togo | 56,785 | 21,925 | 54,390 | 21,000 | 0.04% |
| Croatia | 56,594 | 21,851 | 55,960 | 21,606 | 0.04% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,209 | 19,772 | 51,000 | 19,691 | 0.03% |
| Costa Rica | 51,100 | 19,730 | 51,060 | 19,714 | 0.03% |
| Slovakia | 49,037 | 18,933 | 48,088 | 18,567 | 0.03% |
| Dominican Republic | 48,671 | 18,792 | 48,320 | 18,656 | 0.03% |
| Estonia | 45,227 | 17,462 | 42,390 | 16,367 | 0.03% |
| Denmark | 43,094 | 16,639 | 42,430 | 16,382 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 41,850 | 16,158 | 33,720 | 13,019 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 41,284 | 15,940 | 39,516 | 15,257 | 0.03% |
| Bhutan | 38,394 | 14,824 | 38,117 | 14,717 | 0.03% |
| Taiwan | 36,193 | 13,974 | 35,410 | 13,672 | 0.02% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 | 13,948 | 28,120 | 10,857 | 0.02% |
| Moldova | 33,846 | 13,068 | 32,850 | 12,683 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 30,528 | 11,787 | 30,280 | 11,691 | 0.02% |
| Lesotho | 30,355 | 11,720 | 30,360 | 11,722 | 0.02% |
| Armenia | 29,743 | 11,484 | 28,470 | 10,992 | 0.02% |
| Solomon Islands | 28,896 | 11,157 | 27,990 | 10,807 | 0.02% |
| Albania | 28,748 | 11,100 | 27,400 | 10,579 | 0.02% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 10,831 | 28,050 | 10,830 | 0.02% |
| Burundi | 27,834 | 10,747 | 25,680 | 9,915 | 0.02% |
| Haiti | 27,750 | 10,714 | 27,560 | 10,641 | 0.02% |
| Rwanda | 26,338 | 10,169 | 24,670 | 9,525 | 0.02% |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 25,713 | 9,928 | 25,220 | 9,737 | 0.02% |
| Djibouti | 23,200 | 8,958 | 23,180 | 8,950 | 0.02% |
| Belize | 22,966 | 8,867 | 22,810 | 8,807 | 0.02% |
| El Salvador | 21,041 | 8,124 | 20,720 | 8,000 | 0.01% |
| Israel | 20,770 | 8,019 | 21,640 | 8,355 | 0.02% |
| Slovenia | 20,273 | 7,827 | 20,140 | 7,776 | 0.01% |
| New Caledonia | 18,575 | 7,172 | 18,280 | 7,058 | 0.01% |
| Fiji | 18,272 | 7,055 | 18,270 | 7,054 | 0.01% |
| Kuwait | 17,818 | 6,880 | 17,820 | 6,880 | 0.01% |
| Eswatini | 17,364 | 6,704 | 17,200 | 6,641 | 0.01% |
| Timor-Leste | 14,874 | 5,743 | 14,870 | 5,741 | 0.01% |
| Bahamas | 13,943 | 5,383 | 10,010 | 3,865 | 0.01% |
| Montenegro | 13,812 | 5,333 | 13,450 | 5,193 | 0.01% |
| Vanuatu | 12,189 | 4,706 | 12,190 | 4,707 | 0.01% |
| Falkland Islands | 12,173 | 4,700 | 12,170 | 4,699 | 0.01% |
| Qatar | 11,586 | 4,473 | 11,610 | 4,483 | 0.01% |
| Jamaica | 10,991 | 4,244 | 10,830 | 4,181 | 0.01% |
| Gambia | 10,689 | 4,127 | 10,120 | 3,907 | 0.01% |
| Lebanon | 10,452 | 4,036 | 10,230 | 3,950 | 0.01% |
| Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 | 9,240 | 3,568 | 0.01% |
| Puerto Rico | 8,870 | 3,425 | 8,870 | 3,425 | 0.01% |
| State of Palestine | 6,220 | 2,402 | 6,020 | 2,324 | 0.00% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 5,765 | 2,226 | 5,270 | 2,035 | 0.00% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 | 1,981 | 5,130 | 1,981 | 0.00% |
| French Polynesia | 4,167 | 1,609 | 3,660 | 1,413 | 0.00% |
| Cabo Verde | 4,033 | 1,557 | 4,030 | 1,556 | 0.00% |
| Samoa | 2,842 | 1,097 | 2,830 | 1,093 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2,586 | 998 | 2,590 | 1,000 | 0.00% |
| Réunion | 2,511 | 970 | 2,500 | 965 | 0.00% |
| Mauritius | 2,040 | 788 | 2,030 | 784 | 0.00% |
| Comoros | 1,862 | 719 | 1,861 | 719 | 0.00% |
| Guadeloupe | 1,628 | 629 | 1,690 | 653 | 0.00% |
| Faeroe Islands | 1,393 | 538 | 1,396 | 539 | 0.00% |
| Martinique | 1,128 | 436 | 1,060 | 409 | 0.00% |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,104 | 426 | 1,050 | 405 | 0.00% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 964 | 372 | 960 | 371 | 0.00% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 948 | 366 | 950 | 367 | 0.00% |
| Kiribati | 811 | 313 | 810 | 313 | 0.00% |
| Bahrain | 765 | 295 | 760 | 293 | 0.00% |
| Dominica | 751 | 290 | 750 | 290 | 0.00% |
| Tonga | 747 | 288 | 720 | 278 | 0.00% |
| Singapore | 710 | 274 | 700 | 270 | 0.00% |
| Micronesia | 702 | 271 | 700 | 270 | 0.00% |
| Saint Lucia | 616 | 238 | 610 | 236 | 0.00% |
| Isle of Man | 572 | 221 | 570 | 220 | 0.00% |
| Guam | 549 | 212 | 540 | 208 | 0.00% |
| Andorra | 468 | 181 | 470 | 181 | 0.00% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 464 | 179 | 460 | 178 | 0.00% |
| Palau | 459 | 177 | 460 | 178 | 0.00% |
| Seychelles | 452 | 175 | 460 | 178 | 0.00% |
| Curaçao | 444 | 171 | 444 | 171 | 0.00% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | 171 | 440 | 170 | 0.00% |
| Barbados | 430 | 166 | 430 | 166 | 0.00% |
| Saint Helena | 394 | 152 | 390 | 151 | 0.00% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | 150 | 390 | 151 | 0.00% |
| Mayotte | 374 | 144 | 375 | 145 | 0.00% |
| United States Virgin Islands | 347 | 134 | 350 | 135 | 0.00% |
| Grenada | 344 | 133 | 340 | 131 | 0.00% |
| Caribbean Netherlands | 328 | 127 | 328 | 127 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 316 | 122 | 320 | 124 | 0.00% |
| Maldives | 300 | 116 | 300 | 116 | 0.00% |
| Cayman Islands | 264 | 102 | 240 | 93 | 0.00% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | 101 | 260 | 100 | 0.00% |
| Niue | 260 | 100 | 260 | 100 | 0.00% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 242 | 93 | 230 | 89 | 0.00% |
| Cook Islands | 236 | 91 | 240 | 93 | 0.00% |
| American Samoa | 199 | 77 | 200 | 77 | 0.00% |
| Marshall Islands | 181 | 70 | 180 | 69 | 0.00% |
| Aruba | 180 | 69 | 180 | 69 | 0.00% |
| Liechtenstein | 160 | 62 | 160 | 62 | 0.00% |
| British Virgin Islands | 151 | 58 | 150 | 58 | 0.00% |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 142 | 55 | 140 | 54 | 0.00% |
| Montserrat | 102 | 39 | 100 | 39 | 0.00% |
| Anguilla | 91 | 35 | 90 | 35 | 0.00% |
| San Marino | 61 | 24 | 60 | 23 | 0.00% |
| Bermuda | 54 | 21 | 50 | 19 | 0.00% |
| Saint Martin | 53 | 20 | 53 | 20 | 0.00% |
| Sint Maarten | 34 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 0.00% |
| China, Macao SAR | 30 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 0.00% |
| Tuvalu | 26 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 0.00% |
| Nauru | 21 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 0.00% |
| Saint Barthélemy | 21 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 0.00% |
| Tokelau | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Vatican acity | 0.44 | 0.17 | 0.44 | 0.17 | 0.00% |
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