This is a list of the sovereign states and dependent territories of the world, sorted by total area, including all entities on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

For statistical purposes, dependent territories are listed separately from their sovereign states and are set off in italics. The figures represent total areas, covering land and inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Marine internal waters (coastal waters), territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones are not included.

Also not included in the list are uninhabited dependent territories – including various countries' claims to parts of the continent of Antarctica ( ) – and entities such as the European Union ( total area) that have some degree of sovereignty but do not consider themselves to be sovereign countries or dependent territories. The total land area of the world is (about 29.1% of the Earth's surface area).

Countries by total area

Rank	Country	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi)	% of Total	Notes
1	Russia		11.5%	Largest country in the world.
2	Canada		6.7%	Largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Longest coastline. Longest border with one other country (with the United States).
3 / 4 (depending on definition)	People's Republic of China		6.4% 6.5%	Largest all-Asian country, second largest Asian country (after Asian part of Russia). This entry uses the UN figure for mainland China ( ), excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, for which the UN has separate figures. Both values exclude all the territorial waters and the island of Taiwan and other ROC-controlled territories, all of which are claimed by the PRC. The smaller figure excludes all territories disputed with India, whereas the larger figure includes PRC-administered areas of Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India, but excludes Arunachal Pradesh which is administered by India but claimed by the PRC. See: Territorial changes and Land reclamations of P.R. China
3 / 4 (depending on definition)	United States		6.4% 6.5%	Includes only the 50 states and the District of Columbia. UN figure includes Great Lakes and coastal water areas. The total area is claimed as by the CIA World Factbook, which additionally includes territorial waters. The total area is listed as by the Encyclopædia Britannica, and excludes coastal and territorial waters. Second-largest country in Western Hemisphere. Longest border with one other country (with Canada).
5	Brazil		5.7%	Includes Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martim Vaz, and Penedos de São Pedro e São Paulo. All islands together make (less than 0.003% of all continental territory). Largest country in Latin America and in the Southern Hemisphere.
6	Australia		5.2%	Includes Cocos Islands ( ), Christmas Island ( ), Macquarie Island ( ), and Lord Howe Island ( ). Excludes external territories of Norfolk Island ( ), Ashmore and Cartier Islands ( ), Coral Sea Islands Territory ( ), and Heard and McDonald Islands ( ). Excludes claims on Australian Antarctic Territory ( ). Australia is the only country that contains an entire continent. Largest country without a land-border to neighbours. Largest country in Oceania. Largest country wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.
7	India		2.3%	Figure includes of disputed territories with Pakistan and China. Third-largest country in Asia (after Russia and China).
8	Argentina		2%	Does not include claims on the Falkland Islands ( ), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and on Antarctica ( ). Second largest country in South America.
9	Kazakhstan		1.8%	Largest landlocked country in the world. Second-largest country with part of its territory in Europe (after Russia).
10	Sudan		1.7%	Largest country in Africa and in the Arab World.
11	Algeria		1.6%	Second-largest country in Africa.
12	Democratic Republic of the Congo		1.6%	Third-largest country in Africa.
13	Greenland		1.5%	A dependent overseas territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is, by area, the world's largest island that is not a continent, as well as the least densely populated dependency in the world.
14	Saudi Arabia		1.4%	Exact size unknown, due to undefined borders with some of its neighbors. Largest country in the Middle East.
15	Mexico		1.3%	Third-largest country in North America, third largest in Latin America, and fifth largest in the Western Hemisphere. Includes on the mainland and 244 islands located in the Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea which cover a combined area of . It does not include claims on Clipperton Island ( ) .
16	Indonesia		1.3%	Largest and most populous country situated only on islands. Also the largest country in South East Asia.
17	Libya		1.2%	Fourth-largest country in Africa.
18	Iran		1.1%	Second largest country in the Middle East.
19	Mongolia		1.1%	Second largest landlocked country in the world; previously first, before the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics .
20	Peru		0.86%	Third-largest country in South America
21	Chad		0.86%	Fifth-largest country in Africa.
22	Niger		0.85%
23	Angola		0.85%
24	Mali		0.83%
25	South Africa		0.82%	Includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island).
26	Colombia		0.76%
27	Ethiopia		0.74%	Excluding the Ilemi Triangle.
28	Bolivia		0.74%	Largest landlocked country wholly in the Western Hemisphere and in the Southern Hemisphere.
29	Mauritania		0.69%
30	Egypt		0.67%	Excluding the Hala'ib Triangle.
31	Tanzania		0.63%	Includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar.
32	Nigeria		0.62%
33	Venezuela		0.61%
34	Namibia		0.55%
35	Mozambique		0.54%
36	Pakistan		0.53% 0.59%	Smaller figure excludes data for disputed territories of Jammu and Kashmir that are disputed with India. This region consists of the territories of Azad Kashmir ( ) and the Northern Areas ( ). Larger figure includes Pakistani-administered disputed territories.
37	Turkey		0.53%	Third-largest among countries with part of territory in Europe (after Russia and Kazakhstan)
38	Chile		0.51%	Includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua; Rapa Nui) and Isla Sala y Gómez, excludes claims on Antarctica ( ).
39	Zambia		0.51%
40	Myanmar		0.45%
41	Afghanistan		0.44%
42	Somalia		0.43%	Somalia has the longest coast in Africa.
43	France		0.43%	Largest country within the European Union and largest West European country. Includes the overseas departments of French Guiana ( ), Guadeloupe ( excluding Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin), Martinique ( ) and Réunion ( ), which the UN lists as separate entries. Metropolitan France covers . The French Republic includes French overseas territories and covers , excluding claims on Antarctica ( ).
44	Central African Republic		0.42%
45	Ukraine		0.41%	Largest country entirely in Europe.
46	Madagascar		0.39%
47	Botswana		0.39%
48	Kenya		0.39%
49	Yemen		0.35%	Includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen).
50	Thailand		0.34%
51	Spain		0.34%	Third largest in Europe, second largest in western Europe. Includes mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, as well as the Spanish possessions (Plazas de Soberanía) off the coast of Morocco (Ceuta, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera), and Isla de Alborán almost midway between Morocco and Spain, all the latter being claimed by Morocco.
52	Turkmenistan		0.33%
53	Cameroon		0.32%
54	Papua New Guinea		0.31%	Second largest country in Oceania.
55	Uzbekistan		0.30%	The larger of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
56	Morocco		0.30%	Excluding Western Sahara.
57	Sweden		0.30%	Includes Gotland and Öland. Fourth largest all-European country, after Ukraine, France and Spain.
58	Iraq		0.29%
59	Paraguay		0.27%
60	Zimbabwe		0.26%
61	Japan		0.25%	Includes the 47 prefectures of Japan; excludes the disputed southern Kuril Islands.
62	Germany		0.24%	Fourth largest country within the European Union after France, Spain and Sweden. Before the German reunification took place on 3 October 1990, Germany consisted of the former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) with and the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) with .
63	Republic of the Congo		0.23%
64	Finland		0.23%	Includes Åland Islands ( ).
65	Vietnam		0.22%
66	Malaysia		0.22%
67	Norway		0.22%	Includes mainland Norway only; excludes the integral overseas areas of Svalbard and Jan Mayen ( ) and the dependency of Bouvet Island ( ) and the Antarctic dependency claims of Queen Maud Land ( ) and Peter I Island ( ).
68	Côte d'Ivoire		0.22%
69	Poland		0.21%
70	Oman		0.21%
71	Italy		0.20%	Includes Sicily and Sardinia.
72	Philippines		0.20%
73	Burkina Faso		0.18%
74	New Zealand		0.18%	Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands. Excludes Niue ( ), the Cook Islands ( ) and Tokelau ( ), as well as the Antarctic claim of Ross Dependency ( ). Third largest country in Oceania
75	Gabon		0.18%
76	Western Sahara		0.18%	Administration is split between Morocco and the largely unrecognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, both of which claim the entire territory (see Legal status of Western Sahara).
77	Ecuador		0.20%	Includes Galápagos Islands.
78	Guinea		0.17%
79	United Kingdom		0.16%	Comprises the four countries of England ( ), Scotland ( ), Wales ( ), and Northern Ireland ( ). Excludes the three Crown dependencies ( ) and British Overseas Territories ( )
80	Uganda		0.16%
81	Ghana		0.16%
82	Romania		0.16%	Largest country in Southeastern Europe.
83	Laos		0.16%
84	Guyana		0.14%
85	Belarus		0.14%	Second-largest landlocked country in Europe (after Kazakhstan).
86	Kyrgyzstan		0.13%
87	Senegal		0.13%
88	Syria		0.12%	Including the Golan Heights which is currently administered by Israel.
89	Cambodia		0.12%
90	Uruguay		0.12%	Second smallest country in South America.
91	Suriname		0.11%	Smallest country in South America.
92	Tunisia		0.11%
93	Nepal		0.10%
94	Bangladesh		0.10%
95	Tajikistan		0.10%
96	Greece		0.09%
97	Nicaragua		0.09%	Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America.
98	North Korea		0.08%
99	Malawi		0.08%
100	Eritrea		0.08%	Includes Badme region.
101	Benin		0.08%
102	Honduras		0.08%
103	Liberia		0.07%
104	Bulgaria		0.07%
105	Cuba		0.07%	Largest and most populous country in the Caribbean
106	Guatemala		0.07%
107	Iceland		0.07%
108	South Korea		0.07%	Official figure as of September 2008 is ^
109	Hungary		0.06%
110	Portugal		0.06%	Includes Azores and Madeira Islands.
111	Jordan		0.06%
112	Serbia		0.05%	UN area figure includes , which has a total area of . Kosovo recently unilaterally declared itself independent to partial recognition; Serbia, Russia, China and others object. The area of Serbia without Kosovo is .
113	Azerbaijan		0.06%	Includes the exclave of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
114	Austria		0.06%
115	United Arab Emirates		0.06%
116	Czech Republic		0.05%
117	Panama		0.05%
118	Sierra Leone		0.05%
119	Ireland		0.05%
120	Georgia		0.05%	UN area figure includes the disputed territories of and , both of which are de facto independent from Georgia but whose independence has only been recognized by a small number of other states. The area of Abkhazia is and that of South Ossetia is .
121	Sri Lanka		0.04%
122	Lithuania		0.04%
123	Latvia		0.04%
124	Svalbard and Jan Mayen		0.04%	Integral overseas areas of the Kingdom of Norway
125	Togo		0.04%
126	Croatia		0.04%
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina		0.03%
128	Costa Rica		0.03%	Includes Isla del Coco.
129	Slovakia		0.03%
130	Dominican Republic		0.03%
131	Estonia		0.03%	Includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea.
132	Denmark		0.03%	Includes Denmark proper only; the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands covers and would be 13th.
133	Switzerland		0.03%	Includes state forests and communanzas ( ) – note that these are excluded by the UN Demographic Yearbook.
134	Bhutan		0.03%
135	Netherlands		0.03%	Includes the Netherlands proper only; the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands covers .
136	Taiwan (Republic of China)		0.02%	Includes only the territories under the control of the ROC, namely Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
137	Guinea-Bissau		0.02%
138	Moldova		0.02%	Includes the disputed region of (Pridnestrovie), which declared its independence in 1990 and remains internationally unrecognised.
139	Belgium		0.02%
140	Lesotho		0.02%
141	Armenia		0.02%
142	Solomon Islands		0.02%
143	Albania		0.02%
144	Equatorial Guinea		0.02%
145	Burundi		0.02%
146	Haiti		0.02%
147	Rwanda		0.02%
148	Republic of Macedonia		0.02%
149	Djibouti		0.02%
150	Belize		0.02%
151	Israel		0.01%	Excluding the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip; including the Golan Heights.
152	El Salvador		0.01%
153	Slovenia		0.01%
154	New Caledonia		0.01%	French dependency.
155	Fiji		0.01%	Fourth largest country in Oceania (excluding French dependency New Caledonia).
156	Kuwait		0.01%
157	Swaziland		0.01%
158	East Timor		>0.01%
159	The Bahamas		>0.01%
160	Montenegro		>0.01%
161	Vanuatu		>0.01%	Fifth largest country in Oceania (excluding French dependency New Caledonia).
162	Falkland Islands		>0.01%	British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina. Excludes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
163	Qatar		>0.01%
164	The Gambia		>0.01%	Smallest country on continental Africa.
165	Jamaica		>0.01%
166	Lebanon		<0.01%
167	Cyprus		<0.01%	Includes (only recognized by Turkey) and Akrotiri and Dhekelia (British Sovereign Base Areas).
168	Puerto Rico		<0.01%	Commonwealth of the United States.
169	Palestinian territories		<0.01%	The figure consists of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
170	Brunei		<0.01%
171	Trinidad and Tobago		<0.01%
172	Cape Verde		<0.01%
173	French Polynesia		<0.01%	French overseas collectivity.
174	Samoa		<0.01%
175	Luxembourg		<0.01%
176	Comoros		<0.01%	Listed figure includes Mayotte (373 km²). Mayotte is de facto an overseas collectivity of France and is not under the sovereignty of Comoros.
177	Mauritius		<0.01%	Includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues.
178	Faroe Islands		<0.01%	A dependent overseas territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
179	Hong Kong		<0.01%	A Special Administrative Region of China.
180	São Tomé and Príncipe		<0.01%	Second smallest country in Africa.
181	Turks and Caicos Islands		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory. Area includes protected waters.
182	Netherlands Antilles		<0.01%	Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; includes Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin).
183	Dominica		<0.01%	Largest island in the OECS
184	Bahrain		<0.01%
185	Tonga		<0.01%
186	Kiribati		<0.01%	Includes three island groups – Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands.
187	Singapore		<0.01%	Official area in 2007 is . Second smallest country in Asia.
188	Federated States of Micronesia		<0.01%	Includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie).
189	Isle of Man		<0.01%	British Crown dependency.
190	Guam		<0.01%	Organized unincorporated territory of the USA.
191	Saint Lucia		<0.01%
192	Andorra		<0.01%	Biggest country lacking an (international) airport.
193	Northern Mariana Islands		<0.01%	Commonwealth in political union with the USA; includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.
194	Palau		<0.01%
195	Seychelles		<0.01%	Smallest country in Africa.
196	Antigua and Barbuda		<0.01%	Includes Redonda, .
197	Barbados		<0.01%
198	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		<0.01%
199	United States Virgin Islands		<0.01%	Unincorporated, organized territory of the USA.
200	Grenada		<0.01%	Second smallest nation in North America and Americas.
201	Malta		<0.01%	Made up of Comino, Gozo and Malta Island is the smallest country of the European Union.
202	Maldives		<0.01%	Smallest country in Asia.
203	Cayman Islands		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory.
204	Saint Kitts and Nevis		<0.01%	Smallest nation in North America, in Americas and in the Western Hemisphere.
205	Niue		<0.01%	Self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.
206	Saint Pierre and Miquelon		<0.01%	French overseas collectivity; includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups.
207	Cook Islands		<0.01%	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand.
208	American Samoa		<0.01%	Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the USA; includes Rose Island and Swains Island.
209	Marshall Islands		<0.01%	Includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik.
210	Aruba		<0.01%	Self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
211	Liechtenstein		<0.01%	The smaller of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. Smallest country in the world that borders more than one other country.
212	British Virgin Islands		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory; comprising 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada.
213	Wallis and Futuna		<0.01%	French overseas collectivity; includes Île Uvéa (Wallis Island), Île Futuna (Futuna Island), Île Alofi, and 20 islets.
214	Saint Helena		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory; excluding dependencies.
215	Jersey		<0.01%	British Crown dependency.
216	Montserrat		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory.
217	Tristan da Cunha		<0.01%	Dependency of St Helena (UK). Area refers to the main island only (the only inhabited island). Total area is .
218	Anguilla		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory.
219	Ascension Island		<0.01%	Dependency of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena.
220	Guernsey		<0.01%	British Crown dependency; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands.
221	San Marino		<0.01%
222	Saint Martin		<0.01%	French overseas collectivity
223	Bermuda		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory.
224	Norfolk Island		<0.01%	Self-governing area of Australia.
225	Macau		<0.01%	A Special Administrative Region of China.
226	Tuvalu		<0.01%	Smallest independent Commonwealth state, smallest country in the world that consists of two or more separate land areas and second smallest country in Oceania.
227	Saint Barthélemy		<0.01%	French overseas collectivity
228	Nauru		<0.01%	Smallest republic in the world, smallest country outside Europe, smallest country with an (international) airport in the world, only country in Oceania that consists of only one island, smallest island nation in the world, and third smallest country in the world.
229	Tokelau		<0.01%	Territory of New Zealand.
230	Gibraltar		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory. Smallest country or territory with an (international) airport in the world.
231	Pitcairn Islands		<0.01%	British Overseas Territory Figure refers to Pitcairn Island only. Including Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno, the total area is 44.7 km².
232	Monaco		<0.01%	Smallest UN member state, second smallest country of the world. Smallest country in the world that borders sea (and another country). Most densely populated sovereign country.
233	Vatican City		<0.01%	Smallest country in the world. Home of the Pope and the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church.

Source, unless otherwise specified:

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See also

• List of countries by area
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
• List of major geographic bodies by area
• List of islands by area
• Orders of magnitude
• List of island countries by area

References