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The Largest Countries in the World by Area

The 50 largest countries on Earth ranked by total area, with population, capital and continent for each.

How this is ranked: Area figures are total area from Wikidata, which for most countries includes inland water. Published figures differ by a few percent depending on whether coastal waters and disputed territory are counted.

Entries Ranked: 50
Top Ranked: 17.08M km²
Runner-Up: 13.72M km²
Ranked By: Area

The Largest Countries in the World by Area
#	Name	Area	Population	Capital	Continent
1	Russia	17.08M km²	143.51 million	Moscow	Asia
2	Antarctica	13.72M km²	5,000	—	Antarctica
3	Canada	9.98M km²	41.65 million	Ottawa	North America
4	United States	9.83M km²	341.78 million	Washington, D.C.	North America
5	China	9.60M km²	1.41 billion	Beijing	Asia
6	Brazil	8.52M km²	212.81 million	Brasília	South America
7	Australia	7.69M km²	27.61 million	Canberra	Oceania
8	India	3.29M km²	1.46 billion	New Delhi	Asia
9	Argentina	2.78M km²	45.85 million	Buenos Aires	South America
10	Kazakhstan	2.72M km²	20.84 million	Astana	Asia
11	Algeria	2.38M km²	47.44 million	Algiers	Africa
12	DR Congo	2.34M km²	112.83 million	Kinshasa	Africa
13	Saudi Arabia	2.25M km²	36.97 million	Riyadh	Asia
14	Greenland	2.17M km²	56,831	Nuuk	North America
15	Mexico	1.97M km²	131.95 million	Mexico City	North America
16	Indonesia	1.90M km²	285.72 million	Jakarta	Asia
17	Sudan	1.89M km²	51.66 million	Khartoum	Africa
18	Libya	1.76M km²	7.46 million	Tripoli	Africa
19	Iran	1.65M km²	92.42 million	Tehran	Asia
20	Mongolia	1.56M km²	3.57 million	Ulaanbaatar	Asia
21	Peru	1.29M km²	34.58 million	Lima	South America
22	Chad	1.28M km²	21.00 million	N'Djamena	Africa
23	Niger	1.27M km²	27.92 million	Niamey	Africa
24	Angola	1.25M km²	39.04 million	Luanda	Africa
25	Mali	1.24M km²	25.20 million	Bamako	Africa
26	South Africa	1.22M km²	64.75 million	Bloemfontein	Africa
27	Colombia	1.14M km²	53.43 million	Bogotá	South America
28	Ethiopia	1.10M km²	135.47 million	Addis Ababa	Africa
29	Bolivia	1.10M km²	12.58 million	Sucre	South America
30	Mauritania	1.03M km²	5.32 million	Nouakchott	Africa
31	Egypt	1.01M km²	118.37 million	Cairo	Africa
32	Tanzania	947,303 km²	70.55 million	Dodoma	Africa
33	Nigeria	923,768 km²	237.53 million	Abuja	Africa
34	Venezuela	912,050 km²	28.52 million	Caracas	South America
35	Pakistan	881,913 km²	255.22 million	Islamabad	Asia
36	Namibia	825,615 km²	3.09 million	Windhoek	Africa
37	Mozambique	801,590 km²	35.63 million	Maputo	Africa
38	Turkey	783,562 km²	85.88 million	Ankara	Asia
39	Chile	756,102 km²	19.86 million	Santiago	South America
40	Zambia	752,618 km²	21.91 million	Lusaka	Africa
41	Myanmar	676,577 km²	54.85 million	Naypyidaw	Asia
42	Afghanistan	652,230 km²	43.84 million	Kabul	Asia
43	South Sudan	644,329 km²	12.19 million	Juba	Africa
44	France	643,801 km²	68.72 million	Paris	Europe
45	Somalia	637,657 km²	19.65 million	Mogadishu	Africa
46	Central African Republic	622,984 km²	5.51 million	Bangui	Africa
47	Ukraine	603,550 km²	38.98 million	Kyiv	Europe
48	Madagascar	587,295 km²	32.74 million	Antananarivo	Africa
49	Botswana	581,737 km²	2.56 million	Gaborone	Africa
50	Kenya	581,309 km²	57.53 million	Nairobi	Africa

Rankings cover entities indexed in YearMaps and are derived from open geospatial data. See data sources.

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