Largest countries by area | Full List, Population & Data
The 50 largest countries and territories by land area (km²).
Countries
50
Population
6B
Total area
131,615,606 km²
Countries
| # | Country | Capital | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | Moscow | 146M | 17,098,246 |
| 2 | Antarctica | — | 1.3K | 14,000,000 |
| 3 | Canada | Ottawa | 42M | 9,984,670 |
| 4 | China | Beijing | 1B | 9,706,961 |
| 5 | United States | Washington, D.C. | 340M | 9,525,067 |
| 6 | Brazil | Brasília | 213M | 8,515,767 |
| 7 | Australia | Canberra | 28M | 7,692,024 |
| 8 | India | New Delhi | 1B | 3,287,263 |
| 9 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 47M | 2,780,400 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | Astana | 20M | 2,724,900 |
| 11 | Algeria | Algiers | 47M | 2,381,741 |
| 12 | DR Congo | Kinshasa | 113M | 2,344,858 |
| 13 | Greenland | Nuuk | 56.5K | 2,166,086 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 35M | 2,149,690 |
| 15 | Mexico | Mexico City | 131M | 1,964,375 |
| 16 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 284M | 1,904,569 |
| 17 | Sudan | Khartoum | 52M | 1,886,068 |
| 18 | Libya | Tripoli | 7.5M | 1,759,540 |
| 19 | Iran | Tehran | 86M | 1,648,195 |
| 20 | Mongolia | Ulan Bator | 3.5M | 1,564,110 |
| 21 | Peru | Lima | 34M | 1,285,216 |
| 22 | Chad | N'Djamena | 19M | 1,284,000 |
| 23 | Niger | Niamey | 26M | 1,267,000 |
| 24 | Angola | Luanda | 36M | 1,246,700 |
| 25 | Mali | Bamako | 22M | 1,240,192 |
| 26 | South Africa | Pretoria | 63M | 1,221,037 |
| 27 | Colombia | Bogotá | 53M | 1,141,748 |
| 28 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 112M | 1,104,300 |
| 29 | Bolivia | Sucre | 11M | 1,098,581 |
| 30 | Mauritania | Nouakchott | 4.9M | 1,030,700 |
| 31 | Egypt | Cairo | 107M | 1,002,450 |
| 32 | Tanzania | Dodoma | 68M | 947,303 |
| 33 | Nigeria | Abuja | 224M | 923,768 |
| 34 | Venezuela | Caracas | 29M | 916,445 |
| 35 | Namibia | Windhoek | 3M | 825,615 |
| 36 | Mozambique | Maputo | 34M | 801,590 |
| 37 | Pakistan | Islamabad | 241M | 796,095 |
| 38 | Turkey | Ankara | 86M | 783,562 |
| 39 | Chile | Santiago | 20M | 756,102 |
| 40 | Zambia | Lusaka | 20M | 752,612 |
| 41 | Myanmar | Naypyidaw | 51M | 676,578 |
| 42 | Afghanistan | Kabul | 44M | 652,230 |
| 43 | Somalia | Mogadishu | 20M | 637,657 |
| 44 | Central African Republic | Bangui | 6.5M | 622,984 |
| 45 | South Sudan | Juba | 16M | 619,745 |
| 46 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 33M | 603,550 |
| 47 | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 32M | 587,041 |
| 48 | Botswana | Gaborone | 2.4M | 582,000 |
| 49 | Kenya | Nairobi | 53M | 580,367 |
| 50 | France | Paris | 66M | 543,908 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Largest countries by area | Full List, Population & Data list currently contains 50 countries, based on data from multiple authoritative sources. See the full table above for every entry.
We filter our country database using rules described in each list (for example landlocked = no sea coastline in the source data). This page shows 50 matching countries.
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