Smallest countries by area | Full List, Population & Data
The 50 smallest countries and territories by land area (km²).
Countries
50
Population
4.2M
Total area
9,722 km²
Countries
| # | Country | Capital | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatican City | Vatican City | 882 | 0 |
| 2 | Monaco | Monaco | 38.4K | 2 |
| 3 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 38K | 6 |
| 4 | Tokelau | Fakaofo | 2.6K | 12 |
| 5 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | West Island | 593 | 14 |
| 6 | Nauru | Yaren | 11.7K | 21 |
| 7 | Saint Barthélemy | Gustavia | 10.6K | 21 |
| 8 | Tuvalu | Funafuti | 10.6K | 26 |
| 9 | Macau | — | 685.9K | 30 |
| 10 | Sint Maarten | Philipsburg | 41.3K | 34 |
| 11 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Washington DC | — | 34 |
| 12 | Norfolk Island | Kingston | 2.2K | 36 |
| 13 | Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown | 35 | 47 |
| 14 | Bouvet Island | — | — | 49 |
| 15 | Saint Martin | Marigot | 31.5K | 53 |
| 16 | Bermuda | Hamilton | 64.1K | 54 |
| 17 | British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia | — | 60 |
| 18 | San Marino | City of San Marino | 34.1K | 61 |
| 19 | Guernsey | St. Peter Port | 64.8K | 78 |
| 20 | Anguilla | The Valley | 16K | 91 |
| 21 | Montserrat | Plymouth | 4.4K | 102 |
| 22 | Jersey | Saint Helier | 103.3K | 116 |
| 23 | Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | 1.7K | 135 |
| 24 | Wallis and Futuna | Mata-Utu | 11.6K | 142 |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands | Road Town | 39.5K | 151 |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 40.9K | 160 |
| 27 | Aruba | Oranjestad | 107.6K | 180 |
| 28 | Marshall Islands | Majuro | 42.4K | 181 |
| 29 | American Samoa | Pago Pago | 49.7K | 199 |
| 30 | Cook Islands | Avarua | 15K | 236 |
| 31 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre | 5.8K | 242 |
| 32 | Niue | Alofi | 1.7K | 260 |
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | 51.3K | 261 |
| 34 | Cayman Islands | George Town | 84.7K | 264 |
| 35 | Maldives | Malé | 515.1K | 300 |
| 36 | Malta | Valletta | 574.3K | 316 |
| 37 | Caribbean Netherlands | Kralendijk | 32K | 328 |
| 38 | Grenada | St. George's | 109K | 344 |
| 39 | United States Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | 87.1K | 347 |
| 40 | Mayotte | Mamoudzou | 320.9K | 374 |
| 41 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | 110.9K | 389 |
| 42 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Jamestown | 5.7K | 394 |
| 43 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | — | — | 412 |
| 44 | Barbados | Bridgetown | 267.8K | 430 |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's | 103.6K | 442 |
| 46 | Curaçao | Willemstad | 156.1K | 444 |
| 47 | Seychelles | Victoria | 122.7K | 452 |
| 48 | Palau | Ngerulmud | 16.7K | 459 |
| 49 | Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | 47.3K | 464 |
| 50 | Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 88.4K | 468 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Smallest 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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