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Total area

What this indicator measures

The country's total surface, including land and inland waters (lakes, rivers).

How to read this?

The bigger the value, the larger the country.

Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest

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212countries with data
17.1M km²maximum · Russia
105.9K km²median
21 km²minimum · Nauru
2023–2024data year(s)

In brief

Total area: across 212 countries and territories, values range from 21 km² (Nauru) to 17.1M km² (Russia), with a world median of 105.9K km². Data: 2023–2024. The top 10% of countries exceed 1.2M km², while the bottom 10% stay below 445 km². By continent, the median is highest in South America (834.3K km²) and lowest in Oceania (811 km²).

Median by continent

Lower Higher
  • South America 834.3K km² (12)
  • Africa 342K km² (51)
  • Asia 183.1K km² (48)
  • Europe 70,280 km² (45)
  • North America 6,999 km² (34)
  • Oceania 811 km² (19)

Why this indicator matters

Surface area shows the size of a country on the map. It lets you compare the extent of territories and interpret other indicators, such as population density, resources or distances to travel.

What makes this indicator vary

It depends on history: conquests, treaties, independence and the splitting up of territories. It changes little from one year to the next. Changes come from border modifications, more precise remeasurement or land reclaimed from the sea.

Reading precautions

Total area includes lakes and rivers, not just land. It says nothing about the share that is really habitable: desert, mountain or ice count as much as a fertile plain. Disputed borders can create differences between sources.

Full ranking

ranked from highest to lowest

RankCountryValueYear
1er🇷🇺 Russia17,125,190 km²2024
2e🇨🇦 Canada15,634,410 km²2024
3e🇺🇸 United States9,831,510 km²2024
4e🇨🇳 China9,562,910 km²2024
5e🇧🇷 Brazil8,510,420 km²2024
6e🇦🇺 Australia7,741,220 km²2024
7e🇮🇳 India3,287,263 km²2024
8e🇦🇷 Argentina2,780,400 km²2024
9e🇰🇿 Kazakhstan2,724,902 km²2024
10e🇩🇿 Algeria2,381,740 km²2024
11e🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa2,345,410 km²2024
12e🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia2,149,690 km²2024
13e🇲🇽 Mexico1,957,194 km²2024
14e🇮🇩 Indonesia1,916,907 km²2024
15e🇸🇩 Sudan1,878,000 km²2024
16e🇱🇾 Libya1,759,540 km²2024
17e🇮🇷 Iran1,745,150 km²2024
18e🇲🇳 Mongolia1,564,116 km²2024
19e🇵🇪 Peru1,285,216 km²2024
20e🇹🇩 Chad1,284,000 km²2024
21e🇳🇪 Niger1,267,000 km²2024
22e🇦🇴 Angola1,246,700 km²2024
23e🇲🇱 Mali1,241,238 km²2024
24e🇿🇦 South Africa1,219,602 km²2024
25e🇨🇴 Colombia1,140,619 km²2024
26e🇪🇹 Ethiopia1,129,819 km²2024
27e🇧🇴 Bolivia1,098,580 km²2024
28e🇲🇷 Mauritania1,030,700 km²2024
29e🇪🇬 Egypt1,001,450 km²2024
30e🇹🇿 Tanzania945,500 km²2024
31e🇳🇬 Nigeria923,768 km²2024
32e🇻🇪 Venezuela912,050 km²2024
33e🇳🇦 Namibia824,292 km²2024
34e🇲🇿 Mozambique799,380 km²2024
35e🇵🇰 Pakistan796,100 km²2024
36e🇹🇷 Türkiye785,350 km²2024
37e🇨🇱 Chile756,556 km²2024
38e🇿🇲 Zambia752,612 km²2024
39e🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma)676,578 km²2024
40e🇦🇫 Afghanistan652,870 km²2024
41e🇸🇴 Somalia637,657 km²2024
42e🇳🇴 Norway624,500 km²2024
43e🇨🇫 Central African Republic622,980 km²2024
44e🇫🇷 France606,410 km²2024
45e🇺🇦 Ukraine603,550 km²2024
46e🇰🇪 Kenya591,970 km²2024
47e🇲🇬 Madagascar591,896 km²2024
48e🇧🇼 Botswana581,730 km²2024
49e🇸🇪 Sweden528,860 km²2024
50e🇾🇪 Yemen527,968 km²2024
51e🇹🇭 Thailand513,115 km²2024
52e🇪🇸 Spain505,981 km²2024
53e🇹🇲 Turkmenistan491,209 km²2024
54e🇨🇲 Cameroon475,442 km²2024
55e🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea462,840 km²2024
56e🇺🇿 Uzbekistan448,923 km²2024
57e🇲🇦 Morocco446,550 km²2024
58e🇮🇶 Iraq435,050 km²2024
59e🇬🇱 Greenland410,449 km²2024
60e🇵🇾 Paraguay406,752 km²2024
61e🇿🇼 Zimbabwe390,760 km²2024
62e🇯🇵 Japan377,975 km²2024
63e🇩🇪 Germany357,680 km²2024
64e🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville342,000 km²2024
65e🇫🇮 Finland338,485 km²2024
66e🇻🇳 Vietnam331,338 km²2024
67e🇲🇾 Malaysia330,534 km²2024
68e🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire322,460 km²2024
69e🇵🇱 Poland313,940 km²2024
70e🇴🇲 Oman309,500 km²2024
71e🇮🇹 Italy302,070 km²2024
72e🇵🇭 Philippines300,000 km²2024
73e🇧🇫 Burkina Faso274,200 km²2024
74e🇳🇿 New Zealand267,710 km²2024
75e🇬🇦 Gabon267,670 km²2024
76e🇪🇨 Ecuador256,370 km²2024
77e🇬🇳 Guinea245,857 km²2024
78e🇬🇧 United Kingdom243,610 km²2024
79e🇺🇬 Uganda241,551 km²2024
80e🇬🇭 Ghana238,539 km²2024
81e🇷🇴 Romania238,397 km²2024
82e🇱🇦 Laos236,800 km²2024
83e🇬🇾 Guyana214,970 km²2024
84e🇧🇾 Belarus207,629 km²2024
85e🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan199,950 km²2024
86e🇸🇳 Senegal196,710 km²2024
87e🇸🇾 Syria185,180 km²2024
88e🇰🇭 Cambodia181,035 km²2024
89e🇺🇾 Uruguay176,215 km²2024
90e🇸🇷 Suriname163,820 km²2024
91e🇹🇳 Tunisia163,610 km²2024
92e🇧🇩 Bangladesh147,570 km²2024
93e🇳🇵 Nepal147,181 km²2024
94e🇩🇴 Dominican Republic146,839 km²2024
95e🇹🇯 Tajikistan141,379 km²2024
96e🇬🇷 Greece131,960 km²2024
97e🇳🇮 Nicaragua130,370 km²2023
98e🇪🇷 Eritrea121,630 km²2024
99e🇰🇵 North Korea120,540 km²2024
100e🇲🇼 Malawi118,484 km²2024
101e🇧🇯 Benin114,760 km²2024
102e🇭🇳 Honduras112,492 km²2024
103e🇱🇷 Liberia111,370 km²2024
104e🇧🇬 Bulgaria111,000 km²2024
105e🇨🇺 Cuba109,884 km²2024
106e🇬🇹 Guatemala108,889 km²2024
107e🇮🇸 Iceland103,000 km²2024
108e🇰🇷 South Korea100,460 km²2024
109e🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates98,648 km²2024
110e🇭🇺 Hungary93,030 km²2024
111e🇵🇹 Portugal92,230 km²2024
112e🇯🇴 Jordan89,318 km²2024
113e🇷🇸 Serbia88,490 km²2024
114e🇭🇷 Croatia88,070 km²2024
115e🇦🇿 Azerbaijan86,600 km²2024
116e🇦🇹 Austria83,879 km²2024
117e🇨🇿 Czechia78,871 km²2024
118e🇵🇦 Panama75,320 km²2024
119e🇸🇱 Sierra Leone72,300 km²2024
120e🇮🇪 Ireland70,280 km²2024
121e🇬🇪 Georgia69,700 km²2024
122e🇱🇰 Sri Lanka65,610 km²2024
123e🇱🇹 Lithuania65,290 km²2024
124e🇱🇻 Latvia64,590 km²2024
125e🇹🇬 Togo56,785 km²2024
126e🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina51,210 km²2023
127e🇨🇷 Costa Rica51,100 km²2024
128e🇸🇰 Slovakia49,030 km²2024
129e🇪🇪 Estonia45,340 km²2024
130e🇩🇰 Denmark42,920 km²2024
131e🇳🇱 Netherlands41,540 km²2024
132e🇨🇭 Switzerland41,291 km²2024
133e🇧🇹 Bhutan38,390 km²2024
134e🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau36,125 km²2024
135e🇲🇩 Moldova33,849 km²2024
136e🇧🇪 Belgium30,689 km²2024
137e🇱🇸 Lesotho30,360 km²2024
138e🇦🇲 Armenia29,740 km²2024
139e🇦🇱 Albania28,750 km²2024
140e🇸🇧 Solomon Islands28,446 km²2024
141e🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea28,052 km²2024
142e🇧🇮 Burundi27,834 km²2024
143e🇭🇹 Haiti27,750 km²2024
144e🇷🇼 Rwanda26,340 km²2024
145e🇲🇰 North Macedonia25,713 km²2024
146e🇩🇯 Djibouti23,200 km²2024
147e🇧🇿 Belize22,966 km²2024
148e🇮🇱 Israel22,070 km²2024
149e🇸🇻 El Salvador21,040 km²2024
150e🇸🇮 Slovenia20,480 km²2024
151e🇳🇨 New Caledonia18,576 km²2024
152e🇫🇯 Fiji18,333 km²2024
153e🇰🇼 Kuwait17,820 km²2024
154e🇸🇿 Eswatini17,364 km²2024
155e🇹🇱 Timor-Leste14,870 km²2024
156e🇲🇪 Montenegro13,883 km²2024
157e🇧🇸 Bahamas13,878 km²2024
158e🇫🇴 Faroe Islands12,960 km²2024
159e🇻🇺 Vanuatu12,189 km²2024
160e🇶🇦 Qatar11,637 km²2024
161e🇬🇲 Gambia11,295 km²2024
162e🇯🇲 Jamaica10,991 km²2024
163e🇱🇧 Lebanon10,452 km²2024
164e🇨🇾 Cyprus9,250 km²2024
165e🇵🇷 Puerto Rico8,870 km²2024
166e🇧🇳 Brunei5,770 km²2024
167e🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago5,128 km²2024
168e🇧🇲 Bermuda4,290 km²2024
169e🇨🇻 Cape Verde4,030 km²2024
170e🇵🇫 French Polynesia3,521 km²2024
171e🇼🇸 Samoa2,840 km²2024
172e🇱🇺 Luxembourg2,590 km²2024
173e🇲🇺 Mauritius2,010 km²2024
174e🇰🇲 Comoros1,870 km²2024
175e🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China1,110 km²2024
176e🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe960 km²2024
177e🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands948 km²2024
178e🇰🇮 Kiribati811 km²2024
179e🇧🇭 Bahrain800 km²2024
180e🇩🇲 Dominica751 km²2024
181e🇹🇴 Tonga749 km²2024
182e🇸🇬 Singapore736 km²2024
183e🇫🇲 Micronesia701 km²2024
184e🇱🇨 St. Lucia616 km²2024
185e🇮🇲 Isle of Man572 km²2024
186e🇬🇺 Guam541 km²2024
187e🇦🇩 Andorra468 km²2024
188e🇵🇼 Palau460 km²2024
189e🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands457 km²2024
189e🇸🇨 Seychelles457 km²2024
191e🇨🇼 Curaçao444 km²2024
192e🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda440 km²2024
193e🇧🇧 Barbados431 km²2024
194e🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines389 km²2024
195e🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands348 km²2024
196e🇬🇩 Grenada344 km²2024
197e🇲🇹 Malta315 km²2024
198e🇲🇻 Maldives300 km²2024
199e🇰🇾 Cayman Islands264 km²2024
200e🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis261 km²2024
201e🇦🇸 American Samoa199 km²2024
202e🇲🇭 Marshall Islands181 km²2024
203e🇦🇼 Aruba180 km²2024
204e🇱🇮 Liechtenstein160 km²2024
205e🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands151 km²2024
206e🇲🇨 Monaco75 km²2024
207e🇸🇲 San Marino61 km²2024
208e🇲🇫 St. Martin53 km²2024
209e🇸🇽 Sint Maarten34 km²2024
210e🇲🇴 Macao SAR China33 km²2024
211e🇹🇻 Tuvalu26 km²2024
212e🇳🇷 Nauru21 km²2024

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest value for "Total area"?

The highest value is in Russia, at 17.1M km² (2024).

Which country has the lowest value for "Total area"?

The lowest value is in Nauru, at 21 km² (2024).

What is the world median value of "Total area"?

The world median is 105.9K km², calculated across 212 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.

What is the value of "Total area" for France?

France scores 606.4K km² (2024), ranking 44 out of 212 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).

Where does the "Total area" data come from?

It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.

What does a country's surface area include?

It adds together land and inland waters such as lakes and rivers. As a rule, it does not include territorial waters or the exclusive economic zone at sea.

Are surface area and habitable area the same thing?

No. Surface area is the total area. The habitable or farmable area is smaller, because deserts, mountains, dense forests or frozen zones must be subtracted.

Source and update

Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.

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