World Rankings
Largest Countries in the World
Complete ranking of 226 countries by total land area
Russia
#1 Largest
17,098,242 km²
Largest Area
226
Countries & Territories
About This Ranking
This list ranks all countries and territories by their total land area in square kilometers. Land area excludes inland water bodies like lakes and rivers.
The top 10 largest countries account for over 50% of the world's total land area. Russia alone covers more than 11% of the Earth's landmass, spanning two continents.
Complete Rankings
| Rank | Country | Land Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | 17,098,242 |
| 2. | Antarctica | 14,200,000 |
| 3. |  | 9,984,670 |
| 4. |  | 9,833,517 |
| 5. |  | 9,596,960 |
| 6. |  | 8,515,770 |
| 7. |  | 7,741,220 |
| 8. |  | 3,287,263 |
| 9. |  | 2,780,400 |
| 10. |  | 2,724,900 |
| 11. |  | 2,381,740 |
| 12. |  | 2,344,858 |
| 13. |  | 2,166,086 |
| 14. |  | 2,149,690 |
| 15. |  | 1,964,375 |
| 16. |  | 1,904,569 |
| 17. |  | 1,861,484 |
| 18. |  | 1,759,540 |
| 19. |  | 1,648,195 |
| 20. |  | 1,564,116 |
| 21. |  | 1,285,216 |
| 22. |  | 1,284,000 |
| 23. |  | 1,267,000 |
| 24. |  | 1,246,700 |
| 25. |  | 1,240,192 |
| 26. |  | 1,219,090 |
| 27. |  | 1,138,910 |
| 28. |  | 1,104,300 |
| 29. |  | 1,098,581 |
| 30. |  | 1,030,700 |
| 31. |  | 1,001,450 |
| 32. |  | 947,300 |
| 33. |  | 923,768 |
| 34. |  | 912,050 |
| 35. |  | 824,292 |
| 36. |  | 799,380 |
| 37. |  | 796,095 |
| 38. |  | 783,562 |
| 39. |  | 756,102 |
| 40. |  | 752,618 |
| 41. |  | 716,550 |
| 42. |  | 676,578 |
| 43. |  | 652,230 |
| 44. |  | 644,329 |
| 45. |  | 643,801 |
| 46. |  | 637,657 |
| 47. |  | 622,984 |
| 48. |  | 603,550 |
| 49. |  | 587,041 |
| 50. |  | 581,730 |
| 51. |  | 580,367 |
| 52. |  | 527,968 |
| 53. |  | 513,120 |
| 54. |  | 505,370 |
| 55. |  | 488,100 |
| 56. |  | 475,440 |
| 57. |  | 462,840 |
| 58. |  | 450,295 |
| 59. |  | 447,400 |
| 60. |  | 438,317 |
| 61. |  | 406,752 |
| 62. |  | 390,757 |
| 63. |  | 377,915 |
| 64. |  | 357,022 |
| 65. |  | 342,000 |
| 66. |  | 338,145 |
| 67. |  | 331,210 |
| 68. |  | 329,847 |
| 69. |  | 323,802 |
| 70. |  | 322,463 |
| 71. |  | 312,685 |
| 72. |  | 309,500 |
| 73. |  | 301,340 |
| 74. |  | 300,000 |
| 75. |  | 283,561 |
| 76. |  | 274,200 |
| 77. |  | 268,838 |
| 78. |  | 267,667 |
| 79. |  | 266,000 |
| 80. |  | 245,857 |
| 81. |  | 243,610 |
| 82. |  | 241,038 |
| 83. |  | 238,533 |
| 84. |  | 238,391 |
| 85. |  | 236,800 |
| 86. |  | 214,969 |
| 87. |  | 207,600 |
| 88. |  | 199,951 |
| 89. |  | 196,722 |
| 90. |  | 187,437 |
| 91. |  | 181,035 |
| 92. |  | 176,215 |
| 93. |  | 163,820 |
| 94. |  | 163,610 |
| 95. |  | 148,460 |
| 96. |  | 147,181 |
| 97. |  | 144,100 |
| 98. |  | 131,957 |
| 99. |  | 130,370 |
| 100. |  | 120,538 |
| 101. |  | 118,484 |
| 102. |  | 117,600 |
| 103. |  | 112,622 |
| 104. |  | 112,090 |
| 105. |  | 111,369 |
| 106. |  | 110,879 |
| 107. |  | 110,860 |
| 108. |  | 108,889 |
| 109. |  | 103,000 |
| 110. |  | 99,720 |
| 111. |  | 93,028 |
| 112. |  | 92,090 |
| 113. |  | 89,342 |
| 114. |  | 86,600 |
| 115. |  | 83,871 |
| 116. |  | 83,600 |
| 117. |  | 78,867 |
| 118. |  | 77,474 |
| 119. |  | 75,420 |
| 120. |  | 71,740 |
| 121. |  | 70,273 |
| 122. |  | 69,700 |
| 123. |  | 65,610 |
| 124. |  | 65,300 |
| 125. |  | 64,589 |
| 126. |  | 62,045 |
| 127. |  | 56,785 |
| 128. |  | 56,594 |
| 129. |  | 51,197 |
| 130. |  | 51,100 |
| 131. |  | 49,035 |
| 132. |  | 48,670 |
| 133. |  | 45,228 |
| 134. |  | 43,094 |
| 135. |  | 41,543 |
| 136. |  | 41,277 |
| 137. |  | 38,394 |
| 138. |  | 36,125 |
| 139. |  | 35,980 |
| 140. |  | 33,851 |
| 141. |  | 30,528 |
| 142. |  | 30,355 |
| 143. |  | 29,743 |
| 144. |  | 28,896 |
| 145. |  | 28,748 |
| 146. |  | 28,051 |
| 147. |  | 27,830 |
| 148. |  | 27,750 |
| 149. |  | 26,338 |
| 150. |  | 25,713 |
| 151. |  | 23,200 |
| 152. |  | 22,966 |
| 153. |  | 21,937 |
| 154. |  | 21,041 |
| 155. |  | 20,273 |
| 156. |  | 18,575 |
| 157. |  | 18,274 |
| 158. |  | 17,818 |
| 159. |  | 17,364 |
| 160. |  | 14,874 |
| 161. |  | 13,880 |
| 162. |  | 13,812 |
| 163. |  | 12,189 |
| 164. |  | 12,173 |
| 165. |  | 11,586 |
| 166. |  | 11,300 |
| 167. |  | 10,991 |
| 168. |  | 10,887 |
| 169. |  | 10,400 |
| 170. |  | 9,251 |
| 171. |  | 9,104 |
| 172. | West Bank | 5,860 |
| 173. |  | 5,765 |
| 174. |  | 5,128 |
| 175. |  | 4,167 |
| 176. |  | 4,033 |
| 177. |  | 3,903 |
| 178. |  | 2,831 |
| 179. |  | 2,586 |
| 180. |  | 2,235 |
| 181. |  | 2,040 |
| 182. |  | 1,910 |
| 183. |  | 1,393 |
| 184. |  | 1,108 |
| 185. |  | 964 |
| 186. |  | 948 |
| 187. |  | 811 |
| 188. |  | 760 |
| 189. |  | 751 |
| 190. |  | 747 |
| 191. |  | 719 |
| 192. |  | 702 |
| 193. |  | 616 |
| 194. |  | 572 |
| 195. |  | 544 |
| 196. |  | 468 |
| 197. |  | 464 |
| 198. |  | 459 |
| 199. |  | 455 |
| 200. |  | 444 |
| 201. |  | 443 |
| 202. |  | 430 |
| 203. |  | 412 |
| 204. |  | 394 |
| 205. |  | 389 |
| 206. |  | 377 |
| 207. | Gaza, Gaza Strip | 360 |
| 208. |  | 344 |
| 209. |  | 316 |
| 210. |  | 298 |
| 211. |  | 264 |
| 212. |  | 261 |
| 213. |  | 260 |
| 214. |  | 242 |
| 215. |  | 236 |
| 216. |  | 224 |
| 217. |  | 181 |
| 218. |  | 180 |
| 219. |  | 160 |
| 220. |  | 151 |
| 221. |  | 142 |
| 222. |  | 135 |
| 223. |  | 131 |
| 224. |  | 123 |
| 225. |  | 116 |
| 226. |  | 102 |