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World Rankings

Smallest Countries in the World

Complete ranking of 251 countries by total land area (smallest first)

Monaco

#1 Smallest

2 km²

Smallest Area

251

Countries & Territories

About This Ranking

This list ranks all countries and territories by their total land area, starting with the smallest. Many of the world's smallest nations are city-states or island territories.

The smallest countries often have unique characteristics: high population density, specialized economies, and outsized influence in areas like banking, tourism, or diplomacy.

Complete Rankings

Rank Country Land Area (km²)
1.
Flag of Monaco
Monaco
2
2.
Flag of Coral Sea Islands
Coral Sea Islands
3
3.
Flag of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
5
4.
Flag of Navassa Island
Navassa Island
5
5.
Spratly Islands
5
6.
Flag of Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island
6
7.
Flag of Wake Island
Wake Island
7
8.
Flag of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
7
9.
Paracel Islands
8
10.
Flag of Tokelau
Tokelau
12
11.
Flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
14
12.
Flag of Nauru
Nauru
21
13.
Flag of Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy
25
14.
Flag of Tuvalu
Tuvalu
26
15.
Flag of Macau
Macau
28
16.
Flag of Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten
34
17.
Flag of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
36
18.
Flag of Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
47
19.
Flag of Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island
49
20.
Flag of Saint Martin
Saint Martin
50
21.
Flag of Bermuda
Bermuda
54
22.
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
60
23.
Flag of San Marino
San Marino
61
24.
Flag of Guernsey
Guernsey
78
25.
Flag of Anguilla
Anguilla
91
26.
Flag of Montserrat
Montserrat
102
27.
Flag of Jersey
Jersey
116
28.
Flag of Akrotiri
Akrotiri
123
29.
Flag of Dhekelia
Dhekelia
131
30.
Flag of Christmas Island
Christmas Island
135
31.
Flag of Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
142
32.
Flag of British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
151
33.
Flag of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
160
34.
Flag of Aruba
Aruba
180
35.
Flag of Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
181
36.
Flag of American Samoa
American Samoa
224
37.
Flag of Cook Islands
Cook Islands
236
38.
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
242
39.
Flag of Niue
Niue
260
40.
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
261
41.
Flag of Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
264
42.
Flag of Maldives
Maldives
298
43.
Flag of Malta
Malta
316
44.
Flag of Grenada
Grenada
344
45.
Gaza, Gaza Strip
360
46.
Flag of Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen
377
47.
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
389
48.
Flag of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
394
49.
Flag of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
412
50.
Flag of Barbados
Barbados
430
51.
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
443
52.
Flag of Curacao
Curacao
444
53.
Flag of Seychelles
Seychelles
455
54.
Flag of Palau
Palau
459
55.
Flag of Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
464
56.
Flag of Andorra
Andorra
468
57.
Flag of Guam
Guam
544
58.
Flag of Isle of Man
Isle of Man
572
59.
Flag of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
616
60.
Flag of Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
702
61.
Flag of Singapore
Singapore
719
62.
Flag of Tonga
Tonga
747
63.
Flag of Dominica
Dominica
751
64.
Flag of Bahrain
Bahrain
760
65.
Flag of Kiribati
Kiribati
811
66.
Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
948
67.
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
964
68.
Flag of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1,108
69.
Flag of Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
1,393
70.
Flag of Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
1,910
71.
Flag of Mauritius
Mauritius
2,040
72.
Flag of Comoros
Comoros
2,235
73.
Flag of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2,586
74.
Flag of Samoa
Samoa
2,831
75.
Flag of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
3,903
76.
Flag of Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde
4,033
77.
Flag of French Polynesia
French Polynesia
4,167
78.
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
5,128
79.
Flag of Brunei
Brunei
5,765
80.
West Bank
5,860
81.
Flag of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
9,104
82.
Flag of Cyprus
Cyprus
9,251
83.
Flag of Lebanon
Lebanon
10,400
84.
Flag of Kosovo
Kosovo
10,887
85.
Flag of Jamaica
Jamaica
10,991
86.
Flag of The Gambia
The Gambia
11,300
87.
Flag of Qatar
Qatar
11,586
88.
Flag of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
12,173
89.
Flag of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
12,189
90.
Flag of Montenegro
Montenegro
13,812
91.
Flag of The Bahamas
The Bahamas
13,880
92.
Flag of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
14,874
93.
Flag of Eswatini
Eswatini
17,364
94.
Flag of Kuwait
Kuwait
17,818
95.
Flag of Fiji
Fiji
18,274
96.
Flag of New Caledonia
New Caledonia
18,575
97.
Flag of Slovenia
Slovenia
20,273
98.
Flag of El Salvador
El Salvador
21,041
99.
Flag of Israel
Israel
21,937
100.
Flag of Belize
Belize
22,966
101.
Flag of Djibouti
Djibouti
23,200
102.
Flag of North Macedonia
North Macedonia
25,713
103.
Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda
26,338
104.
Flag of Haiti
Haiti
27,750
105.
Flag of Burundi
Burundi
27,830
106.
Flag of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
28,051
107.
Flag of Albania
Albania
28,748
108.
Flag of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
28,896
109.
Flag of Armenia
Armenia
29,743
110.
Flag of Lesotho
Lesotho
30,355
111.
Flag of Belgium
Belgium
30,528
112.
Flag of Moldova
Moldova
33,851
113.
Flag of Taiwan
Taiwan
35,980
114.
Flag of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
36,125
115.
Flag of Bhutan
Bhutan
38,394
116.
Flag of Switzerland
Switzerland
41,277
117.
Flag of Netherlands
Netherlands
41,543
118.
Flag of Denmark
Denmark
43,094
119.
Flag of Estonia
Estonia
45,228
120.
Flag of The Dominican
The Dominican
48,670
121.
Flag of Slovakia
Slovakia
49,035
122.
Flag of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
51,100
123.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
51,197
124.
Flag of Croatia
Croatia
56,594
125.
Flag of Togo
Togo
56,785
126.
Flag of Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)
62,045
127.
Flag of Latvia
Latvia
64,589
128.
Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
65,300
129.
Flag of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
65,610
130.
Flag of Georgia
Georgia
69,700
131.
Flag of Ireland
Ireland
70,273
132.
Flag of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
71,740
133.
Flag of Panama
Panama
75,420
134.
Flag of Serbia
Serbia
77,474
135.
Flag of Czechia
Czechia
78,867
136.
Flag of United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
83,600
137.
Flag of Austria
Austria
83,871
138.
Flag of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
86,600
139.
Flag of Jordan
Jordan
89,342
140.
Flag of Portugal
Portugal
92,090
141.
Flag of Hungary
Hungary
93,028
142.
Flag of South Korea
South Korea
99,720
143.
Flag of Iceland
Iceland
103,000
144.
Flag of Guatemala
Guatemala
108,889
145.
Flag of Cuba
Cuba
110,860
146.
Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
110,879
147.
Flag of Liberia
Liberia
111,369
148.
Flag of Honduras
Honduras
112,090
149.
Flag of Benin
Benin
112,622
150.
Flag of Eritrea
Eritrea
117,600
151.
Flag of Malawi
Malawi
118,484
152.
Flag of North Korea
North Korea
120,538
153.
Flag of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
130,370
154.
Flag of Greece
Greece
131,957
155.
Flag of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
144,100
156.
Flag of Nepal
Nepal
147,181
157.
Flag of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
148,460
158.
Flag of Tunisia
Tunisia
163,610
159.
Flag of Suriname
Suriname
163,820
160.
Flag of Uruguay
Uruguay
176,215
161.
Flag of Cambodia
Cambodia
181,035
162.
Flag of Syria
Syria
187,437
163.
Flag of Senegal
Senegal
196,722
164.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
199,951
165.
Flag of Belarus
Belarus
207,600
166.
Flag of Guyana
Guyana
214,969
167.
Flag of Laos
Laos
236,800
168.
Flag of Romania
Romania
238,391
169.
Flag of Ghana
Ghana
238,533
170.
Flag of Uganda
Uganda
241,038
171.
Flag of United Kingdom
United Kingdom
243,610
172.
Flag of Guinea
Guinea
245,857
173.
Flag of Western Sahara
Western Sahara
266,000
174.
Flag of Gabon
Gabon
267,667
175.
Flag of New Zealand
New Zealand
268,838
176.
Flag of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
274,200
177.
Flag of Ecuador
Ecuador
283,561
178.
Flag of Philippines
Philippines
300,000
179.
Flag of Italy
Italy
301,340
180.
Flag of Oman
Oman
309,500
181.
Flag of Poland
Poland
312,685
182.
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
322,463
183.
Flag of Norway
Norway
323,802
184.
Flag of Malaysia
Malaysia
329,847
185.
Flag of Vietnam
Vietnam
331,210
186.
Flag of Finland
Finland
338,145
187.
Flag of Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Brazzaville)
342,000
188.
Flag of Germany
Germany
357,022
189.
Flag of Japan
Japan
377,915
190.
Flag of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
390,757
191.
Flag of Paraguay
Paraguay
406,752
192.
Flag of Iraq
Iraq
438,317
193.
Flag of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
447,400
194.
Flag of Sweden
Sweden
450,295
195.
Flag of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
462,840
196.
Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon
475,440
197.
Flag of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
488,100
198.
Flag of Spain
Spain
505,370
199.
Flag of Thailand
Thailand
513,120
200.
Flag of Yemen
Yemen
527,968
201.
Flag of Kenya
Kenya
580,367
202.
Flag of Botswana
Botswana
581,730
203.
Flag of Madagascar
Madagascar
587,041
204.
Flag of Ukraine
Ukraine
603,550
205.
Flag of Central African Republic
Central African Republic
622,984
206.
Flag of Somalia
Somalia
637,657
207.
Flag of France
France
643,801
208.
Flag of South Sudan
South Sudan
644,329
209.
Flag of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
652,230
210.
Flag of Burma
Burma
676,578
211.
Flag of Morocco
Morocco
716,550
212.
Flag of Zambia
Zambia
752,618
213.
Flag of Chile
Chile
756,102
214.
Flag of Turkey
Turkey
783,562
215.
Flag of Pakistan
Pakistan
796,095
216.
Flag of Mozambique
Mozambique
799,380
217.
Flag of Namibia
Namibia
824,292
218.
Flag of Venezuela
Venezuela
912,050
219.
Flag of Nigeria
Nigeria
923,768
220.
Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania
947,300
221.
Flag of Egypt
Egypt
1,001,450
222.
Flag of Mauritania
Mauritania
1,030,700
223.
Flag of Bolivia
Bolivia
1,098,581
224.
Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
1,104,300
225.
Flag of Colombia
Colombia
1,138,910
226.
Flag of South Africa
South Africa
1,219,090
227.
Flag of Mali
Mali
1,240,192
228.
Flag of Angola
Angola
1,246,700
229.
Flag of Niger
Niger
1,267,000
230.
Flag of Chad
Chad
1,284,000
231.
Flag of Peru
Peru
1,285,216
232.
Flag of Mongolia
Mongolia
1,564,116
233.
Flag of Iran
Iran
1,648,195
234.
Flag of Libya
Libya
1,759,540
235.
Flag of Sudan
Sudan
1,861,484
236.
Flag of Indonesia
Indonesia
1,904,569
237.
Flag of Mexico
Mexico
1,964,375
238.
Flag of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
239.
Flag of Greenland
Greenland
2,166,086
240.
Flag of DRC
DRC
2,344,858
241.
Flag of Algeria
Algeria
2,381,740
242.
Flag of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2,724,900
243.
Flag of Argentina
Argentina
2,780,400
244.
Flag of India
India
3,287,263
245.
Flag of Australia
Australia
7,741,220
246.
Flag of Brazil
Brazil
8,515,770
247.
Flag of China
China
9,596,960
248.
Flag of United States
United States
9,833,517
249.
Flag of Canada
Canada
9,984,670
250.
Antarctica
14,200,000
251.
Flag of Russia
Russia
17,098,242

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