Explore the comprehensive ranking of world's 100 largest countries by land area updated for 2026. This detailed database features geographic data from Russia (17 million km²), Canada, USA, China and Brazil to smaller territories, providing accurate area measurements, continental locations and global land share percentages. Essential resource for geographers, researchers, students, travelers and anyone interested in world geography and territorial size comparisons.
Understanding country size rankings helps analyze geographic distribution, natural resource allocation, population density patterns, geopolitical influence and economic potential. Our data includes accurate land area measurements, percentage shares of global land mass and continental classifications for comprehensive geographic analysis.
| Country | Area (km2) | % In World Share | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 17,100,000 | 12.56% | Europe |
| Canada | 9,984,670 | 7.33% | North America |
| United States Of America | 9,629,090 | 7.07% | North America |
| China | 9,596,960 | 7.05% | Asia |
| Brazil | 8,511,960 | 6.25% | South America |
| Australia | 7,686,850 | 5.65% | Australia And Oceania |
| India | 3,287,590 | 2.41% | Asia |
| Argentina | 2,766,890 | 2.03% | South America |
| Kazakhstan | 2,717,300 | 2.00% | Asia |
| Algeria | 2,381,740 | 1.75% | Africa |
| Democratic Republic Of The Congo | 2,345,410 | 1.72% | Africa |
| Mexico | 1,972,550 | 1.45% | North America |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,960,580 | 1.44% | Asia |
| Indonesia | 1,919,440 | 1.41% | Asia |
| Sudan | 1,861,480 | 1.37% | Africa |
| Libya | 1,759,540 | 1.29% | Africa |
| Iran | 1,648,000 | 1.21% | Asia |
| Mongolia | 1,565,000 | 1.15% | Asia |
| Peru | 1,285,220 | 0.94% | South America |
| Chad | 1,284,000 | 0.94% | Africa |
| Niger | 1,267,000 | 0.93% | Africa |
| Angola | 1,246,700 | 0.92% | Africa |
| Mali | 1,240,000 | 0.91% | Africa |
| South Africa | 1,219,910 | 0.90% | Africa |
| Colombia | 1,138,910 | 0.84% | South America |
| Ethiopia | 1,127,130 | 0.83% | Africa |
| Bolivia | 1,098,580 | 0.81% | South America |
| Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 0.76% | Africa |
| Egypt | 1,001,450 | 0.74% | Africa |
| Tanzania | 945,087 | 0.69% | Africa |
| Nigeria | 923,768 | 0.68% | Africa |
| Venezuela | 912,050 | 0.67% | South America |
| Namibia | 825,418 | 0.61% | Africa |
| Pakistan | 803,940 | 0.59% | Asia |
| Mozambique | 801,590 | 0.59% | Africa |
| Turkey | 780,580 | 0.57% | Asia |
| Chile | 756,950 | 0.56% | South America |
| Zambia | 752,614 | 0.55% | Africa |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 678,500 | 0.50% | Asia |
| Afghanistan | 647,500 | 0.48% | Asia |
| South Sudan | 644,329 | 0.47% | Africa |
| Somalia | 637,657 | 0.47% | Africa |
| Central African Republic | 622,984 | 0.46% | Africa |
| Ukraine | 603,700 | 0.44% | Europe |
| Botswana | 600,370 | 0.44% | Africa |
| Madagascar | 587,040 | 0.43% | Africa |
| Kenya | 582,650 | 0.43% | Africa |
| France | 547,030 | 0.40% | Europe |
| Yemen | 527,970 | 0.39% | Asia |
| Thailand | 514,000 | 0.38% | Asia |
| Spain | 504,782 | 0.37% | Europe |
| Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 0.36% | Asia |
| Cameroon | 475,440 | 0.35% | Africa |
| Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 0.34% | Australia And Oceania |
| Sweden | 449,964 | 0.33% | Europe |
| Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 0.33% | Asia |
| Morocco | 446,550 | 0.33% | Africa |
| Iraq | 437,072 | 0.32% | Asia |
| Paraguay | 406,750 | 0.30% | South America |
| Zimbabwe | 390,580 | 0.29% | Africa |
| Japan | 377,835 | 0.28% | Asia |
| Germany | 357,021 | 0.26% | Europe |
| Republic Of The Congo | 342,000 | 0.25% | Africa |
| Finland | 337,030 | 0.25% | Europe |
| Malaysia | 329,750 | 0.24% | Asia |
| Vietnam | 329,560 | 0.24% | Asia |
| Norway | 324,220 | 0.24% | Europe |
| Ivory Coast | 322,460 | 0.24% | Africa |
| Poland | 312,685 | 0.23% | Europe |
| Italy | 301,230 | 0.22% | Europe |
| Philippines | 300,000 | 0.22% | Asia |
| Ecuador | 283,560 | 0.21% | South America |
| Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 0.20% | Africa |
| New Zealand | 268,680 | 0.20% | Australia And Oceania |
| Gabon | 267,667 | 0.20% | Africa |
| Guinea | 245,857 | 0.18% | Africa |
| United Kingdom | 244,820 | 0.18% | Europe |
| Ghana | 239,460 | 0.18% | Africa |
| Romania | 237,500 | 0.17% | Europe |
| Laos | 236,800 | 0.17% | Asia |
| Uganda | 236,040 | 0.17% | Africa |
| Guyana | 214,970 | 0.16% | South America |
| Oman | 212,460 | 0.16% | Asia |
| Belarus | 207,600 | 0.15% | Europe |
| Kyrgyzstan | 198,500 | 0.15% | Asia |
| Senegal | 196,190 | 0.14% | Africa |
| Syria | 185,180 | 0.14% | Asia |
| Cambodia | 181,040 | 0.13% | Asia |
| Uruguay | 176,220 | 0.13% | South America |
| Tunisia | 163,610 | 0.12% | Africa |
| Suriname | 163,270 | 0.12% | South America |
| Bangladesh | 144,000 | 0.11% | Asia |
| Tajikistan | 143,100 | 0.11% | Asia |
| Nepal | 140,800 | 0.10% | Asia |
| Greece | 131,940 | 0.097% | Europe |
| Nicaragua | 129,494 | 0.095% | North America |
| Eritrea | 121,320 | 0.089% | Africa |
| North Korea | 120,540 | 0.089% | Asia |
| Malawi | 118,480 | 0.087% | Africa |
| Benin | 112,620 | 0.083% | Africa |
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