Top 100 largest countries by area

The Earth's surface is divided into many countries, and some of them are real giants like Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia. They occupy huge areas and stretch across the continents.

The 10 largest ones are more or less known to everybody. But more interesting and helpful would be to explore the list of top 100 represented in the table below.

Here you can find the accurate data on the total area of each country (the sum of land and water surfaces) in square kilometers and square miles. Moreover, you can see the neighboring countries having land borders with them.

Note that the list below includes only officially recognized independent states. It does not include dependent territories like Greenland (it is a part of Denmark) and also unrecognized or partially recognized states like Western Sahara (it is rather large but actually does not control 2/3 of its territory disputed by Morocco).

List of the 100 largest countries by total area (land and water surface)

Rank	Country	Area (km²)	Area (mi²)	Continent	Bordering countries by land
1	Russia	17,098,242	6,601,668	Asia / Europe	Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Ukraine
2	Canada	9,984,670	3,855,100	North America	United States
3	United States *	9,857,348	3,805,943	North America	Canada, Mexico
4	China	9,596,961	3,705,407	Asia	Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
5	Brazil	8,515,770	3,287,957	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, France (French Guiana), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
6	Australia *	7,741,220	2,988,902	Australia	-
7	India	3,287,263	1,269,219	Asia	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
8	Argentina	2,780,400	1,073,518	South America	Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900	1,052,090	Asia / Europe	China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
10	Algeria	2,381,741	919,595	Africa	Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
11	DR Congo	2,344,858	905,355	Africa	Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
12	Denmark **	2,210,573	853,507	Europe / North America	Germany
13	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	830,000	Asia	Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
14	Mexico	1,964,375	758,449	North America	Belize, Guatemala, United States
15	Indonesia	1,904,569	735,358	Asia	Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea
16	Sudan	1,861,484	718,723	Africa	Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan
17	Libya	1,759,540	679,362	Africa	Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia
18	Iran	1,648,195	636,372	Asia	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan
19	Mongolia	1,564,116	603,909	Asia	China, Russia
20	Peru	1,285,216	496,225	South America	Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
21	Chad	1,284,000	495,755	Africa	Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan
22	Niger	1,267,000	489,191	Africa	Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria
23	Angola	1,246,700	481,354	Africa	DR Congo, Congo, Namibia, Zambia
24	Mali	1,240,192	478,841	Africa	Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
25	South Africa	1,219,090	470,693	Africa	Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
26	Colombia	1,141,748	440,831	South America	Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
27	Ethiopia	1,104,300	426,373	Africa	Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan
28	Bolivia	1,098,581	424,164	South America	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
29	Mauritania	1,030,700	397,955	Africa	Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
30	Egypt	1,001,450	386,662	Africa	Palestine (Gaza Strip), Israel, Libya, Sudan
31	Tanzania	947,300	365,755	Africa	Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia
32	Nigeria	923,768	356,669	Africa	Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger
33	Venezuela	912,050	352,144	South America	Brazil, Colombia, Guyana
34	Namibia	824,292	318,261	Africa	Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
35	Mozambique	799,380	308,642	Africa	Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
36	Pakistan	796,095	307,374	Asia	Afghanistan, China, India, Iran
37	Turkey	783,562	302,535	Asia / Europe	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria
38	Chile	756,096	291,930	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Peru
39	Zambia	752,612	290,585	Africa	Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
40	Myanmar	676,578	261,228	Asia	Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand
41	Afghanistan	652,230	251,827	Asia	China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
42	South Sudan	644,329	248,777	Africa	Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda
43	France *	643,801	248,573	Europe	Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland. Brazil and Suriname border with the overseas territory of France in South America (French Guiana). The Netherlands borders with the overseas territory of France in North America (Saint Martin).
44	Somalia	637,657	246,201	Africa	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya
45	Central African Republic	622,984	240,535	Africa	Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
46	Ukraine	603,500	233,012	Europe	Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
47	Madagascar	587,041	226,658	Africa	-
48	Botswana	581,730	224,607	Africa	Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
49	Kenya	580,367	224,081	Africa	Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
50	Yemen	527,968	203,850	Asia	Oman, Saudi Arabia
51	Thailand	513,120	198,117	Asia	Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar
52	Spain	505,600	195,213	Europe	Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, United Kingdom (Gibraltar)
53	Turkmenistan	488,100	188,456	Asia	Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
54	Cameroon	475,440	183,568	Africa	Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria
55	Papua New Guinea	462,840	178,703	Oceania	Indonesia
56	Sweden	450,295	173,860	Europe	Finland, Norway
57	Uzbekistan	447,400	172,742	Asia	Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
58	Morocco	446,550	172,410	Africa	Algeria, Spain (Ceuta and Melilla - two autonomous cities in Africa), Mauritania, Western Sahara (unrecognized state)
59	Iraq	438,317	169,235	Asia	Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
60	Paraguay	406,752	157,048	South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
61	Zimbabwe	390,757	150,872	Africa	Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
62	Norway *	385,203	148,727	Europe	Finland, Sweden, Russia
63	Japan	377,915	145,914	Asia	-
64	Germany	357,022	137,847	Europe	Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
65	Congo	342,000	132,047	Africa	Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon
66	Finland ***	338,435	130,670	Europe	Norway, Sweden, Russia
67	Vietnam	331,210	127,881	Asia	Cambodia, China, Laos
68	Malaysia	330,800	127,722	Asia	Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand
69	Cote d'Ivoire	322,463	124,504	Africa	Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali
70	Poland	312,679	120,726	Europe	Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Slovakia, Ukraine
71	Oman	309,500	119,499	Asia	Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
72	Italy	301,340	116,348	Europe	Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
73	Philippines	300,000	115,831	Asia	-
74	Ecuador	283,561	109,483	South America	Colombia, Peru
75	Burkina Faso	274,220	105,877	Africa	Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo
76	New Zealand *	268,527	103,679	Oceania	-
77	Gabon	267,667	103,347	Africa	Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea
78	United Kingdom *	261,780	101,074	Europe	Ireland
79	Guinea	245,860	94,927	Africa	Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone
80	Uganda	241,550	93,263	Africa	DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
81	Ghana	238,540	92,101	Africa	Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo
82	Romania	238,391	92,043	Europe	Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine
83	Laos	236,800	91,429	Asia	Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
84	Guyana	214,970	83,000	South America	Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
85	Belarus	207,600	80,155	Europe	Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
86	Kyrgyzstan	199,951	77,201	Asia	China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
87	Senegal	196,722	75,955	Africa	Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania
88	Syria	185,180	71,498	Asia	Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
89	Cambodia	181,035	69,898	Asia	Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
90	Uruguay	176,220	68,039	South America	Argentina, Brazil
91	Suriname	163,820	63,251	South America	Brazil, France (French Guiana), Guyana
92	Tunisia	163,610	63,170	Africa	Algeria, Libya
93	Nepal	147,181	56,827	Asia	China, India
94	Bangladesh	143,998	55,598	Asia	Myanmar, India
95	Tajikistan	143,100	55,251	Asia	Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
96	Greece	131,990	50,962	Europe	Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey
97	Nicaragua	130,370	50,336	North America	Costa Rica, Honduras
98	North Korea	120,540	46,541	Asia	China, South Korea, Russia
99	Malawi	118,484	45,747	Africa	Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
100	Eritrea	117,600	45,406	Africa	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan

* Including overseas territories.

** Including Greenland, Faroe Islands.

*** Including Aland Islands.

Note: the mentioned above data on total areas are based on the officially recognized international borders. All disputed territories are considered as parts of the countries to which they belong in the opinion of the majority of the world community (United Nations members).