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See countries in proportion

Real Size of Countries

Compare actual country areas, see the size difference and explore the world beyond map distortion.

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United States of America vs Spain Ukraine vs France Brazil vs India Canada vs Australia

Map illusion

Why the real size feels surprising

Most web maps stretch land near the poles. Greenland, Canada and Russia look visually huge, while countries closer to the equator can feel smaller than their actual area. This page compares numeric area directly, so the answer is based on measured size.

Area comparison Real scale

The visual scale keeps huge countries readable while still showing the real difference.

Ranking

Largest Countries by Area

Search or compare above, then use the ranking to understand where each country sits globally.

01 Russia
17,098,246 km2
02 Canada
9,984,670 km2
03 United States of America
9,833,520 km2
04 China
9,596,961 km2
05 Brazil
8,515,767 km2
06 Australia
7,688,287 km2
07 India
3,287,263 km2
08 Argentina
2,780,085 km2
09 Kazakhstan
2,724,900 km2
10 Algeria
2,381,741 km2
11 Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2,345,409 km2
12 Greenland
2,166,086 km2
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RankCountryArea km2Area sq mi
1 Russia 17,098,246 6,601,670
2 Canada 9,984,670 3,855,103
3 United States of America 9,833,520 3,796,743
4 China 9,596,961 3,705,407
5 Brazil 8,515,767 3,287,956
6 Australia 7,688,287 2,968,464
7 India 3,287,263 1,269,219
8 Argentina 2,780,085 1,073,397
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900 1,052,090
10 Algeria 2,381,741 919,595
11 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 2,345,409 905,567
12 Greenland 2,166,086 836,330
13 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000
14 Mexico 1,972,550 761,606
15 Indonesia 1,904,569 735,358
16 Sudan 1,886,068 728,215
17 Libya 1,759,541 679,363
18 Iran 1,648,195 636,372
19 Mongolia 1,564,116 603,909
20 Peru 1,285,216 496,225
21 Chad 1,280,000 494,211
22 Niger 1,267,000 489,191
23 Angola 1,246,700 481,354
24 Mali 1,240,192 478,841
25 South Africa 1,221,037 471,445
26 Colombia 1,141,748 440,831
27 Ethiopia 1,104,300 426,373
28 Bolivia 1,098,581 424,164
29 Mauritania 1,030,000 397,685
30 Egypt 1,010,408 390,121
31 Tanzania 947,303 365,756
32 Nigeria 923,769 356,669
33 Venezuela 916,445 353,841
34 Pakistan 881,913 340,509
35 Namibia 825,615 318,772
36 Mozambique 801,590 309,496
37 Türkiye 783,562 302,535
38 Chile 756,102 291,933
39 Zambia 752,617 290,587
40 Myanmar 676,579 261,229
41 Afghanistan 652,864 252,072
42 South Sudan 644,329 248,777
43 Somalia 637,657 246,201
44 France 632,702 244,288
45 Central African Republic 622,984 240,535
46 Ukraine 603,628 233,062
47 Madagascar 592,796 228,880
48 Botswana 581,730 224,607
49 Kenya 580,367 224,081
50 Thailand 513,120 198,117
51 Spain 506,030 195,379
52 Turkmenistan 491,210 189,657
53 Cameroon 475,442 183,569
54 Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,704
55 Yemen 455,503 175,871
56 Sweden 450,295 173,860
57 Uzbekistan 448,978 173,351
58 Morocco 446,550 172,414
59 Iraq 438,317 169,235
60 Paraguay 406,752 157,048
61 Zimbabwe 390,757 150,872
62 Norway 385,207 148,729
63 Japan 377,975 145,937
64 Congo 342,000 132,047
65 Finland 338,455 130,678
66 Viet Nam 331,345 127,933
67 Malaysia 330,803 127,724
68 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 322,462 124,503
69 Oman 315,331 121,750
70 Poland 312,696 120,733
71 Italy 301,340 116,348
72 Philippines 300,000 115,831
73 Ecuador 283,561 109,484
74 Burkina Faso 274,223 105,878
75 Gabon 267,668 103,347
76 New Zealand 263,310 101,665
77 Guinea 245,857 94,926
78 United Kingdom 244,376 94,354
79 Uganda 241,038 93,065
80 Ghana 240,000 92,665
81 Romania 238,397 92,046
82 Laos 236,800 91,429
83 Guyana 214,969 83,000
84 Belarus 207,600 80,155
85 Kyrgyzstan 200,105 77,261
86 Senegal 196,722 75,955
87 Syria 185,180 71,498
88 Cambodia 181,035 69,898
89 Uruguay 176,215 68,037
90 Suriname 165,940 64,070
91 Tunisia 163,610 63,170
92 Bangladesh 148,460 57,321
93 Nepal 147,516 56,956
94 Tajikistan 143,100 55,251
95 Greece 131,957 50,949
96 Nicaragua 130,375 50,338
97 North Korea 120,538 46,540
98 Eritrea 120,000 46,332
99 Malawi 118,484 45,747
100 Benin 114,763 44,310
101 Honduras 112,492 43,433
102 Liberia 111,370 43,000
103 Bulgaria 110,994 42,855
104 Cuba 110,860 42,803
105 Guatemala 108,889 42,042
106 Iceland 103,125 39,817
107 South Korea 100,363 38,750
108 Hungary 93,030 35,919
109 Portugal 92,230 35,610
110 Jordan 89,342 34,495
111 Serbia 88,499 34,170
112 Azerbaijan 86,600 33,436
113 Austria 83,879 32,386
114 United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,278
115 Czech Republic 78,871 30,452
116 Panama 75,417 29,119
117 Sierra Leone 73,252 28,283
118 Ireland 70,273 27,133
119 Georgia 69,700 26,911
120 Sri Lanka 67,240 25,962
121 Lithuania 65,300 25,212
122 Latvia 64,589 24,938
123 Togo 56,785 21,925
124 Croatia 56,561 21,838
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,209 19,772
126 Costa Rica 51,180 19,761
127 Slovakia 49,035 18,933
128 Dominican Republic 48,671 18,792
129 Estonia 45,335 17,504
130 Denmark 43,094 16,639
131 Netherlands 41,865 16,164
132 Switzerland 41,291 15,943
133 Bhutan 38,394 14,824
134 Taiwan 36,197 13,976
135 Guinea-Bissau 36,125 13,948
136 Belgium 30,689 11,849
137 Lesotho 30,355 11,720
138 Armenia 29,743 11,484
139 Solomon Islands 28,896 11,157
140 Albania 28,748 11,100
141 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 10,830
142 Burundi 27,834 10,747
143 Haiti 27,700 10,695
144 Rwanda 26,338 10,169
145 North Macedonia 25,436 9,821
146 Djibouti 23,200 8,958
147 Belize 22,966 8,867
148 Germany 21,116 8,153
149 El Salvador 21,041 8,124
150 Israel 20,770 8,019
151 Slovenia 20,272 7,827
152 Fiji 18,274 7,056
153 Kuwait 17,818 6,880
154 Eswatini 17,364 6,704
155 Timor-Leste 14,950 5,772
156 Bahamas 13,943 5,383
157 Montenegro 13,883 5,360
158 Vanuatu 12,189 4,706
159 Qatar 11,581 4,471
160 Gambia 11,300 4,363
161 Jamaica 10,991 4,244
162 Kosovo 10,887 4,203
163 Lebanon 10,452 4,036
164 Cyprus 9,251 3,572
165 Palestinian Territories 6,020 2,324
166 Brunei 5,765 2,226
167 Trinidad and Tobago 5,131 1,981
168 Cape Verde 4,033 1,557
169 Samoa 2,831 1,093
170 Luxembourg 2,586 999
171 Mauritius 2,040 788
172 Comoros 2,035 786
173 Kiribati 811 313
174 Bahrain 787 304
175 Dominica 750 290
176 Tonga 748 289
177 Singapore 736 284
178 Micronesia 702 271
179 Saint Lucia 617 238
180 Andorra 468 181
181 Palau 459 177
182 Seychelles 457 176
183 Antigua and Barbuda 440 170
184 Barbados 439 169
185 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 389 150
186 Grenada 344 133
187 Malta 316 122
188 Maldives 298 115
189 Niue 261 101
190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 101
191 Cook Islands 237 91
192 Marshall Islands 181 70
193 Aruba 180 69
194 Liechtenstein 160 62
195 San Marino 61 24
196 Sint Maarten 34 13
197 Tuvalu 26 10
198 Nauru 21 8
199 Monaco 2 1
200 Vatican City 0 0

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Questions

How country areas are compared

Why do countries look different in size on world maps?

A flat map must distort part of the globe. This comparison uses recorded area values rather than the apparent size of a country on the map.

What does the size ratio mean?

The larger recorded area is divided by the smaller. A ratio of 2 means twice the area. The percentage difference uses the smaller area as its comparison base.

Are these all land-only measurements?

The comparison follows the area values in the country dataset. Definitions can include inland water and differ by source, so do not interpret every value as a separate land-only survey.

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