100 Largest Countries in the World

Largest Countries in the World

Largest Countries in the World

The world is a big place, and it can be hard to keep track of all the countries out there. After all, there are 196 sovereign states recognized by the United Nations as independent nations.

Here is a list of the 100 largest countries by area worldwide.

Rank Country Area km²
1 Russia 17,098,246
2 Canada 9,984,670
3 China 9,572,900
4 United States of America 9,525,067
5 Brazil 8,515,767
6 Australia 7,692,024
7 India 3,287,263
8 Argentina 2,780,400
9 Kazakhstan 2,724,900
10 Algeria 2,381,740
11 The Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,345,410
12 Kingdom of Denmark 2,210,583
13 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690
14 Mexico 1,964,375
15 Indonesia 1,904,556
16 Sudan 1,861,484
17 Libya 1,759,540
18 Iran 1,648,000
19 Mongolia 1,565,000
20 Peru 1,285,220
21 Chad 1,284,000
22 Niger 1,267,000
23 Angola 1,246,700
24 Mali 1,240,000
25 South Africa 1,219,912
26 Colombia 1,197,411
27 Ethiopia 1,127,127
28 Bolivia 1,098,580
29 Mauritania 1,030,700
30 Egypt 1,001,450
31 Tanzania 945,087
32 Nigeria 923,768
33 Venezuela 912,050
34 Namibia 825,418
35 Pakistan 803,940
36 Mozambique 801,590
37 Turkey 780,580
38 Chile 756,950
39 Zambia 752,614
40 Myanmar (Burma) 678,500
41 France 675,417
42 Afghanistan 647,500
43 Somalia 637,657
44 The central African Republic 622,984
45 South Sudan 619,745
46 Ukraine 603,628
47 Botswana 600,370
48 Madagascar 587,040
49 Kenya 580,367
50 Yemen 527,970
51 Thailand 514,000
52 Spain 504,781
53 Turkmenistan 488,100
54 Cameroon 475,440
55 Papua New Guinea 462,840
56 Sweden 449,964
57 Uzbekistan 447,400
58 Morocco 446,550
59 Iraq 437,072
60 Paraguay 406,750
61 Zimbabwe 390,580
62 Japan 377,835
63 Germany 357,021
64 Republic of the Congo 342,000
65 Finland 337,030
66 Malaysia 329,750
67 Vietnam 329,560
68 Norway 324,220
69 Ivory Coast 322,460
70 Poland 312,685
71 Oman 309,500
72 Italy 301,230
73 Philippines 300,000
74 Ecuador 283,560
75 Burkina Faso 274,200
76 New Zealand 269,190
77 Gabon 267,667
78 Guinea 245,857
79 United Kingdom 243,610
80 Uganda 241,550
81 Ghana 238,540
82 Romania 238,391
83 Laos 236,800
84 Guyana 214,970
85 Belarus 207,600
86 Kyrgyzstan 198,500
87 Senegal 196,190
88 Syria 185,180
89 Cambodia 181,035
90 Uruguay 176,220
91 Tunisia 163,610
92 Suriname 163,270
93 Bangladesh 147,570
94 Nepal 147,181
95 Tajikistan 143,100
96 Greece 131,940
97 Nicaragua 129,494
98 Eritrea 121,320
99 North Korea 120,540
100 Malawi 118,480

Russia – 17,098,242 sq km

Russia is the largest country in the world, with a total area of 17,098,242 sq km. This makes it more than 1.8 times larger than the next biggest country (Canada). Russia’s landmass covers a huge range of areas: from frozen tundra to subtropical rainforest, from snowcapped mountains to vast deserts.

Canada – 9,984,670 sq km

Canada is the second largest country in the world, with a total area of 9,984,670 square kilometres. Canada borders the United States to its south and the Arctic Ocean to its north.

Canada’s capital city is Ottawa; its ten provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec & Saskatchewan

China – 9,596,961 sq km

As the world’s most populous country and the second-largest by land area, China stands out among the other major countries in both categories. With a population of 1.4 billion people, it is home to approximately 19% of the entire global population.

United States of America – 9,826,630 sq km

The United States of America is the third largest country in the world, after Russia and Canada. The United States has a total area of 9,826,630 square kilometres, which makes it about 2.5 times larger than the next largest country in the world, but almost exactly half as large as Canada. The population of the United States is estimated to be around 325 million people.

Brazil – 8,515,767 sq km

Brazil is the largest country in South America, and it is also the fifth largest country in the world. Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. With a population of more than 200 million people, it is also the most populous country in South America.

Largest Countries in the World Questions:

  • Which is the 200 largest country?

Antigua and Barbuda

  • What are the 3 largest countries in the world?

Russia, Canada & China

  • Which country is the biggest in the world?

Russia

  • Which is the 78 largest country?

Guinea

 

100 Largest Countries in the World
100 Largest Countries in the World