The world's 100 largest countries.
The total landmass of the Earth is about 148,949,200 square kilometers. It is interesting to see that 8 of these 100 are former Soviet Union republics. The Soviet Union with its 22,400,000 km2 made up 15% of the world landmass!
Noticeably, Antarctica with its 14,200,000 km2 - including water and ice, mind you - is not on the list.
I’m only listing 100 of some 225+ countries in the world. Partly because the last ones really are not part of the world’s largest countries, but the world’s smallest countries. Another reason is that several of the smallest are just autonomous cities/regions of other countries, plus many are involved in conflicts regarding its boundaries or independence. Examples: Hong Kong, Macao, Gaza Strip.
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Rank Country Area (km2)
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1 Russia 17,075,400
2 China 9,326,411
3 Canada 9,220,970
4 United States 9,166,601
5 Brazil 8,456,511
6 Australia 7,617,931
7 India 2,973,190
8 Argentina 2,736,690
9 Kazakhstan 2,717,300
10 Algeria 2,381,741
11 Sudan 2,376,001
12 Congo (Kinshasa) 2,267,599
13 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690
14 Mexico 1,923,039
15 Indonesia 1,826,440
16 Libya 1,759,540
17 Iran 1,635,999
18 Mongolia 1,565,000
19 Peru 1,279,999
20 Niger 1,266,699
21 Chad 1,259,201
22 Angola 1,246,699
23 South Africa 1,221,040
24 Mali 1,219,999
25 Ethiopia 1,119,683
26 Bolivia 1,084,389
27 Colombia 1,038,699
28 Mauritania 1,030,400
29 Egypt 995,451
30 Nigeria 910,771
31 Tanzania 886,039
32 Venezuela 882,050
33 Namibia 823,291
34 Mozambique 784,089
35 Pakistan 778,720
36 Turkey 770,761
37 Chile 748,800
38 Zambia 740,719
39 Burma 657,741
40 Afghanistan 647,500
41 Somalia 627,339
42 Central African Republic 622,980
43 Ukraine 603,700
44 Botswana 585,371
45 Madagascar 581,540
46 Kenya 569,251
47 France 545,630
48 Yemen 527,969
49 Thailand 511,771
50 Spain 499,401
51 Turkmenistan 488,100
52 Cameroon 469,440
53 Papua New Guinea 451,709
54 Uzbekistan 447,400
55 Morocco 446,301
56 Iraq 433,970
57 Sweden 411,621
58 Paraguay 397,301
59 Japan 394,744
60 Zimbabwe 386,669
61 Germany 350,261
62 Greenland 341,701
63 Congo (Brazzaville) 341,499
64 Malaysia 328,549
65 Vietnam 325,361
66 Cote d'Ivoire 318,000
67 Norway 307,860
68 Finland 305,470
69 Poland 304,509
70 Philippines 298,171
71 Italy 294,019
72 Ecuador 276,840
73 Burkina Faso 273,799
74 New Zealand 268,671
75 Western Sahara 266,001
76 Gabon 257,669
77 Guinea 245,861
78 United Kingdom 241,590
79 Laos 230,800
80 Romania 230,339
81 Ghana 230,020
82 Oman 212,460
83 Belarus 207,600
84 Uganda 199,710
85 Kyrgyzstan 198,500
86 Guyana 196,850
87 Senegal 191,999
88 Syria 184,051
89 Cambodia 176,519
90 Uruguay 173,621
91 Suriname 161,471
92 Tunisia 155,361
93 Tajikistan 143,100
94 Nepal 136,801
95 Bangladesh 133,911
96 Greece 130,800
97 Eritrea 121,320
98 North Korea 120,409
99 Nicaragua 120,254
100 Honduras 111,891
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau