Land Area
Overview
Land area affects military strategy, determining the forces needed for territorial defense and the logistics required for domestic deployments. Larger countries face unique challenges in border security but also benefit from strategic depth that can absorb invading forces.
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| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 16,378,410 km² | |
| 2 | 🇨🇳 China | 9,326,410 km² | |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | 9,147,593 km² | |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 9,093,507 km² | |
| 5 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8,460,415 km² | |
| 6 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 7,633,565 km² | |
| 7 | 🇮🇳 India | 2,973,190 km² | |
| 8 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2,736,690 km² | |
| 9 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2,699,700 km² | |
| 10 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 2,381,741 km² | |
| 11 | 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic | 2,267,048 km² | |
| 12 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2,220,072 km² | |
| 13 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 2,166,086 km² | |
| 14 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 km² | |
| 15 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,943,945 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1,811,569 km² | |
| 17 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 1,759,540 km² | |
| 18 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 1,731,671 km² | |
| 19 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 1,553,556 km² | |
| 20 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,531,595 km² | |
| 21 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1,279,996 km² | |
| 22 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 1,266,700 km² | |
| 23 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 1,259,200 km² | |
| 24 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 1,246,700 km² | |
| 25 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 1,220,190 km² | |
| 26 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1,214,470 km² | |
| 27 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1,096,630 km² | |
| 28 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1,083,301 km² | |
| 29 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1,038,700 km² | |
| 30 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 1,025,520 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 995,450 km² | |
| 32 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 910,768 km² | |
| 33 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 885,800 km² | |
| 34 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 882,050 km² | |
| 35 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 856,690 km² | |
| 36 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 823,290 km² | |
| 37 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 786,380 km² | |
| 38 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 769,632 km² | |
| 39 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 743,812 km² | |
| 40 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 743,398 km² | |
| 41 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 653,508 km² | |
| 42 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 652,867 km² | |
| 43 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 644,329 km² | |
| 44 | 🇫🇷 France | 640,427 km² | |
| 45 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 627,337 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 622,984 km² | |
| 47 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 581,540 km² | |
| 48 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 579,300 km² | |
| 49 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 569,140 km² | |
| 50 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 566,730 km² | |
| 51 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 527,968 km² | |
| 52 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 510,890 km² | |
| 53 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 498,980 km² | |
| 54 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 472,710 km² | |
| 55 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 469,930 km² | |
| 56 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 452,860 km² | |
| 57 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 446,300 km² | |
| 58 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 437,367 km² | |
| 59 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 425,400 km² | |
| 60 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 407,284 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 397,302 km² | |
| 62 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 386,847 km² | |
| 63 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 365,957 km² | |
| 64 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 364,546 km² | |
| 65 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 348,672 km² | |
| 66 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 341,500 km² | |
| 67 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 329,613 km² | |
| 68 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 318,003 km² | |
| 69 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 311,888 km² | |
| 70 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 310,070 km² | |
| 71 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 309,500 km² | |
| 72 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 303,816 km² | |
| 73 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 298,170 km² | |
| 74 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 294,140 km² | |
| 75 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 273,602 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 262,443 km² | |
| 77 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 257,667 km² | |
| 78 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 256,369 km² | |
| 79 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 245,717 km² | |
| 80 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 241,930 km² | |
| 81 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 231,291 km² | |
| 82 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 230,800 km² | |
| 83 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 227,533 km² | |
| 84 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 202,900 km² | |
| 85 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 197,100 km² | |
| 86 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 196,849 km² | |
| 87 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 192,530 km² | |
| 88 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 191,801 km² | |
| 89 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 183,630 km² | |
| 90 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 176,515 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 175,015 km² | |
| 92 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 156,000 km² | |
| 93 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 155,360 km² | |
| 94 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 143,686 km² | |
| 95 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 141,510 km² | |
| 96 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 134,208 km² | |
| 97 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 130,647 km² | |
| 98 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 125,000 km² | |
| 99 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 120,538 km² | |
| 100 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 119,990 km² | |
| 101 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 114,305 km² | |
| 102 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 111,890 km² | |
| 103 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 109,884 km² | |
| 104 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 108,612 km² | |
| 105 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 107,159 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 100,250 km² | |
| 107 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 99,909 km² | |
| 108 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 96,320 km² | |
| 109 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 94,080 km² | |
| 110 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 91,119 km² | |
| 111 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 89,608 km² | |
| 112 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 88,802 km² | |
| 113 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 88,246 km² | |
| 114 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 86,100 km² | |
| 115 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 83,600 km² | |
| 116 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 82,445 km² | |
| 117 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 77,171 km² | |
| 118 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 74,340 km² | |
| 119 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 71,620 km² | |
| 120 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 69,700 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 68,883 km² | |
| 122 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 62,732 km² | |
| 123 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 62,680 km² | |
| 124 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 62,249 km² | |
| 125 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 55,974 km² | |
| 126 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 54,385 km² | |
| 127 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,187 km² | |
| 128 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 51,060 km² | |
| 129 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 48,320 km² | |
| 130 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 48,105 km² | |
| 131 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 42,388 km² | |
| 132 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 39,997 km² | |
| 133 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 38,394 km² | |
| 134 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 33,893 km² | |
| 135 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 32,891 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 32,260 km² | |
| 137 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 30,355 km² | |
| 138 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 30,278 km² | |
| 139 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 28,342 km² | |
| 140 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 28,120 km² | |
| 141 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 km² | |
| 142 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 27,986 km² | |
| 143 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 27,560 km² | |
| 144 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 27,398 km² | |
| 145 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 25,680 km² | |
| 146 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 25,433 km² | |
| 147 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 24,668 km² | |
| 148 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 23,180 km² | |
| 149 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 22,806 km² | |
| 150 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 20,721 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 20,330 km² | |
| 152 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 20,151 km² | |
| 153 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 18,275 km² | |
| 154 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 18,274 km² | |
| 155 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 17,818 km² | |
| 156 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 17,204 km² | |
| 157 | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 14,919 km² | |
| 158 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 13,452 km² | |
| 159 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 12,189 km² | |
| 160 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 11,586 km² | |
| 161 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 10,831 km² | |
| 162 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 10,230 km² | |
| 163 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 10,010 km² | |
| 164 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 10,000 km² | |
| 165 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 9,241 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 8,959 km² | |
| 167 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 6,000 km² | |
| 168 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 5,265 km² | |
| 169 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 km² | |
| 170 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 4,033 km² | |
| 171 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 3,827 km² | |
| 172 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 2,821 km² | |
| 173 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2,586 km² | |
| 174 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 2,030 km² | |
| 175 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 1,862 km² | |
| 176 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 1,393 km² | |
| 177 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 1,106 km² | |
| 178 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 964 km² | |
| 179 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 811 km² | |
| 180 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 786 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 751 km² | |
| 182 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 717 km² | |
| 183 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 716 km² | |
| 184 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 702 km² | |
| 185 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 606 km² | |
| 186 | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 572 km² | |
| 187 | 🇬🇺 Guam | 544 km² | |
| 188 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 468 km² | |
| 189 | 🇵🇼 Palau | 459 km² | |
| 190 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 455 km² | |
| 191 | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 444 km² | |
| 192 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 442 km² | |
| 193 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 431 km² | |
| 194 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | 430 km² | |
| 195 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 km² |
| # | Country | Land Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | 🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands | 346 km² | |
| 197 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 344 km² | |
| 198 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 316 km² | |
| 199 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 298 km² | |
| 200 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 264 km² | |
| 201 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 km² | |
| 202 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 199 km² | |
| 203 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 181 km² | |
| 204 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 180 km² | |
| 205 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 160 km² | |
| 206 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 151 km² | |
| 207 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 61 km² | |
| 208 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 54 km² | |
| 209 | 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory | 54 km² | |
| 210 | 🇲🇴 Macao | 28 km² |