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Land Area by Country (Asia)

China has the largest land area in Asia — 9,326,410 km², ahead of India (2,973,190 km²) and Kazakhstan (2,699,700 km²). All 50 countries ranked with the latest available data.

Top 15 Countries

# Country Share Land Area
1 🇨🇳 China 30.1% 9,326,410 km²
2 🇮🇳 India 9.6% 2,973,190 km²
3 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 8.7% 2,699,700 km²
4 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 6.9% 2,149,690 km²
5 🇮🇩 Indonesia 5.9% 1,811,569 km²
6 🇲🇳 Mongolia 5.0% 1,553,556 km²
7 🇮🇷 Iran 4.9% 1,531,595 km²
8 🇵🇰 Pakistan 2.8% 856,690 km²
9 🇹🇷 Turkey 2.5% 769,632 km²
10 🇲🇲 Myanmar 2.1% 653,508 km²
11 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 2.1% 652,867 km²
12 🇾🇪 Yemen 1.7% 527,968 km²
13 🇹🇭 Thailand 1.6% 510,890 km²
14 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 1.5% 469,930 km²
15 🇮🇶 Iraq 1.4% 437,367 km²
Top 15 of 50 ranked countries
Concentration
China 30.1%India 9.6%Kazakhstan 8.7%Saudi Arabia 6.9%Indonesia 5.9%
🇨🇳 30.1%🇮🇳 9.6%🇰🇿 8.7%🇸🇦 6.9%🇮🇩 5.9%Rest 38.8%
The top 10 countries hold 78.6% of the regional total
Statistic

About this Ranking

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.