Land Area (Europe)

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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🇷🇺 Russia
Leading Country
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48
Countries Ranked
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83.2%
Top 5 Share
# Country Land Area
1 🇷🇺 Russia 16,378,410 km²
2 🇩🇰 Denmark 2,220,072 km²
3 🇫🇷 France 640,427 km²
4 🇺🇦 Ukraine 579,300 km²
5 🇪🇸 Spain 498,980 km²
6 🇸🇪 Sweden 407,284 km²
7 🇳🇴 Norway 365,957 km²
8 🇩🇪 Germany 348,672 km²
9 🇵🇱 Poland 311,888 km²
10 🇫🇮 Finland 303,816 km²
11 🇮🇹 Italy 294,140 km²
12 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 241,930 km²
13 🇷🇴 Romania 231,291 km²
14 🇧🇾 Belarus 202,900 km²
15 🇬🇷 Greece 130,647 km²
16 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 108,612 km²
17 🇮🇸 Iceland 100,250 km²
18 🇵🇹 Portugal 91,119 km²
19 🇭🇺 Hungary 89,608 km²
20 🇷🇸 Serbia 88,246 km²
21 🇦🇹 Austria 82,445 km²
22 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 77,171 km²
23 🇮🇪 Ireland 68,883 km²
24 🇱🇹 Lithuania 62,680 km²
25 🇱🇻 Latvia 62,249 km²
26 🇭🇷 Croatia 55,974 km²
27 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,187 km²
28 🇸🇰 Slovakia 48,105 km²
29 🇪🇪 Estonia 42,388 km²
30 🇨🇭 Switzerland 39,997 km²
31 🇳🇱 Netherlands 33,893 km²
32 🇲🇩 Moldova 32,891 km²
33 🇧🇪 Belgium 30,278 km²
34 🇦🇱 Albania 27,398 km²
35 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 25,433 km²
36 🇸🇮 Slovenia 20,151 km²
37 🇲🇪 Montenegro 13,452 km²
38 🇨🇾 Cyprus 9,241 km²
39 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 2,586 km²
40 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands 1,393 km²
41 🇮🇲 Isle of Man 572 km²
42 🇦🇩 Andorra 468 km²
43 🇲🇹 Malta 316 km²
44 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 160 km²
45 🇸🇲 San Marino 61 km²
46 🇬🇮 Gibraltar 7 km²
47 🇲🇨 Monaco 2 km²
48 🇻🇦 Vatican 1 km²