Last updated September 18, 2024
The true dimensions of the world's countries may come as a surprise to some, as popular map projections, like the Mercator projection, don't accurately represent the relative size of different regions. Created in 1569, the Mercator projection was groundbreaking for its time. However, due to the spherical shape of the Earth and the flat design of the map, countries closer to the poles appear stretched and distorted. To address these discrepancies and offer a more accurate view of the Earth's countries, we present the following data, listing countries by their true land area in square kilometers. Our exploration unveils some fascinating patterns and brings some intriguing differences among regions to light. Key findings from the data include:
652.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#40
27.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#146
2.4M Km²
Ranked in World
#10
200 Km²
Ranked in World
#206
470 Km²
Ranked in World
#190
1.2M Km²
Ranked in World
#22
90 Km²
Ranked in World
#212
440 Km²
Ranked in World
#195
2.7M Km²
Ranked in World
#8
28.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#141
180 Km²
Ranked in World
#208
7.7M Km²
Ranked in World
#6
82.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#116
82.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#115
10.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#166
760 Km²
Ranked in World
#182
130.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#96
430 Km²
Ranked in World
#196
202.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#84
30.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#140
22.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#151
112.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#100
50 Km²
Ranked in World
#215
38.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#135
1.1M Km²
Ranked in World
#26
51.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#129
566.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#47
8.4M Km²
Ranked in World
#5
150 Km²
Ranked in World
#210
5.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#169
108.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#102
273.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#74
25.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#147
176.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#90
472.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#52
9.1M Km²
Ranked in World
#4
4.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#171
240 Km²
Ranked in World
#203
623.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#42
1.3M Km²
Ranked in World
#21
743.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#37
9.4M Km²
Ranked in World
#2
1.1M Km²
Ranked in World
#25
1.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#176
240 Km²
Ranked in World
#204
51.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#128
56.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#126
106.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#104
444 Km²
Ranked in World
#194
9.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#167
77.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#118
2.3M Km²
Ranked in World
#11
42.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#132
23.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#150
750 Km²
Ranked in World
#183
48.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#130
248.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#78
995.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#29
20.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#153
28.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#143
101.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#105
42.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#133
17.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#158
1.0M Km²
Ranked in World
#28
18.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#156
303.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#71
547.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#48
82.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#117
3.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#172
257.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#77
10.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#165
69.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#121
348.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#64
227.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#83
10 Km²
Ranked in World
#220
128.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#97
410.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#58
340 Km²
Ranked in World
#199
1.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#177
540 Km²
Ranked in World
#189
107.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#103
245.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#79
28.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#142
196.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#86
27.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#145
111.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#101
90.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#111
100.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#106
3.0M Km²
Ranked in World
#7
1.8M Km²
Ranked in World
#14
1.6M Km²
Ranked in World
#17
434.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#56
68.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#122
570 Km²
Ranked in World
#188
21.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#152
294.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#73
318.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#67
10.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#163
364.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#63
88.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#112
2.7M Km²
Ranked in World
#9
569.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#46
810 Km²
Ranked in World
#181
17.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#157
191.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#88
230.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#81
62.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#125
10.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#164
30.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#139
96.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#108
1.8M Km²
Ranked in World
#16
160 Km²
Ranked in World
#209
62.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#124
2.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#174
581.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#44
94.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#109
328.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#66
300 Km²
Ranked in World
#201
1.2M Km²
Ranked in World
#23
320 Km²
Ranked in World
#200
180 Km²
Ranked in World
#207
1.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#178
1.0M Km²
Ranked in World
#27
2.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#175
375 Km²
Ranked in World
#198
1.9M Km²
Ranked in World
#13
700 Km²
Ranked in World
#186
32.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#138
1 Km²
Ranked in World
#221
1.6M Km²
Ranked in World
#18
13.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#160
100 Km²
Ranked in World
#211
446.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#55
786.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#34
653.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#39
823.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#33
20 Km²
Ranked in World
#219
143.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#94
33.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#137
18.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#155
263.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#76
120.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#99
1.3M Km²
Ranked in World
#20
910.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#30
120.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#98
25.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#148
460 Km²
Ranked in World
#191
365.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#62
309.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#69
770.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#35
460 Km²
Ranked in World
#192
74.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#119
452.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#54
397.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#60
1.3M Km²
Ranked in World
#19
298.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#72
306.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#70
91.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#110
8.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#168
11.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#162
341.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#65
230.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#82
16.4M Km²
Ranked in World
#1
24.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#149
260 Km²
Ranked in World
#202
610 Km²
Ranked in World
#187
53 Km²
Ranked in World
#214
230 Km²
Ranked in World
#205
390 Km²
Ranked in World
#197
2.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#173
60 Km²
Ranked in World
#213
1.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#179
2.1M Km²
Ranked in World
#12
192.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#87
87.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#113
460 Km²
Ranked in World
#193
72.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#120
700 Km²
Ranked in World
#185
48.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#131
20.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#154
28.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#144
627.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#41
1.2M Km²
Ranked in World
#24
97.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#107
611.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#43
498.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#51
62.7K Km²
Ranked in World
#123
1.8M Km²
Ranked in World
#15
156.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#92
410.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#59
39.5K Km²
Ranked in World
#134
183.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#89
35.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#136
140.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#95
885.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#31
510.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#50
14.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#159
54.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#127
720 Km²
Ranked in World
#184
5.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#170
155.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#93
769.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#36
469.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#53
1.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#180
30 Km²
Ranked in World
#217
199.8K Km²
Ranked in World
#85
579.3K Km²
Ranked in World
#45
83.6K Km²
Ranked in World
#114
241.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#80
9.1M Km²
Ranked in World
#3
175.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#91
425.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#57
12.2K Km²
Ranked in World
#161
0.44 Km²
Ranked in World
#222
882.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#32
310.1K Km²
Ranked in World
#68
266.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#75
528.0K Km²
Ranked in World
#49
743.4K Km²
Ranked in World
#38
386.9K Km²
Ranked in World
#61
Region ↕ | Land Area↕ |
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652.9K Km² | |
27.4K Km² | |
2.4M Km² | |
200 Km² | |
470 Km² | |
1.2M Km² | |
90 Km² | |
440 Km² | |
2.7M Km² | |
28.5K Km² | |
180 Km² | |
7.7M Km² | |
82.4K Km² | |
82.7K Km² | |
10.0K Km² | |
760 Km² | |
130.2K Km² | |
430 Km² | |
202.9K Km² | |
30.3K Km² | |
22.8K Km² | |
112.8K Km² | |
50 Km² | |
38.1K Km² | |
1.1M Km² | |
51.0K Km² | |
566.7K Km² | |
8.4M Km² | |
150 Km² | |
5.3K Km² | |
108.6K Km² | |
273.6K Km² | |
25.7K Km² | |
176.5K Km² | |
472.7K Km² | |
9.1M Km² | |
4.0K Km² | |
240 Km² | |
623.0K Km² | |
1.3M Km² | |
743.5K Km² | |
9.4M Km² | |
1.1M Km² | |
1.9K Km² | |
240 Km² | |
51.1K Km² | |
56.0K Km² | |
106.4K Km² | |
444 Km² | |
9.2K Km² | |
77.2K Km² | |
2.3M Km² | |
42.4K Km² | |
23.2K Km² | |
750 Km² | |
48.3K Km² | |
248.4K Km² | |
995.5K Km² | |
20.7K Km² | |
28.1K Km² | |
101.0K Km² | |
42.4K Km² | |
17.2K Km² | |
1.0M Km² | |
18.3K Km² | |
303.9K Km² | |
547.6K Km² | |
82.2K Km² | |
3.7K Km² | |
257.7K Km² | |
10.1K Km² | |
69.5K Km² | |
348.6K Km² | |
227.5K Km² | |
10 Km² | |
128.9K Km² | |
410.5K Km² | |
340 Km² | |
1.7K Km² | |
540 Km² | |
107.2K Km² | |
245.7K Km² | |
28.1K Km² | |
196.9K Km² | |
27.6K Km² | |
111.9K Km² | |
90.5K Km² | |
100.3K Km² | |
3.0M Km² | |
1.8M Km² | |
1.6M Km² | |
434.3K Km² | |
68.9K Km² | |
570 Km² | |
21.6K Km² | |
294.1K Km² | |
318.0K Km² | |
10.8K Km² | |
364.6K Km² | |
88.8K Km² | |
2.7M Km² | |
569.1K Km² | |
810 Km² | |
17.8K Km² | |
191.8K Km² | |
230.8K Km² | |
62.2K Km² | |
10.2K Km² | |
30.4K Km² | |
96.3K Km² | |
1.8M Km² | |
160 Km² | |
62.7K Km² | |
2.6K Km² | |
581.8K Km² | |
94.3K Km² | |
328.6K Km² | |
300 Km² | |
1.2M Km² | |
320 Km² | |
180 Km² | |
1.1K Km² | |
1.0M Km² | |
2.0K Km² | |
375 Km² | |
1.9M Km² | |
700 Km² | |
32.9K Km² | |
1 Km² | |
1.6M Km² | |
13.5K Km² | |
100 Km² | |
446.3K Km² | |
786.4K Km² | |
653.3K Km² | |
823.3K Km² | |
![]() | 20 Km² |
143.4K Km² | |
33.7K Km² | |
18.3K Km² | |
263.3K Km² | |
120.3K Km² | |
1.3M Km² | |
910.8K Km² | |
120.4K Km² | |
25.2K Km² | |
460 Km² | |
365.3K Km² | |
309.5K Km² | |
770.9K Km² | |
460 Km² | |
74.3K Km² | |
452.9K Km² | |
397.3K Km² | |
1.3M Km² | |
298.2K Km² | |
306.2K Km² | |
91.6K Km² | |
8.9K Km² | |
11.6K Km² | |
341.5K Km² | |
230.2K Km² | |
16.4M Km² | |
24.7K Km² | |
![]() | 34 Km² |
![]() | 34 Km² |
260 Km² | |
610 Km² | |
53 Km² | |
230 Km² | |
390 Km² | |
2.8K Km² | |
60 Km² | |
1.0K Km² | |
2.1M Km² | |
192.5K Km² | |
87.5K Km² | |
460 Km² | |
72.2K Km² | |
700 Km² | |
48.1K Km² | |
20.1K Km² | |
28.0K Km² | |
627.3K Km² | |
1.2M Km² | |
97.2K Km² | |
611.0K Km² | |
498.8K Km² | |
62.7K Km² | |
1.8M Km² | |
156.0K Km² | |
410.3K Km² | |
39.5K Km² | |
183.6K Km² | |
35.4K Km² | |
140.0K Km² | |
885.8K Km² | |
510.9K Km² | |
14.9K Km² | |
54.4K Km² | |
720 Km² | |
5.1K Km² | |
155.4K Km² | |
769.6K Km² | |
469.9K Km² | |
1.0K Km² | |
30 Km² | |
199.8K Km² | |
579.3K Km² | |
83.6K Km² | |
241.9K Km² | |
9.1M Km² | |
175.0K Km² | |
425.4K Km² | |
12.2K Km² | |
![]() | 0.44 Km² |
882.1K Km² | |
310.1K Km² | |
![]() | 266.0K Km² |
528.0K Km² | |
743.4K Km² | |
386.9K Km² |