Largest Countries in the World
Our Earth, the world that we live in is coverd with 70% of water and 30% of land and this 30% of land is divided into 7 continents
out of which only 6 are permanently inhabitated, Antartica has no permanent inhabitants, and these 6 continents are divided into many nations, some sharing land borders
while other are seperated by water like river, lake, sea and ocean.
Our world and our 6 out of 7 continents has nearly 200 countries and these countries come in different shape and sizes, some are big, really big and huge with plenty of remote places and yet to be explored, while some are small, really small that people can walk around the entire country within couple of hours.
We know Russia is the largest country in the world. But there are other large countries which are not as big as Russia but worth knowing and exploring it. Here we have listed top 100 largest countries in the world.
We have listed these top 100 countries according to their size, with the largest country at the top followed by the next largest. We have also included other information like country name, total area, continent they are in and their neighbouring countries with international borders.
| RANK | COUNTRY | TOTAL AREA sq km (sq.mi) |
Continent | Bordering Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,242 (6,601,668) | Asia / Europe | Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Ukraine |
| 2 | Canada | 9,984,670 (3,855,100) | North America | United States |
| 3 | United States (incl. overseas territories) | 9,857,348 (3,805,943) | North America | Canada, Mexico |
| 4 | China | 9,596,961 (3,705,407) | Asia | Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,515,770 (3,287,957) | South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, France (French Guiana), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| 6 | Australia (incl. overseas territories) | 7,741,220 (2,988,902) | Australia and Oceania | - |
| 7 | India | 3,287,263 (1,269,219) | Asia | Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 (1,073,518) | South America | Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 (1,052,090) | Asia / Europe | China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,741 (919,595) | Africa | Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, Western Sahara (unrecognized state) |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,344,858 (905,355) | Africa | Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
| 12 | Denmark (inc. Greenland, Faroe Islands) | 2,210,573 (853,507) | Europe / North America | Germany |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 (830,000) | Asia | Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,964,375 (758,449) | North America | Belize, Guatemala, United States |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1,904,569 (735,358) | Asia | Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea |
| 16 | Sudan | 1,861,484 (718,723) | Africa | Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan |
| 17 | Libya | 1,759,540 (679,362) | Africa | Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia |
| 18 | Iran | 1,648,195 (636,372) | Asia | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
| 19 | Mongolia | 1,564,116 (603,909) | Asia | China, Russia |
| 20 | Peru | 1,285,216 (496,225) | South America | Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador |
| 21 | Chad | 1,284,000 (495,755) | Africa | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Libya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
| 22 | Niger | 1,267,000 (489,191) | Africa | Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Nigeria |
| 23 | Angola | 1,246,700 (481,354) | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia |
| 24 | Mali | 1,240,192 (478,841) | Africa | Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal |
| 25 | South Africa | 1,219,090 (470,693) | Africa | Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,141,748 (440,831) | South America | Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1,104,300 (426,373) | Africa | Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan |
| 28 | Bolivia | 1,098,581 (424,164) | South America | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru |
| 29 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 (397,955) | Africa | Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Western Sahara (unrecognized state) |
| 30 | Egypt | 1,001,450 (386,662) | Africa | Palestine (Gaza Strip), Israel, Libya, Sudan |
| 31 | Tanzania | 947,300 (365,755) | Africa | Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia |
| 32 | Nigeria | 923,768 (356,669) | Africa | Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger |
| 33 | Venezuela | 912,050 (352,144) | South America | Brazil, Colombia, Guyana |
| 34 | Namibia | 824,292 (318,261) | Africa | Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia |
| 35 | Mozambique | 799,380 (308,642) | Africa | Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 36 | Pakistan | 796,095 (307,374) | Asia | Afghanistan, China, India, Iran |
| 37 | Turkey | 783,562 (302,535) | Asia / Europe | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Syria |
| 38 | Chile | 756,096 (291,930) | South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Peru |
| 39 | Zambia | 752,612 (290,585) | Africa | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
| 40 | Myanmar | 676,578 (261,228) | Asia | Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Thailand |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 652,230 (251,827) | Asia | China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| 42 | South Sudan | 644,329 (248,777) | Africa | Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda |
| 43 | France (incl. overseas territories) | 643,801 (248,573) | Europe | Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland. Brazil and Suriname share borders with french overseas territory in South America (French Guiana). |
| 44 | Somalia | 637,657 (246,201) | Africa | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 622,984 (240,535) | Africa | Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan |
| 46 | Ukraine | 603,500 (233,012) | Europe | Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia |
| 47 | Madagascar | 587,041 (226,658) | Africa | - |
| 48 | Botswana | 581,730 (224,607) | Africa | Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 49 | Kenya | 580,367 (224,081) | Africa | Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 50 | Yemen | 527,968 (203,850) | Asia | Oman, Saudi Arabia |
| 51 | Thailand | 513,120 (198,117) | Asia | Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar |
| 52 | Spain | 505,600 (195,213) | Europe | Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, United Kingdom (Gibraltar) |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 (188,456) | Asia | Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
| 54 | Cameroon | 475,440 (183,568) | Africa | Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 (178,703) | Australia and Oceania | Indonesia |
| 56 | Sweden | 450,295 (173,860) | Europe | Finland, Norway |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 (172,742) | Asia | Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan |
| 58 | Morocco | 446,550 (172,410) | Africa | Algeria, Spain (Ceuta and Melilla - two autonomous cities in Africa), Mauritania, Western Sahara (unrecognized state) |
| 59 | Iraq | 438,317 (169,235) | Asia | Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey |
| 60 | Paraguay | 406,752 (157,048) | South America | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 390,757 (150,872) | Africa | Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia |
| 62 | Norway (incl. overseas territories) | 385,203 (148,727) | Europe | Finland, Sweden, Russia |
| 63 | Japan | 377,915 (145,914) | Asia | - |
| 64 | Germany | 357,022 (137,847) | Europe | Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland |
| 65 | Republic of the Congo | 342,000 (132,047) | Africa | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon |
| 66 | Finland (incl. Aland Islands) | 338,435 (130,670) | Europe | Norway, Sweden, Russia |
| 67 | Vietnam | 331,210 (127,881) | Asia | Cambodia, China, Laos |
| 68 | Malaysia | 330,800 (127,722) | Asia | Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 322,463 (124,504) | Africa | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali |
| 70 | Poland | 312,679 (120,726) | Europe | Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), Slovakia, Ukraine |
| 71 | Oman | 309,500 (119,499) | Asia | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| 72 | Italy | 301,340 (116,348) | Europe | Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City |
| 73 | Philippines | 300,000 (115,831) | Asia | - |
| 74 | Ecuador | 283,561 (109,483) | South America | Colombia, Peru |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 274,220 (105,877) | Africa | Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo |
| 76 | New Zealand (incl. overseas territories) | 268,527 (103,679) | Australia and Oceania | - |
| 77 | Gabon | 267,667 (103,347) | Africa | Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea |
| 78 | United Kingdom (incl. overseas territories) | 261,780 (101,074) | Europe | Ireland |
| 79 | Guinea | 245,860 (94,927) | Africa | Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
| 80 | Uganda | 241,550 (93,263) | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania |
| 81 | Ghana | 238,540 (92,101) | Africa | Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo |
| 82 | Romania | 238,391 (92,043) | Europe | Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine |
| 83 | Laos | 236,800 (91,429) | Asia | Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam |
| 84 | Guyana | 214,970 (83,000) | South America | Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela |
| 85 | Belarus | 207,600 (80,155) | Europe | Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 (77,201) | Asia | China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
| 87 | Senegal | 196,722 (75,955) | Africa | Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania |
| 88 | Syria | 185,180 (71,498) | Asia | Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey |
| 89 | Cambodia | 181,035 (69,898) | Asia | Laos, Thailand, Vietnam |
| 90 | Uruguay | 176,220 (68,039) | South America | Argentina, Brazil |
| 91 | Suriname | 163,820 (63,251) | South America | Brazil, France (French Guiana), Guyana |
| 92 | Tunisia | 163,610 (63,170) | Africa | Algeria, Libya |
| 93 | Nepal | 147,181 (56,827) | Asia | China, India |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 143,998 (55,598) | Asia | Burma, India |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 143,100 (55,251) | Asia | Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan |
| 96 | Greece | 131,990 (50,962) | Europe | Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 130,370 (50,336) | North America | Costa Rica, Honduras |
| 98 | North Korea | 120,540 (46,541) | Asia | China, South Korea, Russia |
| 99 | Malawi | 118,484 (45,747) | Africa | Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 100 | Eritrea | 117,600 (45,406) | Africa | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan |