This is a plain text list of List of countries by area, ranked from the most land area to the least. For the purposes of this list, we chose to include Antartica which ranks 2nd in terms of area.
It should be noted that this list is in total area and not in land area which discounts bodies of water. We will be putting another list together that goes after just that list but for now, feel free to utilize this text list as needed for whatever project you need. Also feel free to let us know if you spot any errors on the list that we can remedy.
Full List of Countries by Area
Russia
Antarctica
Canada
China
United States
Brazil
Australia
India
Argentina
Kazakhstan
Algeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kingdom of Denmark
Greenland (Denmark)
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Indonesia
Sudan
Libya
Iran
Mongolia
Peru
Chad
Niger
Angola
Mali
South Africa
Colombia
Ethiopia
Bolivia
Mauritania
Egypt
Tanzania
Nigeria
Venezuela
Pakistan
Namibia
Mozambique
Turkey
Chile
Zambia
Myanmar
Afghanistan
South Sudan
France
Somalia
Central African Republic
Ukraine
Madagascar
Botswana
Kenya
France
Yemen
Thailand
Spain
Turkmenistan
Cameroon
Papua New Guinea
Sweden
Uzbekistan
Morocco
Iraq
Paraguay
Zimbabwe
Japan
Germany
Republic of the Congo
Finland
Vietnam
Malaysia
Norway
Ivory Coast
Poland
Oman
Italy
Philippines
Ecuador
Burkina Faso
New Zealand
Gabon
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Guinea
United Kingdom
Uganda
Ghana
Romania
Laos
Guyana
Belarus
Kyrgyzstan
Senegal
Syria
Cambodia
Uruguay
Somaliland
Suriname
Tunisia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Tajikistan
Greece
Nicaragua
North Korea
Malawi
Eritrea
Benin
Honduras
Liberia
Bulgaria
Cuba
Guatemala
Iceland
South Korea
Hungary
Portugal
Jordan
Serbia
Azerbaijan
Austria
United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
Panama
Sierra Leone
Ireland
Georgia
Sri Lanka
Lithuania
Latvia
Svalbard (Norway)
Togo
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Costa Rica
Slovakia
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Denmark
Netherlands
Switzerland
Bhutan
Taiwan
Guinea-Bissau
Moldova
Belgium
Lesotho
Armenia
Solomon Islands
Albania
Equatorial Guinea
Burundi
Haiti
Rwanda
North Macedonia
Djibouti
Belize
El Salvador
Israel
Slovenia
New Caledonia (France)
Fiji
Kuwait
Eswatini
East Timor
The Bahamas
Montenegro
Vanuatu
Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
Qatar
Artsakh
The Gambia
Jamaica
Kosovo
Lebanon
Cyprus
Puerto Rico (United States)
Abkhazia
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
United States Minor Outlying Islands
State of Palestine
Brunei
Trinidad and Tobago
French Polynesia (France)
Transnistria
Cape Verde
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)
South Ossetia
Northern Cyprus
Samoa
Hong Kong (China)
Luxembourg
Bir Tawil (Terra nullius)
Mauritius
Comoros
Åland Islands (Finland)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
Kiribati
Bahrain
Dominica
Tonga
Singapore
Federated States of Micronesia
Saint Lucia
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
Guam (United States)
Andorra
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Palau
Seychelles
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jan Mayen (Norway)
U.S. Virgin Islands (United States)
Grenada
Malta
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Maldives
Bonaire (Netherlands)
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Niue (New Zealand)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
American Samoa (United States)
Marshall Islands
Aruba (Netherlands)
Liechtenstein
British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Christmas Island (Australia)
Jersey (United Kingdom)
Montserrat (United Kingdom)
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
San Marino
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
Saint Martin (France)
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
Bouvet Island (Norway)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Macau (China)
Tuvalu
Nauru
Saint Barthélemy (France)
Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Saba (Netherlands)
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
Clipperton Island (France)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
Spratly Islands (disputed)
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Monaco
Vatican City
