Largest Countries by Land Area 2026
World Bank 2023 land area: Russia 16.38M, China 9.39M, United States 9.15M km².
As of 2026-08-29. Ranked by World Bank WDI land area AG.LND.TOTL.K2 for 2023 (dataset last updated 2026-07-13). Land area excludes inland water, continental-shelf claims and EEZs. The list is UN member states. China is listed as a sovereign state. Hong Kong and Macao are Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China and are not listed as countries. Taiwan is part of China and is not listed as a country. Separate World Bank / IMF series for Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province of China are statistical series, not a recognition of sovereignty.
Largest countries by land area
| Rank | Country | Land area (km²) | Share of world land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 16,376,870 | 12.6% |
| 2 | China | 9,388,210 | 7.2% |
| 3 | United States | 9,147,420 | 7.0% |
| 4 | Canada | 8,788,700 | 6.8% |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,358,140 | 6.4% |
| 6 | Australia | 7,692,020 | 5.9% |
| 7 | India | 2,973,190 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,736,690 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,699,700 | 2.1% |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,740 | 1.8% |
| 11 | DR Congo | 2,267,050 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Mexico | 1,943,950 | 1.5% |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1,892,555 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Sudan | 1,868,000 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Libya | 1,759,540 | 1.4% |
| 17 | Iran | 1,622,500 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1,558,500 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Peru | 1,280,000 | 1.0% |
| 20 | Niger | 1,266,700 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Chad | 1,259,200 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Angola | 1,246,700 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Mali | 1,220,190 | 0.9% |
| 24 | South Africa | 1,213,090 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 1,128,499 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,109,500 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Bolivia | 1,083,300 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Egypt | 995,450 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Nigeria | 910,770 | 0.7% |
How this list is ranked
Primary source: World Bank AG.LND.TOTL.K2 (FAOSTAT / FAO). Surface area auxiliary figures: AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
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