| Country | AREA - COMPARATIVE(SQ KM) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
almost six times the size of Virginia; slightly smaller than Texas |
| Akrotiri |
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Albania |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Algeria |
slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas |
| American Samoa |
slightly larger than Washington, DC |
| Andorra |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Angola |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Anguilla |
about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
| Antarctica |
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Arctic Ocean |
slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US |
| Argentina |
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US |
| Armenia |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Aruba |
slightly larger than Washington, DC |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Atlantic Ocean |
about 7.5 times the size of the US |
| Australia |
slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states |
| Austria |
about the size of South Carolina; slightly more than two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania |
| Azerbaijan |
slightly smaller than Maine |
| Bahamas, The |
slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Bahrain |
3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Bangladesh |
slightly smaller than Iowa |
| Barbados |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Belarus |
slightly less than twice the size of Kentucky; slightly smaller than Kansas |
| Belgium |
about the size of Maryland |
| Belize |
slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
| Benin |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Bermuda |
about one-third the size of Washington, DC |
| Bhutan |
about one-half the size of Indiana |
| Bolivia |
slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Botswana |
slightly smaller than Texas |
| Bouvet Island |
about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Brazil |
slightly smaller than the US |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
land area is about one-third the size of Washington, DC |
| British Virgin Islands |
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Brunei |
slightly smaller than Delaware |
| Bulgaria |
slightly larger than Tennessee |
| Burkina Faso |
slightly larger than Colorado |
| Burma |
slightly smaller than Texas |
| Burundi |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Cabo Verde |
slightly larger than Rhode Island |
| Cambodia |
slightly smaller than Oklahoma |
| Cameroon |
slightly larger than California |
| Canada |
slightly larger than the US |
| Cayman Islands |
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Central African Republic |
slightly smaller than Texas |
| Chad |
slightly more than three times the size of California |
| Chile |
slightly smaller than twice the size of Montana |
| China |
slightly smaller than the US |
| Christmas Island |
about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC |
| Clipperton Island |
about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Colombia |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Comoros |
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US |
| Congo, Republic of the |
slightly smaller than Montana |
| Cook Islands |
1.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Coral Sea Islands |
about four times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Costa Rica |
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Croatia |
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Cuba |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Curacao |
more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Cyprus |
about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut |
| Czechia |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Denmark |
slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts |
| Dhekelia |
about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC |
| Djibouti |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Dominica |
slightly more than four times the size of Washington, DC |
| Dominican Republic |
slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire |
| Ecuador |
slightly smaller than Nevada |
| Egypt |
more than eight times the size of Ohio; slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico |
| El Salvador |
about the same size as New Jersey |
| Equatorial Guinea |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Eritrea |
slightly larger than Pennsylvania |
| Estonia |
about twice the size of New Jersey |
| Ethiopia |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| European Union |
less than one-half the size of the US |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Faroe Islands |
eight times the size of Washington, DC |
| Fiji |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Finland |
slightly more than two times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Montana |
| France |
slightly more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than the size of Texas |
| French Polynesia |
slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): less than one-half the size of Washington, DC Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): more than 10 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Iles Crozet: about twice the size of Washington, DC Iles Kerguelen: slightly larger than Delaware Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): land area about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Europa Island (Iles Eparses): about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Gabon |
slightly smaller than Colorado |
| Gambia, The |
slightly less than twice the size of Delaware |
| Gaza Strip |
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Georgia |
slightly smaller than South Carolina; slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Germany |
three times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Montana |
| Ghana |
slightly smaller than Oregon |
| Gibraltar |
more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| Greece |
slightly smaller than Alabama |
| Greenland |
slightly more than three times the size of Texas |
| Grenada |
twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Guam |
three times the size of Washington, DC |
| Guatemala |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Guernsey |
about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
| Guinea-Bissau |
slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut |
| Guinea |
slightly smaller than Oregon |
| Guyana |
slightly smaller than Idaho |
| Haiti |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
about 0.7 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Honduras |
slightly larger than Tennessee |
| Hong Kong |
six times the size of Washington, DC |
| Howland Island |
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Hungary |
slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana |
| Iceland |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania; about the same size as Kentucky |
| India |
slightly more than one-third the size of the US |
| Indian Ocean |
almost 7 times the size of the US |
| Indonesia |
slightly less than three times the size of Texas |
| Iran |
almost 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly smaller than Alaska |
| Iraq |
slightly more than three times the size of New York state |
| Ireland |
slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Isle of Man |
slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC |
| Israel |
slightly larger than New Jersey |
| Italy |
almost twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona |
| Jamaica |
slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Jan Mayen |
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Japan |
slightly smaller than California |
| Jarvis Island |
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Jersey |
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC |
| Johnston Atoll |
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Jordan |
about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Indiana |
| Kazakhstan |
slightly less than four times the size of Texas |
| Kenya |
five times the size of Ohio; slightly more than twice the size of Nevada |
| Kingman Reef |
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Kiribati |
four times the size of Washington, DC |
| Korea, North |
slightly larger than Virginia; slightly smaller than Mississippi |
| Korea, South |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania; slightly larger than Indiana |
| Kosovo |
slightly larger than Delaware |
| Kuwait |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Kyrgyzstan |
slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Laos |
slightly larger than Utah |
| Latvia |
slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Lebanon |
about one-third the size of Maryland |
| Lesotho |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Liberia |
slightly larger than Tennessee |
| Libya |
about 2.5 times the size of Texas; slightly larger than Alaska |
| Liechtenstein |
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Lithuania |
slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Luxembourg |
slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
| Macau |
less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC |
| Macedonia |
slightly larger than Vermont |
| Madagascar |
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona |
| Malawi |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Malaysia |
slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Maldives |
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Mali |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Malta |
slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Marshall Islands |
about the size of Washington, DC |
| Mauritania |
slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico |
| Mauritius |
almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Mexico |
slightly less than three times the size of Texas |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
| Midway Islands |
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Moldova |
slightly larger than Maryland |
| Monaco |
about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Mongolia |
slightly smaller than Alaska; more than twice the size of Texas |
| Montenegro |
slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Montserrat |
about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Morocco |
slightly more than three times the size of New York; slightly larger than California |
| Mozambique |
slightly less than twice the size of California |
| Namibia |
slightly more than half the size of Alaska |
| Nauru |
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Navassa Island |
about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Nepal |
slightly larger than Arkansas |
| Netherlands |
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey |
| New Caledonia |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| New Zealand |
almost twice the size of North Carolina; about the size of Colorado |
| Nicaragua |
slightly larger than Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than New York state |
| Nigeria |
about six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California |
| Niger |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Niue |
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Norfolk Island |
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Norway |
slightly larger than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Oman |
twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Kansas |
| Pacific Ocean |
about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; almost equal to the total land area of the world |
| Pakistan |
slightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California |
| Palau |
slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Palmyra Atoll |
about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Panama |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Papua New Guinea |
slightly larger than California |
| Paracel Islands |
land area is about thirteen times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Paraguay |
slightly smaller than California |
| Peru |
almost twice the size of Texas; slightly smaller than Alaska |
| Philippines |
slightly less than twice the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Arizona |
| Pitcairn Islands |
about three-tenths the size of Washington, DC |
| Poland |
about twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than New Mexico |
| Portugal |
slightly smaller than Indiana |
| Puerto Rico |
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island |
| Qatar |
almost twice the size of Delaware; slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Romania |
slightly smaller than Oregon |
| Russia |
approximately 1.8 times the size of the US |
| Rwanda |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Saint Barthelemy |
less than one-eighth the size of Washington, DC |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Saint Lucia |
three and a half times the size of Washington, DC |
| Saint Martin |
more than one-third the size of Washington, DC |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
one and half times the size of Washington, DC |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Samoa |
slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
| San Marino |
about one-third the size of Washington, DC |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
more than five times the size of Washington, DC |
| Saudi Arabia |
slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US |
| Senegal |
slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Serbia |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Seychelles |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Sierra Leone |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Singapore |
slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Sint Maarten |
one-fifth the size of Washington, DC |
| Slovakia |
about twice the size of New Hampshire |
| Slovenia |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Solomon Islands |
slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Somalia |
almost five times the size of Alabama; slightly smaller than Texas |
| South Africa |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Southern Ocean |
slightly more than twice the size of the US |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
slightly larger than Rhode Island |
| South Sudan |
more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Texas |
| Spain |
almost five times the size of Kentucky; slightly more than twice the size of Oregon |
| Spratly Islands |
land area is about seven times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Sri Lanka |
slightly larger than West Virginia |
| Sudan |
slightly less than one-fifth the size of the US |
| Suriname |
slightly larger than Georgia |
| Svalbard |
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Swaziland |
slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Sweden |
slightly larger than California |
| Switzerland |
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey |
| Syria |
slightly more than 1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania |
| Taiwan |
slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined |
| Tajikistan |
slightly smaller than Wisconsin |
| Tanzania |
more than six times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than twice the size of California |
| Thailand |
about three times the size of Florida; slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming |
| Timor-Leste |
slightly larger than Connecticut |
| Togo |
slightly smaller than West Virginia |
| Tokelau |
about 17 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Tonga |
four times the size of Washington, DC |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
slightly smaller than Delaware |
| Tunisia |
slightly larger than Georgia |
| Turkey |
slightly larger than Texas |
| Turkmenistan |
slightly larger than California |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Tuvalu |
0.1 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Uganda |
slightly smaller than Oregon |
| Ukraine |
almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Texas |
| United Arab Emirates |
slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine |
| United Kingdom |
twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon |
| United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges |
Baker Island: about 2.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC Howland Island: about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC Johnston Atoll: about 4.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC Kingman Reef: a little more than 1.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC Midway Islands: about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| United States |
about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union |
| Uruguay |
slightly smaller than the state of Washington |
| Uzbekistan |
about four times the size of Virginia; slightly larger than California |
| Vanuatu |
slightly larger than Connecticut |
| Venezuela |
almost six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California |
| Vietnam |
about three times the size of Tennesee; slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Virgin Islands |
twice the size of Washington, DC |
| Wake Island |
about 11 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| Wallis and Futuna |
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| West Bank |
slightly smaller than Delaware |
| Western Sahara |
about the size of Colorado |
| World |
land area about 16 times the size of the US top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 155.557 million sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76.762 million sq km; Indian Ocean 68.556 million sq km; Southern Ocean 20.327 million sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14.056 million sq km; Antarctica 14 million sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,960 sq km; Brazil 8,515,770 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km top ten largest water bodies: Pacific Ocean 155.557 million sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76.762 million sq km; Indian Ocean 68.556 million sq km; Southern Ocean 20.327 million sq km; Arctic Ocean 14.056 million sq km; Coral Sea 4,184,100 sq km; South China Sea 3,595,900 sq km; Caribbean Sea 2.834 million sq km; Bering Sea 2.52 million sq km; Mediterranean Sea 2.469 million sq km top ten largest landmasses: Asia 44,568,500 sq km; Africa 30.065 million sq km; North America 24.473 million sq km; South America 17.819 million sq km; Antarctica 14 million sq km; Europe 9.948 million sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea 785,753 sq km; Borneo 751,929 sq km top ten largest islands: Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km ten smallest independent countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km; Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 21 sq km; Tuvalu 26 sq km; San Marino 61 sq km; Liechtenstein 160 sq km; Marshall Islands 181 sq km; Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km; Maldives 298 sq km; Malta 316 sq km |
| Yemen |
almost four times the size of Alabama; slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming |
| Zambia |
slightly larger than Texas |
| Zimbabwe |
slightly larger than Montana |