A country’s surface is represented by the total of the land area plus the area of the inland bodies of water. The largest country in the world is Russia, with a total of 17,098,242 square kilometers, which amasses to an impressing 11% of the total landmass of the entire world.
While the numbers are pretty interesting to analyze, the surface of a country is not always an indicative of its touristic potential. Many smaller countries are very appealing for holidays, especially if they are coastal, as opposed to landlocked. For example, Malta is a pretty popular summer vacation, despite it being one of the smallest countries in the world. Weather it’s big or small, it’s easy to find great hotels for a great vacation almost anywhere!
| Rank | Country | Surface (sq km) |
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,242 sq Km |
| 2 | Canada | 9,984,670 sq Km |
| 3 | United States | 9,833,517 sq Km |
| 4 | China | 9,596,960 sq Km |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,515,770 sq Km |
| 6 | Australia | 7,741,220 sq Km |
| 7 | India | 3,287,263 sq Km |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400 sq Km |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 sq Km |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,740 sq Km |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,344,858 sq Km |
| 12 | Greenland | 2,166,086 sq Km |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 sq Km |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,964,375 sq Km |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1,904,569 sq Km |
| 16 | Sudan | 1,861,484 sq Km |
| 17 | Libya | 1,759,540 sq Km |
| 18 | Iran | 1,648,195 sq Km |
| 19 | Mongolia | 1,564,116 sq Km |
| 20 | Peru | 1,285,216 sq Km |
| 21 | Chad | 1,284,000 sq Km |
| 22 | Niger | 1,267,000 sq Km |
| 23 | Angola | 1,246,700 sq Km |
| 24 | Mali | 1,240,192 sq Km |
| 25 | South Africa | 1,219,090 sq Km |
| 26 | Colombia | 1,138,910 sq Km |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1,104,300 sq Km |
| 28 | Bolivia | 1,098,581 sq Km |
| 29 | Mauritania | 1,030,700 sq Km |
| 30 | Egypt | 1,001,450 sq Km |
| 31 | Tanzania | 947,300 sq Km |
| 32 | Nigeria | 923,768 sq Km |
| 33 | Venezuela | 912,050 sq Km |
| 34 | Namibia | 824,292 sq Km |
| 35 | Mozambique | 799,380 sq Km |
| 36 | Pakistan | 796,095 sq Km |
| 37 | Turkey | 783,562 sq Km |
| 38 | Chile | 756,102 sq Km |
| 39 | Zambia | 752,618 sq Km |
| 40 | Burma | 676,578 sq Km |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 652,230 sq Km |
| 42 | South Sudan | 644,329 sq Km |
| 43 | France | 643,801 sq Km |
| 44 | Somalia | 637,657 sq Km |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 622,984 sq Km |
| 46 | Ukraine | 603,550 sq Km |
| 47 | Madagascar | 587,041 sq Km |
| 48 | Botswana | 581,730 sq Km |
| 49 | Kenya | 580,367 sq Km |
| 50 | Yemen | 527,968 sq Km |
| 51 | Thailand | 513,120 sq Km |
| 52 | Spain | 505,370 sq Km |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 sq Km |
| 54 | Cameroon | 475,440 sq Km |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 462,840 sq Km |
| 56 | Sweden | 450,295 sq Km |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 sq Km |
| 58 | Morocco | 446,550 sq Km |
| 59 | Iraq | 438,317 sq Km |
| 60 | Paraguay | 406,752 sq Km |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 390,757 sq Km |
| 62 | Japan | 377,915 sq Km |
| 63 | Germany | 357,022 sq Km |
| 64 | Congo Republic | 342,000 sq Km |
| 65 | Finland | 338,145 sq Km |
| 66 | Vietnam | 331,210 sq Km |
| 67 | Malaysia | 329,847 sq Km |
| 68 | Norway | 323,802 sq Km |
| 69 | Cote d’Ivoire | 322,463 sq Km |
| 70 | Poland | 312,685 sq Km |
| 71 | Oman | 309,500 sq Km |
| 72 | Italy | 301,340 sq Km |
| 73 | Philippines | 300,000 sq Km |
| 74 | Ecuador | 283,561 sq Km |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 274,200 sq Km |
| 76 | New Zealand | 268,838 sq Km |
| 77 | Gabon | 267,667 sq Km |
| 78 | Western Sahara | 266,000 sq Km |
| 79 | Guinea | 245,857 sq Km |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 243,610 sq Km |
| 81 | Uganda | 241,038 sq Km |
| 82 | Ghana | 238,533 sq Km |
| 83 | Romania | 238,391 sq Km |
| 84 | Laos | 236,800 sq Km |
| 85 | Guyana | 214,969 sq Km |
| 86 | Belarus | 207,600 sq Km |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 sq Km |
| 88 | Senegal | 196,722 sq Km |
| 89 | Syria | 187,437 sq Km |
| 90 | Cambodia | 181,035 sq Km |
| 91 | Uruguay | 176,215 sq Km |
| 92 | Suriname | 163,820 sq Km |
| 93 | Tunisia | 163,610 sq Km |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 148,460 sq Km |
| 95 | Nepal | 147,181 sq Km |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 144,100 sq Km |
| 97 | Greece | 131,957 sq Km |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 130,370 sq Km |
| 99 | North Korea | 120,538 sq Km |
| 100 | Malawi | 118,484 sq Km |
| 101 | Eritrea | 117,600 sq Km |
| 102 | Benin | 112,622 sq Km |
| 103 | Honduras | 112,090 sq Km |
| 104 | Liberia | 111,369 sq Km |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 110,879 sq Km |
| 106 | Cuba | 110,860 sq Km |
| 107 | Guatemala | 108,889 sq Km |
| 108 | Iceland | 103,000 sq Km |
| 109 | South Korea | 99,720 sq Km |
| 110 | Hungary | 93,028 sq Km |
| 111 | Portugal | 92,090 sq Km |
| 112 | Jordan | 89,342 sq Km |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 sq Km |
| 114 | Austria | 83,871 sq Km |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 sq Km |
| 116 | Czechia | 78,867 sq Km |
| 117 | Serbia | 77,474 sq Km |
| 118 | Panama | 75,420 sq Km |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 sq Km |
| 120 | Ireland | 70,273 sq Km |
| 121 | Georgia | 69,700 sq Km |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 sq Km |
| 123 | Lithuania | 65,300 sq Km |
| 124 | Latvia | 64,589 sq Km |
| 125 | Svalbard | 62,045 sq Km |
| 126 | Togo | 56,785 sq Km |
| 127 | Croatia | 56,594 sq Km |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,197 sq Km |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 51,100 sq Km |
| 130 | Slovakia | 49,035 sq Km |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 48,670 sq Km |
| 132 | Estonia | 45,228 sq Km |
| 133 | Denmark | 43,094 sq Km |
| 134 | Netherlands | 41,543 sq Km |
| 135 | Switzerland | 41,277 sq Km |
| 136 | Bhutan | 38,394 sq Km |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 sq Km |
| 138 | Taiwan | 35,980 sq Km |
| 139 | Moldova | 33,851 sq Km |
| 140 | Belgium | 30,528 sq Km |
| 141 | Lesotho | 30,355 sq Km |
| 142 | Armenia | 29,743 sq Km |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 28,896 sq Km |
| 144 | Albania | 28,748 sq Km |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 sq Km |
| 146 | Burundi | 27,830 sq Km |
| 147 | Haiti | 27,750 sq Km |
| 148 | Rwanda | 26,338 sq Km |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 25,713 sq Km |
| 150 | Djibouti | 23,200 sq Km |
| 151 | Belize | 22,966 sq Km |
| 152 | Israel | 21,937 sq Km |
| 153 | El Salvador | 21,041 sq Km |
| 154 | Slovenia | 20,273 sq Km |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 18,575 sq Km |
| 156 | Fiji | 18,274 sq Km |
| 157 | Kuwait | 17,818 sq Km |
| 158 | Eswatini | 17,364 sq Km |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 14,874 sq Km |
| 160 | Bahamas | 13,880 sq Km |
| 161 | Montenegro | 13,812 sq Km |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 12,189 sq Km |
| 163 | Falkland Islands | 12,173 sq Km |
| 164 | Qatar | 11,586 sq Km |
| 165 | Gambia | 11,300 sq Km |
| 166 | Jamaica | 10,991 sq Km |
| 167 | Kosovo | 10,887 sq Km |
| 168 | Lebanon | 10,400 sq Km |
| 169 | Cyprus | 9,251 sq Km |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | 9,104 sq Km |
| 171 | West Bank | 5,860 sq Km |
| 172 | Brunei | 5,765 sq Km |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,128 sq Km |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 4,167 sq Km |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | 4,033 sq Km |
| 176 | Samoa | 2,831 sq Km |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 2,586 sq Km |
| 178 | Comoros | 2,235 sq Km |
| 179 | Mauritius | 2,040 sq Km |
| 180 | Virgin Islands | 1,910 sq Km |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 1,393 sq Km |
| 182 | Hong Kong | 1,108 sq Km |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 964 sq Km |
| 184 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 948 sq Km |
| 185 | Kiribati | 811 sq Km |
| 186 | Bahrain | 760 sq Km |
| 187 | Dominica | 751 sq Km |
| 188 | Tonga | 747 sq Km |
| 189 | Singapore | 719.2 sq Km |
| 190 | Micronesia | 702 sq Km |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 616 sq Km |
| 192 | Isle of Man | 572 sq Km |
| 193 | Guam | 544 sq Km |
| 194 | Andorra | 468 sq Km |
| 195 | Northern Mariana Islands | 464 sq Km |
| 196 | Palau | 459 sq Km |
| 197 | Seychelles | 455 sq Km |
| 198 | Curacao | 444 sq Km |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442.6 sq Km |
| 200 | Barbados | 430 sq Km |
| 201 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 394 sq Km |
| 202 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 sq Km |
| 203 | Gaza Strip | 360 sq Km |
| 204 | Grenada | 344 sq Km |
| 205 | Malta | 316 sq Km |
| 206 | Maldives | 298 sq Km |
| 207 | Cayman Islands | 264 sq Km |
| 208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 sq Km |
| 209 | Niue | 260 sq Km |
| 210 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 242 sq Km |
| 211 | Cook Islands | 236 sq Km |
| 212 | American Samoa | 224 sq Km |
| 213 | Marshall Islands | 181 sq Km |
| 214 | Aruba | 180 sq Km |
| 215 | Liechtenstein | 160 sq Km |
| 216 | British Virgin Islands | 151 sq Km |
| 217 | Wallis and Futuna | 142 sq Km |
| 218 | Christmas Island | 135 sq Km |
| 219 | Jersey | 116 sq Km |
| 220 | Montserrat | 102 sq Km |
| 221 | Anguilla | 91 sq Km |
| 222 | Guernsey | 78 sq Km |
| 223 | San Marino | 61 sq Km |
| 224 | Saint Martin | 54.4 sq Km |
| 225 | Bermuda | 54 sq Km |
| 226 | Pitcairn Islands | 47 sq Km |
| 227 | Norfolk Island | 36 sq Km |
| 228 | Sint Maarten | 34 sq Km |
| 229 | Macau | 28.2 sq Km |
| 230 | Tuvalu | 26 sq Km |
| 231 | Saint Barthelemy | 25 sq Km |
| 232 | Nauru | 21 sq Km |
| 233 | Cocos Islands | 14 sq Km |
| 234 | Gibraltar | 6.5 sq Km |
| 235 | Monaco | 2 sq Km |
| 236 | Vatican City | 0.44 sq Km |
Bigger countries, with many cities giving visitors all sorts of attractions are great for a longer holiday with lots of exploration involved, although if you’re only available for a weekend city break, any country with any of its beautiful cities can be a great choice. Find the best flight to your destination of choice now!
