| Rank | Country | land | Area |
| World | 148,940,000 | total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land |
1 | Russia | 16,995,800 | total: 17,075,200 sq km
land: 16,995,800 sq km
water: 79,400 sq km |
2 | Antarctica | 14,000,000 | total: 14 million sq km
land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)
note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe |
3 | China | 9,326,410 | total: 9,596,960 sq km
land: 9,326,410 sq km
water: 270,550 sq km |
4 | United States | 9,161,923 | total: 9,826,630 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 664,707 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia |
5 | Canada | 9,093,507 | total: 9,984,670 sq km
land: 9,093,507 sq km
water: 891,163 sq km |
6 | Brazil | 8,456,510 | total: 8,511,965 sq km
land: 8,456,510 sq km
water: 55,455 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo |
7 | Australia | 7,617,930 | total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island |
8 | India | 2,973,190 | total: 3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km |
9 | Argentina | 2,736,690 | total: 2,766,890 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 30,200 sq km |
10 | Kazakhstan | 2,669,800 | total: 2,717,300 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km
water: 47,500 sq km |
11 | Algeria | 2,381,740 | total: 2,381,740 sq km
land: 2,381,740 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
12 | Sudan | 2,376,000 | total: 2,505,810 sq km
land: 2.376 million sq km
water: 129,810 sq km |
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