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World Area Ranking Map In the available data, Russia has the highest recorded value at 17,125,190 km² (rank #1); Japan ranks #63 at 377,969 km². Coverage: 215 countries and territories. Reference years: Russia 2023; Japan 2023. This is total surface area, which includes inland water and does not describe how much land is habitable.
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Japan 377,969 km²
Japan, world rank 63 for Area, 377,969 km²
Fiji: 18,270 km² Tanzania: 947,300 km² Western Sahara: No data Canada: 15,634,410 km² United States: 9,831,510 km² Kazakhstan: 2,724,902 km² Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km² Indonesia: 1,916,907 km² Argentina: 2,780,400 km² Chile: 757,245 km² Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,344,860 km² Somalia: 637,660 km² Kenya: 591,969 km² Sudan: 1,878,000 km² Chad: 1,284,000 km² Haiti: 27,750 km² Dominican Republic: 146,839 km² Russia: 17,125,190 km² Bahamas: 13,880 km² Falkland Islands: No data Norway: 624,500 km² Greenland: 410,450 km² Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 14,870 km² South Africa: 1,219,090 km² Lesotho: 30,360 km² Mexico: 1,957,194 km² Uruguay: 176,220 km² Brazil: 8,510,420 km² Bolivia: 1,098,580 km² Peru: 1,285,216 km² Colombia: 1,140,619 km² Panama: 75,320 km² Costa Rica: 51,100 km² Nicaragua: 130,370 km² Honduras: 112,490 km² El Salvador: 21,040 km² Guatemala: 108,890 km² Belize: 22,966 km² Venezuela: 912,050 km² Guyana: 214,970 km² Suriname: 163,820 km² France: 606,410 km² Ecuador: 256,370 km² Puerto Rico: 8,870 km² Jamaica: 10,990 km² Cuba: 109,880 km² Zimbabwe: 390,760 km² Botswana: 581,730 km² Namibia: 824,290 km² Senegal: 196,710 km² Mali: 1,240,190 km² Mauritania: 1,030,700 km² Benin: 114,760 km² Niger: 1,267,000 km² Nigeria: 923,770 km² Cameroon: 475,440 km² Togo: 56,790 km² Ghana: 238,539 km² Côte d’Ivoire: 322,460 km² Guinea: 245,860 km² Guinea-Bissau: 36,130 km² Liberia: 111,370 km² Sierra Leone: 72,300 km² Burkina Faso: 274,200 km² Central African Republic: 622,980 km² Republic of the Congo: 342,000 km² Gabon: 267,670 km² Equatorial Guinea: 28,050 km² Zambia: 752,610 km² Malawi: 118,480 km² Mozambique: 799,380 km² Eswatini: 17,360 km² Angola: 1,246,700 km² Burundi: 27,830 km² Israel: 22,070 km² Lebanon: 10,450 km² Madagascar: 587,295 km² Palestine: 6,025 km² Gambia: 11,300 km² Tunisia: 163,610 km² Algeria: 2,381,740 km² Jordan: 89,318 km² United Arab Emirates: 98,648 km² Qatar: 11,490 km² Kuwait: 17,820 km² Iraq: 435,050 km² Oman: 309,500 km² Vanuatu: 12,190 km² Cambodia: 181,040 km² Thailand: 513,115 km² Laos: 236,800 km² Myanmar: 676,590 km² Vietnam: 331,338 km² North Korea: 120,540 km² South Korea: 100,450 km² Mongolia: 1,564,116 km² India: 3,287,260 km² Bangladesh: 147,570 km² Bhutan: 38,390 km² Nepal: 147,180 km² Pakistan: 796,100 km² Afghanistan: 652,870 km² Tajikistan: 141,379 km² Kyrgyzstan: 199,950 km² Turkmenistan: 491,209 km² Iran: 1,745,150 km² Syria: 185,180 km² Armenia: 29,740 km² Sweden: 528,660 km² Belarus: 207,629 km² Ukraine: 603,550 km² Poland: 313,930 km² Austria: 83,879 km² Hungary: 93,030 km² Moldova: 33,850 km² Romania: 238,400 km² Lithuania: 65,290 km² Latvia: 64,590 km² Estonia: 45,340 km² Germany: 357,680 km² Bulgaria: 110,997 km² Greece: 131,960 km² Türkiye: 785,350 km² Albania: 28,750 km² Croatia: 88,070 km² Switzerland: 41,291 km² Luxembourg: 2,590 km² Belgium: 30,689 km² Netherlands: 41,540 km² Portugal: 92,230 km² Spain: 505,976 km² Ireland: 70,280 km² New Caledonia: 18,580 km² Solomon Islands: 28,900 km² New Zealand: 267,710 km² Australia: 7,741,220 km² Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² China: 9,562,910 km² Taiwan: No data Italy: 302,070 km² Denmark: 42,920 km² United Kingdom: 243,610 km² Iceland: 103,000 km² Azerbaijan: 86,600 km² Georgia: 69,700 km² Philippines: 300,000 km² Malaysia: 330,411 km² Brunei: 5,770 km² Slovenia: 20,480 km² Finland: 338,480 km² Slovakia: 49,030 km² Czechia: 78,871 km² Eritrea: 121,766 km² Japan: 377,969 km² Paraguay: 406,752 km² Yemen: 527,970 km² Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 9,250 km² Morocco: 446,550 km² Egypt: 1,001,450 km² Libya: 1,759,540 km² Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² Djibouti: 23,200 km² Somaliland: No data Uganda: 241,550 km² Rwanda: 26,338 km² Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51,210 km² North Macedonia: 25,710 km² Serbia: 84,990 km² Montenegro: 13,888 km² Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 5,130 km² South Sudan: 646,883 km² Japan Russia 1 Canada 2 United States 3 China 4 Brazil 5 Australia India Argentina Kazakhstan Algeria Democratic Republic of the Congo Saudi Arabia Mexico Indonesia Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ AreaRankings 63/215 377,969 km²
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #63 for area. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Russia 17,125,190 km² 2 Canada 15,634,410 km² 3 United States 9,831,510 km² 4 China 9,562,910 km² 5 Brazil 8,510,420 km²
215 Gibraltar 10 km² 214 Nauru 20 km² 213 Tuvalu 30 km² 212 Macau 33 km² 211 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 34 km² 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Area ranking map Compare area by country on a ten-level world heat map. Explore the top and bottom five, the full ranking and country details. This page orders 215 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Russia (17,125,190 km²), #2 Canada (15,634,410 km²), #3 United States (9,831,510 km²)
Japan’s position World #63 (377,969 km²)
Data period latest available year by country (2010–2025) All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
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Area Full ranking215 countries #3 United States 9,831,510 km² Profile #11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,860 km² Profile #12 Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 km² Profile #24 South Africa 1,219,090 km² Profile #44 Central African Republic 622,980 km² Profile #56 Papua New Guinea 462,840 km² Profile #65 Republic of the Congo 342,000 km² Profile #79 United Kingdom 243,610 km² Profile #95 Dominican Republic 146,839 km² Profile #110 United Arab Emirates 98,648 km² Profile #127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 km² Profile #140 Solomon Islands 28,900 km² Profile #142 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 km² Profile #146 North Macedonia 25,710 km² Profile #169 Trinidad and Tobago 5,130 km² Profile #172 French Polynesia 3,471 km² Profile #178 Sao Tome and Principe 960 km² Profile #179 Turks and Caicos Islands 950 km² Profile #190 Northern Mariana Islands 460 km² Profile #194 Antigua and Barbuda 440 km² Profile #196 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 390 km² Profile #197 U.S. Virgin Islands 350 km² Profile #202 St. Kitts and Nevis 260 km² Profile #207 British Virgin Islands 150 km² Profile #210 St. Martin (French part) 50 km² Profile #211 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 34 km² Profile