Top 10 Largest Countries by Land Area (2024)
From our Short: Which Country Is 1.7x the Size of #2? Top 10 Largest Countries by Land 2024
Russia is 1.7x the size of #2 China, and the top 6 countries hold 74% of the top-10 land area.
16.38 M km²#1 Russia
9.39 M km²#2 China
1.7x#1 vs #2
2.38 M km²#10 Algeria
Source: World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0) · 100dollarslab.com
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Which Country Is 1.7x the Size of #2? Top 10 Largest Countries by Land 2024
Full ranking
| # | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 16.38 M km² |
| 2 | China | 9.39 M km² |
| 3 | United States | 9.15 M km² |
| 4 | Canada | 8.79 M km² |
| 5 | Brazil | 8.36 M km² |
| 6 | Australia | 7.69 M km² |
| 7 | India | 2.97 M km² |
| 8 | Argentina | 2.74 M km² |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2.70 M km² |
| 10 | Algeria | 2.38 M km² |
Key numbers
- #1 is Russia at 16.38 M km², followed by China (9.39 M km²) and United States (9.15 M km²).
- Russia is 1.7x #2 China.
- #10 Algeria is at 2.38 M km²; #1 is 6.9x that.
- Russia alone accounts for 23% of the top-10 total.
Data: World Bank (Land area, sq. km, 2024; underlying source FAO), CC BY 4.0. Land area excludes inland water bodies; figures may differ from total-area rankings. The intro background was generated with AI.
Questions
Who is #1 in this ranking?
Russia, at 16.38 M km² (2024 data). #2 is China at 9.39 M km².
How far ahead of #2 is Russia?
Russia is 1.7x #2 China.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0) · 2024 dataThe data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.