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.
| # | 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 |
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.
Source: World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0) · 2024 data
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