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Every country, at its true size

Ranked by real area, worked out on the sphere from Natural Earth’s outlines. Beside each one, how many times its true size Mercator draws it.

242countries and territories
11.8×Greenland, most enlarged by Mercator
1.00×DR Congo, least enlarged

All of them, biggest first

  1. 1Russia16,879,912 km²5.92×
  2. 2Antarctica12,256,560 km²∞
  3. 3Canada9,872,176 km²3.68×
  4. 4United States9,439,529 km²1.70×
  5. 5China9,371,346 km²1.56×
  6. 6Brazil8,499,494 km²1.04×
  7. 7Australia7,706,129 km²1.23×
  8. 8India3,155,855 km²1.18×
  9. 9Argentina2,782,729 km²1.47×
  10. 10Kazakhstan2,712,816 km²2.27×
  11. 11DR Congo2,334,657 km²1.00×
  12. 12Algeria2,322,776 km²1.28×
  13. 13Greenland2,154,775 km²11.8×
  14. 14Mexico1,962,299 km²1.20×
  15. 15Saudi Arabia1,925,868 km²1.20×
  16. 16Indonesia1,872,188 km²1.00×
  17. 17Sudan1,863,074 km²1.08×
  18. 18Libya1,626,521 km²1.26×
  19. 19Iran1,622,853 km²1.41×
  20. 20Mongolia1,560,419 km²2.15×
  21. 21Peru1,296,306 km²1.03×
  22. 22Chad1,271,025 km²1.07×
  23. 23Mali1,258,229 km²1.10×
  24. 24Angola1,249,473 km²1.05×
  25. 25South Africa1,221,697 km²1.31×
  26. 26Niger1,185,074 km²1.10×
  27. 27Colombia1,139,448 km²1.00×
  28. 28Ethiopia1,131,800 km²1.02×
  29. 29Bolivia1,090,287 km²1.09×
  30. 30Mauritania1,038,358 km²1.14×
  31. 31Egypt1,003,603 km²1.25×
  32. 32Tanzania945,798 km²1.01×
  33. 33Venezuela914,334 km²1.02×
  34. 34Nigeria911,566 km²1.03×
  35. 35Pakistan873,790 km²1.33×
  36. 36Namibia824,667 km²1.16×
  37. 37Mozambique790,688 km²1.10×
  38. 38Turkey779,831 km²1.66×
  39. 39Zambia755,605 km²1.06×
  40. 40Chile737,458 km²1.47×
  41. 41Myanmar662,773 km²1.15×
  42. 42Afghanistan642,052 km²1.45×
  43. 43France635,054 km²2.12×
  44. 44South Sudan623,981 km²1.02×
  45. 45Central African Republic620,992 km²1.01×
  46. 46Kenya594,843 km²1.00×
  47. 47Madagascar594,607 km²1.12×
  48. 48Morocco582,430 km²1.33×
  49. 49Botswana580,630 km²1.17×
  50. 50Ukraine570,161 km²2.34×
  51. 51Thailand515,736 km²1.07×
  52. 52Spain506,171 km²1.72×
  53. 53Somalia473,609 km²1.01×
  54. 54Turkmenistan470,634 km²1.66×
  55. 55Cameroon465,888 km²1.01×
  56. 56Papua New Guinea464,296 km²1.01×
  57. 57Yemen454,142 km²1.08×
  58. 58Uzbekistan447,373 km²1.80×
  59. 59Sweden442,979 km²4.67×
  60. 60Iraq437,457 km²1.42×
  61. 61Paraguay400,911 km²1.18×
  62. 62Zimbabwe390,189 km²1.12×
  63. 63Norway384,253 km²5.13×
  64. 64Japan370,102 km²1.55×
  65. 65Germany356,171 km²2.53×
  66. 66Congo346,880 km²1.00×
  67. 67Finland330,497 km²5.30×
  68. 68Vietnam328,943 km²1.09×
  69. 69Malaysia327,649 km²1.00×
  70. 70Côte d'Ivoire322,300 km²1.02×
  71. 71Poland312,556 km²2.65×
  72. 72Oman312,075 km²1.14×
  73. 73Italy300,291 km²1.90×
  74. 74Philippines290,309 km²1.08×
  75. 75Burkina Faso273,688 km²1.05×
  76. 76New Zealand266,865 km²1.93×
  77. 77Gabon260,666 km²1.00×
  78. 78Ecuador255,671 km²1.00×
  79. 79Guinea244,929 km²1.03×
  80. 80Uganda242,558 km²1.00×
  81. 81United Kingdom239,616 km²2.87×
  82. 82Ghana239,569 km²1.02×
  83. 83Romania235,772 km²2.06×
  84. 84Laos228,949 km²1.11×
  85. 85Guyana211,950 km²1.01×
  86. 86Belarus206,695 km²2.83×
  87. 87Kyrgyzstan198,653 km²1.78×
  88. 88Senegal197,331 km²1.07×
  89. 89Syria185,974 km²1.49×
  90. 90Cambodia181,365 km²1.05×
  91. 91Uruguay177,567 km²1.42×
  92. 92Somaliland168,495 km²1.03×
  93. 93Tunisia156,660 km²1.46×
  94. 94Nepal147,196 km²1.29×
  95. 95Suriname145,576 km²1.01×
  96. 96Tajikistan142,295 km²1.63×
  97. 97Bangladesh135,652 km²1.20×
  98. 98Greece130,166 km²1.68×
  99. 99Nicaragua129,243 km²1.05×
  100. 100Eritrea123,686 km²1.08×
  101. 101North Korea122,496 km²1.71×
  102. 102Malawi119,796 km²1.06×
  103. 103Benin116,583 km²1.03×
  104. 104Honduras113,518 km²1.07×
  105. 105Bulgaria112,422 km²1.86×
  106. 106Cuba109,299 km²1.16×
  107. 107Guatemala108,482 km²1.08×
  108. 108Iceland101,157 km²5.60×
  109. 109South Korea97,155 km²1.55×
  110. 110Liberia95,664 km²1.01×
  111. 111Hungary92,961 km²2.16×
  112. 112Western Sahara90,795 km²1.20×
  113. 113Portugal90,760 km²1.69×
  114. 114Jordan88,861 km²1.37×
  115. 115Azerbaijan86,404 km²1.72×
  116. 116Austria83,912 km²2.20×
  117. 117Czechia78,483 km²2.39×
  118. 118Serbia77,491 km²1.95×
  119. 119Panama74,246 km²1.02×
  120. 120Sierra Leone71,877 km²1.02×
  121. 121United Arab Emirates71,280 km²1.20×
  122. 122Georgia69,306 km²1.82×
  123. 123Ireland68,699 km²2.78×
  124. 124Sri Lanka66,044 km²1.02×
  125. 125Lithuania64,520 km²3.09×
  126. 126Latvia64,262 km²3.35×
  127. 127Togo57,140 km²1.02×
  128. 128Croatia54,419 km²2.01×
  129. 129Bosnia and Herzegovina51,685 km²1.94×
  130. 130Costa Rica51,514 km²1.03×
  131. 131Dominican Republic48,590 km²1.12×
  132. 132Slovakia48,339 km²2.30×
  133. 133Estonia45,456 km²3.70×
  134. 134Denmark42,418 km²3.24×
  135. 135Switzerland41,208 km²2.13×
  136. 136Bhutan39,877 km²1.27×
  137. 137Netherlands37,134 km²2.67×
  138. 138Taiwan35,999 km²1.19×
  139. 139Moldova33,117 km²2.17×
  140. 140Guinea-Bissau32,056 km²1.05×
  141. 141Belgium30,632 km²2.49×
  142. 142Lesotho30,028 km²1.32×
  143. 143Armenia29,558 km²1.72×
  144. 144Albania28,335 km²1.76×
  145. 145Burundi27,208 km²1.00×
  146. 146Haiti26,806 km²1.12×
  147. 147Equatorial Guinea26,644 km²1.00×
  148. 148Solomon Islands25,740 km²1.03×
  149. 149Rwanda25,386 km²1.00×
  150. 150North Macedonia25,364 km²1.79×
  151. 151Belize22,781 km²1.10×
  152. 152Israel22,051 km²1.37×
  153. 153Djibouti21,704 km²1.04×
  154. 154El Salvador20,391 km²1.06×
  155. 155Slovenia20,195 km²2.08×
  156. 156New Caledonia18,667 km²1.15×
  157. 157Fiji18,407 km²1.10×
  158. 158Kuwait17,330 km²1.32×
  159. 159Eswatini16,992 km²1.25×
  160. 160Timor-Leste15,021 km²1.02×
  161. 161Montenegro13,667 km²1.86×
  162. 162Bahamas12,668 km²1.21×
  163. 163Falkland Islands11,387 km²2.61×
  164. 164Vanuatu11,292 km²1.07×
  165. 165Qatar11,074 km²1.22×
  166. 166Jamaica10,933 km²1.11×
  167. 167Kosovo10,912 km²1.84×
  168. 168Gambia10,314 km²1.06×
  169. 169Lebanon10,012 km²1.45×
  170. 170Puerto Rico8,945 km²1.11×
  171. 171French Southern Lands6,972 km²2.35×
  172. 172Palestine6,333 km²1.39×
  173. 173Cyprus5,708 km²1.49×
  174. 174Brunei5,672 km²1.01×
  175. 175Trinidad and Tobago5,102 km²1.03×
  176. 176South Georgia3,669 km²2.95×
  177. 177Cabo Verde3,585 km²1.07×
  178. 178Northern Cyprus3,471 km²1.50×
  179. 179Samoa2,702 km²1.06×
  180. 180French Polynesia2,615 km²1.10×
  181. 181Luxembourg2,612 km²2.40×
  182. 182Siachen Glacier2,118 km²1.50×
  183. 183Mauritius1,879 km²1.14×
  184. 184Comoros1,586 km²1.04×
  185. 185Faroe Islands1,035 km²4.59×
  186. 186Hong Kong1,029 km²1.17×
  187. 187São Tomé and Príncipe986 km²1.00×
  188. 188Kiribati938 km²1.00×
  189. 189Åland Islands760 km²4.06×
  190. 190Dominica698 km²1.08×
  191. 191Isle of Man557 km²2.93×
  192. 192Saint Lucia551 km²1.06×
  193. 193Bahrain541 km²1.24×
  194. 194Micronesia524 km²1.01×
  195. 195Singapore485 km²1.00×
  196. 196Guam482 km²1.06×
  197. 197Andorra442 km²1.84×
  198. 198Antigua and Barbuda433 km²1.09×
  199. 199Tonga432 km²1.15×
  200. 200Curaçao430 km²1.05×
  201. 201Heard and McDonald Islands419 km²2.77×
  202. 202Northern Mariana Islands394 km²1.07×
  203. 203Barbados389 km²1.05×
  204. 204Palau341 km²1.02×
  205. 205Turks and Caicos330 km²1.16×
  206. 206US Virgin Islands316 km²1.10×
  207. 207St Vincent and the Grenadines311 km²1.06×
  208. 208Cayman Islands301 km²1.12×
  209. 209Grenada286 km²1.05×
  210. 210Malta274 km²1.52×
  211. 211Marshall Islands237 km²1.02×
  212. 212St Kitts and Nevis233 km²1.10×
  213. 213St. Pierre and Miquelon205 km²2.15×
  214. 214Niue197 km²1.12×
  215. 215Saint Helena186 km²1.08×
  216. 216Seychelles174 km²1.01×
  217. 217Aruba155 km²1.05×
  218. 218Indian Ocean Territories144 km²1.03×
  219. 219Liechtenstein138 km²2.16×
  220. 220British Virgin Is.135 km²1.11×
  221. 221British Indian Ocean Territory132 km²1.02×
  222. 222Wallis and Futuna132 km²1.06×
  223. 223Jersey126 km²2.34×
  224. 224American Samoa120 km²1.07×
  225. 225Anguilla83.0 km²1.11×
  226. 226Montserrat80.0 km²1.09×
  227. 227San Marino68.0 km²1.93×
  228. 228Bermuda66.0 km²1.40×
  229. 229Maldives66.0 km²1.00×
  230. 230Cook Islands61.0 km²1.15×
  231. 231Saint Martin49.0 km²1.11×
  232. 232Guernsey48.0 km²2.37×
  233. 233Sint Maarten42.0 km²1.11×
  234. 234Norfolk Island41.0 km²1.31×
  235. 235Pitcairn Islands39.0 km²1.21×
  236. 236Nauru28.0 km²1.00×
  237. 237Saint Barthélemy25.0 km²1.10×
  238. 238Macao23.0 km²1.17×
  239. 239Monaco12.0 km²1.92×
  240. 240Tuvalu10.0 km²1.02×
  241. 241Ashmore and Cartier Islands3.0 km²1.05×
  242. 242Vatican1.0 km²1.81×

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