This is a list of the world's largest sovereign states and territories which are based on the total area and population. The statistics are based on the data taken by United Nations Statistics Division. The rankings have been calculated by highest to the lowest in both tables.
List of the world's largest sovereign states and territories by total area
The below table is a list of world's largest sovereign states and territories which are calculated on the total area. The total area is based on the total land area and total water area which is calculated by United Nations Statistics Division. The measurements are shown by two scales square kilometers and square miles
| Rank | Country | Area (Km2)sqmi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17,098,246(6,601,670) |
| 2 | Canada | 9,984,670(3,855,100) |
| 3 | China | 9,596,961(3,705,407) |
| 4 | United States | 9,833,517(3,796,742) |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,515,767(3,287,956) |
| 6 | Australia | 7,692,024(2,969,907) |
| 7 | India | 3,166,391(1,222,550) |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,780,400(1,073,500) |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,724,900(1,052,100) |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,381,741(919,595) |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,344,858(905,355) |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690(830,000) |
| 13 | Mexico | 1,964,375(758,449) |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1,910,931(737,815) |
| 15 | Sudan | 1,886,068(728,215) |
| 16 | Libya | 1,759,540(679,360) |
| 17 | Iran | 1,648,195(636,372) |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1,564,110(603,910) |
| 19 | Peru | 1,285,216(496,225) |
| 20 | Chad | 1,284,000(496,000) |
| 21 | Niger | 1,267,000(489,000) |
| 22 | Angola | 1,246,700(481,400) |
| 23 | Mali | 1,240,192(478,841) |
| 24 | South Africa | 1,221,037(471,445) |
| 25 | Colombia | 1,141,748(440,831) |
Russia is the largest sovereign state which it covers 17,098,246 square kilometers and 6,601,670 square miles. Antarctica will be the second largest territory which it covers 14,000,000 square kilometers and 5,400,000 square miles. But Antarctica will is not included because it is not recognized as a state by ISO.
List of the world's largest sovereign states and territories by total population
The below table is a list of world's largest sovereign states and territories which are calculated on the total population. The total population is based on the calculations which are done by United Nations Statistics Division.
| Rank | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,380,640,000 |
| 2 | India | 1,309,780,000 |
| 3 | United States | 325,236,000 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 260,581,000 |
| 5 | Brazil | 206,883,000 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 195,201,000 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 186,988,000 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 161,666,000 |
| 9 | Russia | 146,727,405 |
| 10 | Japan | 126,920,000 |
| 11 | Mexico | 122,273,000 |
| 12 | Philippines | 103,525,000 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 101,853,000 |
| 14 | Vietnam | 92,700,000 |
| 15 | Egypt | 92,190,200 |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82,243,000 |
| 17 | Germany | 82,175,700 |
| 18 | Iran | 79,789,500 |
| 19 | Turkey | 78,741,053 |
| 20 | Thailand | 68,145,000 |
| 21 | France | 66,842,000 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 65,110,000 |
| 23 | Italy | 60,588,658 |
| 24 | South Africa | 55,908,000 |
| 25 | Tanzania | 55,155,000 |