{"id":2296,"date":"2026-10-13T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/largest-countries-by-area\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T21:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T15:48:26","slug":"largest-countries-by-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/largest-countries-by-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Largest Countries in the World by Area (Where Does India Rank?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last updated: October 2026 \u00b7 3 min read<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Country size is measured by total area, including land and inland water. Here are the world&#8217;s 10 largest countries and where India stands.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/largest-countries-by-area.png\" alt=\"Infographic: Top 10 Largest Countries in the World by Area (Where Does India Rank?)\" class=\"wp-image-2295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/largest-countries-by-area.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/largest-countries-by-area-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/largest-countries-by-area-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/largest-countries-by-area-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>Top 10 Largest Countries in the World by Area (Where Does India Rank?) \u2013 infographic by Tiwaripedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The 10 largest countries<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th>Area (approx.)<\/th><th>Continent<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Russia<\/td><td>17.1 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>Europe\/Asia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Canada<\/td><td>9.98 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>North America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>United States<\/td><td>9.83 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>North America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>China<\/td><td>9.6 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>Asia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Brazil<\/td><td>8.5 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>South America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Australia<\/td><td>7.7 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>Oceania<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>India<\/td><td>3.29 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>Asia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Argentina<\/td><td>2.78 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>South America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Kazakhstan<\/td><td>2.72 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>Asia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Algeria<\/td><td>2.38 million km\u00b2<\/td><td>Africa<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p><em>The order of the USA and China can change depending on whether coastal and territorial waters are included.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>India at a glance<\/h2>\n<p>India covers about <b>3.287 million km\u00b2<\/b>, roughly 2.4% of the world&#8217;s land area, yet is home to about 17-18% of the world&#8217;s people, making it the world&#8217;s most populous country. It stretches about 3,214 km north to south and 2,933 km east to west.<\/p>\n<h2>Interesting facts<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Russia is so wide it spans 11 time zones.<\/li><li>Canada has the world&#8217;s longest coastline.<\/li><li>Algeria is Africa&#8217;s largest country.<\/li><li>Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country.<\/li><li>Vatican City (0.44 km\u00b2) is the smallest country.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which is the largest country in the world?<\/h3>\n<p>Russia, at about 17.1 million km\u00b2.<\/p>\n<h3>What is India&#8217;s rank by area?<\/h3>\n<p>7th largest in the world.<\/p>\n<h3>Which is the largest country in Asia?<\/h3>\n<p>Russia, if counted as Asian; otherwise China.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep exploring<\/h2>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/seven-continents-of-the-world\/\">The 7 continents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/indian-states-and-capitals\/\">Indian states and capitals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/five-oceans-of-the-world\/\">The 5 oceans<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/category\/list\/\">More Lists articles on Tiwaripedia<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><em>Facts are based on widely accepted official, scientific and historical sources at the time of writing. Spotted something that needs updating? <a href=\"\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">Let us know<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>List of the 10 largest countries in the world by area: Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, Australia, India and more, with area in km\u00b2 and quick facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow_YXIDA:productID":""},"categories":[336,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions\/2476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiwaripedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}