The Smallest Countries in the World

Following the previous article about the largest countries in the world, I am sure that now you are curious to know more about the smallest countries in the world.

Most of you probably knew about Vatican City and Monaco but the rest of the list isn´t that easy, at least for those that never visit or don´t live in those countries.

Check below the top 10 smallest countries in the world (land area).

Rank	Country	Area sq.km
1	Vatican City	0.44
2	Monaco	2.02
3	Nauru	21
4	Tuvalu	26
5	San Marino	61
6	Liechtenstein	160
7	Marshall Islands	181
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261
9	Maldives	298
10	Malta	316

The Largest Countries in the World

Did you ever wonder what are the largest countries in the world (land area)?

I believe that most of you will be able to name up to 6 and not always in the correct order.

Anyway, check below if your guess correct from the list of the Top 10 largest countries in the world:

Rank	Country	Area sq.km
1	Russia	17,098,242
2	Canada	9,984,670
3	United States	9,826,675
4	China	9,596,960
5	Brazil	8,514,877
6	Australia	7,741,220
7	India	3,287,263
8	Argentina	2,780,400
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900
10	Algeria	2,381,741

Top 10 most competitive countries in 2014

According to the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2014, the countries that currently have the most competitive economies are:

 1st – USA

2nd – Switzerland
3rd – Singapore
4th – Sweden
5th – Germany
6th – Canada
7th – UAE
8th – Denmark
9th – Norway
10th – Luxembourg
…
42nd – Portugal

Note – Hong Kong was ranked in 3rd place, but technically Hong Kong is not a country so I excluded it from the original ranking.

Source - IMD

Obesity is a serious health problem – Top 10 Countries

Some people say that obesity is a result of wealth and abundance, because usually this problem occurs more often in some of the wealthy countries in the world.

Although the countries affected are usually economic developed, that doesn’t mean that all obese people are wealthy.

Remember that when the family budget is tight, families tend to buy cheaper food, which usually is not so healthy food.

Unfortunately obesity besides the mobility issues also brings along other serious diseases.

If you currently are having any obesity issues, please seek for help before your health deteriorates, and remember, as you can see in TV Shows as "The Biggest Loser", although it is hard, it is possible to recover a healthy life.

Below you will the top 10 countries with obesity issues and the percentage of obese that population:

1 United States  30.6%

2 Mexico  24.2%

3 United Kingdom  23%

4 Slovakia  22.4%

5 Greece  21.9%

6 Australia  21.7%

7 New Zealand  20.9%

8 Hungary  18.8% 

9 Luxembourg  18.4% 

10 Czech Republic  14.8%

...

16 Portugal  12.8% 

 

 

Source: Data from 2003, OECD Health Data 2005. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster.

World’s Top 10 Countries - Tourism Destinations

Following my latest post about the Portuguese tourism, find out below the top 10 countries that received more tourists in 2012.

Source: UNWTO

Size matters?

Check these interesting stats about the biggest countries in the world and find out for yourself.

Top countries by land area:
1st – Russia
2nd – Canada
3rd – USA
4th – China
5th - Brazil
…
105th – Portugal

Top countries by population:
1st – China
2nd – India
3rd – USA
4th – Indonesia
5th – Brazil
…
76th – Portugal

Top countries by population density:
1st – Monaco
2nd – Singapore
3rd – Malta
4th – Maldives
5th – Bahrain
…
65th – Portugal

Top countries by GDP per capita in 2012 (IMF):
1st – Qatar
2nd – Luxembourg
3rd – Singapore
4th – Norway
5th – Brunei
…
45th - Portugal