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

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
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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
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65th – Portugal

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