Which countries lead the world in population & demographics of surface area (thousand km2)? Explore the full ranking on the map below.
| 1 | Russia | 17,098 |
| 2 | Canada | 9,985 |
| 3 | United States of America | 9,834 |
| 4 | China | 9,600 |
| 5 | Brazil | 8,516 |
| 6 | Australia | 7,692 |
| 7 | India | 3,287 |
| 8 | Argentina | 2,796 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 2,725 |
| 10 | Algeria | 2,382 |
| 11 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 2,345 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2,207 |
| 13 | Mexico | 1,964 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1,911 |
| 15 | Libya | 1,676 |
| 16 | Iran | 1,631 |
| 17 | Mongolia | 1,564 |
| 18 | Peru | 1,285 |
| 19 | Chad | 1,284 |
| 20 | Niger | 1,267 |
| 21 | Angola | 1,247 |
| 22 | Mali | 1,240 |
| 23 | South Africa | 1,221 |
| 24 | Colombia | 1,142 |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 1,104 |
| 26 | Bolivia | 1,099 |
| 27 | Mauritania | 1,031 |
| 28 | Egypt | 1,002 |
| 29 | Tanzania | 947 |
| 30 | Venezuela | 930 |
| 31 | Nigeria | 924 |
| 32 | Namibia | 825 |
| 33 | Mozambique | 799 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 796 |
| 35 | Turkey | 784 |
| 36 | Chile | 756 |
| 37 | Zambia | 753 |
| 38 | Myanmar | 677 |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 653 |
| 40 | Central African Rep. | 623 |
| 41 | Ukraine | 604 |
| 42 | Kenya | 592 |
| 43 | Madagascar | 587 |
| 44 | Botswana | 582 |
| 45 | France | 552 |
| 46 | Yemen | 528 |
| 47 | Thailand | 513 |
| 48 | Spain | 506 |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 488 |
| 50 | Cameroon | 476 |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 463 |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 449 |
| 53 | Morocco | 447 |
| 54 | Sweden | 439 |
| 55 | Iraq | 435 |
| 56 | Paraguay | 407 |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 391 |
| 58 | Japan | 378 |
| 59 | Germany | 358 |
| 60 | Congo | 342 |
| 61 | Finland | 337 |
| 62 | Malaysia | 331 |
| 63 | Vietnam | 331 |
| 64 | Norway | 324 |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 322 |
| 66 | Poland | 313 |
| 67 | Oman | 310 |
| 68 | Italy | 302 |
| 69 | Philippines | 300 |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 274 |
| 71 | Gabon | 268 |
| 72 | New Zealand | 268 |
| 73 | Ecuador | 257 |
| 74 | Guinea | 246 |
| 75 | Uganda | 242 |
| 76 | United Kingdom | 242 |
| 77 | Ghana | 239 |
| 78 | Romania | 238 |
| 79 | Laos | 237 |
| 80 | Guyana | 215 |
| 81 | Belarus | 208 |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 200 |
| 83 | Senegal | 197 |
| 84 | Syria | 185 |
| 85 | Cambodia | 181 |
| 86 | Uruguay | 174 |
| 87 | Suriname | 164 |
| 88 | Tunisia | 164 |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 148 |
| 90 | Nepal | 147 |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 141 |
| 92 | Greece | 132 |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 130 |
| 94 | North Korea | 121 |
| 95 | Malawi | 118 |
| 96 | Honduras | 112 |
| 97 | Liberia | 111 |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 110 |
| 99 | Cuba | 110 |
| 100 | Guatemala | 109 |
| 101 | Iceland | 103 |
| 102 | South Korea | 100 |
| 103 | Hungary | 93 |
| 104 | Portugal | 92 |
| 105 | Jordan | 89 |
| 106 | Serbia | 88 |
| 107 | Austria | 84 |
| 108 | Czechia | 79 |
| 109 | Panama | 75 |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 72 |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 71 |
| 112 | Georgia | 70 |
| 113 | Ireland | 70 |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 66 |
| 115 | Latvia | 65 |
| 116 | Lithuania | 65 |
| 117 | Croatia | 57 |
| 118 | Togo | 57 |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herz. | 51 |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 51 |
| 121 | Dominican Rep. | 49 |
| 122 | Slovakia | 49 |
| 123 | Estonia | 45 |
| 124 | Denmark | 43 |
| 125 | Netherlands | 42 |
| 126 | Switzerland | 41 |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 36 |
| 128 | Moldova | 34 |
| 129 | Belgium | 31 |
| 130 | Armenia | 30 |
| 131 | Lesotho | 30 |
| 132 | Albania | 29 |
| 133 | Burundi | 28 |
| 134 | Eq. Guinea | 28 |
| 135 | Haiti | 28 |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 26 |
| 137 | Rwanda | 26 |
| 138 | Belize | 23 |
| 139 | Djibouti | 23 |
| 140 | Israel | 22 |
| 141 | El Salvador | 21 |
| 142 | Slovenia | 20 |
| 143 | Fiji | 18 |
| 144 | Kuwait | 18 |
| 145 | eSwatini | 17 |
| 146 | Montenegro | 14 |
| 147 | Qatar | 12 |
| 148 | Gambia | 11 |
| 149 | Jamaica | 11 |
| 150 | Lebanon | 10 |
| 151 | Cyprus | 9 |
| 152 | Brunei | 6 |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 3 |
| 155 | MUS | 2 |
| 156 | Bahrain | 1 |
| 157 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 158 | Singapore | 1 |
| 159 | Barbados | 0 |
| 160 | Macau | 0 |
| 161 | Maldives | 0 |
| 162 | Malta | 0 |
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