The 20 largest countries in the world by area
Area is given in square kilometres, from the open world-countries dataset.
| # | Country | Capital | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | Moscow | 17,098,242 km² |
| 2 |  Canada | Ottawa | 9,984,670 km² |
| 3 |  China | Beijing | 9,706,961 km² |
| 4 |  United States | Washington, D.C. | 9,372,610 km² |
| 5 |  Brazil | Brasília | 8,515,767 km² |
| 6 |  Australia | Canberra | 7,692,024 km² |
| 7 |  India | New Delhi | 3,287,590 km² |
| 8 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2,780,400 km² |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | Astana | 2,724,900 km² |
| 10 |  Algeria | Algiers | 2,381,741 km² |
| 11 |  DR Congo | Kinshasa | 2,344,858 km² |
| 12 |  Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 2,149,690 km² |
| 13 |  Mexico | Mexico City | 1,964,375 km² |
| 14 |  Indonesia | Jakarta | 1,904,569 km² |
| 15 |  Sudan | Khartoum | 1,886,068 km² |
| 16 |  Libya | Tripoli | 1,759,540 km² |
| 17 |  Iran | Tehran | 1,648,195 km² |
| 18 |  Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 1,564,110 km² |
| 19 |  Peru | Lima | 1,285,216 km² |
| 20 |  Chad | N'Djamena | 1,284,000 km² |
Russia is the largest country (17,098,242 km²), ahead of Canada and China.