Smallest Countries Of The World
In the world there are nearly 200 countries. In terms of land area some are big, some medium and some are small. Some of these countries
are so small in area that some people in the world actually own land that are larger than these small indepdendent countries.
Yes, really small that we could walk across or around this little independent country within couple of hours.
Among these small countries Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with an area of just .44 sq km and is within the City of Rome, the capital city of Italy.
But there are other small countries which may not be as small as Vatican but they are also really small countries worth knowing and exploring it.
You never know, one day you might like to travel and blog about, just the top 10, 20, 30, 50 or 100 smallest countries of the world, write a book and make a living out of it and even enjoy your new found money making hobby.
Most of these small countries in our top lists are independent countries from the Oceania/Pacific, Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and Europe.
Here we have listed top 100 smallest countries in the world.
Top smallest country is listed as number one followed by the second smallest and with additional information like country name, total area, continent and bordering countries/international border.
RANK | COUNTRY | TOTAL AREA sq. km (sq. mi) | Continent | Bordering Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vatican City | 0.44 (0.17) | Europe | Italy |
2 | Monaco | 2.02 (0.78) | Europe | France |
3 | Nauru | 21 (8.1) | Australia and Oceania | - |
4 | Tuvalu | 26 (10) | Australia and Oceania | - |
5 | San Marino | 61 (24) | Europe | Italy |
6 | Liechtenstein | 160 (62) | Europe | Austria, Switzerland |
7 | Marshall Islands | 181 (70) | Australia and Oceania | - |
8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 269 (104) | North America | - |
9 | Maldives | 300 (116) | Asia | - |
10 | Malta | 316 (122) | Europe | - |
11 | Grenada | 344 (133) | North America | - |
12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 (150) | North America | - |
13 | Barbados | 430 (170) | North America | - |
14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 442 (171) | North America | - |
15 | Seychelles | 455 (176) | Africa | - |
16 | Palau | 460 (178) | Australia and Oceania | - |
17 | Andorra | 468 (181) | Europe | France, Spain |
18 | Saint Lucia | 616 (238) | North America | - |
19 | Micronesia | 702 (271) | Australia and Oceania | - |
20 | Singapore | 719.1 (277.6) | Asia | - |
21 | Tonga | 747 (288) | Australia and Oceania | - |
22 | Dominica | 751 (290) | North America | - |
23 | Bahrain | 780 (301) | Asia | - |
24 | Kiribati | 811 (313) | Australia and Oceania | - |
25 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,001 (386) | Africa | - |
26 | Mauritius | 2,040 (788) | Africa | - |
27 | Comoros | 2,235 (863) | Africa | - |
28 | Luxembourg | 2,586 (998) | Europe | Belgium, France, Germany |
29 | Samoa | 2,842 (1,097) | Australia and Oceania | - |
30 | Cabo Verde | 4,033 (1,557) | Africa | - |
31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,131 (1,981) | North America | - |
32 | Brunei | 5,765 (2,226) | Asia | Malaysia |
33 | Palestine | 6,220 (2,402) | Asia | Egypt, Israel, Jordan |
34 | Cyprus | 9,250 (3,571) | Europe | United Kingdom (Akrotiri and Dhekelia) |
35 | Lebanon | 10,452 (4,036) | Asia | Israel, Syria |
36 | Kosovo | 10,887 (4,203) | Europe | Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia |
37 | Jamaica | 10,991 (4,244) | North America | - |
38 | Gambia | 11,295 (4,361) | Africa | Senegal |
39 | Qatar | 11,586 (4,473) | Asia | Saudi Arabia |
40 | Vanuatu | 12,189 (4,706) | Australia and Oceania | - |
41 | Montenegro | 13,812 (5,333) | Europe | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia |
42 | Bahamas | 13,878 (5,358) | North America | - |
43 | Timor-Leste | 14,874 (5,743) | Asia | Indonesia |
44 | Swaziland | 17,364 (6,704) | Africa | Mozambique, South Africa |
45 | Kuwait | 17,818 (6,880) | Asia | Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
46 | Fiji | 18,274 (7,056) | Australia and Oceania | - |
47 | Slovenia | 20,273 (7,827) | Europe | Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy |
48 | Israel | 20,770 (8,019) | Asia | Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine (Gaza Strip and West Bank), Syria |
49 | El Salvador | 21,041 (8,124) | North America | Guatemala, Honduras |
50 | Belize | 22,966 (8,867) | North America | Guatemala, Mexico |
51 | Djibouti | 23,200 (8,958) | Africa | Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia |
52 | Macedonia (FYROM) | 25,713 (9,928) | Europe | Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Serbia |
53 | Rwanda | 26,338 (10,169) | Africa | Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda |
54 | Haiti | 27,750 (10,714) | North America | Dominican Republic |
55 | Burundi | 27,830 (10,745) | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania |
56 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 (10,831) | Africa | Cameroon, Gabon |
57 | Albania | 28,748 (11,100) | Europe | Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro |
58 | Solomon Islands | 28,896 (11,157) | Australia and Oceania | - |
59 | Armenia | 29,743 (11,484) | Europe | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey |
60 | Lesotho | 30,355 (11,720) | Africa | South Africa |
61 | Belgium | 30,528 (11,787) | Europe | France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
62 | Moldova | 33,843 (13,067) | Europe | Romania, Ukraine |
63 | Taiwan | 36,000 (13,900) | Asia | - |
64 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,125 (13,948) | Africa | Guinea, Senegal |
65 | Bhutan | 38,394 (14,824) | Asia | China, India |
66 | Switzerland | 41,285 (15,940) | Europe | Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany |
67 | Netherlands (incl. overseas territories) | 42,199 (16,293) | Europe | Belgium, Germany |
68 | Estonia | 45,227 (17,462) | Europe | Latvia, Russia |
69 | Dominican Republic | 48,670 (18,792) | North America | Haiti |
70 | Slovakia | 49,036 (18,933) | Europe | Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine |
71 | Costa Rica | 51,100 (19,730) | North America | Nicaragua, Panama |
72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,209 (19,772) | Europe | Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia |
73 | Croatia | 56,594 (21,851) | Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia |
74 | Togo | 56,785 (21,925) | Africa | Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana |
75 | Latvia | 64,589 (24,938) | Europe | Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia |
76 | Lithuania | 65,300 (25,212) | Europe | Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) |
77 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 (25,332) | Asia | - |
78 | Georgia | 69,700 (26,911) | Asia / Europe | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey |
79 | Ireland | 70,282 (27,136) | Europe | United Kingdom |
80 | Sierra Leone | 71,740 (27,699) | Africa | Guinea, Liberia |
81 | Panama | 75,420 (29,120) | North America | Colombia, Costa Rica |
82 | Serbia | 77,474 (29,913) | Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania |
83 | Czech Republic | 78,867 (30,451) | Europe | Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia |
84 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 (32,278) | Asia | Oman, Saudi Arabia |
85 | Austria | 83,879 (32,386) | Europe | Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland |
86 | Azerbaijan | 86,600 (33,436) | Asia / Europe | Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
87 | Jordan | 89,342 (34,495) | Asia | Iraq, Israel, Palestine (West Bank), Saudi Arabia, Syria |
88 | Portugal | 92,220 (35,606) | Europe | Spain |
89 | Hungary | 93,028 (35,918) | Europe | Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
90 | South Korea | 100,266 (38,713) | Asia | North Korea |
91 | Iceland | 103,000 (38,768) | Europe | - |
92 | Guatemala | 108,889 (42,042) | North America | Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico |
93 | Cuba | 109,880 (42,425) | North America | - |
94 | Bulgaria | 110,879 (42,811) | Europe | Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey |
95 | Liberia | 111,369 (43,000) | Africa | Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone |
96 | Honduras | 112,090 (43,278) | North America | El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragu |
97 | Benin | 114,763 (44,310) | Africa | Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo |
98 | Eritrea | 117,600 (45,406) | Africa | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan |
99 | Malawi | 118,484 (45,747) | Africa | Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
100 | North Korea | 120,540 (46,541) | Asia | China, South Korea, Russia |