Global Population: 1997 Population was 5,694,414,967 people

2,865,186,355

2,829,228,612

Country Continent Region Land Area ( km2 )
Country Continent Region
Afghanistan Asia Southern Asia 652,230 10,094,717 9,704,662 19,799,379
Albania Europe Southern Europe 27,398 1,601,780 1,559,961 3,161,741
Algeria Africa Northern Africa 2,381,741 14,484,760 14,202,314 28,687,074
Andorra Europe Southern Europe 468 33,201 30,138 63,339
Angola Africa Middle Africa 1,246,700 5,614,988 5,537,576 11,152,564
Anguilla North America Caribbean 91 5,145 5,109 10,254
Antigua and Barbuda North America Caribbean 443 33,412 36,381 69,793
Argentina South America South America 2,736,690 17,467,557 17,944,269 35,411,826
Armenia Asia Western Asia 28,203 1,444,362 1,618,681 3,063,043
Aruba North America Caribbean 180 40,344 44,431 84,775
Australia Oceania Australia 7,682,300 9,051,378 9,111,978 18,163,356
Austria Europe Western Europe 82,445 3,872,377 4,111,429 7,983,806
Azerbaijan Asia Western Asia 82,629 3,918,942 4,155,636 8,074,578
Bahamas, The North America Caribbean 10,010 129,896 136,926 266,822
Bahrain Asia Western Asia 760 342,310 254,769 597,079
Bangladesh Asia Southern Asia 130,170 59,939,707 58,339,967 118,279,674
Barbados North America Caribbean 430 128,499 137,792 266,291
Belarus Europe Eastern Europe 202,900 4,701,845 5,335,069 10,036,914
Belgium Europe Western Europe 30,278 4,930,914 5,153,832 10,084,746
Belize North America Central America 22,806 112,279 109,053 221,332
Benin Africa Western Africa 110,622 2,841,106 2,914,837 5,755,943
Bermuda North America North America 54 29,317 31,294 60,611
Bhutan Asia Southern Asia 38,394 297,337 262,172 559,509
Bolivia South America South America 1,083,301 3,692,803 3,773,063 7,465,866
Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Southern Europe 51,187 1,722,891 1,820,815 3,543,706
Botswana Africa Southern Africa 566,730 740,695 778,179 1,518,874
Brazil South America South America 8,358,140 81,010,854 82,370,724 163,381,578
Brunei Asia South-Eastern Asia 5,265 154,234 141,463 295,697
Bulgaria Europe Eastern Europe 108,489 3,951,206 4,102,966 8,054,172
Burkina Faso Africa Western Africa 273,800 4,886,293 5,174,707 10,061,000
Burma Asia South-Eastern Asia 653,508 22,026,278 22,315,523 44,341,801
Burundi Africa Eastern Africa 25,680 2,905,570 2,994,275 5,899,845
Cape Verde Africa Western Africa 4,033 187,945 203,812 391,757
Cambodia Asia South-Eastern Asia 176,515 5,494,601 5,889,495 11,384,096
Cameroon Africa Middle Africa 472,710 7,041,704 7,008,838 14,050,542
Canada North America North America 9,093,507 14,837,536 15,117,421 29,954,957
Cayman Islands North America Caribbean 264 16,769 17,545 34,314
Central African Republic Africa Middle Africa 622,984 1,748,494 1,823,425 3,571,919
Chad Africa Middle Africa 1,259,200 3,303,437 3,633,730 6,937,167
Chile South America South America 743,812 7,030,947 7,286,665 14,317,612
China Asia Eastern Asia 9,326,410 630,217,280 594,262,564 1,224,479,844
Colombia South America South America 1,038,700 18,140,479 18,610,118 36,750,597
Comoros Africa Eastern Africa 2,235 238,087 249,669 487,756
Congo (Brazzaville) Africa Middle Africa 341,500 1,279,499 1,322,118 2,601,617
Congo (Kinshasa) Africa Middle Africa 2,267,048 22,826,751 23,364,207 46,190,958
Cook Islands Oceania Polynesia 236 8,968 8,438 17,406
Costa Rica North America Central America 51,060 1,788,203 1,759,181 3,547,384
Côte d'Ivoire Africa Western Africa 318,003 7,695,565 7,421,486 15,117,051
Croatia Europe Southern Europe 55,974 2,105,062 2,265,419 4,370,481
Cuba North America Caribbean 109,820 5,435,624 5,429,163 10,864,787
Curaçao North America Caribbean 444 64,526 71,868 136,394
Cyprus Asia Western Asia 9,241 438,228 428,679 866,907
Czech Republic Europe Eastern Europe 77,247 4,962,358 5,248,257 10,210,615
Denmark Europe Northern Europe 42,434 2,574,885 2,641,341 5,216,226
Djibouti Africa Eastern Africa 23,180 271,980 299,640 571,620
Dominica North America Caribbean 751 34,569 34,366 68,935
Dominican Republic North America Caribbean 48,320 3,976,170 3,856,768 7,832,938
Ecuador South America South America 276,841 5,687,948 5,795,039 11,482,987
Egypt Africa Northern Africa 995,450 30,734,793 29,307,975 60,042,768
El Salvador North America Central America 20,721 2,659,812 2,820,552 5,480,364
Equatorial Guinea Africa Middle Africa 28,051 212,330 221,778 434,108
Eritrea Africa Eastern Africa 101,000 1,699,874 1,767,588 3,467,462
Estonia Europe Northern Europe 42,388 646,281 754,291 1,400,572
Ethiopia Africa Eastern Africa 1,000,000 28,351,764 28,330,401 56,682,165
Faroe Islands Europe Northern Europe 1,393 22,386 20,994 43,380
Fiji Oceania Melanesia 18,274 389,249 377,172 766,421
Finland Europe Northern Europe 303,815 2,471,347 2,603,222 5,074,569
France Europe Western Europe 640,427 29,034,460 30,564,913 59,599,373
French Polynesia Oceania Polynesia 3,827 113,007 105,727 218,734
Gabon Africa Middle Africa 257,667 537,815 549,662 1,087,477
Gambia, The Africa Western Africa 10,120 592,471 600,327 1,192,798
Gaza Strip Asia Western Asia 360 494,301 481,542 975,843
Georgia Asia Western Asia 69,700 2,296,652 2,558,409 4,855,061
Germany Europe Western Europe 348,672 39,553,462 41,656,350 81,209,812
Ghana Africa Western Africa 227,533 8,604,655 8,720,783 17,325,438
Gibraltar Europe Southern Europe 7 13,301 13,014 26,315
Greece Europe Southern Europe 130,647 5,126,903 5,274,717 10,401,620
Greenland North America North America 2,166,086 29,607 25,844 55,451
Grenada North America Caribbean 344 48,525 48,930 97,455
Guatemala North America Central America 107,159 5,072,632 5,061,958 10,134,590
Guernsey Europe Northern Europe 78 29,181 31,311 60,492
Guinea Africa Western Africa 245,717 3,721,208 3,764,751 7,485,959
Guinea-Bissau Africa Western Africa 28,120 555,333 594,598 1,149,931
Guyana South America South America 196,849 377,054 371,185 748,239
Haiti North America Caribbean 27,560 3,700,589 3,828,722 7,529,311
Honduras North America Central America 111,890 2,842,292 2,833,579 5,675,871
Hong Kong Asia Eastern Asia 1,073 3,181,922 3,249,392 6,431,314
Hungary Europe Eastern Europe 89,608 4,836,071 5,291,538 10,127,609
Iceland Europe Northern Europe 100,250 133,676 133,295 266,971
India Asia Southern Asia 2,973,193 480,953,689 449,212,822 930,166,511
Indonesia Asia South-Eastern Asia 1,811,569 99,407,091 100,153,453 199,560,544
Iran Asia Southern Asia 1,531,595 32,935,132 31,742,845 64,677,977
Iraq Asia Western Asia 437,367 10,214,883 10,003,426 20,218,309
Ireland Europe Northern Europe 68,883 1,801,283 1,828,599 3,629,882
Isle of Man Europe Northern Europe 572 35,206 37,521 72,727
Israel Asia Western Asia 20,330 2,759,232 2,764,097 5,523,329
Italy Europe Southern Europe 294,140 27,519,414 29,444,844 56,964,258
Jamaica North America Caribbean 10,831 1,214,546 1,252,091 2,466,637
Japan Asia Eastern Asia 364,485 61,044,519 63,666,452 124,710,971
Jersey Europe Northern Europe 116 41,223 43,532 84,755
Jordan Asia Western Asia 88,802 2,243,393 2,076,249 4,319,642
Kazakhstan Asia Central Asia 2,699,700 7,633,269 8,155,269 15,788,538
Kenya Africa Eastern Africa 569,140 13,730,299 13,840,742 27,571,041
Kiribati Oceania Micronesia 811 38,423 38,613 77,036
Korea, North Asia Eastern Asia 120,408 10,701,706 11,330,364 22,032,070
Korea, South Asia Eastern Asia 96,920 22,637,580 22,486,648 45,124,228
Kosovo Europe Southern Europe 10,887 1,043,628 1,000,075 2,043,703
Kuwait Asia Western Asia 17,818 1,029,866 728,487 1,758,353
Kyrgyzstan Asia Central Asia 191,801 2,283,754 2,359,470 4,643,224
Laos Asia South-Eastern Asia 230,800 2,419,500 2,464,448 4,883,948
Latvia Europe Northern Europe 62,249 1,107,920 1,301,258 2,409,178
Lebanon Asia Western Asia 10,230 1,805,464 1,859,753 3,665,217
Lesotho Africa Southern Africa 30,355 894,480 935,758 1,830,238
Liberia Africa Western Africa 96,320 998,108 1,008,012 2,006,120
Libya Africa Northern Africa 1,759,540 2,352,654 2,211,608 4,564,262
Liechtenstein Europe Western Europe 160 15,308 15,621 30,929
Lithuania Europe Northern Europe 62,680 1,616,383 1,840,858 3,457,241
Luxembourg Europe Western Europe 2,586 203,889 211,430 415,319
Macau Asia Eastern Asia 28 197,838 213,938 411,776
Macedonia Europe Southern Europe 25,433 978,095 976,789 1,954,884
Madagascar Africa Eastern Africa 581,540 6,875,081 6,940,992 13,816,073
Malawi Africa Eastern Africa 94,080 4,847,319 4,984,289 9,831,608
Malaysia Asia South-Eastern Asia 328,657 10,619,757 10,255,479 20,875,236
Maldives Asia Southern Asia 298 142,870 125,803 268,673
Mali Africa Western Africa 1,220,190 4,653,924 4,819,160 9,473,084
Malta Europe Southern Europe 316 186,795 191,194 377,989
Marshall Islands Oceania Micronesia 181 25,072 23,972 49,044
Mauritania Africa Western Africa 1,030,700 1,073,426 1,156,345 2,229,771
Mauritius Africa Eastern Africa 2,030 557,513 571,041 1,128,554
Mexico North America Central America 1,943,945 46,015,378 47,295,220 93,310,598
Micronesia, Federated States of Asia Micronesia 702 52,734 50,993 103,727
Moldova Europe Eastern Europe 32,891 2,031,694 2,221,128 4,252,822
Monaco Europe Western Europe 2 15,042 16,057 31,099
Mongolia Asia Eastern Asia 1,553,556 1,154,401 1,165,036 2,319,437
Montenegro Europe Southern Europe 13,452 340,015 343,788 683,803
Montserrat North America Caribbean 102 2,940 2,889 5,829
Morocco Africa Northern Africa 446,300 13,055,381 13,274,707 26,330,088
Mozambique Africa Eastern Africa 786,380 7,703,641 8,423,136 16,126,777
Namibia Africa Southern Africa 823,290 844,613 842,678 1,687,291
Nauru Oceania Micronesia 21 4,871 4,675 9,546
Nepal Asia Southern Asia 143,351 10,752,084 10,738,831 21,490,915
Netherlands Europe Western Europe 33,893 7,625,826 7,805,780 15,431,606
New Caledonia Oceania Melanesia 18,275 98,494 96,472 194,966
New Zealand Oceania New Zealand 264,537 1,825,697 1,855,639 3,681,336
Nicaragua North America Central America 119,990 2,213,880 2,246,084 4,459,964
Niger Africa Western Africa 1,266,700 4,608,038 4,628,909 9,236,947
Nigeria Africa Western Africa 910,768 56,507,533 54,130,699 110,638,232
Norway Europe Northern Europe 304,282 2,147,682 2,197,717 4,345,399
Oman Asia Western Asia 309,500 1,264,912 929,777 2,194,689
Pakistan Asia Southern Asia 770,875 70,275,523 66,302,973 136,578,496
Palau Oceania Micronesia 459 9,714 8,252 17,966
Panama North America Central America 74,340 1,354,262 1,321,150 2,675,412
Papua New Guinea Oceania Melanesia 452,860 2,257,718 2,046,020 4,303,738
Paraguay South America South America 397,302 2,474,455 2,458,764 4,933,219
Peru South America South America 1,279,996 12,081,289 11,993,232 24,074,521
Philippines Asia South-Eastern Asia 298,170 34,885,174 34,733,384 69,618,558
Poland Europe Eastern Europe 304,255 18,587,111 19,651,750 38,238,861
Portugal Europe Southern Europe 91,470 4,843,885 5,201,098 10,044,983
Qatar Asia Western Asia 11,586 352,787 184,437 537,224
Romania Europe Eastern Europe 229,891 10,928,314 11,400,008 22,328,322
Russia Europe Eastern Europe 16,377,742 68,754,754 78,353,659 147,108,413
Rwanda Africa Eastern Africa 24,668 3,617,697 3,713,593 7,331,290
Saint Barthelemy North America Caribbean 25 3,460 2,992 6,452
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Africa Western Africa 308 3,537 3,426 6,963
Saint Kitts and Nevis North America Caribbean 261 21,401 21,827 43,228
Saint Lucia North America Caribbean 606 71,720 74,683 146,403
Saint Martin North America Caribbean 54 15,272 15,446 30,718
Saint Pierre and Miquelon North America North America 242 3,178 3,167 6,345
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North America Caribbean 389 53,370 52,968 106,338
Samoa Oceania Polynesia 2,821 87,175 79,323 166,498
San Marino Europe Southern Europe 61 12,359 13,088 25,447
Sao Tome and Principe Africa Middle Africa 964 62,799 63,804 126,603
Saudi Arabia Asia Western Asia 2,149,690 10,923,160 8,338,724 19,261,884
Senegal Africa Western Africa 192,530 4,103,101 4,354,415 8,457,516
Serbia Europe Southern Europe 77,474 3,718,518 3,895,589 7,614,107
Seychelles Africa Eastern Africa 455 37,008 37,870 74,878
Sierra Leone Africa Western Africa 71,620 1,753,770 1,867,040 3,620,810
Singapore Asia South-Eastern Asia 687 1,848,499 1,872,834 3,721,333
Sint Maarten North America Caribbean 34 15,179 15,831 31,010
Slovakia Europe Eastern Europe 48,105 2,589,631 2,734,262 5,323,893
Slovenia Europe Southern Europe 20,151 968,412 1,024,779 1,993,191
Solomon Islands Oceania Melanesia 27,986 195,840 188,297 384,137
Somalia Africa Eastern Africa 627,337 3,250,738 3,221,095 6,471,833
South Africa Africa Southern Africa 1,214,470 20,625,982 21,588,786 42,214,768
Spain Europe Southern Europe 498,980 19,356,383 20,186,412 39,542,795
Sri Lanka Asia Southern Asia 64,630 8,961,514 9,074,271 18,035,785
Suriname South America South America 156,000 215,224 213,519 428,743
Swaziland Africa Southern Africa 17,204 504,679 522,008 1,026,687
Sweden Europe Northern Europe 410,335 4,349,473 4,455,517 8,804,990
Switzerland Europe Western Europe 39,997 3,493,828 3,626,884 7,120,712
Syria Asia Western Asia 183,630 7,534,300 7,267,683 14,801,983
Taiwan Asia East Asia 32,260 10,950,996 10,366,890 21,317,886
Tajikistan Asia Central Asia 141,510 2,830,084 2,868,098 5,698,182
Tanzania Africa Eastern Africa 885,800 14,365,695 14,809,563 29,175,258
Thailand Asia South-Eastern Asia 510,890 29,783,096 30,393,831 60,176,927
Timor-Leste Asia South-Eastern Asia 14,874 456,231 433,283 889,514
Togo Africa Western Africa 54,385 2,187,476 2,221,445 4,408,921
Tonga Oceania Polynesia 717 47,591 47,403 94,994
Trinidad and Tobago North America Caribbean 5,128 625,572 617,012 1,242,584
Tunisia Africa Northern Africa 155,360 4,535,032 4,484,750 9,019,782
Turkey Asia Western Asia 769,632 31,210,034 30,578,576 61,788,610
Turkmenistan Asia Central Asia 469,930 2,025,722 2,068,993 4,094,715
Turks and Caicos Islands North America Caribbean 948 8,162 7,945 16,107
Tuvalu Oceania Polynesia 26 4,697 4,961 9,658
Uganda Africa Eastern Africa 197,100 9,821,112 10,016,138 19,837,250
Ukraine Europe Eastern Europe 579,330 23,133,786 26,789,052 49,922,838
United Arab Emirates Asia Western Asia 83,600 1,826,533 872,482 2,699,015
United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 241,930 28,275,650 29,492,180 57,767,830
United States North America North America 9,147,593 131,553,402 137,342,382 268,895,784
Uruguay South America South America 175,015 1,513,470 1,609,940 3,123,410
Uzbekistan Asia Central Asia 425,400 11,563,901 11,780,430 23,344,331
Venezuela South America South America 882,050 11,153,419 11,232,263 22,385,682
Vietnam Asia South-Eastern Asia 310,070 36,667,364 37,788,702 74,456,066
British Virgin Islands North America Caribbean 151 10,049 10,070 20,119
Wallis and Futuna Oceania Polynesia 142 6,902 7,067 13,969
West Bank Asia Western Asia 5,640 890,106 861,502 1,751,608
Western Sahara Africa Northern Africa 266,000 139,119 142,105 281,224
Yemen Asia Western Asia 527,968 7,713,813 7,399,389 15,113,202
Zambia Africa Eastern Africa 743,398 4,392,109 4,395,953 8,788,062
Zimbabwe Africa Eastern Africa 386,847 5,491,086 5,634,022 11,125,108