This list is not exhaustive, particularly among the smaller nations. Differences of status of many of the 'nations' listed also make direct comparisons difficult.
| 1 | Russian Federation |
178075400 |
6591100 |
94 | Tajikistan |
143100 |
55200 |
|
| 2 | Canada |
9971500 |
3848900 |
95 | Greece |
131957 |
50935 |
|
| 3 | China, People's Republic of |
9597000 |
3704000 |
96 | North Korea |
122098 |
47130 |
|
| 4 | United States |
9160454 |
3535935 |
97 | Malawi |
118484 |
45735 |
|
| 5 | Brazil |
8511965 |
3285618 |
98 | Liberia |
113370 |
43800 |
|
| 6 | Australia |
7692300 |
2969228 |
99 | Benin |
112622 |
43472 |
|
| 7 | India |
3166829 |
1222396 |
100 | Honduras |
112088 |
43266 |
|
| 8 | Argentina |
2780092 |
1073115 |
101 | Bulgaria |
110912 |
42812 |
|
| 9 | Kazakhstan |
2717300 |
1048878 |
102 | Cuba |
110860 |
42792 |
|
| 10 | Sudan, The |
2504530 |
966749 |
103 | Guatemala |
108889 |
42031 |
|
| 11 | Algeria |
2460500 |
949753 |
104 | Iceland |
103000 |
40000 |
|
| 12 | Zaire |
2343950 |
904765 |
105 | Yugoslavia* |
102173 |
39438 |
|
| 13 | Saudi Arabia |
2331000 |
899766 |
106 | South Korea |
98913 |
38180 |
|
| 14 | Mexico |
1978800 |
763817 |
107 | Jordan |
96188 |
37129 |
|
| 15 | Indonesia |
1906240 |
735809 |
108 | Hungary |
93036 |
35912 |
|
| 16 | Libya |
1758610 |
678823 |
109 | Portugal |
88500 |
34200 |
|
| 17 | Iran |
1648000 |
636128 |
110 | Azerbaijan |
86600 |
33428 |
|
| 18 | Mongolia |
1566500 |
604800 |
111 | Austria |
83854 |
32368 |
|
| 19 | Peru |
1285216 |
496225 |
112 | United Arab Emirates |
83600 |
32300 |
|
| 20 | Chad |
1284640 |
495871 |
113 | Czech Republic |
78864 |
30441 |
|
| 21 | Angola |
1245790 |
480875 |
114 | Panama |
77082 |
29753 |
|
| 22 | Mali |
1240192 |
478714 |
115 | Sierre Leone |
72325 |
27917 |
|
| 23 | South Africa |
1233404 |
476094 |
116 | Ireland |
70282 |
27129 |
|
| 24 | Ethiopia |
1221918 |
471660 |
117 | Georgia |
69700 |
26900 |
|
| 25 | Niger |
1186408 |
457953 |
118 | Sri Lanka |
65610 |
25325 |
|
| 26 | Colombia |
1140105 |
440080 |
119 | Lithuania |
65200 |
25167 |
|
| 27 | Bolivia |
1098580 |
424052 |
120 | Latvia |
63700 |
24600 |
|
| 28 | Mauritania |
1029920 |
397549 |
121 | Togo |
56600 |
21848 |
|
| 29 | Egypt |
1001449 |
386559 |
122 | Croatia |
56540 |
21825 |
|
| 30 | Tanzania |
939652 |
362706 |
123 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
51129 |
19736 |
|
| 31 | Nigeria |
923768 |
356574 |
124 | Costa Rica |
51022 |
19694 |
|
| 32 | Venezuela |
912050 |
352051 |
125 | Slovak Republic |
49035 |
18927 |
|
| 33 | Namibia |
823144 |
317734 |
126 | Dominican Republic |
48422 |
18699 |
|
| 34 | Pakistan |
803943 |
310322 |
127 | Bhutan |
46600 |
18000 |
|
| 35 | Mozambique |
789800 |
304863 |
128 | Estonia |
45100 |
17409 |
|
| 36 | Turkey |
779452 |
300868 |
129 | Denmark |
43076 |
16627 |
|
| 37 | Chile |
756626 |
292058 |
130 | Switzerland |
41228 |
15914 |
|
| 38 | Zambia |
752613 |
290509 |
131 | Guinea-Bissau |
36260 |
13996 |
|
| 39 | Somalia |
686803 |
265106 |
132 | Taiwan |
36000 |
13896 |
|
| 40 | Myanmar (Burma) |
678576 |
261930 |
133 | Netherlands, The |
33929 |
13097 |
|
| 41 | Afghanistan |
647497 |
249934 |
134 | Moldova |
33700 |
13008 |
|
| 42 | Central African Republic |
626780 |
241937 |
135 | Belgium |
30540 |
11788 |
|
| 43 | Ukraine |
603700 |
233028 |
136 | Lesotho |
30460 |
11758 |
|
| 44 | Madagascar |
592800 |
228821 |
137 | Armenia |
29800 |
11500 |
|
| 45 | Botswana |
582096 |
224689 |
138 | Albania |
28748 |
11097 |
|
| 46 | Kenya |
564162 |
217766 |
139 | Equatorial Guinea |
28051 |
10828 |
|
| 47 | France |
551000 |
212686 |
140 | Burundi |
27834 |
10744 |
|
| 48 | Yemen |
531570 |
205186 |
141 | Haiti |
27750 |
10712 |
|
| 49 | Thailand |
513115 |
198062 |
142 | Solomon Islands |
27556 |
10637 |
|
| 50 | Spain |
504750 |
194833 |
143 | Rwanda |
26338 |
10166 |
|
| 51 | Turkmenistan |
488100 |
188400 |
144 | Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of |
25713 |
9925 |
|
| 52 | Cameroon |
475439 |
183519 |
145 | Djibouti |
23310 |
8998 |
|
| 53 | Papua New Guinea |
462840 |
178656 |
146 | Belize |
22963 |
8864 |
|
| 54 | Uzbekistan |
447400 |
172696 |
147 | El Salvador |
21476 |
8290 |
|
| 55 | Iraq |
434925 |
167881 |
148 | Israel |
20770 |
8017 |
|
| 56 | Sweden |
411479 |
158830 |
149 | Slovenia |
20251 |
7817 |
|
| 57 | Morocco |
409200 |
157951 |
150 | Fiji |
18333 |
7076 |
|
| 58 | Paraguay |
406750 |
157000 |
151 | Kuwait |
17818 |
6878 |
|
| 59 | Zimbabwe |
391090 |
150961 |
152 | Swaziland |
17363 |
6702 |
|
| 60 | Japan |
381945 |
147431 |
153 | Vanuatu |
14763 |
5698 |
|
| 61 | Germany |
357868 |
138136 |
154 | Bahamas, The |
13934 |
5378 |
|
| 62 | Congo |
341945 |
132000 |
155 | Qatar |
11437 |
4415 |
|
| 63 | Finland |
338145 |
130524 |
156 | Jamaica |
10957 |
4229 |
|
| 64 | Malaysia |
329749 |
127283 |
157 | Lebanon |
10452 |
4034 |
|
| 65 | Vietnam |
329566 |
127212 |
158 | Gambia, The |
10402 |
4015 |
|
| 66 | Norway |
323895 |
125023 |
159 | Cyprus |
9251 |
3571 |
|
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire |
320633 |
123764 |
160 | Brunei |
5765 |
2225 |
|
| 68 | Poland |
312612 |
120668 |
161 | Trinidad and Tobago |
5128 |
1979 |
|
| 69 | Italy |
301225 |
116273 |
162 | Cape Verde |
4033 |
1557 |
|
| 70 | Oman |
300000 |
115800 |
163 | Western Samoa |
2842 |
1097 |
|
| 71 | Burkina Faso |
274540 |
105972 |
164 | Luxembourg |
2586 |
998 |
|
| 72 | Ecuador |
270699 |
104490 |
165 | Mauritius |
1865 |
720 |
|
| 73 | New Zealand |
270534 |
104426 |
166 | Comoros |
1862 |
719 |
|
| 74 | Gabon |
267667 |
103319 |
167 | Sao Tome and Principe |
963 |
372 |
|
| 75 | Guinea |
246048 |
94974 |
168 | Dominica |
751 |
290 |
|
| 76 | United Kingdom |
244755 |
94475 |
169 | Kiribati |
717 |
277 |
|
| 77 | Ghana |
238686 |
92133 |
170 | Bahrain |
678 |
262 |
|
| 78 | Uganda |
238461 |
92046 |
171 | Tonga |
646 |
249 |
|
| 79 | Romania |
237500 |
91675 |
172 | Singapore |
618 |
238 |
|
| 80 | Laos |
236800 |
91405 |
173 | St. Lucia |
616 |
238 |
|
| 81 | Philippines |
229679 |
115676 |
174 | Andorra |
468 |
181 |
|
| 82 | Guyana |
214969 |
82978 |
175 | Antigua and Barbuda |
442 |
171 |
|
| 83 | Belarus |
207600 |
80134 |
176 | Barbados |
430 |
166 |
|
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan |
198500 |
76621 |
177 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
390 |
150 |
|
| 85 | Senegal |
196840 |
75980 |
178 | Grenada |
344 |
133 |
|
| 86 | Syria |
185180 |
71479 |
179 | Malta |
316 |
122 |
|
| 87 | Cambodia |
181035 |
68879 |
180 | Maldives |
300 |
116 |
|
| 88 | Uruguay |
176215 |
68018 |
181 | St. Kitts and Nevis |
269 |
104 |
|
| 89 | Tunisia |
164150 |
63362 |
182 | Liechtenstein |
160 |
62 |
|
| 90 | Suriname |
163265 |
63020 |
183 | San Marino |
61 |
23 |
|
| 91 | Nicaragua |
148000 |
57128 |
184 | Tuvalu |
26 |
10 |
|
| 92 | Nepal |
145391 |
56121 |
185 | Nauru |
21.3 |
8.2 |
|
| 93 | Bangladesh |
143998 |
55583 |
186 | Monaco |
1.95 |
0.75 |
|
| *Yugoslavia in this context consists of the states of Montenegro and Serbia only. | ||||||||