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Largest Countries in Asia

The largest countries in Asia, ranked by area.

China currently leads this Asia ranking across 50 reported places.

50 places with reported valuesLatest available by country

Answer at a glance

China ranks as the largest country in Asia, at 9,562,910 km², using the latest available World Bank value.

The gap to India is 6,275,650 km² using the displayed latest-available values.

Methodology: countries are ordered by surface area in square kilometres. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank surface area data.

Coverage: 50 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.

50 of 50

1China9,562,910 km²
Beijing
2India3,287,260 km²
New Delhi
3Kazakhstan2,724,902 km²
Astana
4Saudi Arabia2,149,690 km²
Riyadh
5Indonesia1,916,907 km²
Jakarta
6Iran1,745,150 km²
Tehran
7Mongolia1,564,116 km²
Ulan Bator
8Pakistan796,100 km²
Islamabad
9Turkey785,350 km²
Ankara
10Myanmar676,590 km²
Nay Pyi Taw
11Afghanistan652,870 km²
Kabul
12Yemen527,970 km²
Sanaa
13Thailand513,115 km²
Bangkok
14Turkmenistan491,209 km²
Ashgabat
15Uzbekistan448,920 km²
Tashkent
16Iraq435,050 km²
Baghdad
17Japan377,969 km²
Tokyo
18Vietnam331,338 km²
Hanoi
19Malaysia330,411 km²
Kuala Lumpur
20Oman309,500 km²
Muscat
21Philippines300,000 km²
Manila
22Laos236,800 km²
Vientiane
23Kyrgyzstan199,950 km²
Bishkek
24Syria185,180 km²
Damascus
25Cambodia181,040 km²
Phnom Penh
26Bangladesh147,570 km²
Dhaka
27Nepal147,180 km²
Kathmandu
28Tajikistan141,379 km²
Dushanbe
29North Korea120,540 km²
Pyongyang
30South Korea100,450 km²
Seoul
31United Arab Emirates98,648 km²
Abu Dhabi
32Jordan89,318 km²
Amman
33Azerbaijan86,600 km²
Baku
34Georgia69,700 km²
Tbilisi
35Sri Lanka65,610 km²
Colombo
36Bhutan38,390 km²
Thimphu
37Taiwan36,197 km²
Taipei
38Armenia29,740 km²
Yerevan
39Israel22,070 km²
Jerusalem
40Kuwait17,820 km²
Kuwait City
41Timor-Leste14,870 km²
Dili
42Qatar11,490 km²
Doha
43Lebanon10,450 km²
Beirut
44Palestinian Territory Occupied6,025 km²
East Jerusalem
45Brunei5,770 km²
Bandar Seri Begawan
46Hong Kong S.A.R.1,110 km²
Hong Kong
47Bahrain800 km²
Manama
48Singapore728 km²
Singapur
49Maldives300 km²
Male
50Macau S.A.R.33 km²
Macao

Largest Countries in the World, ranked by Surface area
#	Country	Surface area	Capital
1	China	9,562,910 km²	Beijing
2	India	3,287,260 km²	New Delhi
3	Kazakhstan	2,724,902 km²	Astana
4	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690 km²	Riyadh
5	Indonesia	1,916,907 km²	Jakarta
6	Iran	1,745,150 km²	Tehran
7	Mongolia	1,564,116 km²	Ulan Bator
8	Pakistan	796,100 km²	Islamabad
9	Turkey	785,350 km²	Ankara
10	Myanmar	676,590 km²	Nay Pyi Taw
11	Afghanistan	652,870 km²	Kabul
12	Yemen	527,970 km²	Sanaa
13	Thailand	513,115 km²	Bangkok
14	Turkmenistan	491,209 km²	Ashgabat
15	Uzbekistan	448,920 km²	Tashkent
16	Iraq	435,050 km²	Baghdad
17	Japan	377,969 km²	Tokyo
18	Vietnam	331,338 km²	Hanoi
19	Malaysia	330,411 km²	Kuala Lumpur
20	Oman	309,500 km²	Muscat
21	Philippines	300,000 km²	Manila
22	Laos	236,800 km²	Vientiane
23	Kyrgyzstan	199,950 km²	Bishkek
24	Syria	185,180 km²	Damascus
25	Cambodia	181,040 km²	Phnom Penh
26	Bangladesh	147,570 km²	Dhaka
27	Nepal	147,180 km²	Kathmandu
28	Tajikistan	141,379 km²	Dushanbe
29	North Korea	120,540 km²	Pyongyang
30	South Korea	100,450 km²	Seoul
31	United Arab Emirates	98,648 km²	Abu Dhabi
32	Jordan	89,318 km²	Amman
33	Azerbaijan	86,600 km²	Baku
34	Georgia	69,700 km²	Tbilisi
35	Sri Lanka	65,610 km²	Colombo
36	Bhutan	38,390 km²	Thimphu
37	Taiwan	36,197 km²	Taipei
38	Armenia	29,740 km²	Yerevan
39	Israel	22,070 km²	Jerusalem
40	Kuwait	17,820 km²	Kuwait City
41	Timor-Leste	14,870 km²	Dili
42	Qatar	11,490 km²	Doha
43	Lebanon	10,450 km²	Beirut
44	Palestinian Territory Occupied	6,025 km²	East Jerusalem
45	Brunei	5,770 km²	Bandar Seri Begawan
46	Hong Kong S.A.R.	1,110 km²	Hong Kong
47	Bahrain	800 km²	Manama
48	Singapore	728 km²	Singapur
49	Maldives	300 km²	Male
50	Macau S.A.R.	33 km²	Macao

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