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Smallest Countries in Americas
The smallest countries in Americas, ranked by area.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently leads this Americas ranking across 46 reported places.
Answer at a glance
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks as the smallest country in Americas, at 34 km², using the latest available World Bank value.
The gap to Saint-Martin (French part) is 16 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: 46 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.
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Philipsburg
Marigot
Road Town
Oranjestad
Basseterre
George Town
St. George's
Charlotte Amalie
Kingstown
Bridgetown
St. John's
Willemstad
Castries
Roseau
Cockburn Town
Hamilton
Port of Spain
San Juan
Kingston
Nassau
San Salvador
Belmopan
Port-au-Prince
San Jose
Panama City
Guatemala City
Havana
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Santo Domingo
Paramaribo
Montevideo
Georgetown
Quito
Asuncion
Nuuk
Santiago
Caracas
Sucre
Bogotá
Lima
Ciudad de México
Buenos Aires
Brasilia
Washington
Ottawa
| # | Country | Surface area | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 34 km² | Philipsburg |
| 2 |  Saint-Martin (French part) | 50 km² | Marigot |
| 3 |  Virgin Islands (British) | 150 km² | Road Town |
| 4 |  Aruba | 180 km² | Oranjestad |
| 5 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 260 km² | Basseterre |
| 6 |  Cayman Islands | 264 km² | George Town |
| 7 |  Grenada | 340 km² | St. George's |
| 8 |  Virgin Islands (US) | 350 km² | Charlotte Amalie |
| 9 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 390 km² | Kingstown |
| 10 |  Barbados | 430 km² | Bridgetown |
| 11 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 440 km² | St. John's |
| 12 |  Curaçao | 444 km² | Willemstad |
| 13 |  Saint Lucia | 620 km² | Castries |
| 14 |  Dominica | 750 km² | Roseau |
| 15 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 950 km² | Cockburn Town |
| 16 |  Bermuda | 4,290 km² | Hamilton |
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5,130 km² | Port of Spain |
| 18 |  Puerto Rico | 8,870 km² | San Juan |
| 19 |  Jamaica | 10,990 km² | Kingston |
| 20 |  The Bahamas | 13,880 km² | Nassau |
| 21 |  El Salvador | 21,040 km² | San Salvador |
| 22 |  Belize | 22,966 km² | Belmopan |
| 23 |  Haiti | 27,750 km² | Port-au-Prince |
| 24 |  Costa Rica | 51,100 km² | San Jose |
| 25 |  Panama | 75,320 km² | Panama City |
| 26 |  Guatemala | 108,890 km² | Guatemala City |
| 27 |  Cuba | 109,880 km² | Havana |
| 28 |  Honduras | 112,490 km² | Tegucigalpa |
| 29 |  Nicaragua | 130,370 km² | Managua |
| 30 |  Dominican Republic | 146,839 km² | Santo Domingo |
| 31 |  Suriname | 163,820 km² | Paramaribo |
| 32 |  Uruguay | 176,220 km² | Montevideo |
| 33 |  Guyana | 214,970 km² | Georgetown |
| 34 |  Ecuador | 256,370 km² | Quito |
| 35 |  Paraguay | 406,752 km² | Asuncion |
| 36 |  Greenland | 410,450 km² | Nuuk |
| 37 |  Chile | 757,245 km² | Santiago |
| 38 |  Venezuela | 912,050 km² | Caracas |
| 39 |  Bolivia | 1,098,580 km² | Sucre |
| 40 |  Colombia | 1,140,619 km² | Bogotá |
| 41 |  Peru | 1,285,216 km² | Lima |
| 42 |  Mexico | 1,957,194 km² | Ciudad de México |
| 43 |  Argentina | 2,780,400 km² | Buenos Aires |
| 44 |  Brazil | 8,510,420 km² | Brasilia |
| 45 |  United States | 9,831,510 km² | Washington |
| 46 |  Canada | 15,634,410 km² | Ottawa |
Smallest Countries in Americas: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the smallest country in Americas?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is the smallest country in Americas, covering about 34 km².
What are the top three smallest countries in Americas?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Saint-Martin (French part) and Virgin Islands (British).