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Smallest Countries in Europe
The smallest countries in Europe, ranked by area.
Vatican City State (Holy See) currently leads this Europe ranking across 49 reported places.
Answer at a glance
Vatican City State (Holy See) ranks as the smallest country in Europe, at 0 km², using the latest available World Bank value.
The gap to Gibraltar is 10 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: 49 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.
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Vatican City
Gibraltar
San Marino
Monaco
Vaduz
Valletta
Andorra la Vella
Douglas, Isle of Man
Luxembourg
Nicosia
Pristina
Torshavn
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Skopje
Tirana
Brussels
Chisinau
Bern
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Tallinn
Bratislava
Sarajevo
Riga
Vilnius
Dublin
Prague
Vienna
Belgrade
Zagreb
Lisbon
Budapest
Reykjavik
Sofia
Athens
Minsk
Bucharest
London
Rome
Warsaw
Helsinki
Berlin
Madrid
Stockholm
Kyiv
Paris
Oslo
Moscow
| # | Country | Surface area | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vatican City State (Holy See) | 0 km² | Vatican City |
| 2 |  Gibraltar | 10 km² | Gibraltar |
| 3 |  San Marino | 60 km² | San Marino |
| 4 |  Monaco | 75 km² | Monaco |
| 5 |  Liechtenstein | 160 km² | Vaduz |
| 6 |  Malta | 320 km² | Valletta |
| 7 |  Andorra | 470 km² | Andorra la Vella |
| 8 |  Man (Isle of) | 570 km² | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| 9 |  Luxembourg | 2,590 km² | Luxembourg |
| 10 |  Cyprus | 9,250 km² | Nicosia |
| 11 |  Kosovo | 10,887 km² | Pristina |
| 12 |  Faroe Islands | 12,960 km² | Torshavn |
| 13 |  Montenegro | 13,888 km² | Podgorica |
| 14 |  Slovenia | 20,480 km² | Ljubljana |
| 15 |  North Macedonia | 25,710 km² | Skopje |
| 16 |  Albania | 28,750 km² | Tirana |
| 17 |  Belgium | 30,689 km² | Brussels |
| 18 |  Moldova | 33,850 km² | Chisinau |
| 19 |  Switzerland | 41,291 km² | Bern |
| 20 |  Netherlands | 41,540 km² | Amsterdam |
| 21 |  Denmark | 42,920 km² | Copenhagen |
| 22 |  Estonia | 45,340 km² | Tallinn |
| 23 |  Slovakia | 49,030 km² | Bratislava |
| 24 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,210 km² | Sarajevo |
| 25 |  Latvia | 64,590 km² | Riga |
| 26 |  Lithuania | 65,290 km² | Vilnius |
| 27 |  Ireland | 70,280 km² | Dublin |
| 28 |  Czech Republic | 78,871 km² | Prague |
| 29 |  Austria | 83,879 km² | Vienna |
| 30 |  Serbia | 84,990 km² | Belgrade |
| 31 |  Croatia | 88,070 km² | Zagreb |
| 32 |  Portugal | 92,230 km² | Lisbon |
| 33 |  Hungary | 93,030 km² | Budapest |
| 34 |  Iceland | 103,000 km² | Reykjavik |
| 35 |  Bulgaria | 110,997 km² | Sofia |
| 36 |  Greece | 131,960 km² | Athens |
| 37 |  Belarus | 207,629 km² | Minsk |
| 38 |  Romania | 238,400 km² | Bucharest |
| 39 |  United Kingdom | 243,610 km² | London |
| 40 |  Italy | 302,070 km² | Rome |
| 41 |  Poland | 313,930 km² | Warsaw |
| 42 |  Finland | 338,480 km² | Helsinki |
| 43 |  Germany | 357,680 km² | Berlin |
| 44 |  Spain | 505,976 km² | Madrid |
| 45 |  Sweden | 528,660 km² | Stockholm |
| 46 |  Ukraine | 603,550 km² | Kyiv |
| 47 |  France | 606,410 km² | Paris |
| 48 |  Norway | 624,500 km² | Oslo |
| 49 |  Russia | 17,125,190 km² | Moscow |
Smallest Countries in Europe: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the smallest country in Europe?
Vatican City State (Holy See) is the smallest country in Europe, covering about 0 km².
What are the top three smallest countries in Europe?
Vatican City State (Holy See), Gibraltar and San Marino.