The Biggest Countries — Data Stories
The ten countries with the most land, in square kilometres. Russia is the biggest: about 16.4 million km², roughly 1.7 times as big as the second one, China.
The Biggest Countries
The ten countries with the most land, in square kilometres
What can we learn?
- Russia is the biggest: about 16.4 million km², roughly 1.7 times as big as the second one, China.
- Land area counts only the land, not lakes and big rivers. China, the United States and Canada are within one million km² of each other.
- Big does not mean crowded. Put this next to “World Population”: some of the largest lands have fewer people than much smaller countries, like Japan.
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