The smallest countries in the world
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with 0.44 km². In second and third place: Monaco and Nauru.
| No. | Country | Areakm² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vatican City | 0.44 | |
| 2 |  Monaco | 2 | |
| 3 |  Nauru | 21 | |
| 4 |  Tuvalu | 26 | |
| 5 |  San Marino | 61 | |
| 6 |  Liechtenstein | 160 | |
| 7 |  Marshall Islands | 181 | |
| 8 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | |
| 9 |  Maldives | 300 | |
| 10 |  Malta | 315 | |
| 11 |  Grenada | 345 | |
| 12 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 389 | |
| 13 |  Barbados | 431 | |
| 14 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 442 | |
| 15 |  Seychelles | 457 | |
| 16 |  Palau | 459 | |
| 17 |  Andorra | 468 | |
| 18 |  Saint Lucia | 616 | |
| 19 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 702 | |
| 20 |  Kiribati | 726 | |
| 21 |  Singapore | 736 | |
| 22 |  Tonga | 747 | |
| 23 |  Dominica | 750 | |
| 24 |  Bahrain | 778 | |
| 25 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 964 | |
| 26 |  Mauritius | 1,979 | |
| 27 |  Comoros | 2,235 | |
| 28 |  Luxembourg | 2,586 | |
| 29 |  Samoa | 2,842 | |
| 30 |  Cabo Verde | 4,033 |
Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024). How we check our data →