All About Smallest Country in the World | Check the List of Top 10 Smallest Countries of the World by Area

Guys who are wondering about which is the smallest country in the world? can refer to this article completely. This guide will make you learn about the world’s smallest country details as well as the list of Top 100 smallest countries in the world. You guys can be shocked after knowing that there are countries that are smaller than the parks in a district or a city.

Both area-wise and population-wise the world’s smallest country is the same and it is an European landlocked Country next to Italy. This country was developed by some popes to indicate their superiority through the region. Know more about the smallest country in the world – The Vatican City from this page.

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Smallest Country in the World – Vatican City, Italy

The Vatican City is the world’s smallest country with an area of 0.49 square kilometers and a population of only 825 members. Also, this city is in the capital of another country and it is totally under the Italian capital Rome and is the center of the Catholic Church. It is also termed the Holy See. 75 percent of the Vatican’s citizens are officers of the Clergy. The city is known for its biggest church in the world ie., St. Peter’s Basilica where you guys can find the most important artworks of the old period like The Pieta and the Creation of Adam. Its GDF is all in accordance with the contributions or donations gave by the Roman Church across the world and Christianity worshipers.

List of Top 10 Population-Wise Smallest Countries of the World

There are two categories that you can use to define the smallest country in the world with ease. Those are land area and population. Here in this section, we have furnished the population-wise smallest countries list of the world in the form of a table. Check out the table below and memorize the top 10 smallest countries in the world by population.

Country	Population	Area (km2)
Vatican City	825	0.44
Tuvalu	11,508	26
Nauru	12,704	21
Palau	17,907	459
San Marino	33,785	61
Liechtenstein	38,557	160
Monaco	38,682	2.02
Saint Kitts and Nevis	52,441	269
Marshall Islands	58,413	181
Dominica	71,625	750

Top 10 Smallest Countries in the World By Area List

Here we have presented the list of the Top 10 world’s smallest countries in terms of an area. If you consider the total area of the country to find out the world’s smallest country then Vatican City is the smallest country with an area of 0.49 square kilometers. Also, check out the remaining nine smallest countries in the world with a total area of land.

Rank	Country	Area (km2)	Area (mi2)	Continent	Bordering countries by land
1	Vatican City	0.49	0.19	Europe	Italy
2	Monaco	2.02	0.78	Europe	France
3	Nauru	21	8.1	Australia and Oceania	–
4	Tuvalu	26	10	Australia and Oceania	–
5	San Marino	61	24	Europe	Italy
6	Liechtenstein	160	62	Europe	Austria, Switzerland
7	Marshall Islands	181	70	Australia and Oceania	–
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	269	104	North America	–
9	Maldives	300	116	Asia	–
10	Malta	316	122	Europe	–

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List of Top 100 World’s Smallest Countries in terms of Area

Here is the list of 100 top smallest countries in the world by total land area. Take a look at the tabulated list and remember the world GK to score high in the competitive exams.

Rank	Country	Total Area in km2 (mi2)
1	Vatican City	0.49 km2 (0.19 mi2)
2	Monaco	2.02 km2 (0.78 mi2)
3	Nauru	21 km2 (8.1 mi2)
4	Tuvalu	26 km2 (10 mi2)
5	San Marino	61 km2 (24 mi2)
6	Liechtenstein	160 km2 (62 mi2)
7	Marshall Islands	181 km2 (70 mi2)
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261 km2 (101 mi2)
9	Maldives	300 km2 (120 mi2)
10	Malta	316 km2 (122 mi2)
11	Grenada	344 km2 (133 mi2)
12	Saint Vincent and Grenadines	389 km2 (150 mi2)
13	Barbados	430 km2 (170 mi2)
14	Antigua and Barbuda	442 km2 (171 mi2)
15	Seychelles	452 km2 (175 mi2)
16	Palau	459 km2 (177 mi2)
17	Andorra	468 km2 (181 mi2)
18	Saint Lucia	616 km2 (238 mi2)
19	Federated States of Micronesia	702 km2 (271 mi2)
20	Singapore	726 km2 (280 mi2)
21	Tonga	747 km2 (288 mi2)
22	Dominica	751 km2 (290 mi2)
23	Bahrain	778 km2 (300 mi2)
24	Kiribati	811 km2 (313 mi2)
25	São Tomé and Príncipe	964 km2 (372 mi2)
26	Comoros	1,862 km2 (719 mi2)
27	Mauritius	2,040 km2 (790 mi2)
28	Luxembourg	2,586 km2 (998 mi2)
29	Samoa	2,842 km2 (1,097 mi2)
30	Cape Verde	4,033 km2 (1,557 mi2)
31	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130 km2 (1,980 mi2)
32	Brunei	5,765 km2 (2,226 mi2)
33	Cyprus	9,251 km2 (3,572 mi2)
34	Lebanon	10,452 km2 (4,036 mi2)
35	Jamaica	10,991 km2 (4,244 mi2)
36	The Gambia	1,295 km2 (4,361 mi2)
37	Qatar	11,586 km2 (4,473 mi2)
38	Vanuatu	12,189 km2 (4,706 mi2)
39	Montenegro	13,812 km2 (5,333 mi2)
40	The Bahamas	13,943 km2 (5,383 mi2)
41	imor-Leste	14,919 km2 (5,760 mi2)
42	Eswatini	17,364 km2 (6,704 mi2)
43	Kuwait	17,818 km2 (6,880 mi2)
44	Fiji	18,272 km2 (7,055 mi2)
45	Slovenia	20,273 km2 (7,827 mi2)
46	Israel	20,770 km2 (8,020 mi2)
47	El Salvador	21,041 km2 (8,124 mi2)
48	Belize	22,966 km2 (8,867 mi2)
49	Djibouti	23,200 km2 (9,000 mi2)
50	North Macedonia	25,713 km2 (9,928 mi2)
51	Rwanda	26,338 km2 (10,169 mi2)
52	Haiti	27,750 km2 (10,710 mi2)
53	Burundi	27,834 km2 (10,747 mi2)
54	Equatorial Guinea	28,051 km2 (10,831 mi2)
55	Albania	28,748 km2 (11,100 mi2)
56	Solomon Islands	28,896 km2 (11,157 mi2)
57	Armenia	29,743 km2 (11,484 mi2)
58	Lesotho	30,355 km2 (11,720 mi2)
59	Belgium	30,528 km2 (11,787 mi2)
60	Moldova	33,846 km2 (13,068 mi2)
61	Guinea-Bissau	36,125 km2 (13,948 mi2)
62	Bhutan	38,394 km2 (14,824 mi2)
63	Switzerland	41,284 km2 (15,940 mi2)
64	Netherlands	41,850 km2 (16,160 mi2)
65	Denmark	43,094 km2 (16,639 mi2)
66	Estonia	45,227 km2 (17,462 mi2)
67	Dominican Republic	48,671 km2 (18,792 mi2)
68	Slovakia	49,037 km2 (18,933 mi2)
69	Costa Rica	51,100 km2 (19,700 mi2)
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,209 km2 (19,772 mi2)
71	Croatia	56,594 km2 (21,851 mi2)
72	Togo	56,785 km2 (21,925 mi2)
73	Latvia	64,559 km2 (24,926 mi2)
74	Lithuania	65,300 km2 (25,200 mi2)
75	Sri Lanka	65,610 km2 (25,330 mi2)
76	Georgia	69,700 km2 (26,900 mi2)
77	Ireland	70,273 km2 (27,133 mi2)
78	Sierra Leone	71,740 km2 (27,700 mi2)
79	Panama	75,417 km2 (29,119 mi2)
80	Czech Republic	78,865 km2 (30,450 mi2)
81	United Arab Emirates	83,600 km2 (32,300 mi2)
82	Austria	83,871 km2 (32,383 mi2)
83	Azerbaijan	86,600 km2 (33,400 mi2)
84	Serbia	88,361 km2 (34,116 mi2)
85	Jordan	89,342 km2 (34,495 mi2)
86	Portugal	92,090 km2 (35,560 mi2)
87	Hungary	93,028 km2 (35,918 mi2)
88	South Korea	100,210 km2 (38,690 mi2)
89	Iceland	103,000 km2 (40,000 mi2)
90	Guatemala	108,889 km2 (42,042 mi2)
91	Cuba	109,884 km2 (42,426 mi2)
92	Bulgaria	111,002 km2 (42,858 mi2)
93	Liberia	111,369 km2 (43,000 mi2)
94	Honduras	112,492 km2 (43,433 mi2)
95	Benin	114,763 km2 (44,310 mi2)
96	Eritrea	117,600 km2 (45,400 mi2)
97	Malawi	118,484 km2 (45,747 mi2)
98	North Korea	120,540 km2 (46,540 mi2)
99	Nicaragua	130,373 km2 (50,337 mi2)
100	Greece	131,957 km2 (50,949 mi2)

FAQs on World’s Smallest Country

1. Which country is the smallest in the world?

The first smallest county in the world is Vatican City with a land area of 0.44 square kilometers and 825 population.

2. What are the top 3 world’s smallest countries?

Vatican City in Italy, Monaco, a principality at the Mediterranean coast and an enclave within Southern France, and Nauru, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean are the three world’s smallest countries.

3. Is Nauru the smallest island country in the world.?

Yes, Nauru is the smallest island country in the world.

4. What are the top 5 smallest countries in the world by area?

The list of the Top 5 smallest countries in the world by area is given below:

1. Vatican City

2. Monaco

3. Nauru

4. Tuvalu

5. San Marino