Countries bigger than Greenland

On a Mercator map Greenland looks the size of Africa. It is 2,166,086 km² — and 12 countries are bigger.

Bigger than Greenland4 in Asia, 2 in Africa, 2 in North America, 2 in South America, 1 in Europe, 1 in Oceania
Countries bigger than Greenland
#CountryAreaContinent
1Russia17,075,400 km²Europe
2Canada9,984,670 km²North America
3United States9,826,675 km²North America
4China9,596,961 km²Asia
5Brazil8,515,767 km²South America
6Australia7,692,024 km²Oceania
7India3,287,263 km²Asia
8Argentina2,780,400 km²South America
9Kazakhstan2,724,900 km²Asia
10Algeria2,381,741 km²Africa
11DR Congo2,344,858 km²Africa
12Saudi Arabia2,250,000 km²Asia

Questions

How many countries bigger than Greenland are there?
12. On a Mercator map Greenland looks the size of Africa. It is 2,166,086 km² — and 12 countries are bigger.
Which has the largest area?
Russia, with 17,075,400 km². Then Canada (9,984,670 km²).
Where are they?
4 in Asia, 2 in Africa, 2 in North America, 2 in South America, 1 in Europe, 1 in Oceania.
How is the list made?
It is a filter over the independent states on Kartavera — bigger than Greenland — using the same figures as the atlas and its rankings. Territories are not included. Open it on the map to change any condition.

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Figures: area from Wikidata, population, GNI and life expectancy from the World Bank, forms of government from the CIA World Factbook. All sources.