Which country in Europe has the largest area?

Russia has the largest area in Europe: 17,075,400 km². Next come France (643,801 km²) and Ukraine (603,550 km²).

Which country in Europe has the smallest area?

The Vatican City, with 0.49 km².

What is the typical area of a country in Europe?

The median of the 44 countries in Europe is 67,549 km²: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

Total area — land and inland water — in square kilometres. Source: Wikidata. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Europe by area

Total area — land and inland water — in square kilometres. 44 countries in Europe, highest first. Wikidata

See it on the map

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Highest

17,075,400 km²

Russia

Median country

67,549 km²

half above, half below

Lowest

0.49 km²

Vatican City

Countries in Europe by area, Wikidata
#	Country	Area	Region
1	Russia	17,075,400 km²	Eastern Europe
2	France	643,801 km²	Western Europe
3	Ukraine	603,550 km²	Eastern Europe
4	Spain	505,990 km²	Southern Europe
5	Sweden	447,425 km²	Northern Europe
6	Norway	385,207 km²	Northern Europe
7	Germany	357,588 km²	Western Europe
8	Finland	338,478 km²	Northern Europe
9	Poland	312,683 km²	Eastern Europe
10	Italy	302,068 km²	Southern Europe
11	United Kingdom	242,495 km²	Northern Europe
12	Romania	238,397 km²	Eastern Europe
13	Belarus	207,597 km²	Eastern Europe
14	Greece	131,957 km²	Southern Europe
15	Bulgaria	110,994 km²	Eastern Europe
16	Iceland	103,004 km²	Northern Europe
17	Hungary	93,011 km²	Eastern Europe
18	Portugal	92,225 km²	Southern Europe
19	Serbia	88,499 km²	Southern Europe
20	Austria	83,879 km²	Western Europe
21	Czechia	78,871 km²	Eastern Europe
22	Ireland	69,797 km²	Northern Europe
23	Lithuania	65,300 km²	Northern Europe
24	Latvia	64,594 km²	Northern Europe
25	Croatia	56,594 km²	Southern Europe
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,209 km²	Southern Europe
27	Slovakia	49,034 km²	Eastern Europe
28	Estonia	45,335 km²	Northern Europe
29	Denmark	42,925 km²	Northern Europe
30	Netherlands	42,201 km²	Western Europe
31	Switzerland	41,291 km²	Western Europe
32	Moldova	33,844 km²	Eastern Europe
33	Belgium	30,688 km²	Western Europe
34	Albania	28,748 km²	Southern Europe
35	North Macedonia	25,713 km²	Southern Europe
36	Slovenia	20,271 km²	Southern Europe
37	Montenegro	13,883 km²	Southern Europe
38	Luxembourg	2,593 km²	Western Europe
39	Andorra	468 km²	Southern Europe
40	Malta	316 km²	Southern Europe
41	Liechtenstein	160 km²	Western Europe
42	San Marino	61 km²	Southern Europe
43	Monaco	2.08 km²	Western Europe
44	Vatican City	0.49 km²	Southern Europe

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	Area	Status
Åland Islands	1,583 km²	Territory of Finland
Faroe Islands	1,399 km²	Territory of Denmark
Isle of Man	572 km²	Territory of United Kingdom
Jersey	118 km²	Territory of United Kingdom
Guernsey	78 km²	Territory of United Kingdom

Questions

Which country in Europe has the largest area?: Russia has the largest area in Europe: 17,075,400 km². Next come France (643,801 km²) and Ukraine (603,550 km²).
Which country in Europe has the smallest area?: The Vatican City, with 0.49 km².
What is the typical area of a country in Europe?: The median of the 44 countries in Europe is 67,549 km²: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: Total area — land and inland water — in square kilometres. Source: Wikidata. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: Wikidata. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.