Which country in Oceania has the largest area?

Australia has the largest area in Oceania: 7,692,024 km². Next come Papua New Guinea (462,840 km²) and New Zealand (268,021 km²).

What is the typical area of a country in Oceania?

The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 2,842 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 Oceania by area

Total area — land and inland water — in square kilometres. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. Wikidata

See it on the map

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Highest

7,692,024 km²

Australia

Median country

2,842 km²

half above, half below

Lowest

21 km²

Nauru

Countries in Oceania by area, Wikidata
#	Country	Area	Region
1	Australia	7,692,024 km²	Australia and New Zealand
2	Papua New Guinea	462,840 km²	Melanesia
3	New Zealand	268,021 km²	Australia and New Zealand
4	Solomon Islands	28,400 km²	Melanesia
5	Fiji	18,274 km²	Melanesia
6	Vanuatu	12,190 km²	Melanesia
7	Samoa	2,842 km²	Polynesia
8	Kiribati	811 km²	Micronesia
9	Tonga	749 km²	Polynesia
10	Micronesia	702 km²	Micronesia
11	Palau	466 km²	Micronesia
12	Marshall Islands	181 km²	Micronesia
13	Nauru	21 km²	Micronesia

Territories and other places

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

Place	Area	Status
New Caledonia	18,576 km²	Territory of France
French Polynesia	4,167 km²	Territory of France
Guam	544 km²	Territory of United States of America
Northern Mariana Islands	464 km²	Territory of United States of America
Wallis and Futuna	274 km²	Territory of France
Niue	260 km²	Territory of New Zealand
Cook Islands	240 km²	Territory of New Zealand
American Samoa	199 km²	Territory of United States of America
Pitcairn Islands	47 km²	Territory of United Kingdom
Norfolk Island	35 km²	Territory of Australia

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the largest area?: Australia has the largest area in Oceania: 7,692,024 km². Next come Papua New Guinea (462,840 km²) and New Zealand (268,021 km²).
Which country in Oceania has the smallest area?: Nauru, with 21 km².
What is the typical area of a country in Oceania?: The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 2,842 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.