Which country in South America has the largest area?

Brazil has the largest area in South America: 8,515,767 km². Next come Argentina (2,780,400 km²) and Peru (1,285,216 km²).

What is the typical area of a country in South America?

The median of the 12 countries in South America is 834,076 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 South America by area

Total area — land and inland water — in square kilometres. 12 countries in South America, highest first. Wikidata

See it on the map

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Highest

8,515,767 km²

Brazil

Median country

834,076 km²

half above, half below

Lowest

163,270 km²

Suriname

Countries in South America by area, Wikidata
#	Country	Area	Region
1	Brazil	8,515,767 km²	South America
2	Argentina	2,780,400 km²	South America
3	Peru	1,285,216 km²	South America
4	Colombia	1,141,748 km²	South America
5	Bolivia	1,098,581 km²	South America
6	Venezuela	912,050 km²	South America
7	Chile	756,102 km²	South America
8	Paraguay	406,756 km²	South America
9	Ecuador	257,204 km²	South America
10	Guyana	214,970 km²	South America
11	Uruguay	176,215 km²	South America
12	Suriname	163,270 km²	South America

Territories and other places

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

Place	Area	Status
Falkland Islands	12,200 km²	Territory of United Kingdom

Questions

Which country in South America has the largest area?: Brazil has the largest area in South America: 8,515,767 km². Next come Argentina (2,780,400 km²) and Peru (1,285,216 km²).
Which country in South America has the smallest area?: Suriname, with 163,270 km².
What is the typical area of a country in South America?: The median of the 12 countries in South America is 834,076 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.