How small is small? For some of the world’s countries, the answer is very, very small, even teeny tiny. Vatican City holds the title as the world’s smallest country, with an area of just 0.17 square mile (0.44 square km). As a point of comparison, the largest country in the world, Russia, is almost 39 million times bigger. Close behind Vatican City is Monaco, measuring 0.8 square mile (2.1 square km). Ten times larger is Nauru, which is next on the list. What are some of the other smallest countries? Find out in our list below.
| country | total square miles | total square km |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vatican City | 0.17 | 0.44 |
| 2. Monaco | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 3. Nauru | 8 | 21 |
| 4. Tuvalu | 10 | 26 |
| 5. San Marino | 24 | 61 |
| 6. Liechtenstein | 62 | 160 |
| 7. Marshall Islands | 70 | 181 |
| 8. Saint Kitts and Nevis | 102 | 263 |
| 9. Maldives | 114 | 298 |
| 10. Malta | 122 | 315 |
| 11. Grenada | 133 | 344 |
| 12. Saint Vincent and Grenadines | 150 | 388 |
| 13. Barbados | 167 | 432 |
| 14. Antigua and Barbuda | 171 | 442 |
| 15. Seychelles | 172 | 446 |
| 16. Andorra | 181 | 468 |
| 17. Palau | 188 | 488 |
| 18. Saint Lucia | 238 | 616 |
| 19. Tonga | 251 | 650 |
| 20. Micronesia | 271 | 701 |
| 21. Singapore | 284 | 735 |
| 22. Dominica | 290 | 751 |
| 23. Bahrain | 304 | 787 |
| 24. Kiribati | 313 | 811 |
| 25. Sao Tome and Principe | 386 | 1,001 |