Top 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 smallest country in the world

Top 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 smallest country in the world : The smallest independent state in the world is the Vatican City, which occupies a small area of 0.49 square kilometres (0.19 square miles) and is inhabited by a population of about eight hundred to nine hundred people. Located completely in the city of Rome, Italy, the city is an autonomous city-state, which is the epicenter of the Catholic Church and is recognized worldwide as the smallest country by both size and population.

Top 100 Smallest Countries & Territories (by Area)

Rank	Country / Territory	Area (km2)	Continent
1	Vatican City	0.49	Europe
2	Monaco	2.02	Europe
3	Gibraltar (UK)	6.8	Europe
4	Tokelau (NZ)	12	Oceania
5	Nauru	21	Oceania
6	Saint Barthélemy (FR)	21	North America
7	Tuvalu	26	Oceania
8	Macau (CN)	33	Asia
9	Sint Maarten (NL)	34	North America
10	Saint Martin (FR)	53	North America
11	Bermuda (UK)	54	North America
12	San Marino	61	Europe
13	Guernsey (UK)	78	Europe
14	Anguilla (UK)	91	North America
15	Montserrat (UK)	102	North America
16	Jersey (UK)	116	Europe
17	British Virgin Islands (UK)	151	North America
18	Liechtenstein	160	Europe
19	Aruba (NL)	180	North America
20	Marshall Islands	181	Oceania
21	American Samoa (US)	199	Oceania
22	Cook Islands (NZ)	240	Oceania
23	Saint Pierre and Miquelon (FR)	242	North America
24	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	North America
25	Niue (NZ)	261	Oceania
26	Cayman Islands (UK)	264	North America
27	Wallis and Futuna (FR)	274	Oceania
28	Maldives	300	Asia
29	Malta	316	Europe
30	Grenada	344	North America
31	US Virgin Islands (US)	347	North America
32	Mayotte (FR)	374	Africa
33	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	389	North America
34	Barbados	430	North America
35	Antigua and Barbuda	442	North America
36	Curaçao (NL)	444	North America
37	Seychelles	452	Africa
38	Palau	459	Oceania
39	Northern Mariana Islands (US)	464	Oceania
40	Andorra	468	Europe
41	Guam (US)	549	Oceania
42	Isle of Man (UK)	572	Europe
43	Saint Lucia	616	North America
44	Micronesia	702	Oceania
45	Singapore	710	Asia
46	Tonga	747	Oceania
47	Dominica	751	North America
48	Bahrain	765	Asia
49	Kiribati	811	Oceania
50	Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)	948	North America
51	Sao Tome and Principe	964	Africa
52	Hong Kong (CN)	1,104	Asia
53	Martinique (FR)	1,128	North America
54	Faroe Islands (DK)	1,393	Europe
55	Guadeloupe (FR)	1,628	North America
56	Comoros	1,862	Africa
57	Mauritius	2,040	Africa
58	Réunion (FR)	2,511	Africa
59	Luxembourg	2,586	Europe
60	Samoa	2,831	Oceania
61	Cape Verde	4,033	Africa
62	French Polynesia (FR)	4,167	Oceania
63	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	North America
64	Brunei	5,765	Asia
65	Palestine	6,220	Asia
66	Puerto Rico (US)	8,870	North America
67	Cyprus	9,251	Europe/Asia
68	Lebanon	10,452	Asia
69	Gambia	10,689	Africa
70	Jamaica	10,991	North America
71	Qatar	11,586	Asia
72	Falkland Islands (UK)	12,173	South America
73	Vanuatu	12,189	Oceania
74	Montenegro	13,812	Europe
75	Bahamas	13,943	North America
76	Timor-Leste	14,874	Asia
77	Eswatini	17,364	Africa
78	Kuwait	17,818	Asia
79	Fiji	18,274	Oceania
80	New Caledonia (FR)	18,575	Oceania
81	Slovenia	20,273	Europe
82	Israel	20,770	Asia
83	El Salvador	21,041	North America
84	Belize	22,966	North America
85	Djibouti	23,200	Africa
86	North Macedonia	25,713	Europe
87	Rwanda	26,338	Africa
88	Haiti	27,750	North America
89	St. Helena, Ascension (UK)	27,834	Africa
90	Burundi	27,834	Africa
91	Equatorial Guinea	28,051	Africa
92	Albania	28,748	Europe
93	Solomon Islands	28,896	Oceania
94	Armenia	29,743	Europe/Asia
95	Lesotho	30,355	Africa
96	Belgium	30,528	Europe
97	Moldova	33,851	Europe
98	Guinea-Bissau	36,125	Africa
99	Taiwan	36,193	Asia
100	Bhutan	38,394	Asia

Key Facts About Vatican City:
Independence: achieved independence over Italy on 11 February 1929 with the Lateran Treaty.
Geography: it is a landlocked enclave that is completely enclosed by the city of Rome, Italy.
Significance: it is the autonomous state of the Holy See and ruled by the Pontiff.
Sights: It is known as the home of St.  Peter Basilica, Sistine Chapel, and the Apostolic Palace.

Top 10 Smallest Countries

Rank	Country	Area (km2)	Continent
1	Vatican City	0.49	Europe
2	Monaco	2.02	Europe
3	Nauru	21	Oceania
4	Tuvalu	26	Oceania
5	San Marino	61	Europe
6	Liechtenstein	160	Europe
7	Marshall Islands	181	Oceania
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	North America
9	Maldives	300	Asia
10	Malta	316	Europe

Top 11–20

Rank	Country	Area (km2)
11	Grenada	344
12	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	389
13	Barbados	430
14	Antigua and Barbuda	442
15	Seychelles	452
16	Palau	459
17	Andorra	468
18	Saint Lucia	616
19	Micronesia	702
20	Singapore	719

Top 21–30

Rank	Country	Area (km2)
21	Tonga	747
22	Dominica	751
23	Bahrain	765
24	Kiribati	811
25	Sao Tome and Principe	964
26	Mauritius	2,040
27	Comoros	2,235
28	Luxembourg	2,586
29	Samoa	2,842
30	Cape Verde	4,033

Top 31–50

Rank	Country	Area (km2)
31	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130
32	Brunei	5,765
33	Palestine	6,220
34	Cyprus	9,251
35	Lebanon	10,452
36	Kosovo	10,887
37	Jamaica	10,991
38	Gambia	11,295
39	Qatar	11,586
40	Vanuatu	12,189
41	Montenegro	13,812
42	Bahamas	13,943
43	Timor-Leste	14,874
44	Eswatini	17,364
45	Kuwait	17,818
46	Fiji	18,274
47	Slovenia	20,273
48	Israel	20,770
49	El Salvador	21,041
50	Belize	22,966

Top 51–100

Rank	Country	Area (km2)
51	Djibouti	23,200
52	North Macedonia	25,713
53	Rwanda	26,338
54	Haiti	27,750
55	Burundi	27,834
56	Equatorial Guinea	28,051
57	Albania	28,748
58	Solomon Islands	28,896
59	Armenia	29,743
60	Lesotho	30,355
61	Belgium	30,528
62	Moldova	33,851
63	Taiwan	36,193
64	Guinea-Bissau	36,125
65	Bhutan	38,394
66	Switzerland	41,285
67	Netherlands	41,850
68	Estonia	45,227
69	Dominican Republic	48,671
70	Slovakia	49,037
71	Costa Rica	51,100
72	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,209
73	Croatia	56,594
74	Togo	56,785
75	Latvia	64,559
76	Lithuania	65,300
77	Sri Lanka	65,610
78	Georgia	69,700
79	Ireland	70,273
80	Sierra Leone	71,740
81	Panama	75,417
82	Czechia	78,865
83	United Arab Emirates	83,600
84	Austria	83,871
85	Azerbaijan	86,600
86	Serbia	88,361
87	Jordan	89,342
88	Portugal	92,090
89	Hungary	93,028
90	South Korea	100,210
91	Iceland	103,000
92	Guatemala	108,889
93	Cuba	109,884
94	Bulgaria	111,002
95	Liberia	111,369
96	Honduras	112,492
97	Benin	114,763
98	Eritrea	117,600
99	Malawi	118,484
100	Greece	131,957

This list is only limited to sovereign states; non-sovereign states, including Gibraltar or Macau, tend to be smaller than entries but not officially listed in country ranking lists.

Top 100 Smallest Countries & Territories (Combined)

Rank	Country / Territory	Area (km2)	Type	Continent
1	Vatican City	0.49	Sovereign	Europe
2	Monaco	2.02	Sovereign	Europe
3	Gibraltar	6.8	Territory (UK)	Europe
4	Tokelau	12	Territory (NZ)	Oceania
5	Nauru	21	Sovereign	Oceania
6	Saint Barthélemy	21	Territory (FR)	North America
7	Tuvalu	26	Sovereign	Oceania
8	Macau	33	SAR (China)	Asia
9	Sint Maarten	34	Country (NL)	North America
10	Saint Martin	53	Territory (FR)	North America
11	Bermuda	54	Territory (UK)	North America
12	San Marino	61	Sovereign	Europe
13	Guernsey	78	Dependency (UK)	Europe
14	Anguilla	91	Territory (UK)	North America
15	Montserrat	102	Territory (UK)	North America
16	Jersey	116	Dependency (UK)	Europe
17	Christmas Island	135	Territory (AU)	Asia
18	British Virgin Islands	151	Territory (UK)	North America
19	Liechtenstein	160	Sovereign	Europe
20	Aruba	180	Country (NL)	North America
21	Marshall Islands	181	Sovereign	Oceania
22	American Samoa	199	Territory (US)	Oceania
23	Cook Islands	240	Territory (NZ)	Oceania
24	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	242	Territory (FR)	North America
25	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	Sovereign	North America
26	Niue	261	Territory (NZ)	Oceania
27	Cayman Islands	264	Territory (UK)	North America
28	Wallis and Futuna	274	Territory (FR)	Oceania
29	Maldives	300	Sovereign	Asia
30	Malta	316	Sovereign	Europe
31	Grenada	344	Sovereign	North America
32	US Virgin Islands	347	Territory (US)	North America
33	Mayotte	374	Territory (FR)	Africa
34	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	389	Sovereign	North America
35	Barbados	430	Sovereign	North America
36	Antigua and Barbuda	442	Sovereign	North America
37	Curaçao	444	Country (NL)	North America
38	Seychelles	452	Sovereign	Africa
39	Palau	459	Sovereign	Oceania
40	Northern Mariana Islands	464	Territory (US)	Oceania
41	Andorra	468	Sovereign	Europe
42	Guam	549	Territory (US)	Oceania
43	Isle of Man	572	Dependency (UK)	Europe
44	Saint Lucia	616	Sovereign	North America
45	Micronesia	702	Sovereign	Oceania
46	Singapore	719	Sovereign	Asia
47	Tonga	747	Sovereign	Oceania
48	Dominica	751	Sovereign	North America
49	Bahrain	765	Sovereign	Asia
50	Kiribati	811	Sovereign	Oceania
51	Turks and Caicos Islands	948	Territory (UK)	North America
52	Sao Tome and Principe	964	Sovereign	Africa
53	Hong Kong	1,104	SAR (China)	Asia
54	Martinique	1,128	Territory (FR)	North America
55	Faroe Islands	1,393	Territory (DK)	Europe
56	Guadeloupe	1,628	Territory (FR)	North America
57	Comoros	1,862	Sovereign	Africa
58	Mauritius	2,040	Sovereign	Africa
59	Réunion	2,511	Territory (FR)	Africa
60	Luxembourg	2,586	Sovereign	Europe
61	Samoa	2,831	Sovereign	Oceania
62	Cape Verde	4,033	Sovereign	Africa
63	French Polynesia	4,167	Territory (FR)	Oceania
64	Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	Sovereign	North America
65	Brunei	5,765	Sovereign	Asia
66	Palestine	6,220	Sovereign	Asia
67	Puerto Rico	8,870	Territory (US)	North America
68	Cyprus	9,251	Sovereign	Europe/Asia
69	Lebanon	10,452	Sovereign	Asia
70	Gambia	10,689	Sovereign	Africa
71	Kosovo	10,887	Sovereign	Europe
72	Jamaica	10,991	Sovereign	North America
73	Qatar	11,586	Sovereign	Asia
74	Falkland Islands	12,173	Territory (UK)	South America
75	Vanuatu	12,189	Sovereign	Oceania
76	Montenegro	13,812	Sovereign	Europe
77	Bahamas	13,943	Sovereign	North America
78	Timor-Leste	14,874	Sovereign	Asia
79	Eswatini	17,364	Sovereign	Africa
80	Kuwait	17,818	Sovereign	Asia
81	Fiji	18,274	Sovereign	Oceania
82	New Caledonia	18,575	Territory (FR)	Oceania
83	Slovenia	20,273	Sovereign	Europe
84	Israel	20,770	Sovereign	Asia
85	El Salvador	21,041	Sovereign	North America
86	Belize	22,966	Sovereign	North America
87	Djibouti	23,200	Sovereign	Africa
88	North Macedonia	25,713	Sovereign	Europe
89	Rwanda	26,338	Sovereign	Africa
90	Haiti	27,750	Sovereign	North America
91	Burundi	27,834	Sovereign	Africa
92	Equatorial Guinea	28,051	Sovereign	Africa
93	Albania	28,748	Sovereign	Europe
94	Solomon Islands	28,896	Sovereign	Oceania
95	Armenia	29,743	Sovereign	Europe/Asia
96	Lesotho	30,355	Sovereign	Africa
97	Belgium	30,528	Sovereign	Europe
98	Moldova	33,851	Sovereign	Europe
99	Guinea-Bissau	36,125	Sovereign	Africa
100	Taiwan	36,193	Sovereign	Asia

Commonly Asked Questions about the Smallest Countries and Territories.
Q: What is the difference between a sovereign country and a territory?

Sovereign Country: This is a completely independent state that has its own government and has the power to govern itself (such as Vatican City or Monaco).

Territory/Dependency A territory that is not granted complete political autonomy by its parent state, and falls under the jurisdiction of a larger parent state (such as Gibraltar, a territory of the United Kingdom; Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States).

Q: Is the smallest country in terms of area the smallest in terms of population also?
Yes. It is also the smallest country with its own two distinctions; Vatican City occupies a land area of about 0.49km 2 square and 800 residents. It is important to note that its numerous citizens live in foreign countries as diplomats of the Holy See.

Q: Which is the smallest country island?
The smallest independent island nation in the world is Nauru which covers only 21 km. It does not have a capital, unlike many other island countries, and is a single island, though the main administrative district is Yaren.

Answer: Singapore is often called a Little Red Dot, why?
Singapore is a world economic powerhouse, but it is ranked the 46 th among the smallest nations in the world. The name derives out of its representation as a red dot on most world maps. Even today, it is one of the few legitimate city-states.

Q: Are there smaller countries than the Central Park of New York?
Yes. Vatican City (0.49 km 2 ) and Monaco (2.02 km 2 ) are both smaller than Central Park, which covers about 3.41 km 2.