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Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Surface area (2024)

Surface area: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

India ranks #1 with 3.29 million km². That is 2.6 times Angola in second place (1.25 million km²). The top five are India, Angola, Bolivia, Mauritania and Egypt, Arab Rep.. Together the top 10 account for 61.9% of the total across the 47 Lower middle income countries listed. The median across all 47 is 199,950 km²; Kiribati is last at 811 km².

#1
India · 3.29 million km²
Median
199,950 km²
Coverage
47 Lower middle income countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Surface areaBar chart of the top 10: 1. India 3.29 million; 2. Angola 1.25 million; 3. Bolivia 1.1 million; 4. Mauritania 1.03 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 1 million; 6. Tanzania 945,500; 7. Nigeria 923,770; 8. Venezuela, RB 912,050; 9. Namibia 824,290; 10. Pakistan 796,100.India3.29 millionAngola1.25 millionBolivia1.1 millionMauritania1.03 millionEgypt, Arab Rep.1 millionTanzania945,500Nigeria923,770Venezuela, RB912,050Namibia824,290Pakistan796,100
Top 10: Surface area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. India 3.29 million; 2. Angola 1.25 million; 3. Bolivia 1.1 million; 4. Mauritania 1.03 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 1 million; 6. Tanzania 945,500; 7. Nigeria 923,770; 8. Venezuela, RB 912,050; 9. Namibia 824,290; 10. Pakistan 796,100.
Surface area over time, top 5India: 3.29 million in 2000 to 3.29 million in 2024; Angola: 1.25 million in 2000 to 1.25 million in 2024; Bolivia: 1.1 million in 2000 to 1.1 million in 2024; Mauritania: 1.03 million in 2000 to 1.03 million in 2024; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 1 million in 2000 to 1 million in 2024.0821,8251.64 million2.47 million3.29 million200020122024IndiaAngolaBoliviaMauritaniaEgypt, Arab Rep.
Surface area over time, top 5 (km²). India: 3.29 million in 2000 to 3.29 million in 2024; Angola: 1.25 million in 2000 to 1.25 million in 2024; Bolivia: 1.1 million in 2000 to 1.1 million in 2024; Mauritania: 1.03 million in 2000 to 1.03 million in 2024; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 1 million in 2000 to 1 million in 2024.
Share of the total: Surface areaIndia 16.9%; Angola 6.4%; Bolivia 5.6%; Mauritania 5.3%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 5.1%; All others 60.7%17%61%

India 16.9%Angola 6.4%Bolivia 5.6%Mauritania 5.3%Egypt, Arab Rep. 5.1%All others 60.7%

Share of the total: Surface area, as a share of 47 Lower middle income countries. India 16.9%; Angola 6.4%; Bolivia 5.6%; Mauritania 5.3%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 5.1%; All others 60.7%.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Surface area, 2024
RankCountrySurface area (km²)Year
1India3,287,3002024
2Angola1,246,7002024
3Bolivia1,098,6002024
4Mauritania1,030,7002024
5Egypt, Arab Rep.1,001,5002024
6Tanzania945,5002024
7Nigeria923,7702024
8Venezuela, RB912,0502024
9Namibia824,2902024
10Pakistan796,1002024
11Zambia752,6102024
12Myanmar676,5802024
13Kenya591,9702024
14Cameroon475,4402024
15Papua New Guinea462,8402024
16Uzbekistan448,9202024
17Morocco446,5502024
18Zimbabwe390,7602024
19Congo, Rep.342,0002024
20Côte d'Ivoire322,4602024
21Guinea245,8602024
22Ghana238,5402024
23Lao PDR236,8002024
24Kyrgyz Republic199,9502024
25Senegal196,7102024
26Cambodia181,0402024
27Tunisia163,6102024
28Bangladesh147,5702024
29Nepal147,1802024
30Tajikistan141,3802024
31Nicaragua130,3702023
32Benin114,7602024
33Honduras112,4902024
34Togo56,7852024
35Bhutan38,3902024
36Lesotho30,3602024
37Solomon Islands28,4462024
38Haiti27,7502024
39Djibouti23,2002024
40Eswatini17,3642024
41Timor-Leste14,8702024
42Vanuatu12,1892024
43Lebanon10,4522024
44West Bank and Gaza6,0252024
45Comoros1,8702024
46São Tomé and Principe9602024
47Kiribati8112024

About the top 10

#8 Venezuela, RB

Venezuela, RB ranks #8 on this list with 912,050 km².

Capital
Caracas
Continent
South America
Income group
Lower middle income
Population
28.52 million people (2025)
GDP
US$99.66 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$3,495 (2025)
Life expectancy
72.7 years (2024)
Urban population
89.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Caracas, Maracaibo, Valencia.

Also ranks #1 in time to start a business (days) · #3 in protected terrestrial area share · #11 in refugee population by origin.

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Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Surface area: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Surface area (sq. km): FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.