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Land Area — Bar Chart Race

Watch how the top 15 countries by land area changed over time. Press play to start the animation.

1961
1China flagChina
9,388,250 km²
2United States flagUnited States
9,158,960 km²
3Canada flagCanada
8,965,590 km²
4Brazil flagBrazil
8,358,140 km²
5Australia flagAustralia
7,682,300 km²
6India flagIndia
2,973,190 km²
7Argentina flagArgentina
2,736,690 km²
8Algeria flagAlgeria
2,381,740 km²
9DR Congo flagDR Congo
2,267,050 km²
10Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
2,149,690 km²
11Mexico flagMexico
1,943,950 km²
12Indonesia flagIndonesia
1,811,570 km²
13Libya flagLibya
1,759,540 km²
14Iran flagIran
1,628,760 km²
15Mongolia flagMongolia
1,547,438.742 km²
1961 / 2023
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