How many countries are there in the world?

How Many Countries Are There In The World: No matter where we come from in the world, we all reside on the same planet. But as the population is increasing and the human race has come into existence demands for countries also increased. There are different numbers online when we search for how many countries are in the world. Read the complete article to know about how many countries there really are in the world.

It is important to be aware of how many countries there are in the World. All these countries of the world have been divided according to their ancient history, language, culture, religion, tribes, people living, and, most importantly, civilization’s growth around water bodies. The countries are also grouped as per their economic growth, political authorities, dependency, and status in the world.

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How Countries were the Named?

The countries of the world were named based on various things like the direction they faced, the name of tribes that resided there, and any man who discovered the land. Some countries have more than one name. Each country has its own flags, language, national symbols, anthems, currency, animals, birds, and trees that are marked as its own.

Number of Countries on the globe

The number of countries that are present in the world is provided in the list below with information on population and land area. There are a total of 193 countries that have divided the globe. The countries of the world are known on the basis of geographical as well as social status.

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List of Countries in the World

The following list will provide information regarding the number of countries we have. We have shared the population and land area additionally.

No.	Country	Population (2020)	Land Area (Km²)
1	China	1,439,323,776	9,388,211
2	India	1,380,004,385	2,973,190
3	United States	331,002,651	9,147,420
4	Indonesia	273,523,615	1,811,570
5	Pakistan	220,892,340	770,880
6	Brazil	212,559,417	8,358,140
7	Nigeria	206,139,589	910,770
8	Bangladesh	164,689,383	130,170
9	Russia	145,934,462	16,376,870
10	Mexico	128,932,753	1,943,950
11	Japan	126,476,461	364,555
12	Ethiopia	114,963,588	1,000,000
13	Philippines	109,581,078	298,170
14	Egypt	102,334,404	995,450
15	Vietnam	97,338,579	310,070
16	DR Congo	89,561,403	2,267,050
17	Turkey	84,339,067	769,630
18	Iran	83,992,949	1,628,550
19	Germany	83,783,942	348,560
20	Thailand	69,799,978	510,890
21	United Kingdom	67,886,011	241,930
22	France	65,273,511	547,557
23	Italy	60,461,826	294,140
24	Tanzania	59,734,218	885,800
25	South Africa	59,308,690	1,213,090
26	Myanmar	54,409,800	653,290
27	Kenya	53,771,296	569,140
28	South Korea	51,269,185	97,230
29	Colombia	50,882,891	1,109,500
30	Spain	46,754,778	498,800
31	Uganda	45,741,007	199,810
32	Argentina	45,195,774	2,736,690
33	Algeria	43,851,044	2,381,740
34	Sudan	43,849,260	1,765,048
35	Ukraine	43,733,762	579,320
36	Iraq	40,222,493	434,320
37	Afghanistan	38,928,346	652,860
38	Poland	37,846,611	306,230
39	Canada	37,742,154	9,093,510
40	Morocco	36,910,560	446,300
41	Saudi Arabia	34,813,871	2,149,690
42	Uzbekistan	33,469,203	425,400
43	Peru	32,971,854	1,280,000
44	Angola	32,866,272	1,246,700
45	Malaysia	32,365,999	328,550
46	Mozambique	31,255,435	786,380
47	Ghana	31,072,940	227,540
48	Yemen	29,825,964	527,970
49	Nepal	29,136,808	143,350
50	Venezuela	28,435,940	882,050
51	Madagascar	27,691,018	581,795
52	Cameroon	26,545,863	472,710
53	Côte d’Ivoire	26,378,274	318,000
54	North Korea	25,778,816	120,410
55	Australia	25,499,884	7,682,300
56	Niger	24,206,644	1,266,700
57	Sri Lanka	21,413,249	62,710
58	Burkina Faso	20,903,273	273,600
59	Mali	20,250,833	1,220,190
60	Romania	19,237,691	230,170
61	Malawi	19,129,952	94,280
62	Chile	19,116,201	743,532
63	Kazakhstan	18,776,707	2,699,700
64	Zambia	18,383,955	743,390
65	Guatemala	17,915,568	107,160
66	Ecuador	17,643,054	248,360
67	Syria	17,500,658	183,630
68	Netherlands	17,134,872	33,720
69	Senegal	16,743,927	192,530
70	Cambodia	16,718,965	176,520
71	Chad	16,425,864	1,259,200
72	Somalia	15,893,222	627,340
73	Zimbabwe	14,862,924	386,850
74	Guinea	13,132,795	245,720
75	Rwanda	12,952,218	24,670
76	Benin	12,123,200	112,760
77	Burundi	11,890,784	25,680
78	Tunisia	11,818,619	155,360
79	Bolivia	11,673,021	1,083,300
80	Belgium	11,589,623	30,280
81	Haiti	11,402,528	27,560
82	Cuba	11,326,616	106,440
83	South Sudan	11,193,725	610,952
84	Dominican Republic	10,847,910	48,320
85	Czech Republic (Czechia)	10,708,981	77,240
86	Greece	10,423,054	128,900
87	Jordan	10,203,134	88,780
88	Portugal	10,196,709	91,590
89	Azerbaijan	10,139,177	82,658
90	Sweden	10,099,265	410,340
91	Honduras	9,904,607	111,890
92	United Arab Emirates	9,890,402	83,600
93	Hungary	9,660,351	90,530
94	Tajikistan	9,537,645	139,960
95	Belarus	9,449,323	202,910
96	Austria	9,006,398	82,409
97	Papua New Guinea	8,947,024	452,860
98	Serbia	8,737,371	87,460
99	Israel	8,655,535	21,640
100	Switzerland	8,654,622	39,516
101	Togo	8,278,724	54,390
102	Sierra Leone	7,976,983	72,180
103	Laos	7,275,560	230,800
104	Paraguay	7,132,538	397,300
105	Bulgaria	6,948,445	108,560
106	Libya	6,871,292	1,759,540
107	Lebanon	6,825,445	10,230
108	Nicaragua	6,624,554	120,340
109	Kyrgyzstan	6,524,195	191,800
110	El Salvador	6,486,205	20,720
111	Turkmenistan	6,031,200	469,930
112	Singapore	5,850,342	700
113	Denmark	5,792,202	42,430
114	Finland	5,540,720	303,890
115	Congo	5,518,087	341,500
116	Slovakia	5,459,642	48,088
117	Norway	5,421,241	365,268
118	Oman	5,106,626	309,500
119	State of Palestine	5,101,414	6,020
120	Costa Rica	5,094,118	51,060
121	Liberia	5,057,681	96,320
122	Ireland	4,937,786	68,890
123	Central African Republic	4,829,767	622,980
124	New Zealand	4,822,233	263,310
125	Mauritania	4,649,658	1,030,700
126	Panama	4,314,767	74,340
127	Kuwait	4,270,571	17,820
128	Croatia	4,105,267	55,960
129	Moldova	4,033,963	32,850
130	Georgia	3,989,167	69,490
131	Eritrea	3,546,421	101,000
132	Uruguay	3,473,730	175,020
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,280,819	51,000
134	Mongolia	3,278,290	1,553,560
135	Armenia	2,963,243	28,470
136	Jamaica	2,961,167	10,830
137	Qatar	2,881,053	11,610
138	Albania	2,877,797	27,400
139	Lithuania	2,722,289	62,674
140	Namibia	2,540,905	823,290
141	Gambia	2,416,668	10,120
142	Botswana	2,351,627	566,730
143	Gabon	2,225,734	257,670
144	Lesotho	2,142,249	30,360
145	North Macedonia	2,083,374	25,220
146	Slovenia	2,078,938	20,140
147	Guinea-Bissau	1,968,001	28,120
148	Latvia	1,886,198	62,200
149	Bahrain	1,701,575	760
150	Equatorial Guinea	1,402,985	28,050
151	Trinidad and Tobago	1,399,488	5,130
152	Estonia	1,326,535	42,390
153	Timor-Leste	1,318,445	14,870
154	Mauritius	1,271,768	2,030
155	Cyprus	1,207,359	9,240
156	Eswatini	1,160,164	17,200
157	Djibouti	988,000	23,180
158	Fiji	896,445	18,270
159	Comoros	869,601	1,861
160	Guyana	786,552	196,850
161	Bhutan	771,608	38,117
162	Solomon Islands	686,884	27,990
163	Montenegro	628,066	13,450
164	Luxembourg	625,978	2,590
165	Suriname	586,632	156,000
166	Cabo Verde	555,987	4,030
167	Micronesia	548,914	700
168	Maldives	540,544	300
169	Malta	441,543	320
170	Brunei	437,479	5,270
171	Belize	397,628	22,810
172	Bahamas	393,244	10,010
173	Iceland	341,243	100,250
174	Vanuatu	307,145	12,190
175	Barbados	287,375	430
176	Sao Tome & Principe	219,159	960
177	Samoa	198,414	2,830
178	Saint Lucia	183,627	610
179	Kiribati	119,449	810
180	Grenada	112,523	340
181	St. Vincent & Grenadines	110,940	390
182	Tonga	105,695	720
183	Seychelles	98,347	460
184	Antigua and Barbuda	97,929	440
185	Andorra	77,265	470
186	Dominica	71,986	750
187	Marshall Islands	59,190	180
188	Saint Kitts & Nevis	53,199	260
189	Monaco	39,242	1
190	Liechtenstein	38,128	160
191	San Marino	33,931	60
192	Palau	18,094	460
193	Tuvalu	11,792	30
194	Nauru	10,824	20
195	Holy See	801	0