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List Of Countries In The World, Population, Land Mass, Flags And Leaders 

List Of Countries In The World

 

OpenLife Nigeria reports that as of January 2025, there exists, on earth,  195 countries.

This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and two countries that are non-member observer states.

The two countries that are non-member observer states are  the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

Locations

Of the 195 countries in the world, 54  are in Africa and 48 are in Asia.

In Europe are 44  countries while Latin America  continent has 33  with  the Caribbean boasting of 14. North America continent has two countries.

List of countries

Below is the full table of countries ranked by the most populous and showing current population, share of world population, and land area:

NoCountryPopulation
(2024)
World
Share
Land Area
(Km²)
1India1,450,935,79117.78 %2,973,190
2China1,419,321,27817.39 %9,388,211
3United States345,426,5714.23 %9,147,420
4Indonesia283,487,9313.47 %1,811,570
5Pakistan251,269,1643.08 %770,880
6Nigeria232,679,4782.85 %910,770
7Brazil211,998,5732.6 %8,358,140
8Bangladesh173,562,3642.13 %130,170
9Russia144,820,4231.77 %16,376,870
10Ethiopia132,059,7671.62 %1,000,000
11Mexico130,861,0071.6 %1,943,950
12Japan123,753,0411.52 %364,555
13Egypt116,538,2581.43 %995,450
14Philippines115,843,6701.42 %298,170
15DR Congo109,276,2651.34 %2,267,050
16Vietnam100,987,6861.24 %310,070
17Iran91,567,7381.12 %1,628,550
18Turkey87,473,8051.07 %769,630
19Germany84,552,2421.04 %348,560
20Thailand71,668,0110.88 %510,890
21United Kingdom69,138,1920.85 %241,930
22Tanzania68,560,1570.84 %885,800
23France66,548,5300.82 %547,557
24South Africa64,007,1870.78 %1,213,090
25Italy59,342,8670.73 %294,140
26Kenya56,432,9440.69 %569,140
27Myanmar54,500,0910.67 %653,290
28Colombia52,886,3630.65 %1,109,500
29South Korea51,717,5900.63 %97,230
30Sudan50,448,9630.62 %1,765,048
31Uganda50,015,0920.61 %199,810
32Spain47,910,5260.59 %498,800
33Algeria46,814,3080.57 %2,381,740
34Iraq46,042,0150.56 %434,320
35Argentina45,696,1590.56 %2,736,690
36Afghanistan42,647,4920.52 %652,860
37Yemen40,583,1640.5 %527,970
38Canada39,742,4300.49 %9,093,510
39Poland38,539,2010.47 %306,230
40Morocco38,081,1730.47 %446,300
41Angola37,885,8490.46 %1,246,700
42Ukraine37,860,2210.46 %579,320
43Uzbekistan36,361,8590.45 %425,400
44Malaysia35,557,6730.44 %328,550
45Mozambique34,631,7660.42 %786,380
46Ghana34,427,4140.42 %227,540
47Peru34,217,8480.42 %1,280,000
48Saudi Arabia33,962,7570.42 %2,149,690
49Madagascar31,964,9560.39 %581,795
50Côte d’Ivoire31,934,2300.39 %318,000
51Nepal29,651,0540.36 %143,350
52Cameroon29,123,7440.36 %472,710
53Venezuela28,405,5430.35 %882,050
54Niger27,032,4120.33 %1,266,700
55Australia26,713,2050.33 %7,682,300
56North Korea26,498,8230.32 %120,410
57Syria24,672,7600.3 %183,630
58Mali24,478,5950.3 %1,220,190
59Burkina Faso23,548,7810.29 %273,600
60Sri Lanka23,103,5650.28 %62,710
61Malawi21,655,2860.27 %94,280
62Zambia21,314,9560.26 %743,390
63Kazakhstan20,592,5710.25 %2,699,700
64Chad20,299,1230.25 %1,259,200
65Chile19,764,7710.24 %743,532
66Romania19,015,0880.23 %230,170
67Somalia19,009,1510.23 %627,340
68Senegal18,501,9840.23 %192,530
69Guatemala18,406,3590.23 %107,160
70Netherlands18,228,7420.22 %33,720
71Ecuador18,135,4780.22 %248,360
72Cambodia17,638,8010.22 %176,520
73Zimbabwe16,634,3730.2 %386,850
74Guinea14,754,7850.18 %245,720
75Benin14,462,7240.18 %112,760
76Rwanda14,256,5670.17 %24,670
77Burundi14,047,7860.17 %25,680
78Bolivia12,413,3150.15 %1,083,300
79Tunisia12,277,1090.15 %155,360
80South Sudan11,943,4080.15 %610,952
81Haiti11,772,5570.14 %27,560
82Belgium11,738,7630.14 %30,280
83Jordan11,552,8760.14 %88,780
84Dominican Republic11,427,5570.14 %48,320
85United Arab Emirates11,027,1290.14 %83,600
86Cuba10,979,7830.13 %106,440
87Honduras10,825,7030.13 %111,890
88Czech Republic (Czechia)10,735,8590.13 %77,240
89Sweden10,606,9990.13 %410,340
90Tajikistan10,590,9270.13 %139,960
91Papua New Guinea10,576,5020.13 %452,860
92Portugal10,425,2920.13 %91,590
93Azerbaijan10,336,5770.13 %82,658
94Greece10,047,8170.12 %128,900
95Hungary9,676,1350.12 %90,530
96Togo9,515,2360.12 %54,390
97Israel9,387,0210.12 %21,640
98Austria9,120,8130.11 %82,409
99Belarus9,056,6960.11 %202,910
100Switzerland8,921,9810.11 %39,516
101Sierra Leone8,642,0220.11 %72,180
102Laos7,769,8190.1 %230,800
103Turkmenistan7,494,4980.09 %469,930
104Libya7,381,0230.09 %1,759,540
105Kyrgyzstan7,186,0090.09 %191,800
106Paraguay6,929,1530.08 %397,300
107Nicaragua6,916,1400.08 %120,340
108Bulgaria6,757,6890.08 %108,560
109Serbia6,736,2160.08 %87,460
110El Salvador6,338,1930.08 %20,720
111Congo6,332,9610.08 %341,500
112Denmark5,977,4120.07 %42,430
113Singapore5,832,3870.07 %700
114Lebanon5,805,9620.07 %10,230
115Finland5,617,3100.07 %303,890
116Liberia5,612,8170.07 %96,320
117Norway5,576,6600.07 %365,268
118Slovakia5,506,7600.07 %48,088
119State of Palestine5,495,4430.07 %6,020
120Central African Republic5,330,6900.07 %622,980
121Oman5,281,5380.06 %309,500
122Ireland5,255,0170.06 %68,890
123New Zealand5,213,9440.06 %263,310
124Mauritania5,169,3950.06 %1,030,700
125Costa Rica5,129,9100.06 %51,060
126Kuwait4,934,5070.06 %17,820
127Panama4,515,5770.06 %74,340
128Croatia3,875,3250.05 %55,960
129Georgia3,807,6700.05 %69,490
130Eritrea3,535,6030.04 %101,000
131Mongolia3,475,5400.04 %1,553,560
132Uruguay3,386,5880.04 %175,020
133Bosnia and Herzegovina3,164,2530.04 %51,000
134Qatar3,048,4230.04 %11,610
135Moldova3,034,9610.04 %32,850
136Namibia3,030,1310.04 %823,290
137Armenia2,973,8400.04 %28,470
138Lithuania2,859,1100.04 %62,674
139Jamaica2,839,1750.03 %10,830
140Albania2,791,7650.03 %27,400
141Gambia2,759,9880.03 %10,120
142Gabon2,538,9520.03 %257,670
143Botswana2,521,1390.03 %566,730
144Lesotho2,337,4230.03 %30,360
145Guinea-Bissau2,201,3520.03 %28,120
146Slovenia2,118,6970.03 %20,140
147Equatorial Guinea1,892,5160.02 %28,050
148Latvia1,871,8710.02 %62,200
149North Macedonia1,823,0090.02 %25,220
150Bahrain1,607,0490.02 %760
151Trinidad and Tobago1,507,7820.02 %5,130
152Timor-Leste1,400,6380.02 %14,870
153Estonia1,360,5460.02 %42,390
154Cyprus1,358,2820.02 %9,240
155Mauritius1,271,1690.02 %2,030
156Eswatini1,242,8220.02 %17,200
157Djibouti1,168,7220.01 %23,180
158Fiji928,7840.01 %18,270
159Comoros866,6280.01 %1,861
160Guyana831,0870.01 %196,850
161Solomon Islands819,1980.01 %27,990
162Bhutan791,5240.01 %38,117
163Luxembourg673,0360.01 %2,590
164Montenegro638,4790.01 %13,450
165Suriname634,4310.01 %156,000
166Malta539,6070.01 %320
167Maldives527,7990.01 %300
168Micronesia526,9230.01 %700
169Cabo Verde524,8770.01 %4,030
170Brunei 462,7210.01 %5,270
171Belize417,0720.01 %22,810
172Bahamas401,2830 %10,010
173Iceland393,3960 %100,250
174Vanuatu327,7770 %12,190
175Barbados282,4670 %430
176Sao Tome & Principe235,5360 %960
177Samoa218,0190 %2,830
178Saint Lucia179,7440 %610
179Kiribati134,5180 %810
180Seychelles130,4180 %460
181Grenada117,2070 %340
182Tonga104,1750 %720
183St. Vincent & Grenadines100,6160 %390
184Antigua and Barbuda93,7720 %440
185Andorra81,9380 %470
186Dominica66,2050 %750
187Saint Kitts & Nevis46,8430 %260
188Liechtenstein39,8700 %160
189Monaco38,6310 %1
190Marshall Islands37,5480 %180
191San Marino33,5810 %60
192Palau17,6950 %460
193Nauru11,9470 %20
194Tuvalu9,6460 %30
195Holy See4960 %0

 

Leaders In Different Countries Of The World

This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government. In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.

In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people. In semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of government (i.e. executive) role is fulfilled by the listed head of government and the head of state.

In one-party states, the ruling party’s leader (e.g. the General Secretary) is usually the de facto top leader of the state, though sometimes this leader also holds the presidency or premiership.

In Andorra, Iran, and the Vatican City (Holy See), a clergy member also acts as the head of state. In Andorra, this is the Bishop of Urgell, Co-Prince of Andorra; in Iran, this is the Supreme Leader; and in the Vatican City, this is the Pope, who is also the head of government (President of the Governorate of Vatican City State).

The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers–designate, and those leading a government-in-exile if internationally recognised.

 

                                     Colour Key

Green cells indicate leaders whose offices constitutionally administer the executive of their respective state/government.

Blue cells indicate de facto executive leaders whose offices lack de jure constitutional power

Other states

The following states are in free association with a UN member state.

StateAssociated withHead of stateHead of government
 Cook Islands New ZealandKing – Charles III
King’s Representative – Sir Tom Marsters
Prime Minister – Mark Brown
 Niue New ZealandKing – Charles III
King’s Representative – Dame Cindy Kiro
Prime Minister – Dalton Tagelagi

The following states control at least part of their territory and are recognised by at least one UN member state.

StateAlso claimed byHead of stateHead of government
 Abkhazia GeorgiaActing President – Badra GunbaActing Prime Minister – Valeri Bganba
 Republic of China (Taiwan) People’s Republic of ChinaPresident – Lai Ching-tePremier – Cho Jung-tai
 Kosovo SerbiaPresident – Vjosa OsmaniPrime Minister – Albin Kurti
 Northern Cyprus CyprusPresident – Ersin TatarPrime Minister – Ünal Üstel
 Sahrawi Republic MoroccoGeneral Secretary of the Polisario Front – Brahim Ghali
President – Brahim GhaliPrime Minister – Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun
 South Ossetia GeorgiaPresident – Alan GagloyevPrime Minister – Konstantin Dzhussoyev

The following states control their territory, but are not recognised by any UN member states.

StateAlso claimed byHead of stateHead of government
 Somaliland SomaliaPresident – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
 Transnistria MoldovaPresident – Vadim KrasnoselskyPrime Minister – Aleksander Rozenberg

Other governments

These alternative governments control part of their territory and are recognised as legitimate by at least one UN member state.

GovernmentStateHead of stateHead of government
 Supreme Political Council YemenLeader of Ansar Allah – Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Chairman – Mahdi al-MashatPrime Minister – Ahmed al-Rahawi
 Syrian National Coalition SyriaPresident – Hadi al-BahraPrime Minister – Abdurrahman Mustafa

These alternative governments control part of their territory, but are not recognized as legitimate by any UN member states.

GovernmentStateHead of stateHead of government
 Government of National Stability LibyaSupreme Commander of the Libyan National Army – Khalifa Haftar
Chairman of the Presidential Council – Mohamed al-MenfiActing Prime Minister – Osama Hammad
Hamas government in the Gaza Strip PalestineActing Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau – Hamas temporary committee
President – Mahmoud AbbasHead of the Government Administrative Committee – Essam al-Da’alis
 National Unity Government MyanmarActing President – Duwa Lashi LaPrime Minister – Mahn Win Khaing Than

These alternative governments do not control their territory but are recognized as legitimate by at least one UN member state.

GovernmentStateHead of stateHead of government
 Coordination Council BelarusPresident and Head of the Cabinet – Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
 Georgia (opposition) GeorgiaPresident – Salome ZourabichviliPrime Minister – Vacant
 Unitary Platform VenezuelaPresident – Edmundo González

Sui generis entities

EntityHead of entityHead of government
 European UnionPresident of the European Council – António CostaPresident of the European Commission – Ursula von der Leyen
Sovereign Military Order of MaltaPrince and Grand Master – John T. DunlapGrand Chancellor – Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo

 

 

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