Largest countries in South America, by land area

Published by
Bruna Alves,
Feb 8, 2023
The statistic shows the largest countries in South America, based on land area. Brazil is the largest country by far, with a total area of over 8.5 million square kilometers, followed by Argentina, with almost 2.8 million square kilometers.

Largest countries in South America, by total area (in square kilometers)

CharacteristicArea in square kilometers
Brazil 8,515,770
Argentina 2,780,400
Peru 1,285,216
Colombia 1,138,910
Bolivia 1,098,581
Venezuela 912,050
Chile 756,102
Paraguay 406,752
Ecuador 283,561
Guyana 214,969
Uruguay 176,215
Suriname 163,820
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Area in square kilometers8,515,7708,515,7702,780,4002,780,4001,285,2161,285,2161,138,9101,138,9101,098,5811,098,581912,050912,050756,102756,102406,752406,752283,561283,561214,969214,969176,215176,215163,820163,820BrazilArgentinaPeruColombiaBoliviaVenezuelaChileParaguayEcuadorGuyanaUruguaySuriname

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Release date

April 2019

Region

Central and South America

Survey time period

As of 2019

Supplementary notes

According to the source, data represents the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Countries for which there is no information are not included.
The release date given is the date of access.

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