compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 September 2026
See this page and notes below table regarding regions of disputed status.
| nation | cont. | population, 2026 | area, km2 | date independent | date UN member | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AS | 45,047,000 | 652,230 | 1919 | 1946 | |
| Albania | EU | 2,751,000 | 28,748 | 1912 | 1955 | |
| Algeria | AF | 48,028,000 | 2,381,741 | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Andorra | EU | 83,750 | 468 | 1278 | 1993 | |
| Angola | AF | 40,215,000 | 1,246,700 | 1975 | 1976 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | NA | 94,630 | 442.6 | 1981 | 1981 | |
| Argentina | SA | 46,004,000 | 2,777,815 | 1816 | 1945 | |
| Armenia | AS | 2,931,000 | 29,743 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Australia | AU | 27,227,000 | 7,741,220 | 1901 | 1945 | |
| Austria | EU | 9,107,000 | 83,871 | 1804 | 1955 | |
| Azerbaijan | AS | 10,455,000 | 86,600 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Bahamas | NA | 404,600 | 13,864 | 1973 | 1973 | |
| Bahrain | AS | 1,676,000 | 760 | 1971 | 1971 | |
| Bangladesh | AS | 177,818,000 | 143,998 | 1971 | 1974 | |
| Barbados | NA | 282,700 | 430 | 1966 | 1966 | |
| Belarus | EU | 8,937,000 | 207,600 | 1991 | 1945 | |
| Belgium | EU | 11,775,000 | 30,528 | 1830 | 1945 | |
| Belize | NA | 428,600 | 22,966 | 1981 | 1981 | |
| Benin | AF | 15,170,000 | 112,622 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Bhutan | AS | 802,200 | 38,394 | 1949 | 1971 | |
| Bolivia | SA | 12,749,000 | 1,098,581 | 1825 | 1945 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | EU | 3,114,000 | 51,197 | 1992 | 1992 | |
| Botswana | AF | 2,603,000 | 581,730 | 1966 | 1966 | |
| Brazil | SA | 213,563,000 | 8,514,877 | 1822 | 1945 | |
| Brunei | AS | 469,800 | 5,765 | 1984 | 1984 | |
| Bulgaria | EU | 6,668,000 | 110,911.5 | 1908 | 1955 | |
| Burkina Faso | AF | 24,602,000 | 274,122 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Burma (Myanmar) | AS | 55,185,000 | 676,578 | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Burundi | AF | 14,729,000 | 27,834 | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) | AF | 529,600 | 4,033 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Cambodia | AS | 18,051,000 | 181,035 | 1953 | 1955 | |
| Cameroon | AF | 30,641,000 | 475,440 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Canada | NA | 40,468,000 | 9,093,507 | 1867 | 1945 | |
| Central African Republic | AF | 5,699,000 | 622,984 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Chad | AF | 21,560,000 | 1,283,992 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Chile | SA | 19,946,000 | 756,102 | 1810 | 1945 | |
| China, PR | AS | 1,412,914,000 | 9,596,961 | 1949 | 1971 | |
| China, Republic of (Taiwan) | AS | 23,011,000 | 35,989 | 1945-1971 | ||
| Colombia | SA | 53,936,000 | 1,138,914 | 1810 | 1945 | |
| Comoros | AF | 899,000 | 2,235 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Congo, DR | AF | 116,452,000 | 2,344,858 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Congo, Republic of | AF | 6,638,000 | 342,000 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Costa Rica | NA | 5,175,000 | 50,898 | 1821 | 1945 | |
| Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | AF | 33,494,000 | 322,463 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Croatia | EU | 3,822,000 | 56,594 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Cuba | NA | 10,893,000 | 110,860 | 1902 | 1945 | |
| Cyprus | AS | 999,000 | 5,643 | 1960 | 1960 | figures without Turkish Cyprus, Akrotiri, Dhekelia |
| Czech Republic (Czechia) | EU | 10,528,000 | 78,867 | 1918 | 1993 | |
| Denmark | EU | 6,024,000 | 43,094 | 1945 | ||
| Djibouti | AF | 1,199,000 | 23,200 | 1977 | 1977 | |
| Dominica | NA | 65,510 | 728 | 1978 | 1978 | |
| Dominican Republic | NA | 11,610,000 | 48,442 | 1844 | 1945 | |
| Ecuador | SA | 18,445,000 | 283,561 | 1822 | 1945 | |
| Egypt | AF | 120,101,000 | 1,000,258 | 1922 | 1945 | |
| El Salvador | NA | 6,391,000 | 21,041 | 1821 | 1945 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | AF | 1,984,000 | 28,051 | 1968 | 1968 | |
| Eritrea | AF | 3,683,000 | 101,000 | 1993 | 1993 | |
| Estonia | EU | 1,331,000 | 45,228 | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Eswatini | AF | 1,270,000 | 17,364 | 1968 | 1968 | |
| Ethiopia | AF | 138,902,000 | 1,104,300 | 1945 | ||
| Fiji | OC | 937,300 | 18,274 | 1970 | 1970 | |
| Finland | EU | 5,622,000 | 336,565 | 1917 | 1955 | figures without Aland Islands |
| France | EU | 66,746,000 | 554,625 | 1945 | figures without overseas depts. | |
| Gabon | AF | 2,647,000 | 267,667 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Gambia | AF | 2,884,000 | 11,295 | 1965 | 1965 | |
| Georgia | AS | 3,805,000 | 57,400 | 1991 | 1992 | figures without Abkhazia, South Ossentia |
| Germany | EU | 83,644,000 | 357,022 | 1815 | 1973 | |
| Ghana | AF | 35,698,000 | 238,533 | 1957 | 1957 | |
| Greece | EU | 9,897,000 | 131,957 | 1945 | ||
| Grenada | NA | 117,400 | 344 | 1974 | 1974 | |
| Guatemala | NA | 18,968,000 | 108,889 | 1821 | 1945 | |
| Guinea | AF | 15,442,000 | 245,857 | 1958 | 1958 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | AF | 2,298,000 | 36,125 | 1974 | 1974 | |
| Guyana | SA | 840,900 | 214,969 | 1966 | 1966 | |
| Haiti | NA | 12,038,000 | 27,750 | 1804 | 1945 | |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | EU | 510 | 0.4399 | 1929 | ||
| Honduras | NA | 11,185,000 | 112,088 | 1821 | 1945 | |
| Hungary | EU | 9,586,000 | 93,028 | 1955 | ||
| Iceland | EU | 402,300 | 102,828 | 1944 | 1946 | |
| India | AS | 1,476,626,000 | 3,287,263 | 1947 | 1945 | |
| Indonesia | AS | 287,887,000 | 1,904,569 | 1945 | 1950 | |
| Iran | AS | 93,168,000 | 1,648,195 | 1921 | 1945 | |
| Iraq | AS | 48,007,000 | 438,317 | 1932 | 1945 | |
| Ireland | EU | 5,357,000 | 70,273 | 1921 | 1955 | |
| Israel | AS | 9,648,000 | 21,937 | 1948 | 1949 | |
| Italy | EU | 58,926,000 | 301,245 | 1955 | ||
| Jamaica | NA | 2,833,000 | 10,991 | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Japan | AS | 122,428,000 | 364,545.24 | 1956 | ||
| Jordan | AS | 11,590,000 | 89,342 | 1946 | 1955 | |
| Kazakhstan | AS | 21,084,000 | 2,724,900 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Kenya | AF | 58,636,000 | 580,367 | 1963 | 1963 | |
| Kiribati | OC | 138,400 | 811 | 1979 | 1999 | |
| Korea, DPR (North Korea) | AS | 26,634,000 | 120,538 | 1948 | 1991 | |
| Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | AS | 51,600,000 | 99,720 | 1945 | 1991 | |
| Kosovo | EU | 1,667,000 | 10,887 | 2008 | ||
| Kuwait | AS | 5,103,000 | 17,818 | 1961 | 1963 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | AS | 7,400,000 | 199,951 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Laos | AS | 7,974,000 | 236,797 | 1949 | 1955 | |
| Latvia | EU | 1,836,000 | 64,589 | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Lebanon | AS | 5,897,000 | 10,230 | 1943 | 1945 | |
| Lesotho | AF | 2,389,000 | 30,355 | 1966 | 1966 | |
| Liberia | AF | 5,854,000 | 111,369 | 1847 | 1945 | |
| Libya | AF | 7,540,000 | 1,759,540 | 1951 | 1955 | |
| Liechtenstein | EU | 40,370 | 160 | 1719 | 1990 | |
| Lithuania | EU | 2,797,000 | 65,300 | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Luxembourg | EU | 687,400 | 2,586 | 1839 | 1945 | |
| Madagascar | AF | 33,522,000 | 587,041 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Malawi | AF | 22,786,000 | 118,484 | 1964 | 1964 | |
| Malaysia | AS | 36,385,000 | 329,847 | 1957 | 1957 | |
| Maldives | AS | 531,500 | 298 | 1965 | 1965 | |
| Mali | AF | 25,932,000 | 1,240,192 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Malta | EU | 549,000 | 316 | 1964 | 1964 | |
| Marshall Islands | OC | 35,080 | 180.88 | 1991 | 1991 | |
| Mauritania | AF | 5,461,000 | 1,030,700 | 1960 | 1961 | |
| Mauritius | AF | 1,265,000 | 2,040 | 1968 | 1968 | |
| Mexico | NA | 132,998,000 | 1,964,375 | 1810 | 1945 | |
| Micronesia | OC | 114,200 | 701.34 | 1990 | 1991 | |
| Moldova | EU | 2,600,000 | 29,688 | 1991 | 1992 | figures without Transnistria |
| Monaco | EU | 38,090 | 1.9 | 1861 | 1993 | |
| Mongolia | AS | 3,557,000 | 1,564,116 | 1921 | 1961 | |
| Montenegro | EU | 626,200 | 13,812 | 2006 | 2006 | |
| Morocco | AF | 39,372,800 | 716,550 | 1956 | 1956 | figures including Western Sahara |
| Mozambique | AF | 36,640,000 | 799,380 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Namibia | AF | 3,153,000 | 824,292 | 1990 | 1990 | |
| Naoero (Nauru) | OC | 12,100 | 21.3 | 1968 | 1999 | |
| Nepal | AS | 29,629,000 | 147,181 | 1769 | 1955 | |
| Netherlands | EU | 18,449,000 | 41,160.6 | 1579 | 1945 | figures without overseas depts. |
| New Zealand | OC | 5,287,000 | 268,704 | 1907 | 1945 | |
| Nicaragua | NA | 7,097,000 | 130,370 | 1821 | 1945 | |
| Niger | AF | 28,815,000 | 1,267,000 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Nigeria | AF | 242,432,000 | 923,768 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| North Macedonia | EU | 1,804,000 | 25,713 | 1991 | 1993 | |
| Norway | EU | 5,653,000 | 304,073 | 1905 | 1945 | figures without Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| Oman | AS | 5,671,000 | 309,500 | 1744 | 1971 | |
| Pakistan | AS | 259,300,000 | 796,095 | 1947 | 1947 | |
| Palau | OC | 17,610 | 493.81 | 1994 | 1994 | |
| Panama | NA | 4,626,000 | 75,420 | 1903 | 1945 | |
| Papua New Guinea | OC | 10,948,000 | 462,840 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Paraguay | SA | 7,095,000 | 406,752 | 1811 | 1945 | |
| Peru | SA | 34,922,000 | 1,285,216 | 1821 | 1945 | |
| Philippines | AS | 117,724,000 | 299,670 | 1946 | 1945 | |
| Poland | EU | 37,843,000 | 312,685 | 1945 | ||
| Portugal | EU | 10,395,000 | 92,090 | 1910 | 1955 | |
| Qatar | AS | 3,174,000 | 11,586 | 1971 | 1971 | |
| Romania | EU | 18,801,000 | 238,391 | 1881 | 1955 | |
| Russia | AS | 143,394,000 | 16,376,870 | 1945 | ||
| Rwanda | AF | 14,890,000 | 26,338 | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | NA | 46,990 | 261 | 1983 | 1983 | |
| Saint Lucia | NA | 180,500 | 616 | 1979 | 1979 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | NA | 99,240 | 389 | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Samoa | OC | 220,500 | 2,831 | 1962 | 1976 | |
| San Marino | EU | 33,610 | 61.19 | 301 | 1992 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | AF | 245,000 | 964 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Saudi Arabia | AS | 35,166,000 | 2,149,677 | 1927 | 1945 | |
| Senegal | AF | 19,367,000 | 176,722 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Serbia | EU | 6,642,000 | 77,474 | 1878 | 2000 | |
| Seychelles | AF | 135,000 | 455 | 1976 | 1976 | |
| Sierra Leone | AF | 8,997,000 | 71,740 | 1961 | 1961 | |
| Singapore | AS | 5,906,000 | 719.2 | 1965 | 1965 | |
| Slovakia | EU | 5,451,000 | 49,035 | 1993 | 1993 | |
| Slovenia | EU | 2,115,000 | 20,273 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Solomon Islands | OC | 858,300 | 28,896 | 1978 | 1978 | |
| Somalia | AF | 13,683,000 | 461,537 | 1960 | 1960 | figures without Somaliland |
| South Africa | AF | 65,453,000 | 1,219,090 | 1910 | 1945 | |
| South Sudan | AF | 12,436,000 | 644,329 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Spain | EU | 47,851,000 | 505,370 | 1492 | 1955 | |
| Sri Lanka | AS | 23,348,000 | 65,610 | 1948 | 1955 | |
| Sudan | AF | 53,283,000 | 1,861,484 | 1956 | 1956 | |
| Suriname | SA | 645,300 | 163,820 | 1975 | 1975 | |
| Sweden | EU | 10,701,000 | 450,295 | 1523 | 1946 | |
| Switzerland | EU | 9,008,000 | 41,277 | 1291 | 2002 | |
| Syria | AS | 26,472,000 | 185,180 | 1946 | 1945 | |
| Tajikistan | AS | 10,979,000 | 143,100 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Tanzania | AF | 72,564,000 | 945,050 | 1961 | 1961 | |
| Thailand | AS | 71,560,000 | 510,890 | 1350 | 1946 | |
| Timor-Leste | AS | 1,437,000 | 14,874 | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Togo | AF | 9,931,000 | 56,785 | 1960 | 1960 | |
| Tonga | OC | 103,300 | 747 | 1970 | 1999 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | NA | 1,513,000 | 5,128 | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Tunisia | AF | 12,415,000 | 163,610 | 1956 | 1956 | |
| Turkey | AS | 87,926,000 | 783,562 | 1923 | 1945 | |
| Turkmenistan | AS | 7,737,000 | 488,100 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Tuvalu | OC | 9,360 | 26 | 1978 | 2000 | |
| Uganda | AF | 52,761,000 | 241,038 | 1962 | 1962 | |
| Ukraine | EU | 39,536,000 | 577,450 | 1991 | 1945 | figures without Crimea but including occupied Donbas |
| United Arab Emirates | AS | 11,575,000 | 83,600 | 1971 | 1971 | |
| United Kingdom | EU | 69,932,000 | 243,610 | 1945 | ||
| United States | NA | 349,035,000 | 9,147,593 | 1776 | 1945 | |
| Uruguay | SA | 3,383,000 | 176,215 | 1828 | 1945 | |
| Uzbekistan | AS | 37,724,000 | 447,400 | 1991 | 1992 | |
| Vanuatu | OC | 342,600 | 12,189 | 1980 | 1981 | |
| Venezuela | SA | 28,634,000 | 912,050 | 1881 | 1945 | |
| Vietnam | AS | 102,177,000 | 331,210 | 1945 | 1977 | |
| Yemen | AS | 42,962,000 | 527,968 | 1918 | 1947 | |
| Zambia | AF | 22,522,000 | 752,618 | 1964 | 1964 | |
| Zimbabwe | AF | 17,274,000 | 390,757 | 1980 | 1980 |
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