Largest Countries in North America 2024

The total area of North America is 24,709,000 km² (9,540,000 mi²) split across 23 countries and dozens of territories. The largest country in North America is Canada, which spans over 9,984,670 km² (3,854,083 mi²). Canada has a population of over 37.4 million people, with the majority of citizens living in the southern part of the country closer to the border of the United States. Canada is also the second-largest country in the world. The smallest country in North America is Saint Kitts and Nevis, which spans a total of 261 km² (101 mi²). St. Kitts and Nevis has a population of about 52,800.

Country	Area (km²)	Area (mi²)	% of Earth's Area	Subregion
Canada	10M	3.9M	6.7%	Northern America
United States	9.4M	3.6M	6.29%	Northern America
Greenland	2.2M	836.1K	1.45%	Northern America
Mexico	2M	758.2K	1.32%	Central America, Latin America
Nicaragua	130.4K	50.3K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
Honduras	112.5K	43.4K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
Cuba	109.9K	42.4K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Guatemala	108.9K	42K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
Panama	75.4K	29.1K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
Costa Rica	51.1K	19.7K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
Dominican Republic	48.7K	18.8K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Haiti	27.8K	10.7K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Belize	23K	8.9K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
El Salvador	21K	8.1K	< 0.1%	Central America, Latin America
Bahamas	13.9K	5.4K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Jamaica	11K	4.2K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Puerto Rico	8.9K	3.4K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago	5.1K	2K	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Guadeloupe	1.6K	628	< 0.1%	Caribbean, Latin America
Martinique	1.1K	435	< 0.1%	Caribbean, Latin America
Turks and Caicos Islands	948	366	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Dominica	751	290	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Saint Lucia	616	238	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Curacao	444	171	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda	442	171	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Barbados	430	166	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	150	< 0.1%	Caribbean
United States Virgin Islands	347	134	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Grenada	344	133	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Cayman Islands	264	102	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	101	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	242	93	< 0.1%	Northern America
Aruba	180	69	< 0.1%	Caribbean
British Virgin Islands	151	58	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Montserrat	102	39	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Anguilla	91	35	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Bermuda	54	21	< 0.1%	Northern America
Saint Martin	53	20	< 0.1%	Caribbean, Latin America
Sint Maarten	34	13	< 0.1%	Caribbean
Saint Barthelemy	21	8	< 0.1%	Caribbean, Latin America

Country

Area (km²)

Area (mi²)

% of Earth's Area

Subregion

Canada

10M

3.9M

6.7%

Northern America

United States

9.4M