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79 Countries That are Smaller Than Gilgit-Baltistan
You might think of Gilgit-Baltistan as a small piece of land lying in the north of Pakistan. What if I tell you there are 79 countries/sovereign states is the world that are smaller than Gilgit-Baltistan. This number not even includes the two and half dozen dependent territories like Taiwan and Hong Kong etc.

You might think of Gilgit-Baltistan as a small piece of land lying in the north of Pakistan. What if I tell you there are 79 countries/sovereign states is the world that are smaller than Gilgit-Baltistan. This number not even includes the two and half dozen dependent territories like Taiwan and Hong Kong etc.
Here are some facts and figures about area and population of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Name | Total in km2 (mi2) | Population |
---|---|---|
Gilgit-Baltistan | 72,971 km2 (28,174 sq mi) | 1,441,523 |
Now let’s look at the complete list of sovereign states that are smaller than Gilgit-Baltistan in terms of size or area covered.
Rank | Sovereign state/dependency | Total in km2 (mi2) | Land in km2(mi2) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
71,740 (27,700) |
71,620 (27,650) |
2 | ![]() |
70,273 (27,133) |
68,883 (26,596) |
3 | ![]() |
69,700 (26,900) |
69,700 (26,900) |
4 | ![]() |
65,610 (25,330) |
62,732 (24,221) |
5 | ![]() |
65,300 (25,200) |
62,680 (24,200) |
6 | ![]() |
64,559 (24,926) |
62,249 (24,034) |
7 | ![]() |
56,785 (21,925) |
54,385 (20,998) |
8 | ![]() |
56,594 (21,851) |
55,974 (21,612) |
9 | ![]() |
51,209 (19,772) |
51,187 (19,763) |
10 | ![]() |
51,100 (19,700) |
51,060 (19,710) |
11 | ![]() |
49,037 (18,933) |
48,105 (18,573) |
12 | ![]() |
48,671 (18,792) |
48,320 (18,660) |
13 | ![]() |
45,227 (17,462) |
42,388 (16,366) |
14 | ![]() |
43,094 (16,639) |
42,434 (16,384) |
15 | ![]() |
41,850 (16,160) |
33,893 (13,086) |
16 | ![]() |
41,284 (15,940) |
39,997 (15,443) |
17 | ![]() |
38,394 (14,824) |
38,394 (14,824) |
18 | ![]() |
36,125 (13,948) |
28,120 (10,860) |
19 | ![]() |
33,846 (13,068) |
32,891 (12,699) |
20 | ![]() |
30,528 (11,787) |
30,278 (11,690) |
21 | ![]() |
30,355 (11,720) |
30,355 (11,720) |
22 | ![]() |
29,743 (11,484) |
29,843 (11,522) |
23 | ![]() |
28,896 (11,157) |
27,986 (10,805) |
24 | ![]() |
28,748 (11,100) |
27,398 (10,578) |
25 | ![]() |
28,051 (10,831) |
28,051 (10,831) |
26 | ![]() |
27,834 (10,747) |
25,680 (9,920) |
27 | ![]() |
27,750 (10,710) |
27,560 (10,640) |
28 | ![]() |
26,338 (10,169) |
24,668 (9,524) |
29 | ![]() |
25,713 (9,928) |
25,433 (9,820) |
30 | ![]() |
23,200 (9,000) |
23,180 (8,950) |
31 | ![]() |
22,966 (8,867) |
22,806 (8,805) |
32 | ![]() |
21,041 (8,124) |
20,721 (8,000) |
33 | ![]() |
20,770 (8,020) |
20,330 (7,850) |
34 | ![]() |
20,273 (7,827) |
20,151 (7,780) |
35 | ![]() |
18,272 (7,055) |
18,274 (7,056) |
36 | ![]() |
17,818 (6,880) |
17,818 (6,880) |
37 | ![]() |
17,364 (6,704) |
17,204 (6,643) |
38 | ![]() |
14,874 (5,743) |
14,874 (5,743) |
39 | ![]() |
13,943 (5,383) |
10,010 (3,860) |
40 | ![]() |
13,812 (5,333) |
13,452 (5,194) |
41 | ![]() |
12,189 (4,706) |
12,189 (4,706) |
42 | ![]() |
11,586 (4,473) |
11,586 (4,473) |
43 | ![]() |
11,295 (4,361) |
10,000 (3,900) |
44 | ![]() |
10,991 (4,244) |
10,831 (4,182) |
45 | ![]() |
10,452 (4,036) |
10,230 (3,950) |
46 | ![]() |
9,251 (3,572) |
9,241 (3,568) |
47 | ![]() |
6,220 (2,400) |
5,640 (2,180) |
48 | ![]() |
5,765 (2,226) |
5,265 (2,033) |
49 | ![]() |
5,130 (1,980) |
5,128 (1,980) |
50 | ![]() |
4,033 (1,557) |
4,033 (1,557) |
51 | ![]() |
2,842 (1,097) |
2,821 (1,089) |
52 | ![]() |
2,586 (998) |
2,586 (998) |
53 | ![]() |
2,040 (790) |
2,030 (780) |
54 | ![]() |
1,862 (719) |
1,862 (719) |
55 | ![]() |
964 (372) |
964 (372) |
56 | ![]() |
811 (313) |
811 (313) |
57 | ![]() |
765 (295) |
765 (295) |
58 | ![]() |
751 (290) |
751 (290) |
59 | ![]() |
747 (288) |
717 (277) |
60 | ![]() |
719 (278) |
687 (265) |
61 | ![]() |
702 (271) |
702 (271) |
62 | ![]() |
616 (238) |
606 (234) |
63 | ![]() |
468 (181) |
468 (181) |
64 | ![]() |
459 (177) |
459 (177) |
65 | ![]() |
452 (175) |
455 (176) |
66 | ![]() |
442 (171) |
442.6 (170.9) |
67 | ![]() |
430 (170) |
431 (166) |
68 | ![]() |
389 (150) |
389 (150) |
69 | ![]() |
344 (133) |
344 (133) |
70 | ![]() |
316 (122) |
316 (122) |
71 | ![]() |
300 (120) |
298 (115) |
72 | ![]() |
261 (101) |
261 (101) |
73 | ![]() |
181 (70) |
181 (70) |
74 | ![]() |
160 (62) |
160 (62) |
75 | ![]() |
61 (24) |
61 (24) |
76 | ![]() |
26 (10) |
26 (10) |
77 | ![]() |
21 (8.1) |
21 (8.1) |
78 | ![]() |
2.02 (0.78) |
2.02 (0.78) |
79 | ![]() |
0.44 (0.17) |
0.44 (0.17) |
Amazing, isn’t it?
Statistics credits: United Nations Statistics Division
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