List of Top-10 Countries Larger than India in terms of Area, Military and Population

India is one of the biggest and most important countries in the world. It has a large population, strong military and a growing economy. In this article, we will learn about the top-10 countries that are larger than India in area, strength or population.

Akansha Arora Last updated on May 15th, 2025 05:10 pm

India is one of the biggest and most important countries in the world. It has a large population, strong military and a growing economy. However, there are some countries that are even bigger than India in land size, power or number of people. In this article, we will learn about the top-10 countries that are larger than India in area, strength or population.

An Overview of India

India is the seventh-largest country in the world. It covers about 3.29 million square kilometers. Located in South Asia, India has the Himalayas in the north and the Indian Ocean in the south. It shares borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Top-10 Largest Countries by Area

The largest country in the world is Russia. It covers 17.09 million square kilometers and lies in both Europe and Asia.

The world’s largest countries cover vast areas of land across different continents. This list shows the top-10 biggest country total area, including giants like Russia, Canada, China, the U.S. and more.

Rank	Country	Total Area (in square kilometers)	World Share
1.	Russia	17,098,242	11%
2.	Canada	9,984,670	6.11%
3.	China	9,706,961	6.30%
4.	USA	9,372,610	6.14%
5.	Brazil	8,515,767	5.61%
6.	Australia	7,692,024	5.16%
7.	India	3,287,590	2.00%
8.	Argentina	2,780,400	1.84%
9.	Kazakhstan	2,724,900	1.81%
10.	Algeria	2,381,741	1.60%

Top-10 Most Powerful Countries by Military and Economy

The United States is the most powerful country in the world. It is followed by China, Russia and India. Here is the ranking of the most powerful countries based on military, economy and influence:

Rank	Country	GDP ($ trillion)	Population (millions)
1.	United States	27.4	335
2.	China	17.8	1,410
3.	Russia	2.02	144
4.	United Kingdom	3.34	68.4
5.	Germany	4.46	84.5
6.	South Korea	1.71	51.7
7.	France	3.03	68.2
8.	Japan	4.21	125
9.	Saudi Arabia	1.07	36.9
10.	Israel	0.51	9.76
11.	UAE	0.504	9.52
12.	India	3.55	1,430

Top-10 Most Populated Countries in the World

There are the top 10 countries in the world with the highest population. They have the most people living in them, including big nations like India, China, the United States and others.

Rank	Country	Population (2025)
1.	India	1,463,865,525
2.	China	1,416,096,094
3.	USA	347,275,807
4.	Indonesia	285,721,236
5.	Pakistan	255,219,554
6.	Nigeria	237,527,782
7.	Brazil	212,812,405
8.	Bangladesh	175,686,899
9.	Russia	143,997,393
10.	Ethiopia	135,472,051

Top-10 Countries with Strongest Military

India is ranked 4th in the world in terms of military strength. It has a large army, good defence industry and strategic location in Asia.

India has one of the most powerful militaries in the world. According to the Global Firepower Ranking 2025, here are the top military powers:

Rank	Country	Power Index
1.	USA	0.0744
2.	Russia	0.0788
3.	China	0.0788
4.	India	0.1184
5.	South Korea	0.1656
6.	United Kingdom	0.1785
7.	France	0.1878
8.	Japan	0.1839
9.	Turkiye	0.1902
10.	Italy	0.2164