List of national capitals by population
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:04:15 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of national capitals, ordered according to population. The population statistics given refer only to the official capital area, and do not include the wider metropolitan/urban district.
Tables
· Table
China *
China *
Country / dependency
China *
Capital
Beijing
Population
21,858,000
% of
country
1 %
Source
2018
Japan *
Japan *
Country / dependency
Japan *
Capital
Tokyo
Population
14,094,034
% of
country
11 %
Source
2023
Russia *
Russia *
Country / dependency
Russia *
Capital
Moscow
Population
13,274,285
% of
country
9 %
Source
2025
DR Congo *
DR Congo *
Country / dependency
DR Congo *
Capital
Kinshasa
Population
12,691,000
% of
country
13 %
Source
2017
Indonesia *
Indonesia *
Country / dependency
Indonesia *
Capital
Jakarta
Population
10,562,088
% of
country
3 %
Source
2020
Peru *
Peru *
Country / dependency
Peru *
Capital
Lima
Population
10,151,000
% of
country
30 %
Source
2023
Egypt *
Egypt *
Country / dependency
Egypt *
Capital
Cairo
Population
10,107,125
% of
country
9 %
Source
2022
South Korea *
South Korea *
Country / dependency
South Korea *
Capital
Seoul
Population
9,508,451
% of
country
18 %
Source
2022
Mexico
Mexico
Country / dependency
Mexico
Capital
Mexico City
Population
9,209,944
% of
country
7 %
Source
2020
United Kingdom *
United Kingdom *
Country / dependency
United Kingdom *
Capital
London
Population
9,002,488
% of
country
13 %
Source
2020
Bangladesh *
Bangladesh *
Country / dependency
Bangladesh *
Capital
Dhaka
Population
8,906,039
% of
country
5 %
Source
2011
Iran *
Iran *
Country / dependency
Iran *
Capital
Tehran
Population
8,693,706
% of
country
9 %
Source
2016
Thailand
Thailand
Country / dependency
Thailand
Capital
Bangkok
Population
8,305,218
% of
country
11 %
Source
2010
Vietnam
Vietnam
Country / dependency
Vietnam
Capital
Hanoi
Population
8,053,663
% of
country
8 %
Source
2019
Iraq *
Iraq *
Country / dependency
Iraq *
Capital
Baghdad
Population
7,682,136
% of
country
17 %
Source
2021
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Country / dependency
Saudi Arabia
Capital
Riyadh
Population
7,676,654
% of
country
21 %
Source
2018
Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong (China)
Country / dependency
Hong Kong (China)
Capital
Hong Kong
Population
7,534,200
% of
country
100%
Source
2024
Colombia *
Colombia *
Country / dependency
Colombia *
Capital
Bogotá
Population
7,181,469
% of
country
13 %
Source
2011
Chile *
Chile *
Country / dependency
Chile *
Capital
Santiago
Population
6,310,000
% of
country
32 %
Source
2012
Turkey *
Turkey *
Country / dependency
Turkey *
Capital
Ankara
Population
5,747,325
% of
country
6 %
Source
2021
Singapore
Singapore
Country / dependency
Singapore
Capital
Singapore
Population
5,917,600
% of
country
100%
Source
2023
Afghanistan *
Afghanistan *
Country / dependency
Afghanistan *
Capital
Kabul
Population
4,601,789
% of
country
11 %
Source
2021
Kenya
Kenya
Country / dependency
Kenya
Capital
Nairobi
Population
4,397,073
% of
country
8 %
Source
2019
Jordan
Jordan
Country / dependency
Jordan
Capital
Amman
Population
4,061,150
% of
country
36 %
Source
2021
Algeria *
Algeria *
Country / dependency
Algeria *
Capital
Algiers
Population
3,915,811
% of
country
8 %
Source
2011
Germany *
Germany *
Country / dependency
Germany *
Capital
Berlin
Population
3,677,472
% of
country
4 %
Source
2021
Spain *
Spain *
Country / dependency
Spain *
Capital
Madrid
Population
3,305,408
% of
country
7 %
Source
2021
Argentina *
Argentina *
Country / dependency
Argentina *
Capital
Buenos Aires
Population
3,120,612
% of
country
6 %
Source
2022
Ethiopia *
Ethiopia *
Country / dependency
Ethiopia *
Capital
Addis Ababa
Population
3,040,740
% of
country
2 %
Source
2012
Brazil *
Brazil *
Country / dependency
Brazil *
Capital
Brasília
Population
2,982,818
% of
country
1 %
Source
2024
Guatemala
Guatemala
Country / dependency
Guatemala
Capital
Guatemala City
Population
2,934,841
% of
country
16 %
Source
2020
South Africa
South Africa
Country / dependency
South Africa
Capital
Pretoria
Population
2,921,488
% of
country
4 %
Source
2011
Ukraine *
Ukraine *
Country / dependency
Ukraine *
Capital
Kyiv
Population
2,920,873
% of
country
6 %
Source
2021
North Korea *
North Korea *
Country / dependency
North Korea *
Capital
Pyongyang
Population
2,870,000
% of
country
11 %
Source
2016
Uzbekistan *
Uzbekistan *
Country / dependency
Uzbekistan *
Capital
Tashkent
Population
2,860,600
% of
country
8 %
Source
2022
Italy *
Italy *
Country / dependency
Italy *
Capital
Rome
Population
2,761,632
% of
country
4 %
Source
2022
Ecuador
Ecuador
Country / dependency
Ecuador
Capital
Quito
Population
2,800,388
% of
country
15 %
Source
2020
Cameroon
Cameroon
Country / dependency
Cameroon
Capital
Yaoundé
Population
2,765,568
% of
country
10 %
Source
2015
Zambia
Zambia
Country / dependency
Zambia
Capital
Lusaka
Population
2,731,696
% of
country
14 %
Source
2020
Sudan *
Sudan *
Country / dependency
Sudan *
Capital
Khartoum
Population
2,682,431
% of
country
5 %
Source
2012
Taiwan *
Taiwan *
Country / dependency
Taiwan *
Capital
Taipei (de facto)
Population
2,608,332
% of
country
10 %
Source
2020
Yemen
Yemen
Country / dependency
Yemen
Capital
Sanaa
Population
2,575,347
% of
country
7 %
Source
2012
Angola
Angola
Country / dependency
Angola
Capital
Luanda
Population
2,571,861
% of
country
7 %
Source
2020
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Country / dependency
Burkina Faso
Capital
Ouagadougou
Population
2,453,496
% of
country
11 %
Source
2019
Ghana
Ghana
Country / dependency
Ghana
Capital
Accra
Population
2,388,000
% of
country
7 %
Source
2017
Somalia
Somalia
Country / dependency
Somalia
Capital
Mogadishu
Population
2,388,000
% of
country
14 %
Source
2021
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Country / dependency
Azerbaijan
Capital
Baku
Population
2,303,100
% of
country
22 %
Source
2022
Cambodia
Cambodia
Country / dependency
Cambodia
Capital
Phnom Penh
Population
2,281,951
% of
country
13 %
Source
2019
Venezuela
Venezuela
Country / dependency
Venezuela
Capital
Caracas
Population
2,245,744
% of
country
8 %
Source
2016
France *
France *
Country / dependency
France *
Capital
Paris
Population
2,139,907
% of
country
3 %
Source
2022
Cuba
Cuba
Country / dependency
Cuba
Capital
Havana
Population
2,132,183
% of
country
18 %
Source
2020
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Country / dependency
Zimbabwe
Capital
Harare
Population
2,123,132
% of
country
13 %
Source
2012
Syria
Syria
Country / dependency
Syria
Capital
Damascus
Population
2,079,000
% of
country
9 %
Source
2019
Belarus
Belarus
Country / dependency
Belarus
Capital
Minsk
Population
1,996,553
% of
country
20 %
Source
2022
Austria
Austria
Country / dependency
Austria
Capital
Vienna
Population
1,962,779
% of
country
22 %
Source
2022
Poland
Poland
Country / dependency
Poland
Capital
Warsaw
Population
1,863,056
% of
country
4 %
Source
2021
Philippines *
Philippines *
Country / dependency
Philippines *
Capital
Manila
Population
1,846,513
% of
country
1 %
Source
2020
Mali
Mali
Country / dependency
Mali
Capital
Bamako
Population
1,809,106
% of
country
8 %
Source
2009
Malaysia *
Malaysia *
Country / dependency
Malaysia *
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Population
1,782,500
% of
country
5 %
Source
2019
Romania *
Romania *
Country / dependency
Romania *
Capital
Bucharest
Population
1,716,983
% of
country
8 %
Source
2021
Hungary *
Hungary *
Country / dependency
Hungary *
Capital
Budapest
Population
1,706,851
% of
country
17 %
Source
2022
Congo
Congo
Country / dependency
Congo
Capital
Brazzaville
Population
1,696,392
% of
country
29 %
Source
2015
Serbia *
Serbia *
Country / dependency
Serbia *
Capital
Belgrade
Population
1,688,667
% of
country
23 %
Source
2021
Uganda
Uganda
Country / dependency
Uganda
Capital
Kampala
Population
1,680,600
% of
country
3 %
Source
2019
Guinea
Guinea
Country / dependency
Guinea
Capital
Conakry
Population
1,660,973
% of
country
12 %
Source
2014
Kazakhstan *
Kazakhstan *
Country / dependency
Kazakhstan *
Capital
Astana
Population
1,511,807
% of
country
7 %
Source
2024
Mongolia
Mongolia
Country / dependency
Mongolia
Capital
Ulaanbaatar
Population
1,466,125
% of
country
43 %
Source
2020
Honduras
Honduras
Country / dependency
Honduras
Capital
Tegucigalpa
Population
1,444,085
% of
country
14 %
Source
2021
Senegal
Senegal
Country / dependency
Senegal
Capital
Dakar
Population
1,438,725
% of
country
8 %
Source
2021
Czech Republic *
Czech Republic *
Country / dependency
Czech Republic *
Capital
Prague
Population
1,357,326
% of
country
12 %
Source
2023
Niger *
Niger *
Country / dependency
Niger *
Capital
Niamey
Population
1,334,984
% of
country
5 %
Source
2020
Uruguay
Uruguay
Country / dependency
Uruguay
Capital
Montevideo
Population
1,319,108
% of
country
38 %
Source
2011
Bulgaria *
Bulgaria *
Country / dependency
Bulgaria *
Capital
Sofia
Population
1,307,439
% of
country
19 %
Source
2021
Oman
Oman
Country / dependency
Oman
Capital
Muscat
Population
1,294,101
% of
country
28 %
Source
2021
Madagascar
Madagascar
Country / dependency
Madagascar
Capital
Antananarivo
Population
1,275,207
% of
country
4 %
Source
2018
Nigeria
Nigeria
Country / dependency
Nigeria
Capital
Abuja
Population
1,235,880
% of
country
0 %
Source
2011
Georgia
Georgia
Country / dependency
Georgia
Capital
Tbilisi
Population
1,201,769
% of
country
32 %
Source
2022
Mauritania *
Mauritania *
Country / dependency
Mauritania *
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
1,195,600
% of
country
25 %
Source
2019
Qatar *
Qatar *
Country / dependency
Qatar *
Capital
Doha
Population
1,186,023
% of
country
44 %
Source
2020
| Country / dependency | Capital | Population | % of country | Source |
| China * | Beijing | 21,858,000 | 1 % | 2018 |
| Japan * | Tokyo | 14,094,034 | 11 % | 2023 |
| Russia * | Moscow | 13,274,285 | 9 % | 2025 |
| DR Congo * | Kinshasa | 12,691,000 | 13 % | 2017 |
| Indonesia * | Jakarta | 10,562,088 | 3 % | 2020 |
| Peru * | Lima | 10,151,000 | 30 % | 2023 |
| Egypt * | Cairo | 10,107,125 | 9 % | 2022 |
| South Korea * | Seoul | 9,508,451 | 18 % | 2022 |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 9,209,944 | 7 % | 2020 |
| United Kingdom * | London | 9,002,488 | 13 % | 2020 |
| Bangladesh * | Dhaka | 8,906,039 | 5 % | 2011 |
| Iran * | Tehran | 8,693,706 | 9 % | 2016 |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 8,305,218 | 11 % | 2010 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 8,053,663 | 8 % | 2019 |
| Iraq * | Baghdad | 7,682,136 | 17 % | 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 7,676,654 | 21 % | 2018 |
| Hong Kong (China) | Hong Kong | 7,534,200 | 100% | 2024 |
| Colombia * | Bogotá | 7,181,469 | 13 % | 2011 |
| Chile * | Santiago | 6,310,000 | 32 % | 2012 |
| Turkey * | Ankara | 5,747,325 | 6 % | 2021 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 5,917,600 | 100% | 2023 |
| Afghanistan * | Kabul | 4,601,789 | 11 % | 2021 |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 4,397,073 | 8 % | 2019 |
| Jordan | Amman | 4,061,150 | 36 % | 2021 |
| Algeria * | Algiers | 3,915,811 | 8 % | 2011 |
| Germany * | Berlin | 3,677,472 | 4 % | 2021 |
| Spain * | Madrid | 3,305,408 | 7 % | 2021 |
| Argentina * | Buenos Aires | 3,120,612 | 6 % | 2022 |
| Ethiopia * | Addis Ababa | 3,040,740 | 2 % | 2012 |
| Brazil * | Brasília | 2,982,818 | 1 % | 2024 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 2,934,841 | 16 % | 2020 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 2,921,488 | 4 % | 2011 |
| Ukraine * | Kyiv | 2,920,873 | 6 % | 2021 |
| North Korea * | Pyongyang | 2,870,000 | 11 % | 2016 |
| Uzbekistan * | Tashkent | 2,860,600 | 8 % | 2022 |
| Italy * | Rome | 2,761,632 | 4 % | 2022 |
| Ecuador | Quito | 2,800,388 | 15 % | 2020 |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 2,765,568 | 10 % | 2015 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 2,731,696 | 14 % | 2020 |
| Sudan * | Khartoum | 2,682,431 | 5 % | 2012 |
| Taiwan * | Taipei (de facto) | 2,608,332 | 10 % | 2020 |
| Yemen | Sanaa | 2,575,347 | 7 % | 2012 |
| Angola | Luanda | 2,571,861 | 7 % | 2020 |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 2,453,496 | 11 % | 2019 |
| Ghana | Accra | 2,388,000 | 7 % | 2017 |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | 2,388,000 | 14 % | 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | 2,303,100 | 22 % | 2022 |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 2,281,951 | 13 % | 2019 |
| Venezuela | Caracas | 2,245,744 | 8 % | 2016 |
Population data from the previous table. Area data from List of national capitals by area. · By population density
Ghana
Ghana
Country / dependency
Ghana
Capital
Accra
Population
2,388,000
Area (km2)
20
Density (/km2)
117,059
Philippines *
Philippines *
Country / dependency
Philippines *
Capital
Manila
Population
1,846,513
Area (km2)
42
Density (/km2)
43,612
Bangladesh *
Bangladesh *
Country / dependency
Bangladesh *
Capital
Dhaka
Population
8,906,039
Area (km2)
306
Density (/km2)
29,105
Haiti
Haiti
Country / dependency
Haiti
Capital
Port-au-Prince
Population
987,310
Area (km2)
36
Density (/km2)
27,395
Jamaica
Jamaica
Country / dependency
Jamaica
Capital
Kingston
Population
662,491
Area (km2)
25
Density (/km2)
26,500
Angola
Angola
Country / dependency
Angola
Capital
Luanda
Population
2,571,861
Area (km2)
116
Density (/km2)
22,171
Eritrea
Eritrea
Country / dependency
Eritrea
Capital
Asmara
Population
963,000
Area (km2)
45
Density (/km2)
21,400
Yemen
Yemen
Country / dependency
Yemen
Capital
Sana'a
Population
2,575,347
Area (km2)
126
Density (/km2)
20,439
France *
France *
Country / dependency
France *
Capital
Paris
Population
2,139,907
Area (km2)
105
Density (/km2)
20,303
Syria
Syria
Country / dependency
Syria
Capital
Damascus
Population
2,079,000
Area (km2)
105
Density (/km2)
19,800
Lebanon
Lebanon
Country / dependency
Lebanon
Capital
Beirut
Population
361,366
Area (km2)
19
Density (/km2)
19,019
Maldives *
Maldives *
Country / dependency
Maldives *
Capital
Malé
Population
211,908
Area (km2)
11
Density (/km2)
18,887
Monaco
Monaco
Country / dependency
Monaco
Capital
Monaco
Population
38,350
Area (km2)
2
Density (/km2)
18,438
Senegal
Senegal
Country / dependency
Senegal
Capital
Dakar
Population
1,438,725
Area (km2)
79
Density (/km2)
18,022
Nepal *
Nepal *
Country / dependency
Nepal *
Capital
Kathmandu
Population
845,767
Area (km2)
49
Density (/km2)
17,103
Greece *
Greece *
Country / dependency
Greece *
Capital
Athens
Population
637,798
Area (km2)
38
Density (/km2)
16,369
Cyprus
Cyprus
Country / dependency
Cyprus
Capital
Nicosia
Population
326,739
Area (km2)
20
Density (/km2)
16,272
Indonesia *
Indonesia *
Country / dependency
Indonesia *
Capital
Jakarta
Population
10,562,088
Area (km2)
660
Density (/km2)
15,979
South Korea *
South Korea *
Country / dependency
South Korea *
Capital
Seoul
Population
9,508,451
Area (km2)
605
Density (/km2)
15,711
Cameroon
Cameroon
Country / dependency
Cameroon
Capital
Yaoundé
Population
2,765,568
Area (km2)
180
Density (/km2)
15,364
Argentina *
Argentina *
Country / dependency
Argentina *
Capital
Buenos Aires
Population
3,120,612
Area (km2)
205
Density (/km2)
15,156
Madagascar
Madagascar
Country / dependency
Madagascar
Capital
Antananarivo
Population
1,275,207
Area (km2)
85
Density (/km2)
15,002
Ecuador
Ecuador
Country / dependency
Ecuador
Capital
Quito
Population
2,800,388
Area (km2)
197
Density (/km2)
14,179
Iran *
Iran *
Country / dependency
Iran *
Capital
Tehran
Population
8,693,706
Area (km2)
615
Density (/km2)
14,136
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Country / dependency
Central African Republic
Capital
Bangui
Population
889,231
Area (km2)
67
Density (/km2)
13,272
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Country / dependency
Sierra Leone
Capital
Freetown
Population
1,055,964
Area (km2)
82
Density (/km2)
12,803
Afghanistan *
Afghanistan *
Country / dependency
Afghanistan *
Capital
Kabul
Population
4,601,789
Area (km2)
381
Density (/km2)
12,069
Iraq *
Iraq *
Country / dependency
Iraq *
Capital
Baghdad
Population
7,682,136
Area (km2)
673
Density (/km2)
11,415
Algeria *
Algeria *
Country / dependency
Algeria *
Capital
Algiers
Population
3,915,811
Area (km2)
363
Density (/km2)
10,787
Gabon *
Gabon *
Country / dependency
Gabon *
Capital
Libreville
Population
703,904
Area (km2)
65
Density (/km2)
10,760
South Sudan *
South Sudan *
Country / dependency
South Sudan *
Capital
Juba
Population
525,953
Area (km2)
52
Density (/km2)
10,114
Chile *
Chile *
Country / dependency
Chile *
Capital
Santiago
Population
6,310,000
Area (km2)
641
Density (/km2)
9,844
Taiwan *
Taiwan *
Country / dependency
Taiwan *
Capital
Taipei
Population
2,608,332
Area (km2)
271
Density (/km2)
9,597
Malta
Malta
Country / dependency
Malta
Capital
Valletta
Population
5,827
Area (km2)
0
Density (/km2)
9,552
Qatar *
Qatar *
Country / dependency
Qatar *
Capital
Doha
Population
1,186,023
Area (km2)
132
Density (/km2)
8,985
Uganda
Uganda
Country / dependency
Uganda
Capital
Kampala
Population
1,680,600
Area (km2)
189
Density (/km2)
8,892
Chad
Chad
Country / dependency
Chad
Capital
N'Djamena
Population
916,000
Area (km2)
104
Density (/km2)
8,808
Togo
Togo
Country / dependency
Togo
Capital
Lomé
Population
837,437
Area (km2)
99
Density (/km2)
8,447
Sudan *
Sudan *
Country / dependency
Sudan *
Capital
Khartoum
Population
2,682,431
Area (km2)
322
Density (/km2)
8,312
Singapore
Singapore
Country / dependency
Singapore
Capital
Singapore
Population
5,917,600
Area (km2)
735
Density (/km2)
8,043
El Salvador
El Salvador
Country / dependency
El Salvador
Capital
San Salvador
Population
570,459
Area (km2)
72
Density (/km2)
7,896
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Country / dependency
Costa Rica
Capital
San José
Population
342,188
Area (km2)
44
Density (/km2)
7,669
Zambia
Zambia
Country / dependency
Zambia
Capital
Lusaka
Population
2,731,696
Area (km2)
360
Density (/km2)
7,588
Israel *
Israel *
Country / dependency
Israel *
Capital
Jerusalem
Population
936,425
Area (km2)
125
Density (/km2)
7,484
Mali
Mali
Country / dependency
Mali
Capital
Bamako
Population
1,809,106
Area (km2)
245
Density (/km2)
7,384
Malaysia *
Malaysia *
Country / dependency
Malaysia *
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Population
1,782,500
Area (km2)
243
Density (/km2)
7,335
Romania *
Romania *
Country / dependency
Romania *
Capital
Bucharest
Population
1,716,983
Area (km2)
240
Density (/km2)
7,154
Denmark *
Denmark *
Country / dependency
Denmark *
Capital
Copenhagen
Population
638,117
Area (km2)
90
Density (/km2)
7,089
Bahrain
Bahrain
Country / dependency
Bahrain
Capital
Manama
Population
200,000
Area (km2)
30
Density (/km2)
6,667
Uruguay
Uruguay
Country / dependency
Uruguay
Capital
Montevideo
Population
1,319,108
Area (km2)
201
Density (/km2)
6,563
Somalia
Somalia
Country / dependency
Somalia
Capital
Mogadishu
Population
2,388,000
Area (km2)
370
Density (/km2)
6,454
Japan *
Japan *
Country / dependency
Japan *
Capital
Tokyo
Population
14,094,034
Area (km2)
2,194
Density (/km2)
6,424
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Country / dependency
Sri Lanka
Capital
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Population
107,925
Area (km2)
17
Density (/km2)
6,349
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
Country / dependency
Guinea-Bissau
Capital
Bissau
Population
492,004
Area (km2)
77
Density (/km2)
6,348
Moldova
Moldova
Country / dependency
Moldova
Capital
Chișinău
Population
779,300
Area (km2)
123
Density (/km2)
6,336
Kenya
Kenya
Country / dependency
Kenya
Capital
Nairobi
Population
4,397,073
Area (km2)
696
Density (/km2)
6,317
Mexico
Mexico
Country / dependency
Mexico
Capital
Mexico City
Population
9,209,944
Area (km2)
1,485
Density (/km2)
6,202
Burundi
Burundi
Country / dependency
Burundi
Capital
Gitega
Population
135,467
Area (km2)
22
Density (/km2)
6,158
India *
India *
Country / dependency
India *
Capital
New Delhi
Population
249,998
Area (km2)
42
Density (/km2)
5,855
Ethiopia *
Ethiopia *
Country / dependency
Ethiopia *
Capital
Addis Ababa
Population
3,040,740
Area (km2)
527
Density (/km2)
5,770
United Kingdom *
United Kingdom *
Country / dependency
United Kingdom *
Capital
London
Population
9,002,488
Area (km2)
1,572
Density (/km2)
5,727
Macau (China)
Macau (China)
Country / dependency
Macau (China)
Capital
Macau
Population
671,900
Area (km2)
119
Density (/km2)
5,632
Spain *
Spain *
Country / dependency
Spain *
Capital
Madrid
Population
3,305,408
Area (km2)
604
Density (/km2)
5,470
Thailand
Thailand
Country / dependency
Thailand
Capital
Bangkok
Population
8,305,218
Area (km2)
1,568
Density (/km2)
5,294
Sweden *
Sweden *
Country / dependency
Sweden *
Capital
Stockholm
Population
978,770
Area (km2)
188
Density (/km2)
5,206
Liberia
Liberia
Country / dependency
Liberia
Capital
Monrovia
Population
1,010,970
Area (km2)
194
Density (/km2)
5,204
Venezuela
Venezuela
Country / dependency
Venezuela
Capital
Caracas
Population
2,245,744
Area (km2)
433
Density (/km2)
5,186
Russia *
Russia *
Country / dependency
Russia *
Capital
Moscow
Population
13,274,285
Area (km2)
2,561
Density (/km2)
5,182
Portugal *
Portugal *
Country / dependency
Portugal *
Capital
Lisbon
Population
509,614
Area (km2)
100
Density (/km2)
5,094
Ireland *
Ireland *
Country / dependency
Ireland *
Capital
Dublin
Population
592,713
Area (km2)
117
Density (/km2)
5,032
Gibraltar (UK)
Gibraltar (UK)
Country / dependency
Gibraltar (UK)
Capital
Gibraltar
Population
34,003
Area (km2)
6
Density (/km2)
5,000
Morocco
Morocco
Country / dependency
Morocco
Capital
Rabat
Population
577,827
Area (km2)
117
Density (/km2)
4,939
Armenia *
Armenia *
Country / dependency
Armenia *
Capital
Yerevan
Population
1,096,100
Area (km2)
223
Density (/km2)
4,915
Belarus
Belarus
Country / dependency
Belarus
Capital
Minsk
Population
1,996,553
Area (km2)
409
Density (/km2)
4,875
Austria
Austria
Country / dependency
Austria
Capital
Vienna
Population
1,962,779
Area (km2)
414
Density (/km2)
4,732
U . Virgin Islands (US)
U . Virgin Islands (US)
Country / dependency
U . Virgin Islands (US)
Capital
Charlotte Amalie
Population
14,477
Area (km2)
3
Density (/km2)
4,611
Pakistan *
Pakistan *
Country / dependency
Pakistan *
Capital
Islamabad
Population
1,014,825
Area (km2)
220
Density (/km2)
4,610
Uzbekistan *
Uzbekistan *
Country / dependency
Uzbekistan *
Capital
Tashkent
Population
2,860,600
Area (km2)
631
Density (/km2)
4,531
Colombia *
Colombia *
Country / dependency
Colombia *
Capital
Bogotá
Population
7,181,469
Area (km2)
1,587
Density (/km2)
4,525
| Country / dependency | Capital | Population | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Ghana | Accra | 2,388,000 | 20 | 117,059 |
| Philippines * | Manila | 1,846,513 | 42 | 43,612 |
| Bangladesh * | Dhaka | 8,906,039 | 306 | 29,105 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 987,310 | 36 | 27,395 |
| Jamaica | Kingston | 662,491 | 25 | 26,500 |
| Angola | Luanda | 2,571,861 | 116 | 22,171 |
| Eritrea | Asmara | 963,000 | 45 | 21,400 |
| Yemen | Sana'a | 2,575,347 | 126 | 20,439 |
| France * | Paris | 2,139,907 | 105 | 20,303 |
| Syria | Damascus | 2,079,000 | 105 | 19,800 |
| Lebanon | Beirut | 361,366 | 19 | 19,019 |
| Maldives * | Malé | 211,908 | 11 | 18,887 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 38,350 | 2 | 18,438 |
| Senegal | Dakar | 1,438,725 | 79 | 18,022 |
| Nepal * | Kathmandu | 845,767 | 49 | 17,103 |
| Greece * | Athens | 637,798 | 38 | 16,369 |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | 326,739 | 20 | 16,272 |
| Indonesia * | Jakarta | 10,562,088 | 660 | 15,979 |
| South Korea * | Seoul | 9,508,451 | 605 | 15,711 |
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | 2,765,568 | 180 | 15,364 |
| Argentina * | Buenos Aires | 3,120,612 | 205 | 15,156 |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | 1,275,207 | 85 | 15,002 |
| Ecuador | Quito | 2,800,388 | 197 | 14,179 |
| Iran * | Tehran | 8,693,706 | 615 | 14,136 |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | 889,231 | 67 | 13,272 |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | 1,055,964 | 82 | 12,803 |
| Afghanistan * | Kabul | 4,601,789 | 381 | 12,069 |
| Iraq * | Baghdad | 7,682,136 | 673 | 11,415 |
| Algeria * | Algiers | 3,915,811 | 363 | 10,787 |
| Gabon * | Libreville | 703,904 | 65 | 10,760 |
| South Sudan * | Juba | 525,953 | 52 | 10,114 |
| Chile * | Santiago | 6,310,000 | 641 | 9,844 |
| Taiwan * | Taipei | 2,608,332 | 271 | 9,597 |
| Malta | Valletta | 5,827 | 0 | 9,552 |
| Qatar * | Doha | 1,186,023 | 132 | 8,985 |
| Uganda | Kampala | 1,680,600 | 189 | 8,892 |
| Chad | N'Djamena | 916,000 | 104 | 8,808 |
| Togo | Lomé | 837,437 | 99 | 8,447 |
| Sudan * | Khartoum | 2,682,431 | 322 | 8,312 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 5,917,600 | 735 | 8,043 |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | 570,459 | 72 | 7,896 |
| Costa Rica | San José | 342,188 | 44 | 7,669 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 2,731,696 | 360 | 7,588 |
| Israel * | Jerusalem | 936,425 | 125 | 7,484 |
| Mali | Bamako | 1,809,106 | 245 | 7,384 |
| Malaysia * | Kuala Lumpur | 1,782,500 | 243 | 7,335 |
| Romania * | Bucharest | 1,716,983 | 240 | 7,154 |
| Denmark * | Copenhagen | 638,117 | 90 | 7,089 |
| Bahrain | Manama | 200,000 | 30 | 6,667 |