How Many Countries Are There in The World? Here Are The Lists

TheIndonesia.id - How many countries are in the world? This seems to be a very simple question, but apparently, the answer is a little bit more complicated. 

The problem is different organizations have different stances and qualifications for what it takes to be called a 'country', and no official universal agreement on the total number. 

The United Nations (UN) currently recognizes 193 countries as its member states. It also recognizes two 'observers states', The Holy See Vatikan and Palestine, which are self-ruling territories without full-flagged countries.

However, The UN's list of countries is also controversial. Currently, the world organization does not recognize the self-governed territory of Taiwan. The UN considered the country has been represented by The People's Republic of China. 

Out of 195 countries according to the UN, 54 countries are located in Africa, 48 countries are located in Asia, 44 countries are located in Europe, 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 14 countries are in Oceania, and 2 countries are in Northern America.

Lists of The Countries

Below are the lists of countries based on the United Nations' data rank by the most populous population.

1 China

2 India

3 United States

4 Indonesia

5 Pakistan

6 Brazil

7 Nigeria

8 Bangladesh

9 Russia

10 Mexico

11 Japan

12 Ethiopia

13 Philippines

14 Egypt

15 Vietnam

16 DR Congo

17 Turkey

18 Iran

19 Germany

20 Thailand

21 United Kingdom

22 France

23 Italy

24 Tanzania

25 South Africa

26 Myanmar

27 Kenya

28 South Korea

29 Colombia

30 Spain

31 Uganda

32 Argentina

33 Algeria

34 Sudan

35 Ukraine

36 Iraq

37 Afghanistan

38 Poland

39 Canada

40 Morocco

41 Saudi Arabia

42 Uzbekistan

43 Peru

44 Angola

45 Malaysia

46 Mozambique

47 Ghana

48 Yemen

49 Nepal

50 Venezuela

51 Madagascar

52 Cameroon

53 Côte d'Ivoire

54 North Korea

55 Australia

56 Niger

57 Sri Lanka

58 Burkina Faso

59 Mali

60 Romania

61 Malawi

62 Chile

63 Kazakhstan

64 Zambia

65 Guatemala

66 Ecuador

67 Syria

68 Netherlands

69 Senegal

70 Cambodia

71 Chad

72 Somalia

73 Zimbabwe

74 Guinea

75 Rwanda

76 Benin

77 Burundi

78 Tunisia

79 Bolivia

80 Belgium

81 Haiti

82 Cuba

83 South Sudan

84 Dominican Republic

85 Czech Republic (Czechia)

86 Greece

87 Jordan

88 Portugal

89 Azerbaijan

90 Sweden

91 Honduras

92 United Arab Emirates

93 Hungary

94 Tajikistan

95 Belarus

96 Austria

97 Papua New Guinea

98 Serbia

99 Israel

100 Switzerland

101 Togo

102 Sierra Leone

103 Laos

104 Paraguay

105 Bulgaria

106 Libya

107 Lebanon

108 Nicaragua

109 Kyrgyzstan

110 El Salvador

111 Turkmenistan

112 Singapore

113 Denmark

114 Finland

115 Congo

116 Slovakia

117 Norway

118 Oman

119 State of Palestine

120 Costa Rica

121 Liberia

122 Ireland

123 Central African Republic

124 New Zealand

125 Mauritania

126 Panama

127 Kuwait

128 Croatia

129 Moldova

130 Georgia

131 Eritrea

132 Uruguay

133 Bosnia and Herzegovina

134 Mongolia

135 Armenia

136 Jamaica

137 Qatar

138 Albania

139 Lithuania

140 Namibia

141 Gambia

142 Botswana

143 Gabon

144 Lesotho

145 North Macedonia

146 Slovenia

147 Guinea-Bissau

148 Latvia

149 Bahrain

150 Equatorial Guinea

151 Trinidad and Tobago

152 Estonia

153 Timor-Leste

154 Mauritius

155 Cyprus

156 Eswatini

157 Djibouti

158 Fiji

159 Comoros

160 Guyana

161 Bhutan

162 Solomon Islands

163 Montenegro

164 Luxembourg

165 Suriname

166 Cabo Verde

167 Micronesia

168 Maldives

169 Malta

170 Brunei

171 Belize

172 Bahamas

173 Iceland

174 Vanuatu

175 Barbados

176 Sao Tome & Principe

177 Samoa

178 Saint Lucia

179 Kiribati

180 Grenada

181 St. Vincent & Grenadines

182 Tonga

183 Seychelles

184 Antigua and Barbuda

185 Andorra

186 Dominica

187 Marshall Islands

188 Saint Kitts & Nevis

189 Monaco

190 Liechtenstein

191 San Marino

192 Palau

193 Tuvalu

194 Nauru

195 Holy See