How Many Countries are there in the World?

Q: How many countries are there in the world in 2025?

As of 2025, there are 195 countries in the world — 193 are UN member states , and 2 are non-member observer states : the Holy See and Palestine.

Q: Which is the newest country in the world?

South Sudan is the newest country, gaining independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 .

Q: Is Taiwan considered a country?

Although Taiwan functions independently , it is not officially recognized by the UN due to diplomatic pressure from China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.

Q: Which continent has the most countries?

Africa has the highest number of countries, totaling 54 , followed by Asia with 48 .

List of countries in the world: Have you ever wondered how many countries are there in the world? so, here’s the answer, there are 195 countries in the world. Among them,the 193 countries are part of United Nations (UN) and they are Member States of the UN, and 2 countries are Non-Member Observer States – The Holy See and Palestine. There are 48 countries in Asia, 44 countries in Europe, 54 countries in Africa, 33 countries in Latin America, 14 in Oceania,and 2 countries in North America are there.

List of countries in the world

The Full list of countries in the world is updated over time due to various factors, including international relations, border disputes, and political developments. Below is the 195 country name list along with continent-wise countries names in the world. South Sudan is the newest country in the World, it was declared independence from Sudan on 9th July 2011.

List of Countries and Their Capitals

The number of total 195 countries and their capitals are mentioned below:

Sr No.	Country Name	Capital
1	Afghanistan	Kabul
2	Albania	Tirana
3	Algeria	Algiers
4	Andorra	Andorra la Vella
5	Angola	Luanda
6	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint John’s
7	Argentina	Buenos Aires
8	Armenia	Yerevan
9	Australia	Canberra
10	Austria	Vienna
11	Azerbaijan	Baku
12	Bahamas	Nassau
13	Bahrain	Manama
14	Bangladesh	Dhaka
15	Barbados	Bridgetown
16	Belarus	Minsk
17	Belgium	Brussels
18	Belize	Belmopan
19	Benin	Porto-Novo
20	Bhutan	Thimphu
21	Bolivia	Sucre
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo
23	Botswana	Gaborone
24	Brazil	Brasília
25	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan
26	Bulgaria	Sofia
27	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou
28	Burundi	Gitega
29	Cabo Verde	Praia
30	Cambodia	Phnom Penh
31	Cameroon	Yaoundé
32	Canada	Ottawa
33	Central African Republic	Bangui
34	Chad	N’Djamena
35	Chile	Santiago
36	China	Beijing
37	Colombia	Bogotá
38	Comoros	Moroni
39	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Kinshasa
40	Congo, Republic of the	Brazzaville
41	Costa Rica	San José
42	Croatia	Zagreb
43	Cuba	Havana
44	Cyprus	Nicosia
45	Czech Republic	Prague
46	Denmark	Copenhagen
47	Djibouti	Djibouti
48	Dominica	Roseau
49	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
50	Ecuador	Quito

Sr No.	Country Name	Capital
51	Egypt	Cairo
52	El Salvador	San Salvador
53	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo
54	Eritrea	Asmara
55	Estonia	Tallinn
56	Eswatini	Mbabane
57	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa
58	Fiji	Suva
59	Finland	Helsinki
60	France	Paris
61	Gabon	Libreville
62	Gambia	Banjul
63	Georgia	Tbilisi
64	Germany	Berlin
65	Ghana	Accra
66	Greece	Athens
67	Grenada	Saint George’s
68	Guatemala	Guatemala City
69	Guinea	Conakry
70	Guinea-Bissau	Bissau
71	Guyana	Georgetown
72	Haiti	Port-au-Prince
73	Honduras	Tegucigalpa
74	Hungary	Budapest
75	Iceland	Reykjavik
76	India	New Delhi
77	Indonesia	Jakarta
78	Iran	Tehran
79	Iraq	Baghdad
80	Ireland	Dublin
81	Israel	Jerusalem
82	Italy	Rome
83	Jamaica	Kingston
84	Japan	Tokyo
85	Jordan	Amman
86	Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan
87	Kenya	Nairobi
88	Kiribati	Tarawa
89	Korea, North	Pyongyang
90	Korea, South	Seoul
91	Kosovo	Pristina
92	Kuwait	Kuwait City
93	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
94	Laos	Vientiane
95	Latvia	Riga
96	Lebanon	Beirut
97	Lesotho	Maseru
98	Liberia	Monrovia
99	Libya	Tripoli
100	Liechtenstein	Vaduz

Sr No.	Country Name	Capital
101	Lithuania	Vilnius
102	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
103	Madagascar	Antananarivo
104	Malawi	Lilongwe
105	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
106	Maldives	Malé
107	Mali	Bamako
108	Malta	Valletta
109	Marshall Islands	Majuro
110	Mauritania	Nouakchott
111	Mauritius	Port Louis
112	Mexico	Mexico City
113	Micronesia	Palikir
114	Moldova	Chișinău
115	Monaco	Monaco
116	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar
117	Montenegro	Podgorica
118	Morocco	Rabat
119	Mozambique	Maputo
120	Myanmar (formerly Burma)	Naypyidaw
121	Namibia	Windhoek
122	Nauru	Yaren District (de facto)
123	Nepal	Kathmandu
124	Netherlands	Amsterdam
125	New Zealand	Wellington
126	Nicaragua	Managua
127	Niger	Niamey
128	Nigeria	Abuja
129	North Macedonia	Skopje
130	Norway	Oslo
131	Oman	Muscat
132	Pakistan	Islamabad
133	Palau	Ngerulmud
134	Panama	Panama City
135	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby
136	Paraguay	Asunción
137	Peru	Lima
138	Philippines	Manila
139	Poland	Warsaw
140	Portugal	Lisbon
141	Qatar	Doha
142	Romania	Bucharest
143	Russia	Moscow
144	Rwanda	Kigali
145	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre
146	Saint Lucia	Castries
147	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown
148	Samoa	Apia
149	San Marino	San Marino
150	Sao Tome and Principe	São Tomé

Sr No.	Country Name	Capital
151	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
152	Senegal	Dakar
153	Serbia	Belgrade
154	Seychelles	Victoria
155	Sierra Leone	Freetown
156	Singapore	Singapore
157	Slovakia	Bratislava
158	Slovenia	Ljubljana
159	Solomon Islands	Honiara
160	Somalia	Mogadishu
161	South Africa	Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
162	South Sudan	Juba
163	Spain	Madrid
164	Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
165	Sudan	Khartoum
166	Suriname	Paramaribo
167	Sweden	Stockholm
168	Switzerland	Bern
169	Syria	Damascus
170	Taiwan	Taipei
171	Tajikistan	Dushanbe
172	Tanzania	Dodoma
173	Thailand	Bangkok
174	Timor-Leste	Dili
175	Togo	Lomé
176	Tonga	Nukuʻalofa
177	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain
178	Tunisia	Tunis
179	Turkey	Ankara
180	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat
181	Tuvalu	Funafuti
182	Uganda	Kampala
183	Ukraine	Kyiv
184	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
185	United Kingdom	London
186	United States	Washington, D.C.
187	Uruguay	Montevideo
188	Uzbekistan	Tashkent
189	Vanuatu	Port Vila
190	Vatican City	Vatican City
191	Venezuela	Caracas
192	Vietnam	Hanoi
193	Yemen	Sana’a
194	Zambia	Lusaka
195	Zimbabwe	Harare

List of Countries by Continent 2025

Following are the Continent Wise number of countries list:

Continent Name	Total Number of Countries
Asia	48 Countries are there under Asia Continent
Europe	44 Countries are there under Europe Continent
Africa	54 Countries are there under Africa Continent
North America	23 Countries are there under North America Continent
Antarctica	No country as Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty System with no permanent population.
South America	12 Countries are there under South America Continent
Oceania	14 Countries are there under Oceania Continent

Number of Countries Not in the List

There are some countries in the world which are not an official country as per United Nations People often consider it as a country in the world but they are not a country itself. Following countries are excluded from the total of 195 countries in the world:

Taiwan – The UN has considered it represented by the People’s Republic of China.

The Cook Islands and Niue, both states in free association with New Zealand, are neither member states nor non-member observer states, although they are both recognized as having “full treaty-making capacity” and are members of a number of UN specialized organizations.

Dependencies (also known as dependent territories, dependent regions, and dependent dependencies) and regions of Special Sovereignty (also known as autonomous territories) are other countries that the UN has recognized as not having their own sovereign authority.

Top 10 Countries in World by GDP 2025

Following are the list of top 10 Countries in the world by GDP:

Countries	GDP In USD (billion)	GDP Per Capita (USD thousand)
United States Of America (U.S.A)	26,954	80.41
China	17,786	12.54
Japan	4,231	33.95
Germany	4,430	52.82
India	3,730	2.61
United Kingdom (U.K.)	3,332	48.91
France	3,052	46.32
Italy	2,190	37.15
Brazil	2,132	10.41
Canada	2,122	53.25

Top 10 Developed Countries in the World

All the countries in the world are not equally developed. Some countries are very developed while some countries are very poor. These developments are totally depends upon the political history, geography, education and industry. Here are top 10 developed countries in the world:

Switzerland
Norway
Iceland
Hong Kong
Australia
Denmark
Sweden
Ireland
Germany
Netherlands

Facts About Different Countries in the World

Here are some interesting Facts about different countries in the world:

1. Finland, the Happiest Country

This Nordic nation consistently tops the charts in happiness surveys, thanks to its emphasis on social welfare, education, and work-life balance. They even have an official “Ministry of Happiness”.

2. Iceland, the Renewable Energy Pioneer

This island nation runs entirely on renewable energy sources like geothermal and hydropower, setting a global example for sustainable development.

3. Japan, the Land of Ancient Traditions

Home to the oldest continuously operating company in the world (Kongo Gumi, founded in 578 AD), Japan seamlessly blends modern technology with centuries-old customs and rituals.

4. Bolivia, the Sky-High Lake

Nestled in the Andes Mountains, Bolivia boasts Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on Earth, sitting at a breathtaking 3,810 meters above sea level.

5. Mongolia, the Vast and Sparse

With only 1.9 people per square kilometer, Mongolia holds the title of the least densely populated country. This vast landscape offers stunning natural beauty and a glimpse into nomadic traditions.

6. Switzerland, the Tunnel King

This mountainous country boasts the most tunnels per capita globally, with over 170 tunnels for every 100,000 people. Talk about efficient transportation!

7. Vanuatu, the Shortest Anthem

This Pacific island nation holds the record for the world’s shortest national anthem, clocking in at a mere 11 words: “We stand united in God, Vanuatu!”

8. Tuvalu, the Low-Lying Gem

This island nation is the world’s lowest-lying, with its highest point only 4.5 meters above sea level. Climate change poses a significant threat to Tuvalu, raising awareness about environmental issues.

9. Bhutan, the Happiness Index

Unlike other countries that focus on GDP, Bhutan prioritizes happiness. They have a unique “Gross National Happiness” index, measuring the well-being of its citizens.

10. Canada, the Coastline King

This North American nation holds the title for the longest coastline in the world, stretching over 243,000 kilometers. From rugged Atlantic shores to Pacific fjords, Canada’s coastline offers endless beauty and adventure.

Conclusion

The world in 2025 consists of 195 recognized countries, each with its own unique culture, governance, and capital. Understanding the global distribution by continents and the economic strengths of nations offers insight into international affairs and development trends. While some regions are still disputed or lack full UN recognition, the geopolitical landscape continues to evolve, highlighting the importance of staying informed about global changes.

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