World map in AD 1820 — territory by country

Frame AD 1820 — world borders from AD 1820 to AD 1821. 148 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Russian Empire (≈ 17.40 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (148, largest first)

RankCountryArea
1Russian Empire≈ 17.40 million km²
2Qing dynasty≈ 12.50 million km²
3Portuguese Empire≈ 8.09 million km²
4Spanish Empire≈ 7.83 million km²
5British Empire≈ 2.84 million km²
6Ottoman Empire≈ 2.67 million km²
7United States≈ 1.95 million km²
8Kazakh Khanate≈ 1.82 million km²
9Qajar dynasty≈ 1.67 million km²
10Río de la Plata≈ 1.39 million km²
11New Granada≈ 1.34 million km²
12Durrani Empire≈ 1.31 million km²
13British Empire≈ 861 thousand km²
14Union between Sweden and Norway≈ 804 thousand km²
15Khanate of Khiva≈ 738 thousand km²
16Myanmar≈ 698 thousand km²
17Austrian Empire≈ 692 thousand km²
18Sokoto Caliphate≈ 630 thousand km²
19Bourbon Restoration in France≈ 629 thousand km²
20Funj Sultanate≈ 627 thousand km²
21Muhammad Ali dynasty≈ 605 thousand km²
22Spain≈ 496 thousand km²
23Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)≈ 430 thousand km²
24Morocco≈ 388 thousand km²
25Great Britain≈ 384 thousand km²
26Emirate of Bukhara≈ 368 thousand km²
27Tokugawa shogunate≈ 363 thousand km²
28Cape Colony≈ 327 thousand km²
29Dutch East Indies≈ 326 thousand km²
30Paraguay≈ 322 thousand km²
31Nguyễn dynasty≈ 297 thousand km²
32Sultanate of Darfur≈ 294 thousand km²
33German Confederation≈ 282 thousand km²
34Wadai Sultanate≈ 280 thousand km²
35Chile≈ 247 thousand km²
36Mughal Empire≈ 241 thousand km²
37Ethiopian Empire≈ 240 thousand km²
38Joseon≈ 232 thousand km²
39Kanem–Bornu Empire≈ 228 thousand km²
40Regency of Algiers≈ 212 thousand km²
41Sikh Empire≈ 203 thousand km²
42Denmark–Norway≈ 182 thousand km²
43Khanate of Kokand≈ 175 thousand km²
44Imerina≈ 173 thousand km²
45Vientiane≈ 172 thousand km²
46Asante Empire≈ 153 thousand km²
47Nepal≈ 150 thousand km²
48Netherlands Antilles≈ 149 thousand km²
49Luang Prabang≈ 148 thousand km²
50Talpur dynasty≈ 148 thousand km²
51Khmer Empire≈ 115 thousand km²
52Lunda Empire≈ 112 thousand km²
53Greenland≈ 103 thousand km²
54Riau-Lingga Sultanate≈ 102 thousand km²
55Kingdom of Portugal≈ 96 thousand km²
56Imams of Yemen≈ 96 thousand km²
57Kingdom of the Two Sicilies≈ 91 thousand km²
58Beylik of Tunis≈ 88 thousand km²
59Maratha Empire≈ 83 thousand km²
60Oman≈ 79 thousand km²
61Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)≈ 78 thousand km²
62Kingdom of Bavaria≈ 76 thousand km²
63Karamanli dynasty≈ 76 thousand km²
64Wallachia≈ 74 thousand km²
65Trucial States≈ 73 thousand km²
66Bahrain≈ 73 thousand km²
67Netherlands≈ 71 thousand km²
68Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)≈ 69 thousand km²
69Sultanate of Sulu≈ 68 thousand km²
70Oyo Empire≈ 66 thousand km²
71Chiang Mai≈ 65 thousand km²
72Omanis≈ 65 thousand km²
73Johor Sultanate≈ 62 thousand km²
74Palembang Sultanate≈ 55 thousand km²
75Kingdom of Champasak≈ 42 thousand km²
76Moldavia≈ 42 thousand km²
77Aceh Sultanate≈ 42 thousand km²
78Serbs≈ 41 thousand km²
79Caliphate of Hamdullahi≈ 41 thousand km²
80Bhutan≈ 40 thousand km²
81Switzerland≈ 40 thousand km²
82Malacca Sultanate≈ 40 thousand km²
83Papal States≈ 39 thousand km²
84Sultanate of Banjar≈ 39 thousand km²
85First Empire of Haiti≈ 31 thousand km²
86Jambi Sultanate≈ 28 thousand km²
87Portuguese Empire≈ 27 thousand km²
88Zululand≈ 26 thousand km²
89Hawaiian Kingdom≈ 25 thousand km²
90Qatar≈ 25 thousand km²
91Sultan of Perak≈ 24 thousand km²
92Kingdom of Saxony≈ 18 thousand km²
93Kingdom of Württemberg≈ 17 thousand km²
94Sultan of Terengganu≈ 14 thousand km²
95Grand Duchy of Baden≈ 14 thousand km²
96Electorate of Hesse≈ 14 thousand km²
97Sultan of Selangor≈ 12 thousand km²
98Tanjungpura Kingdom≈ 11 thousand km²
99Duchy of Mecklenburg≈ 11 thousand km²
100Kedah Sultanate≈ 11 thousand km²
101Ségou Empire≈ 11 thousand km²
102Grand Duchy of Hesse≈ 11 thousand km²
103Bima Sultanate≈ 10 thousand km²
104Principality of Abkhazia≈ 9,758 km²
105Dutch Gold Coast≈ 9,081 km²
106Kelantan≈ 8,555 km²
107French India≈ 7,841 km²
108Bali≈ 7,719 km²
109Duchy of Parma and Piacenza≈ 7,460 km²
110Duchy of Modena and Reggio≈ 6,816 km²
111Kutai≈ 6,766 km²
112Negeri Sembilan≈ 5,900 km²
113Sultanate of Sambas≈ 5,844 km²
114Duchy of Nassau≈ 5,756 km²
115Kuwait≈ 5,500 km²
116Duchy of Oldenburg≈ 4,895 km²
117Duchy of Brunswick≈ 4,726 km²
118Hamengkubuwono≈ 4,177 km²
119Pontianak Sultanate≈ 4,061 km²
120Principality of Guria≈ 3,776 km²
121Surakarta Sunanate≈ 3,694 km²
122Mạc dynasty≈ 3,661 km²
123Saxe-Altenburg≈ 3,105 km²
124Grand Duchy of Berg≈ 2,942 km²
125Mempawah Kingdom≈ 2,937 km²
126Free City of Lübeck≈ 2,669 km²
127Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach≈ 2,642 km²
128Principality of Svaneti≈ 2,389 km²
129Principality of Reuss-Gera≈ 2,186 km²
130Duchy of Anhalt≈ 1,990 km²
131Sultan≈ 1,983 km²
132Free City of Cracow≈ 1,645 km²
133Hamburg≈ 1,479 km²
134Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen≈ 1,310 km²
135House of Schwarzburg≈ 1,210 km²
136Saxe-Meiningen≈ 1,148 km²
137Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont≈ 942 km²
138Grand Duchy of Tuscany≈ 938 km²
139House of Khalifa≈ 881 km²
140Principality of Lippe≈ 829 km²
141Danish Gold Coast≈ 718 km²
142Kingdom of Prussia≈ 594 km²
143Free City of Bremen≈ 495 km²
144Andorra≈ 380 km²
145Sultanate of Maguindanao≈ 373 km²
146Principality of Lichtenberg≈ 179 km²
147Free City of Frankfurt≈ 178 km²
148Monaco≈ 164 km²

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

Russian EmpireQing dynastyPortuguese EmpireSpanish EmpireBritish EmpireOttoman EmpireUnited StatesKazakh KhanateQajar dynastyRío de la PlataNew GranadaDurrani EmpireBritish EmpireUnion between Sweden and NorwayKhanate of KhivaMyanmarAustrian EmpireSokoto CaliphateBourbon Restoration in FranceFunj SultanateMuhammad Ali dynastySpainRattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)

New countries in this frame (14)

Chile · Myanmar · Talpur dynasty · Caliphate of Hamdullahi · Riau-Lingga Sultanate · Trucial States · Bahrain · Kingdom of Saxony · Zululand · Qatar · Saxe-Meiningen · House of Schwarzburg · Principality of Lichtenberg · Free City of Frankfurt

Countries that disappeared in this frame (5)

First Saudi state · Konbaung dynasty · Federal League (1815–1820) · Mexicans · Septinsular Republic

Directions of expansion (8)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

The world in AD 1820

32 events from the sources that fall in this frame, grouped by region.

China (2)

The Americas (30)

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Changes of power ◆

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