HISTORY
Empires
Largest Empires by Non-Contiguous Land Area
This list features the largest empires in world history by non-contiguous land area.
RANK | EMPIRE | WORLD LAND AREA | LAND AREA | DURATION |
1 | British Empire | 26.35% | 382,163,040,000 sq ft (13.71 million sq mi) | 1583–1997 |
2 | Spanish Empire | 10.17% | 147,333,600,000 sq ft (5.29 million sq mi) | 1492–1898 |
3 | Second French Colonial Empire | 8.53% | 123,561,600,000 sq ft (4.44 million sq mi) | 1830–1960 |
4 | Abbasid Caliphate | 8.24% | 119,523,600,000 sq ft (4.29 million sq mi) | 750–1258 |
5 | Umayyad Caliphate | 8.24% | 119,523,600,000 sq ft (4.29 million sq mi) | 661–750 |
6 | Empire of Brazil | 6.19% | 89,556,480,000 sq ft (3.22 million sq mi) | 1822–1889 |
7 | Empire of Japan | 5.49% | 79,670,400,000 sq ft (2.86 million sq mi) | 1868–1947 |
8 | Iberian Union | 5.27% | 76,443,360,000 sq ft (2.74 million sq mi) | 1580–1640 |
9 | Second Portuguese Empire | 4.08% | 59,121,600,000 sq ft (2.12 million sq mi) | 1822–1975 |
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