Whether you need a sorted list of every country for a school project, a geography quiz, or just general reference, you've come to the right place. Below you'll find all 195 countries in the world listed in alphabetical order. You can also use the tool above to paste in your own list of countries and sort them instantly.
The number 195 comes from the 193 member states of the United Nations, plus two observer states: the Holy See (Vatican City) and Palestine. Some lists count differently depending on whether they include territories, disputed regions, or places like Taiwan. For this page, we're sticking with the most commonly referenced 195.
Why Would You Need Countries in Alphabetical Order?
There are more reasons than you might think. Teachers building lesson plans for world geography classes need organized country lists all the time. Students working on reports or studying for tests find it way easier to work through countries when they're sorted A to Z. And if you've ever tried to fill out one of those "name every country in 15 minutes" quizzes, having a reference list afterward helps you figure out which ones you missed.
Beyond school, alphabetized country lists show up in business contexts too. Companies that operate across multiple regions often need sorted lists for dropdown menus, shipping forms, and internal documentation. Event organizers for anything from the Olympics to academic conferences arrange participating nations alphabetically as a standard practice.
A Few Interesting Things About Country Names
Sorting countries alphabetically turns up some fun patterns. The letter S has more countries starting with it than any other letter - over 25 of them, from Saint Kitts and Nevis all the way to Switzerland and Syria. On the other end, no countries start with the letter X, and only Yemen starts with Y.
Country names also change more often than people realize. Eswatini was Swaziland until 2018. Czech Republic is now often called Czechia. And Turkey officially changed its English-language name to Turkiye in 2022, though many lists still use Turkey. The list below uses the most commonly recognized English names as of early 2026.
Complete List of 195 Countries in Alphabetical Order
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Congo (Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Countries by Region
If you're looking at the full alphabetical list and want some geographic context, here's a rough breakdown. Africa has 54 countries - the most of any continent. Asia has 49. Europe has 44. The Americas combined have 35 (23 in North America and the Caribbean, 12 in South America). And Oceania rounds things out with 14 countries spread across the Pacific.
No matter what you need this list for, we hope having all 195 countries sorted and ready to go saves you some time. If you have your own partial list of countries that needs sorting, just paste it into the tool at the top of this page and hit the button. You can also check out our U.S. States in Alphabetical Order or Fruits in Alphabetical Order pages if you need those lists too.