| Source | The World Factbook |
| Date | 01 Dec 2020 |
| Code | Country/Territory | Total area | Land area | Water area | Land area Share (%) | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sq km | sq mi | sq km | sq mi | sq km | S. America | World | S. America | World | ||
| ARG | Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1,073,518 | 2,736,690 | 1,056,641 | 43,710 | 15.8 | 1.84 | 2 | 8 |
| BOL | Bolivia | 1,098,581 | 424,164 | 1,083,301 | 418,265 | 15,280 | 6.25 | 0.727 | 5 | 28 |
| BRA | Brazil | 8,515,770 | 3,287,956 | 8,358,140 | 3,227,095 | 157,630 | 48.2 | 5.61 | 1 | 5 |
| CHL | Chile | 756,102 | 291,932 | 743,812 | 287,187 | 12,290 | 4.29 | 0.499 | 7 | 38 |
| COL | Colombia | 1,138,910 | 439,735 | 1,038,700 | 401,044 | 100,210 | 5.99 | 0.697 | 4 | 26 |
| ECU | Ecuador | 283,561 | 109,483 | 276,841 | 106,889 | 6,720 | 1.60 | 0.186 | 9 | 74 |
| FLK | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 12,173 | 4,700 | 12,173 | 4,700 | 0 | 0.0702 | 0.00817 | 13 | 163 |
| GUY | Guyana | 214,969 | 83,000 | 196,849 | 76,004 | 18,120 | 1.14 | 0.132 | 10 | 85 |
| PRY | Paraguay | 406,752 | 157,048 | 397,302 | 153,399 | 9,450 | 2.29 | 0.267 | 8 | 60 |
| PER | Peru | 1,285,216 | 496,224 | 1,279,996 | 494,209 | 5,220 | 7.38 | 0.859 | 3 | 20 |
| SGS | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | 3,903 | 1,507 | 3,903 | 1,507 | 0 | 0.0225 | 0.00262 | 14 | 176 |
| SUR | Suriname | 163,820 | 63,251 | 156,000 | 60,232 | 7,820 | 0.900 | 0.105 | 12 | 92 |
| URY | Uruguay | 176,215 | 68,037 | 175,015 | 67,574 | 1,200 | 1.01 | 0.118 | 11 | 91 |
| VEN | Venezuela | 912,050 | 352,144 | 882,050 | 340,561 | 30,000 | 5.09 | 0.592 | 6 | 33 |
| South America | 17,748,422 | 6,852,704 | 17,340,772 | 6,695,309 | 407,650 | 11.64 | 5 | |||