How Many Countries Does Each Continent Have?

The world has 195 countries. Africa has 54, Europe has 43 packed into 10.5 million km² (4.07 million mi² ), and South America, bigger than Europe, has just 12. The Caribbean part of North America alone has more independent nations than all of South America. Full ranking with population data for all 195 countries is here: https://vividmaps.com/countries-by-continent/ Maps worth putting on your wall, from Amazon (affiliate links): 🗺️ World Political Map Poster: https://amzn.to/4kPSpCg 🌍 Desktop World Globe: https://amzn.to/4aMMQQv 🗺️ Scratch-Off World Map Poster: https://amzn.to/4auQ2RP