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Map of the World in 1815

In 1815, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 137 states, empires and other polities in the world. By the land they held , the largest were the Spanish Empire, the Russian Empire and the Portuguese Empire.

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Atlas map: The Fall (Jun 1815)
FROM THE ATLAS · THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS, CHAPTER 9: THE FALL (JUN 1815)

States and empires in the World in 1815

StateTerritoryWhole stateIn the data
Spanish Empire Wikipedia17.6 million km²17.6 million km²1516–1931
Russian Empire Wikipedia17.3 million km²17.3 million km²1721–1916
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia15.8 million km²15.8 million km²1502–1910
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia12.5 million km²12.5 million km²1645–1911
British Empire Wikipedia6.2 million km²6.2 million km²1706–1999
Company rule in India (British East India Company)3.4 million km²3.4 million km²1811–1819
Ottoman Empire Wikipedia2.2 million km²2.2 million km²1305–1923
Kazakh Khanate Wikipedia1.8 million km²1.8 million km²1468–1847
Qajar Iran Wikipedia1.7 million km²1.7 million km²1788–1923
United States of America Wikipedia1.6 million km²1.6 million km²1776–2024
Durrani Empire Wikipedia1.6 million km²1.6 million km²1748–1827
Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration) Wikipedia1.3 million km²1.3 million km²990–1848
Emirate of Diriyah Wikipedia968,000 km²968,000 km²1744–1819
Río de la Plata Wikipedia907,000 km²907,000 km²1811–1833
Maratha Empire Wikipedia857,000 km²857,000 km²1677–1845
United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway Wikipedia799,000 km²799,000 km²1815–1904
Khanate of Khiva Wikipedia737,000 km²737,000 km²1512–1919
Austrian Empire Wikipedia689,000 km²689,000 km²1806–1867
Konbaung Dynasty Wikipedia678,000 km²678,000 km²1741–1819
Funj Sultanate Wikipedia629,000 km²629,000 km²1507–1821
Sokoto Caliphate Wikipedia617,000 km²617,000 km²1805–1904
Muhammad Ali dynasty Wikipedia606,000 km²606,000 km²1805–1865
Federal League Wikipedia606,000 km²606,000 km²1814–1819
New Granada Wikipedia605,000 km²605,000 km²1811–1821
Kingdom of Spain Wikipedia495,000 km²495,000 km²1516–2024
Netherlands Wikipedia469,000 km²469,000 km²1811–2024
Siam Wikipedia432,000 km²432,000 km²1783–1931
Morocco Wikipedia388,000 km²388,000 km²1670–2024
Emirate of Bukhara Wikipedia368,000 km²368,000 km²1788–1919
Tokugawa Shogunate Wikipedia363,000 km²363,000 km²1600–1869
United Kingdom Wikipedia342,000 km²342,000 km²1709–2024
German Confederation Wikipedia341,000 km²341,000 km²1815–1867
Dutch East Indies Wikipedia327,000 km²327,000 km²1800–1949
Paraguay Wikipedia323,000 km²323,000 km²1811–2024
Mexican insurgents (War of Independence)312,000 km²312,000 km²1811–1819
Nguyễn dynasty Wikipedia298,000 km²298,000 km²1791–1884
Sultanate of Darfur Wikipedia296,000 km²296,000 km²1609–1876
British Cape Colony Wikipedia283,000 km²283,000 km²1796–1884
Wadai Empire Wikipedia281,000 km²281,000 km²1636–1910
Ethiopian Empire Wikipedia241,000 km²241,000 km²1272–1935

Also on the map: Mughal Empire, Joseon, Bornu Empire, Regency of Algiers, Denmark, Khanate of Kokand, Vientiane, Sultanate of Johor, Ashanti Empire, Nepal, Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Kingdom of Cambodia, Merina Kingdom, Kingdom of Lunda, Bamana Empire, Greenland, Kingdom of Portugal, Imamate of Yemen, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Oyo Empire, Beylik of Tunis, Kingdom of Sardinia, Karamanli Dynasty, Sultanate of Oman, Sultanate of Palembang, Principality of Wallachia, Kingdom of Bavaria, Sultanate of Brunei, Sultanate of Sulu, Chiangmai, Omani East Africa (Swahili coast), Sikh Empire, Kingdom of Champasak, Sultanate of Aceh, Principality of Moldavia, Serbia, Bhutan, Swiss Confederation, Sultanate of Malacca, Sultanate of Banjar, Papal States, Haiti, Sultanate of Jambi, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Sultanate of Perak, Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Berg, Sultanate of Terengganu, Grand Duchy of Baden, Sultanate of Selangor, Sultanate of Sukadana, Sultanate of Kedah, Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg, Electorate of Hesse, Sultanate of Bima, Principality of Abkhazia, Dutch Gold Coast, Kelantan, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Bali, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara, Negeri Sembilan, Sultanate of Sambas, Kuwait, Duchy of Nassau, Duchy of Oldenburg, Duchy of Brunswick, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Pontianak Kadriyah Sultanate, Principality of Guria, Surakarta Sunanate, Đại Việt, French India, Principality of Reuss-Gera, Septinsular Republic, Sultanate of Mempawah, Free City of Lübeck, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Principality of Svaneti, Netherlands Antilles, Sultanate of Bone, Saxe-Altenburg, Free City of Krakow, Duchy of Anhalt, Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, House of Khalifa, Free City of Hamburg, Principality of Lippe, Danish Gold Coast, Kingdom of Prussia, Principality of Andorra, Sultanate of Maguindanao, Free City of Bremen.

"In the data" gives the first and last year the dataset draws the state under this identity; states often existed earlier or later in another form.

What changed since 1800

New on the map: Company rule in India (British East India Company), Kingdom of France (Bourbon Restoration), Río de la Plata, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, Austrian Empire, Sokoto Caliphate, Muhammad Ali dynasty, Federal League, New Granada, Netherlands, German Confederation, Paraguay, Mexican insurgents (War of Independence), Imamate of Yemen, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Kingdom of Bavaria, Omani East Africa (Swahili coast), Serbia, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Berg, Grand Duchy of Baden, Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg, Electorate of Hesse, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Duchy of Nassau, Duchy of Oldenburg, Duchy of Brunswick and others.

Gone from the map: Habsburg Monarchy, French Consulate, Swedish Empire, Batavian Republic, Holy Roman Empire, Tây Sơn dynasty, Qasimids, Carnatic Sultanate, Nawab of Awadh, Kingdom of Naples (Napoleonic), Sultanate of Banten, Kingdom of Georgia, French Louisiana, Duchy of Bavaria, Helvetic Republic, Electorate of Saxony, Electorate of Hanover, British Ceylon, Kingdom of Imereti, Cispadane Republic, Sikh Confederacy, Principality of Mingrelia, Republic of Ragusa, New Netherland, Danish India, County of Urgell.

What comes next: 1830

Appear by 1830: Empire of Brazil, United Mexican States (federal republic), Gran Colombia, Bolivia, Republic of Peru, Emirate of Afghanistan, Emirate of Nejd, Burma, Talpur Dynasty, United Provinces of Central America, Republic of Chile, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Surinam (Dutch colony), Polish insurgents (November Uprising), Massina Empire, Riau-Lingga Sultanate, Trucial States, Greece, Caucasian Imamate, Zululand, Kingdom of Belgium, Qatar, Kingdom of Saxony, Sultanate of Sambaliung, French Algeria, Saxe-Meiningen, Principality of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen.

Gone by 1830: Company rule in India (British East India Company), Durrani Empire, Emirate of Diriyah, Konbaung Dynasty, Funj Sultanate, Federal League, New Granada, Mexican insurgents (War of Independence), Vientiane, Bamana Empire, Sultanate of Palembang, Principality of Wallachia, Principality of Moldavia, Grand Duchy of Berg, Sultanate of Kedah, Principality of Abkhazia, Sultanate of Sambas, Yogyakarta Sultanate, Pontianak Kadriyah Sultanate, Principality of Guria, Surakarta Sunanate, Septinsular Republic, Sultanate of Mempawah, Netherlands Antilles.

Read the history of 1815

Guided atlas chapters set near this date, each with its own map, causes and consequences:

Questions about this map

Which countries were in the World in 1815?

The map data draws 137 states and other polities in the World in 1815. The largest by land were the Spanish Empire, the Russian Empire, the Portuguese Empire, the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire.

What was the largest empire in the world in 1815?

Of the states on this map, the Spanish Empire held the most land in total: about 17.6 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore the World in 1815 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1815, zoom into any region, move through the years, and ask the history guide questions: it answers in plain words and draws places, armies and borders on the map.

About these borders

The borders come from Cliopatria (v0.2.1, Seshat Global History Databank, CC BY 4.0), the dataset behind our interactive map, with our audited name and border corrections. It records each state's territory year by year from 3400 BC to 2024. Borders before modern surveys are reconstructions: the data draws a state where it held control, and frontier zones, nomadic realms and loose overlordships are approximate. Areas are measured on an equal-area projection. Read how we make our maps.

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