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Map of the World in 1910

In 1910, the historical border data behind our interactive map draws 79 states, empires and other polities in the world. By the land they held , the largest were the British Empire, the Russian Empire and the French Third Republic.

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Atlas map: A Great Power (1910)
FROM THE ATLAS · REMAKING THE STATE, CHAPTER 6: A GREAT POWER (1910)

States and empires in the World in 1910

StateTerritoryWhole stateIn the data
British Empire Wikipedia29.1 million km²29.1 million km²1706–1999
Russian Empire Wikipedia22.2 million km²22.2 million km²1721–1916
French Third Republic Wikipedia12.2 million km²12.2 million km²1871–1939
Qing Dynasty Wikipedia11.1 million km²11.1 million km²1645–1911
French Africa Wikipedia10.2 million km²10.2 million km²1846–1957
United States of America Wikipedia9.8 million km²9.8 million km²1776–2024
Brazilian Republic Wikipedia8.6 million km²8.6 million km²1890–2024
British Africa Wikipedia8.2 million km²8.2 million km²1885–1960
Commonwealth of Australia Wikipedia7.8 million km²7.8 million km²1905–2024
British Raj Wikipedia4.9 million km²4.9 million km²1859–1947
Argentina Wikipedia2.8 million km²2.8 million km²1834–1929
German Africa Wikipedia2.3 million km²2.3 million km²1871–1918
Belgian Congo Wikipedia2.3 million km²2.3 million km²1890–1962
Ottoman Empire Wikipedia2.2 million km²2.2 million km²1305–1923
Netherlands Wikipedia2.1 million km²2.1 million km²1811–2024
Mexico2.0 million km²2.0 million km²1868–2024
Portuguese Empire Wikipedia2.0 million km²2.0 million km²1502–1910
Dutch East Indies Wikipedia2.0 million km²2.0 million km²1800–1949
Kingdom of Portugal Wikipedia1.9 million km²1.9 million km²1147–1911
Qajar Iran Wikipedia1.6 million km²1.6 million km²1788–1923
Bolivia Wikipedia1.3 million km²1.3 million km²1825–2024
Republic of Peru Wikipedia1.3 million km²1.3 million km²1822–2024
Republic of Colombia Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.1 million km²1866–2024
Ethiopian Empire Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.1 million km²1272–1935
British Gold Coast Wikipedia1.1 million km²1.1 million km²1873–1960
Venezuela Wikipedia941,000 km²941,000 km²1811–2024
Ottoman Tripolitania Wikipedia881,000 km²881,000 km²1840–1911
Spanish Empire Wikipedia840,000 km²840,000 km²1516–1931
Kingdom of Spain Wikipedia840,000 km²840,000 km²1516–2024
Republic of Chile Wikipedia817,000 km²817,000 km²1812–2024
German Empire Wikipedia815,000 km²815,000 km²1871–1918
French Indochina Wikipedia793,000 km²793,000 km²1860–1957
United Kingdom Wikipedia745,000 km²745,000 km²1709–2024
Austria-Hungary Wikipedia676,000 km²676,000 km²1868–1918
Emirate of Afghanistan Wikipedia644,000 km²644,000 km²1828–1925
Italian Africa Wikipedia590,000 km²590,000 km²1890–1943
Siam Wikipedia524,000 km²524,000 km²1783–1931
Empire of Japan Wikipedia514,000 km²514,000 km²1868–1946
Kingdom of Sweden Wikipedia456,000 km²456,000 km²980–2024
Emirate of Nejd Wikipedia376,000 km²376,000 km²1824–1925

Also on the map: Morocco, Kingdom of Norway, Wadai Empire, Kingdom of Italy, Republic of Ecuador, Korean Empire, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Denmark, Paraguay, Surinam (Dutch colony), Nepal, Republic of Nicaragua, Romania, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, Republic of Cuba, Honduras, Guatemala, Greenland, Republic of Liberia, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Emirate of Jabal Shammar, Republic of Panama, Greece, Colony of Natal (British), Republic of Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Serbia, Sultanate of Aceh, Swiss Confederation, Kingdom of Bhutan, Haiti, Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of El Salvador, New Hebrides, Sultanate of Kedah, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Kedah-Perlis District, Principality of Andorra.

"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 1900

New on the map: Commonwealth of Australia, Kingdom of Sweden, Emirate of Nejd, Kingdom of Norway, Republic of Cuba, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Republic of Panama.

Gone from the map: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, Sokoto Caliphate, Principality of Bulgaria, Sultanate of Jambi, Swaziland, Sultanate of Terengganu, Kelantan, Cretan State, Qatar, Bali.

What comes next: 1914

Appear by 1914: Republic of China, Portuguese Republic, Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, Tibet, Imamate of Oman, Albania, Qatar.

Gone by 1914: Qing Dynasty, Portuguese Empire, Kingdom of Portugal, Ottoman Tripolitania, Morocco, Wadai Empire, Korean Empire, Colony of Natal (British), Sultanate of Aceh, Sultanate of Kedah, Kedah-Perlis District.

Read the history of 1910

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 1910?

The map data draws 79 states and other polities in the World in 1910. The largest by land were the British Empire, the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, the Qing Dynasty and the French Africa.

What was the largest empire in the world in 1910?

Of the states on this map, the British Empire held the most land in total: about 29.1 million km² in the reconstruction used here. Ancient and frontier borders are approximate, so treat areas as estimates.

Can I explore the World in 1910 interactively?

Yes. Open the interactive map at 1910, 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.

World in other years

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