In case that the capital is not the largest city, the third column gives the cities that are larger.
| Country |
Capital |
Cities larger than the capital |
| A |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
| Albania |
Tirana |
| Algeria |
Algiers |
| Andorra |
Andorra la Vella |
| Angola |
Luanda |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
St. John's |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires |
| Armenia |
Yerevan |
| Australia |
Canberra |
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Gold Coast |
| Austria |
Vienna |
| Azerbaijan |
Baku |
| B |
| Bahamas |
Nassau |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
| Barbados |
Bridgetown |
| Belarus |
Minsk |
| Belgium |
Brussels |
| Belize |
Belmopan |
Corozal Town, Dangriga, Orange Walk Town, San Ignacio Cayo, Belize City |
| Benin |
Porto-Novo (official), Cotonou (administrative) |
Cotonou |
| Bhutan |
Thimphu |
| Bolivia |
Sucre (official), La Paz (administrative) |
Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz is larger than La Paz; La Paz is larger than Sucre; metropolitan La Paz is larger than Santa Cruz) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Sarajevo |
| Botswana |
Gaborone |
| Brazil |
Brasília |
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte (metropolitan area), Salvador |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
| Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou |
| Burundi |
Bujumbura |
| C |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
| Cameroon |
Yaoundé |
Douala |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary (Ottawa's metropolitan area is larger than Calgary's; Greater Vancouver is larger than Ottawa's metropolitan area) |
| Cape Verde |
Praia |
| Central African Republic |
Bangui |
| Chad |
N'Djamena |
| Chile |
Santiago (official), Valparaíso (legislative) |
| China, People's Republic of |
Beijing |
Shanghai |
| Colombia |
Bogotá |
|
| Comoros |
Moroni |
| Congo Republic |
Brazzaville |
| Congo Democratic Republic |
Kinshasa |
| Costa Rica |
San José |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Yamoussoukro (official), Abidjan (administrative) |
Abidjan |
| Croatia |
Zagreb |
| Cuba |
Havana |
| Cyprus |
Nicosia |
| Czech Republic |
Prague |
| D |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
| Djibouti |
Djibouti City |
| Dominica |
Roseau |
| Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo |
| E |
| East Timor |
Dili |
| Ecuador |
Quito |
Guayaquil |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
| El Salvador |
San Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Malabo |
| Eritrea |
Asmara |
| Estonia |
Tallinn |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
| F |
| Fiji |
Suva |
| Finland |
Helsinki |
| France |
Paris |
| G |
| Gabon |
Libreville |
| Gambia, The |
Banjul |
| Georgia |
Tbilisi |
| Germany |
Berlin[1] |
| Ghana |
Accra |
| Greece |
Athens |
| Grenada |
St. George's |
| Guatemala |
Guatemala City |
| Guinea |
Conakry |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
| Guyana |
Georgetown |
| H |
| Haiti |
Port-au-Prince |
| Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary |
Budapest |
| I |
| Iceland |
Reykjavík |
| India |
New Delhi |
(Metropolitan area rank) Mumbai(1st), (Old) Delhi(2nd), Kolkata(3rd), Chennai(4th), Hyderabad(5th), Bangalore(6th), Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur, Nagpur, Vadodara, Cochin, Trivandrum (metropolitan ). |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
| Iran |
Tehran |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
| Ireland, Republic of |
Dublin |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
| Italy |
Rome |
| J |
| Jamaica |
Kingston |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
| Jordan |
Amman |
| K |
| Kazakhstan |
Astana |
Almaty, Shymkent |
| Kenya |
Nairobi |
| Kiribati |
South Tarawa |
| Korea, North |
Pyongyang |
| Korea, South |
Seoul |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
| L |
| Laos |
Vientiane |
| Latvia |
Riga |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
| Lesotho |
Maseru |
| Liberia |
Monrovia |
| Libya |
Tripoli |
| Liechtenstein |
Vaduz |
Schaan |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg City |
| M |
| Macedonia |
Skopje |
| Madagascar |
Antananarivo |
| Malawi |
Lilongwe |
Blantyre |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur (legislative; de facto), Putrajaya (administrative) |
Kuala Lumpur |
| Maldives |
Malé |
| Mali |
Bamako |
| Malta |
Valletta |
Birkirkara, Mosta, Qormi, Żabbar, St. Paul's Bay, Sliema, San Ġwann, Naxxar, Rabat, Żejtun, Żebbuġ, Fgura, Attard, Żurrieq, Ħamrun, Marsaskala, Birżebbuġa, Paola (Raħal Ġdid), Swieqi, Siġġiewi, St. Julian's, Msida, Tarxien, Mellieħa, Gżira, Victoria (Gozo) |
| Marshall Islands |
Majuro |
| Mauritania |
Nouakchott |
| Mauritius |
Port Louis |
| Mexico |
Mexico City |
| Micronesia |
Palikir |
Weno |
| Moldova |
Chişinău |
| Monaco |
Monaco-Ville |
Monte-Carlo, La Condamine |
| Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro |
Podgorica |
| Morocco |
Rabat |
Casablanca |
| Mozambique |
Maputo |
| Myanmar |
Naypyidaw (Pyinmana) |
Yangon, Mandalay etc |
| N |
| Namibia |
Windhoek |
| Nauru |
None (government offices in Yaren District) |
Denigomodu, Meneng, Aiwo |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu |
| Netherlands |
Amsterdam (official),
The Hague (administrative, legislative, and judicial) |
Rotterdam (Larger than The Hague; Amsterdam is the largest city) |
| New Zealand |
Wellington |
Auckland, Christchurch, Manukau, North Shore, Waitakere[2] |
| Nicaragua |
Managua |
| Niger |
Niamey |
| Nigeria |
Abuja |
Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Ogbomosho |
| Norway |
Oslo |
| O |
| Oman |
Muscat |
| P |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar |
| Palau |
Melekeok |
Koror, Meyuns, Airai |
| Panama |
Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea |
Port Moresby |
| Paraguay |
Asunción |
| Peru |
Lima |
| Philippines |
Manila |
Quezon City (both Manila and Quezon City are parts of the National Capital Region) |
| Poland |
Warsaw |
| Portugal |
Lisbon |
| Q |
| Qatar |
Doha |
| R |
| Romania |
Bucharest |
| Russia |
Moscow |
| Rwanda |
Kigali |
| S |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre |
| Saint Lucia |
Castries |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown |
| Samoa |
Apia |
| San Marino |
San Marino |
Serravalle |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Tomé |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
| Senegal |
Dakar |
| Serbia |
Belgrade |
| Seychelles |
Victoria |
| Sierra Leone |
Freetown |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava |
| Slovenia |
Ljubljana |
| Solomon Islands |
Honiara |
| Somalia |
Mogadishu |
| South Africa |
Pretoria (official, administrative, and executive),
Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Johannesburg is the largest city, Durban is slightly smaller than Cape Town but larger than Pretoria and Bloemfontein combined |
| Spain |
Madrid |
| Sri Lanka |
Colombo (official), Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) |
Kotte is suburb of Colombo |
| Sudan |
Khartoum |
Omdurman |
| Suriname |
Paramaribo |
| Swaziland |
Mbabane (official), Lobamba (legislative and royal) |
Manzini |
| Sweden |
Stockholm |
| Switzerland |
Bern |
Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne (narrowly) |
| Syria |
Damascus |
| T |
| Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
| Tanzania |
Dodoma (official), Dar es Salaam (administrative) |
Dar es Salaam, Mwanza |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
| Togo |
Lomé |
| Tonga |
Nukuʻalofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Port of Spain |
Chaguanas, San Fernando, San Juan |
| Tunisia |
Tunis |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
Istanbul |
| Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
| Tuvalu |
Funafuti |
| U |
| Uganda |
Kampala |
| Ukraine |
Kiev |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Dubai, Sharjah |
| United Kingdom |
London |
(Note: The City of London is the second-smallest city in the United Kingdom. What is commonly regarded internationally as "London" is the governmental area known as Greater London, which contains "The City" proper plus 32 boroughs surrounding it. The British government is actually based in the City of Westminster, which is now a borough but retains its "City" designation, presumably for historic reasons.) |
| United States |
Washington, D.C. |
New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Detroit, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Columbus, Austin, Memphis, Fort Worth, Baltimore, Charlotte, El Paso, Milwaukee, Boston, Seattle, Denver (Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area ranks 4th) |
| Uruguay |
Montevideo |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
| V |
| Vanuatu |
Port Vila |
| Vatican City |
Vatican City |
| Venezuela |
Caracas |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Ho Chi Minh City |
| Y |
| Yemen |
Sana'a |
| Z |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
| Zimbabwe |
Harare |
