Southern Hemisphere Countries 2025

Country	In Southern Hemisphere↑	Continent
Tanzania	Entirely	Africa
South Africa	Entirely	Africa
Argentina	Entirely	South America
Angola	Entirely	Africa
Mozambique	Entirely	Africa
Peru	Entirely	South America
Madagascar	Entirely	Africa
Australia	Entirely	Oceania
Malawi	Entirely	Africa
Zambia	Entirely	Africa
Chile	Entirely	South America
Zimbabwe	Entirely	Africa
Rwanda	Entirely	Africa
Burundi	Entirely	Africa
Bolivia	Entirely	South America
Papua New Guinea	Entirely	Oceania
Paraguay	Entirely	South America
New Zealand	Entirely	Oceania
Uruguay	Entirely	South America
Namibia	Entirely	Africa
Botswana	Entirely	Africa
Lesotho	Entirely	Africa
Equatorial Guinea	Entirely	Africa
Timor Leste	Entirely	Asia
Mauritius	Entirely	Africa
Eswatini	Entirely	Africa
Fiji	Entirely	Oceania
Comoros	Entirely	Africa
Reunion	Entirely	Africa
Solomon Islands	Entirely	Oceania
Mayotte	Entirely	Africa
Vanuatu	Entirely	Oceania
French Polynesia	Entirely	Oceania
Samoa	Entirely	Oceania
Seychelles	Entirely	Africa
Tonga	Entirely	Oceania
American Samoa	Entirely	Oceania
Cook Islands	Entirely	Oceania
Nauru	Entirely	Oceania
Wallis and Futuna	Entirely	Oceania
Tuvalu	Entirely	Oceania
Falkland Islands	Entirely	South America
Tokelau	Entirely	Oceania
Indonesia	Mostly	Asia
Brazil	Mostly	South America
DR Congo	Mostly	Africa
Ecuador	Mostly	South America
Republic of the Congo	Mostly	Africa
Gabon	Mostly	Africa
Kiribati	Mostly	Oceania
Kenya	Partially	Africa
Colombia	Partially	South America
Uganda	Partially	Africa
Somalia	Partially	Africa
Maldives	Partially	Asia
Sao Tome and Principe	Partially	Africa

Hemispheres are imaginary geographical divisions that split Earth into two equal halves at either the equator (for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres) or the prime meridian (for the Eastern and Western Hemispheres). The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth south of the equator, the imaginary horizontal line that encircles the planet midway between its geographical poles. The Southern Hemisphere contains at least a portion of five continents (all but North America and Europe) and touches four oceans: the Indian, South Atlantic, Southern/Antarctic, and South Pacific.

Geography of the Southern Hemisphere

The Northern and Southern hemispheres are notably distinct from one another. The Southern Hemisphere is made up of 80.9% water (compared to 60.7% in the Northern Hemisphere) and contains 1/3 (32.7%) of the Earth’s total land area and 10-12% of the global human population. This often results in reduced population density when compared to the Northern Hemisphere. Climates in the Southern Hemisphere tend to be milder than those at similar latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Southern Hemisphere’s greater percentage of water compared to land. It also experiences opposite seasons from the Northern Hemisphere, so summer occurs during the December-February months and winter in the June-August timeframe.

Countries of the Southern Hemisphere

Country	Continent	In Southern Hemisphere	Country	Continent	In Southern Hemisphere
Angola	Africa	All	Argentina	South America	All
Australia	Oceania	All	Bolivia	South America	All
Botswana	Africa	All	Brazil	South America	Most
Burundi	Africa	All	Chile	South America	All
Colombia	South America	Some	Comoros	Africa	All
DR Congo	Africa	Most	East Timor	Asia	All
Ecuador	South America	Most	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	All
Eswatini	Africa	All	Fiji	Oceania	All
Gabon	Africa	Most	Indonesia	Asia	Most
Kenya	Africa	Some	Kiribati	Oceania	Most
Lesotho	Africa	All	Madagascar	Africa	All
Malawi	Africa	All	Maldives	Asia	Some
Mauritius	Africa	All	Mozambique	Africa	All
Namibia	Africa	All	Nauru	Oceania	All
New Zealand	Oceania	All	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	All
Paraguay	South America	All	Peru	South America	All
Republic of the Congo	Africa	Most	Rwanda	Africa	All
Samoa	Oceania	All	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	Some
Seychelles	Africa	All	Solomon Islands	Oceania	All
Somalia	Africa	Some	South Africa	Africa	All
Tanzania	Africa	All	Tonga	Oceania	All
Tuvalu	Oceania	All	Uganda	Africa	Some
Uruguay	South America	All	Vanuatu	Oceania	All
Zambia	Africa	All	Zimbabwe	Africa	All

Population Overview

The population of the Southern Hemisphere is 800 million, only 10-12% of the total population of 7.3 billion. Two hundred million of these 800 million live in Brazil, the largest and third-most-populous country in the Southern Hemisphere. Another 141 million live on the Indonesian island of Java, the most populous island in the world. Because of the Southern Hemisphere demographics, Portuguese is the most spoken language, followed by Spanish and Javanese. Countries in the Southern Hemisphere are located in both the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

Continents of the Southern Hemisphere

Africa — Roughly 33% of this continent’s land area is located below the equator. As such, a large percentage of African countries are located either partially or completely in the Southern Hemisphere.
Asia — Most Asian countries are located on the Asian mainland, which is entirely located in the Northern Hemisphere. However, a few island nations and territories lie south of the equator, in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Asia also includes Indonesia, the world’s second-largest country by coastline and fourth-largest by total population.
Antarctica — The continent that includes the south pole is entirely located in the Southern Hemisphere. It has no independent countries, but many territories.
Oceania/Australia and the South Pacific — In addition to prominent United Nations members Australia and New Zealand, this region is home to a bewildering array of territories that aren’t yet considered independent countries.
South America — A full 90% of this continent’s land area lies below the equator. South American countries include Brazil, whose population of 215 million people makes it the most populated country in the Southern Hemisphere.

African Countries and Territories in the Southern Hemisphere

Country	In Southern Hemisphere	Country	In Southern Hemisphere	Country	In Southern Hemisphere
Angola	All	Botswana	All	Burundi	All
Comoros	All	DR Congo	Most	Equatorial Guinea	Some
Eswatini	All	Gabon	Some	Kenya	Some
Lesotho	All	Madagascar	All	Malawi	All
Mauritius	All	Mayotte (France)	All	Mozambique	All
Namibia	All	Republic of the Congo	All	Reunion (France)	All
Rwanda	All	Sao Tome and Principe	Some	Seychelles	All
Somalia	Some	South Africa	All	Tanzania	All
Uganda	Some	Zamibia	All	Zimbabwe	All

Asian Countries and Territories in the Southern Hemisphere

Most of Asia is located in the Northern Hemisphere, but the Southern Hemisphere does include a few Asian island nations. These include: the entirety of East Timor, most of Indonesia, and part of the Maldives. The Southern Hemisphere also includes many non-country territories such as the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Prince Edward Islands, Bouvet Island (Norway), Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Peter I Island, South Orkney Islands, and the South Shetland Islands.

Most of Asia is located in the Northern Hemisphere, with some islands situated in the Southern Hemisphere. These include:

Asian Countries in the Southern Hemisphere
Country	In Southern Hemisphere		Country	In Southern Hemisphere		Country	In Southern Hemisphere
East Timor	All		Indonesia	Most		Maldives	Some

Territories of Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere

The continent of Antarctica contains the geographic South Pole and is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. While there are no countries in Antarctica, several countries have claims on specific territories. These include the territories of mainland Antarctica as well as the following islands:

Balleny Islands (New Zealand)
Peter I Island (Norway)
South Orkney Islands (Argentina/U.K.)
South Shetland Islands (Argentina/Chile/U.K.)

Australia and Oceania countries and territories in the Southern Hemisphere

Australia	Nauru	Solomon Islands
Fiji	New Zealand	Tonga
Kiribati (mostly in S.H.)	Palau	Tuvalu
Marshall Islands	Papua New Guinea	Vanuatu
Micronesia	Samoa

In addition to the above countries, this region includes a vast array of island territories including Niue (New Zealand), Tokelau (New Zealand), New Caledonia (France), and American Samoa (U.S.).