Geography > Area > Water > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Canada | 26,832 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
2 | Guyana | 23,508.23 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
3 | Virgin Islands | 14,238.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
4 | The Bahamas | 12,587.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
5 | French Guiana | 9,272.76 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
6 | Iceland | 9,035.15 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
7 | Botswana | 8,141.9 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
8 | Gabon | 6,730.24 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
9 | Finland | 6,420.14 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
10 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,401.87 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4,885.96 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
11 | Liberia | 4,513.3 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
12 | Sweden | 4,314.91 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
13 | Suriname | 3,781.54 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
14 | Eritrea | 3,771.56 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
15 | Turkmenistan | 3,759.36 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
16 | Norway | 3,522.48 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
17 | Australia | 3,280.76 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
18 | Sudan | 3,227.62 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
19 | Mongolia | 3,132.43 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
20 | Kazakhstan | 3,096.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2,974.79 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
21 | Chad | 2,452.69 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
22 | Colombia | 2,226.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
23 | United States | 2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
24 | New Caledonia | 2,157.24 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2,143.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 1,893.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1,881.13 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1,859.97 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 1,831.35 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
25 | French Polynesia | 1,791.4 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
26 | Malawi | 1,751.38 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
27 | Papua New Guinea | 1,682.47 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
28 | Mali | 1,622.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
29 | Nicaragua | 1,597 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
30 | Solomon Islands | 1,565.41 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
31 | Estonia | 1,540.98 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
32 | Bolivia | 1,534.42 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
33 | Tanzania | 1,468.42 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
34 | Paraguay | 1,383.34 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
35 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,344.07 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
36 | Brunei | 1,311.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,293.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1,262.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 1,257.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
37 | Puerto Rico | 1,243.26 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 1,228.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,169.82 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
39 | Uganda | 1,158.19 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
40 | Venezuela | 1,135.73 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1,114.03 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
41 | Somalia | 1,079.65 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
42 | Zambia | 1,018.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 976.9 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 968.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
43 | Laos | 898.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 888.35 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 838.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
44 | Mozambique | 822.19 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
45 | Uzbekistan | 804.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
46 | Tunisia | 794.52 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
47 | Lithuania | 767.36 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
48 | The Gambia | 749.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
49 | Uruguay | 747.6 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
50 | Argentina | 746.01 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 717.44 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 690.86 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
51 | Panama | 667.74 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 665.01 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 661.81 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 637.88 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
52 | Russia | 564.31 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 558.14 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 540.24 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 534.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
53 | Belize | 531.09 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
54 | Ukraine | 514.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
55 | Chile | 495.32 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
56 | Namibia | 493.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
57 | Ecuador | 482.49 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
58 | Belarus | 480.79 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
59 | Netherlands | 459.17 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 453.27 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
60 | Mexico | 450.27 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
61 | Latvia | 445.35 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
62 | Burma | 434.69 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
63 | Armenia | 434.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 420.22 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
64 | Togo | 409.65 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
65 | Indonesia | 391.56 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
66 | Albania | 372.95 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
67 | Ghana | 364.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
68 | Kenya | 353.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 350.75 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
69 | Zimbabwe | 344.49 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
70 | Ireland | 334.45 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
71 | Senegal | 325.99 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
72 | Cameroon | 324.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
73 | Romania | 321.84 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
74 | Cambodia | 317.38 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
75 | Brazil | 282.44 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
76 | Madagascar | 274.42 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
77 | India | 273.87 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 269.6 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
78 | Tonga | 252.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
79 | Burundi | 250.83 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
80 | Benin | 234.4 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 221.01 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
82 | Poland | 213.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
83 | China | 203.41 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
84 | Switzerland | 200.49 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
85 | Iran | 182.16 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
86 | Peru | 178.88 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
87 | Iraq | 173.98 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
88 | Austria | 173.78 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 163.55 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
89 | Guadeloupe | 163.44 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
90 | Taiwan | 162.3 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
91 | Czech Republic | 155.56 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
92 | Pakistan | 145.95 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
93 | Swaziland | 141.74 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
94 | Turkey | 136.59 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
95 | Rwanda | 136.46 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
96 | Nepal | 135.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
97 | Spain | 129.41 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
98 | Congo, Republic of the | 128.1 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
99 | Denmark | 127.63 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
100 | Italy | 124 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 109.27 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
101 | Moldova | 109.15 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
102 | Greece | 106.31 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
103 | Costa Rica | 104.86 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
104 | South Africa | 98.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
105 | Germany | 94.67 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
106 | Cuba | 92.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
107 | Martinique | 91.72 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
108 | West Bank | 91.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
109 | Ethiopia | 90.18 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
110 | Mauritania | 89.16 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
111 | Nigeria | 88.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
112 | Egypt | 73.43 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
113 | Hungary | 69.48 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
114 | Bangladesh | 65.71 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
115 | Saint Lucia | 62.66 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
116 | Israel | 61.86 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
117 | Azerbaijan | 61.14 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
118 | Slovenia | 60.77 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
119 | Syria | 57.22 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
120 | Jamaica | 57.05 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
121 | Tajikistan | 55.46 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
122 | Jordan | 53.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
123 | United Kingdom | 53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
124 | Bulgaria | 49.57 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
125 | Vietnam | 48.77 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
126 | Malaysia | 47.48 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
127 | Samoa | 46.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
128 | El Salvador | 45.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
129 | Lebanon | 42.8 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
130 | Portugal | 41.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
131 | Sri Lanka | 41.18 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
132 | Djibouti | 39.51 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
133 | Dominican Republic | 36.81 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
134 | Guatemala | 35.38 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
135 | Thailand | 34.05 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
136 | Croatia | 28.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
137 | Burkina Faso | 26.2 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
138 | Honduras | 26.18 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
139 | Japan | 24.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
140 | Belgium | 24.03 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
141 | France | 22.94 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
142 | Niger | 22.6 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
143 | Haiti | 21.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
144 | Sierra Leone | 19.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
145 | Philippines | 19.05 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
146 | Guinea | 15.55 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
147 | Reunion | 12.7 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
148 | Cyprus | 12.62 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
149 | Slovakia | 8.25 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
150 | Mauritius | 7.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
151 | Morocco | 7.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
152 | Hong Kong | 7.12 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
153 | South Korea | 5.99 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
154 | North Korea | 5.54 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.66 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
156 | Singapore | 2.17 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
=157 | Montserrat | 0.0 | 2006 | ||
=157 | East Timor | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Christmas Island | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Jersey | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Svalbard | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Libya | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Barbados | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Andorra | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Palau | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Tuvalu | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Norfolk Island | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Anguilla | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Oman | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Niue | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Macau | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Guam | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Angola | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Tokelau | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Algeria | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Marshall Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Malta | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
=157 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0 | 2003 |