Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Greenland | 38,044.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
2 | Svalbard | 28,184.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
3 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3,876.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
4 | Pitcairn Islands | 979.17 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
5 | Western Sahara | 675.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
6 | Mongolia | 518.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
7 | French Guiana | 446.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
8 | Namibia | 395.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
9 | Christmas Island | 373.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
10 | Australia | 362.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
11 | Suriname | 339.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
12 | Iceland | 329.37 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
13 | Botswana | 317.74 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
14 | Mauritania | 306.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
15 | Libya | 285.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
16 | Canada | 273.8 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
17 | Guyana | 255.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 252.97 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
18 | Niue | 180.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
19 | Kazakhstan | 174.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
20 | Gabon | 173.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 148.31 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
21 | Central African Republic | 140.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
22 | Chad | 124.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
23 | Russia | 120.79 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
24 | Bolivia | 117.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
25 | Angola | 99.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
26 | Mali | 98.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
27 | Niger | 95.44 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
28 | Turkmenistan | 94.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
29 | Congo, Republic of the | 87.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
30 | New Caledonia | 82.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 78.1 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
31 | Saudi Arabia | 76.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
32 | Papua New Guinea | 76.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
33 | Belize | 75.7 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
34 | Algeria | 70.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
35 | Bhutan | 68.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
36 | Argentina | 67.6 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
37 | Norway | 66.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
38 | Somalia | 65.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
39 | New Zealand | 64.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
40 | Oman | 64.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
41 | Zambia | 63.48 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 61.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 59.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
42 | Sudan | 59.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
43 | Paraguay | 58.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
44 | Finland | 58.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
45 | Vanuatu | 56.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 55.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
46 | Saint Helena | 54.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 53.97 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 53.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
47 | Uruguay | 49.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 48.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 47.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 47.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
48 | Solomon Islands | 47.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
49 | Chile | 45.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
50 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.5 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
51 | Sweden | 45.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
52 | Djibouti | 45.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
53 | Peru | 43.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
54 | Brazil | 43.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 42.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 41.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 39.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 38.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 37.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
55 | Mozambique | 36.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 35.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
56 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
57 | Laos | 34.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
58 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 34.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 34.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
59 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
60 | Zimbabwe | 34.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
61 | Venezuela | 33.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
62 | Estonia | 33.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
63 | The Bahamas | 32.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
64 | United States | 30.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
65 | Madagascar | 29.02 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
66 | Liberia | 28.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
67 | Faroe Islands | 28.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
68 | Latvia | 28.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
69 | Cameroon | 25.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
70 | Guinea | 25.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
71 | South Africa | 25.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
72 | Iran | 24.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 23.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
73 | Colombia | 23.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 23.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
74 | Panama | 22.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
75 | Yemen | 22.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
76 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 22.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
77 | Eritrea | 22.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
78 | Tanzania | 22.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
79 | Palau | 21.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
80 | Belarus | 21.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
81 | Nicaragua | 20.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.64 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
82 | Montserrat | 20.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
83 | Ecuador | 19.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
84 | Tajikistan | 19.79 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
85 | Afghanistan | 19.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
86 | Fiji | 19.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 19.33 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
87 | Cook Islands | 19.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 18.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
89 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
90 | Lithuania | 18.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
91 | United Arab Emirates | 18.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
92 | Wallis and Futuna | 17.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
93 | Burkina Faso | 17.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.58 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
94 | Mexico | 17.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
95 | Ireland | 16.58 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
96 | Norfolk Island | 16.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
98 | Uzbekistan | 15.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
99 | Iraq | 15.31 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
100 | East Timor | 15.25 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
101 | Swaziland | 15.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
102 | Bulgaria | 15.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
103 | Georgia | 15.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
104 | Kenya | 15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
105 | Tunisia | 14.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
106 | Senegal | 14.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
107 | Jordan | 14.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
108 | Honduras | 14.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
109 | Lesotho | 14.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
110 | Qatar | 13.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
111 | Brunei | 13.82 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
112 | Burma | 13.77 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
113 | Ethiopia | 13.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 13.54 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
114 | Samoa | 13.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 13.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
115 | Ukraine | 13.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
116 | Malaysia | 13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
117 | Morocco | 12.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
118 | Benin | 12.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
119 | French Polynesia | 12.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
120 | Croatia | 12.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
121 | Cambodia | 12.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
122 | Spain | 12.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
123 | Greece | 12.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
124 | Egypt | 12.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
125 | Costa Rica | 12.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
126 | Cyprus | 11.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
127 | Sierra Leone | 11.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
129 | Turkey | 10.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
130 | Azerbaijan | 10.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
131 | Dominica | 10.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
132 | Romania | 10.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
133 | Austria | 10.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
134 | Slovenia | 10.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
135 | Ghana | 9.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
136 | Cuba | 9.7 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
137 | Armenia | 9.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
138 | Cape Verde | 9.45 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
139 | Syria | 9.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
140 | Hungary | 9.3 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
141 | Togo | 9.28 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
142 | Slovakia | 8.95 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
143 | France | 8.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
144 | Portugal | 8.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
145 | Guatemala | 8.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
146 | Poland | 7.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
147 | Thailand | 7.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
148 | Denmark | 7.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
149 | Moldova | 7.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
150 | Indonesia | 7.69 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
151 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
152 | Albania | 7.57 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
153 | Czech Republic | 7.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
154 | Kiribati | 7.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
155 | Anguilla | 7.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
156 | China | 7.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
157 | Tokelau | 6.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
158 | Kuwait | 6.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
159 | Malawi | 6.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.55 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
161 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
162 | Uganda | 6.37 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
163 | Nigeria | 6.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
164 | Tonga | 6.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
165 | The Gambia | 5.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
166 | Andorra | 5.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
167 | Seychelles | 5.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
168 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
169 | Cayman Islands | 5.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
170 | British Virgin Islands | 5.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
171 | Luxembourg | 5.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
172 | Switzerland | 5.25 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
174 | North Korea | 5.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
175 | Dominican Republic | 5.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
176 | Italy | 5.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
177 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
179 | Nepal | 4.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
180 | Liechtenstein | 4.64 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
181 | Pakistan | 4.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
182 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
183 | Germany | 4.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
184 | United Kingdom | 3.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
185 | Jamaica | 3.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
186 | Grenada | 3.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
187 | Saint Lucia | 3.8 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
188 | Vietnam | 3.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
189 | Guadeloupe | 3.77 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
191 | Reunion | 3.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
192 | Virgin Islands | 3.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
193 | Philippines | 3.1 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
194 | Haiti | 3.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
195 | Guam | 3.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
196 | American Samoa | 3.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
197 | Sri Lanka | 3.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
198 | Comoros | 2.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
199 | Burundi | 2.95 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
200 | Japan | 2.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
201 | El Salvador | 2.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
202 | Belgium | 2.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
203 | Marshall Islands | 2.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
204 | Israel | 2.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
205 | India | 2.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
206 | Lebanon | 2.58 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
207 | Rwanda | 2.45 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
208 | Martinique | 2.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
209 | West Bank | 2.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
210 | Puerto Rico | 2.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
211 | Tuvalu | 2.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
212 | San Marino | 2.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
213 | Netherlands | 2.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
214 | South Korea | 2.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
215 | Aruba | 1.9 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
216 | Saint Martin | 1.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
217 | Mayotte | 1.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
218 | Mauritius | 1.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
219 | Barbados | 1.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
220 | Nauru | 1.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
221 | Taiwan | 1.41 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
222 | Jersey | 1.27 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
223 | Guernsey | 1.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
224 | Bahrain | 0.926 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
225 | Bangladesh | 0.872 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
226 | Bermuda | 0.801 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
227 | Malta | 0.783 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
228 | Maldives | 0.777 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
229 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
230 | Gaza Strip | 0.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
231 | Gibraltar | 0.232 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
=232 | Hong Kong | 0.148 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
=232 | Singapore | 0.148 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
234 | Monaco | 0.059 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
235 | Macau | 0.052 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Land > Per capita
- Greenland ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Western Sahara ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Iceland ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Europe in 2008.
- Namibia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Australia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Mauritania ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Bolivia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Canada ranked second for area > land > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- Finland ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst European Union in 2008.