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Geography > Area > Water: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total water area in square kilometers.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 CanadaCanada 891,163 sq km 2013
2 RussiaRussia 720,500 sq km 2013
3 United StatesUnited States 664,709 sq km 2013
4 IndiaIndia 314,070 sq km 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 227,129.43 sq km 2013
5 SudanSudan 129,813 sq km 2010
6 IranIran 116,600 sq km 2013
7 EthiopiaEthiopia 104,300 sq km 2013
8 ColombiaColombia 100,210 sq km 2013
9 IndonesiaIndonesia 93,000 sq km 2013
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 83,361.08 sq km 2013
10 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 77,810 sq km 2013
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 70,624 sq km 2013
11 TanzaniaTanzania 61,500 sq km 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 61,029.2 sq km 2013
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 60,460.71 sq km 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 59,861.13 sq km 2013
12 AustraliaAustralia 58,920 sq km 2013
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 55,986.73 sq km 2013
13 BrazilBrazil 55,460 sq km 2013
14 British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean 54,340 sq km 2013
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 50,735.56 sq km 2013
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 45,490.98 sq km 2013
15 UgandaUganda 43,938 sq km 2013
16 ArgentinaArgentina 43,710 sq km 2013
17 SwedenSweden 39,960 sq km 2013
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 39,849.45 sq km 2013
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 39,182.15 sq km 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 37,038.11 sq km 2013
18 FinlandFinland 34,330 sq km 2013
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 33,387.69 sq km 2013
19 VenezuelaVenezuela 30,000 sq km 2013
20 ChinaChina 27,060 sq km 2013
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 25,662.48 sq km 2013
21 PakistanPakistan 25,220 sq km 2013
22 KazakhstanKazakhstan 25,200 sq km 2013
23 ChadChad 24,800 sq km 2013
24 MalawiMalawi 24,404 sq km 2013
25 UkraineUkraine 24,220 sq km 2013
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 23,388.49 sq km 2013
26 BurmaBurma 23,070 sq km 2013
27 UzbekistanUzbekistan 22,000 sq km 2013
28 VietnamVietnam 21,140 sq km 2013
29 MexicoMexico 20,430 sq km 2013
30 MaliMali 20,002 sq km 2013
31 NorwayNorway 19,520 sq km 2013
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 18,876.06 sq km 2013
32 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 18,170 sq km 2013
33 GuyanaGuyana 18,120 sq km 2013
34 EritreaEritrea 16,600 sq km 2013
35 BoliviaBolivia 15,280 sq km 2013
36 LiberiaLiberia 15,049 sq km 2013
37 BotswanaBotswana 15,000 sq km 2013
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 14,595.45 sq km 2013
38 TurkeyTurkey 13,930 sq km 2013
39 BangladeshBangladesh 13,830 sq km 2013
40 JapanJapan 13,430 sq km 2013
=41 NigeriaNigeria 13,000 sq km 2013
=41 MozambiqueMozambique 13,000 sq km 2013
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 12,476.05 sq km 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 12,451.43 sq km 2013
43 ChileChile 12,290 sq km 2013
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 12,057.5 sq km 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 11,440.33 sq km 2013
44 KenyaKenya 11,227 sq km 2013
45 GhanaGhana 11,000 sq km 2013
46 MongoliaMongolia 10,560 sq km 2013
47 NicaraguaNicaragua 10,380 sq km 2013
48 SomaliaSomalia 10,320 sq km 2013
49 GabonGabon 10,000 sq km 2013
50 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 9,980 sq km 2013
Densely populated countries averageDensely populated countries average (profile) 9,738.29 sq km 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 9,595.56 sq km 2013
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 9,521.74 sq km 2013
51 ParaguayParaguay 9,450 sq km 2013
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 9,368 sq km 2013
52 ZambiaZambia 9,220 sq km 2013
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 9,100.72 sq km 2013
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 8,592.62 sq km 2013
53 RomaniaRomania 8,500 sq km 2013
54 PolandPoland 8,430 sq km 2013
55 GermanyGermany 8,350 sq km 2013
56 TunisiaTunisia 8,250 sq km 2013
57 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8,150 sq km 2013
58 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 8,005 sq km 2013
59 SurinameSuriname 7,820 sq km 2013
60 NetherlandsNetherlands 7,650 sq km 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 7,486.11 sq km 2013
61 ItalyItaly 7,200 sq km 2013
62 EcuadorEcuador 6,720 sq km 2013
63 SpainSpain 6,390 sq km 2013
=64 LaosLaos 6,000 sq km 2013
=64 EgyptEgypt 6,000 sq km 2013
66 MadagascarMadagascar 5,501 sq km 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5,301.14 sq km 2013
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 5,280.6 sq km 2013
67 PeruPeru 5,220 sq km 2013
68 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 4,921 sq km 2013
69 BelarusBelarus 4,700 sq km 2013
70 South AfricaSouth Africa 4,620 sq km 2013
71 CambodiaCambodia 4,520 sq km 2013
72 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 4,460 sq km 2013
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4,362.89 sq km 2013
73 SenegalSenegal 4,192 sq km 2013
74 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 3,971 sq km 2013
75 ZimbabweZimbabwe 3,910 sq km 2013
76 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3,870 sq km 2013
77 NepalNepal 3,830 sq km 2013
78 TaiwanTaiwan 3,720 sq km 2013
79 HungaryHungary 3,420 sq km 2013
80 FranceFrance 3,374 sq km 2013
81 EstoniaEstonia 2,840 sq km 2013
82 South KoreaSouth Korea 2,800 sq km 2013
83 IcelandIceland 2,750 sq km 2013
84 CameroonCameroon 2,730 sq km 2013
85 LithuaniaLithuania 2,620 sq km 2013
86 TajikistanTajikistan 2,590 sq km 2013
87 TogoTogo 2,400 sq km 2013
88 BulgariaBulgaria 2,390 sq km 2013
89 LatviaLatvia 2,340 sq km 2013
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 2,335 sq km 2013
90 ThailandThailand 2,230 sq km 2013
91 BurundiBurundi 2,150 sq km 2013
92 BeninBenin 2,000 sq km 2013
93 French GuianaFrench Guiana 1,850 sq km 2006
94 PhilippinesPhilippines 1,830 sq km 2013
95 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,730 sq km 2013
Southern Europe averageSouthern Europe average (profile) 1,725.56 sq km 2013
Western Europe averageWestern Europe average (profile) 1,693.33 sq km 2013
96 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,680 sq km 2013
97 RwandaRwanda 1,670 sq km 2013
98 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1,620 sq km 2013
99 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1,564 sq km 2013
100 SyriaSyria 1,550 sq km 2013
101 ArmeniaArmenia 1,540 sq km 2013
102 AustriaAustria 1,426 sq km 2013
103 IrelandIreland 1,390 sq km 2013
104 AlbaniaAlbania 1,350 sq km 2013
105 GreeceGreece 1,310 sq km 2013
106 The GambiaThe Gambia 1,295 sq km 2013
107 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,280 sq km 2013
108 UruguayUruguay 1,200 sq km 2013
109 MalaysiaMalaysia 1,190 sq km 2013
110 PanamaPanama 1,080 sq km 2013
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 1,065.95 sq km 2013
111 CubaCuba 1,040 sq km 2013
112 NamibiaNamibia 1,002 sq km 2013
113 Sri LankaSri Lanka 980 sq km 2013
114 MoldovaMoldova 960 sq km 2013
115 IraqIraq 950 sq km 2013
116 SlovakiaSlovakia 930 sq km 2013
117 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 910 sq km 2013
118 DenmarkDenmark 660 sq km 2013
=119 PortugalPortugal 620 sq km 2013
=119 CroatiaCroatia 620 sq km 2013
121 JordanJordan 540 sq km 2013
=122 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 500 sq km 2013
=122 BruneiBrunei 500 sq km 2013
124 IsraelIsrael 440 sq km 2013
125 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 400 sq km 2013
126 MontenegroMontenegro 360 sq km 2013
127 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 350 sq km 2013
128 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 340 sq km 2013
129 El SalvadorEl Salvador 320 sq km 2013
=130 NigerNiger 300 sq km 2013
=130 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 300 sq km 2013
132 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 280 sq km 2013
=133 MoroccoMorocco 250 sq km 2013
=133 BelgiumBelgium 250 sq km 2013
135 West BankWest Bank 220 sq km 2013
136 HondurasHonduras 200 sq km 2013
137 HaitiHaiti 190 sq km 2013
138 LebanonLebanon 170 sq km 2013
=139 SwazilandSwaziland 160 sq km 2013
=139 BelizeBelize 160 sq km 2013
=139 JamaicaJamaica 160 sq km 2013
142 GuineaGuinea 140 sq km 2013
143 North KoreaNorth Korea 130 sq km 2013
144 SloveniaSlovenia 122 sq km 2013
145 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 120 sq km 2013
146 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 74 sq km 2006
147 Hong KongHong Kong 50 sq km 2013
=148 Costa RicaCosta Rica 40 sq km 2013
=148 MartiniqueMartinique 40 sq km 2006
150 TongaTonga 30 sq km 2013
151 DjiboutiDjibouti 20 sq km 2013
=152 SamoaSamoa 10 sq km 2013
=152 MauritiusMauritius 10 sq km 2013
=152 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 10 sq km 2013
=152 SingaporeSingapore 10 sq km 2013
=152 CyprusCyprus 10 sq km 2013
=152 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 10 sq km 2013
=152 ReunionReunion 10 sq km 2006
=159 MaltaMalta 0.0 2013
=159 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2013
=159 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2013
=159 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Isl+ 0.0 2013
=159 Bouvet IslandBouvet Island 0.0 2013
=159 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2013
=159 Navassa IslandNavassa Island 0.0 2013
=159 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2013
=159 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2013
=159 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2013
=159 Midway IslandsMidway Islands 0.0 2013
=159 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.0 2013
=159 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 0.0 2013
=159 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 0.0 2013
=159 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2013
=159 AngolaAngola 0.0 2013
=159 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.0 2013
=159 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2013
=159 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2013
=159 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Howland IslandHowland Island 0.0 2013
=159 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2013
=159 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2013
=159 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2013
=159 GuamGuam 0.0 2013
=159 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2013
=159 Jan MayenJan Mayen 0.0 2013
=159 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0 2013
=159 MacauMacau 0.0 2013
=159 YemenYemen 0.0 2013
=159 NiueNiue 0.0 2013
=159 OmanOman 0.0 2013
=159 Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll 0.0 2013
=159 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2013
=159 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0 2013
=159 ArubaAruba 0.0 2013
=159 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2013
=159 Jarvis IslandJarvis Island 0.0 2013
=159 SerbiaSerbia 0.0 2013
=159 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2013
=159 Coral Sea IslandsCoral Sea 0.0 2013
=159 MauritaniaMauritania 0.0 2013
=159 AnguillaAnguilla 0.0 2013
=159 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2013
=159 QatarQatar 0.0 2013
=159 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 0.0 2013
=159 FijiFiji 0.0 2013
=159 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 0.0 2013
=159 KosovoKosovo 0.0 2013
=159 GuernseyGuernsey 0.0 2013
=159 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0 2013
=159 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 0.0 2013
=159 TuvaluTuvalu 0.0 2013
=159 PalauPalau 0.0 2013
=159 GibraltarGibraltar 0.0 2013
=159 AndorraAndorra 0.0 2013
=159 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2013
=159 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2013
=159 Isle of ManIsle of Man 0.0 2013
=159 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2013
=159 Clipperton IslandClipperton 0.0 2013
=159 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2013
=159 Wake IslandWake Island 0.0 2013
=159 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2013
=159 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2013
=159 LibyaLibya 0.0 2013
=159 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2013
=159 NauruNauru 0.0 2013
=159 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2013
=159 Gaza StripGaza Strip 0.0 2013
=159 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2013
=159 SvalbardSvalbard 0.0 2013
=159 JerseyJersey 0.0 2013
=159 Spratly IslandsSpratly Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 0.0 2013
=159 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2013
=159 Christmas IslandXmas Island 0.0 2013
=159 DominicaDominica 0.0 2013
=159 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ 0.0 2013
=159 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 0.0 2013
=159 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Kingman ReefKingman Reef 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 0.0 2013
=159 East TimorEast Timor 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0.0 2013
=159 ComorosComoros 0.0 2013
=159 MontserratMontserrat 0.0 2013
=159 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2013
=159 Paracel IslandsParacel Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll 0.0 2013
=159 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 0.0 2011
=159 MayotteMayotte 0.0 2011
=159 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.0 2003

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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Water

  • India ranked first for area > water amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Canada ranked first for area > water amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Russia ranked first for area > water amongst Europe in 2013.
  • United States ranked third for area > water globally in 2013.
  • Sudan ranked first for area > water amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
  • Colombia ranked first for area > water amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for area > water amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
  • Indonesia ranked first for area > water amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • Sweden ranked first for area > water amongst European Union in 2013.
  • Brazil ranked second for area > water amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2013.
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