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DEFINITION: Total water area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 CanadaCanada 26.75 sq km 2008
2 GuyanaGuyana 23.36 sq km 2008
3 The BahamasThe Bahamas 11.11 sq km 2008
4 IcelandIceland 8.66 sq km 2008
5 BotswanaBotswana 7.76 sq km 2008
6 GabonGabon 6.74 sq km 2008
7 FinlandFinland 6.34 sq km 2008
8 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 5.35 sq km 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.87 sq km 2008
9 SwedenSweden 4.23 sq km 2008
10 LiberiaLiberia 4.1 sq km 2008
11 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3.83 sq km 2005
12 SudanSudan 3.81 sq km 2008
13 MongoliaMongolia 3.56 sq km 2008
14 SurinameSuriname 3.49 sq km 2008
15 NorwayNorway 3.43 sq km 2008
16 EritreaEritrea 3.42 sq km 2005
17 AustraliaAustralia 3.22 sq km 2008
18 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.03 sq km 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 2.96 sq km 2008
19 ChadChad 2.25 sq km 2008
20 ColombiaColombia 2.22 sq km 2008
21 United StatesUnited States 2.19 sq km 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.11 sq km 2008
22 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1.99 sq km 2008
23 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1.93 sq km 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 1.89 sq km 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1.87 sq km 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.81 sq km 2008
24 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.81 sq km 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.8 sq km 2005
25 MalawiMalawi 1.73 sq km 2008
26 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.63 sq km 2008
27 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.52 sq km 2008
28 MaliMali 1.52 sq km 2008
29 ParaguayParaguay 1.52 sq km 2008
30 EstoniaEstonia 1.5 sq km 2008
31 BoliviaBolivia 1.44 sq km 2008
32 TanzaniaTanzania 1.39 sq km 2008
33 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.35 sq km 2008
34 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.32 sq km 2008
35 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.31 sq km 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.3 sq km 2005
36 BruneiBrunei 1.29 sq km 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1.27 sq km 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 1.25 sq km 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 1.21 sq km 2005
37 UgandaUganda 1.14 sq km 2008
38 SomaliaSomalia 1.13 sq km 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1.12 sq km 2005
39 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.07 sq km 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.05 sq km 2005
40 LaosLaos 0.977 sq km 2008
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 0.959 sq km 2005
41 ZambiaZambia 0.955 sq km 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.889 sq km 2005
42 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.824 sq km 2008
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 0.82 sq km 2005
43 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.806 sq km 2008
44 TunisiaTunisia 0.799 sq km 2008
45 UruguayUruguay 0.776 sq km 2008
46 MozambiqueMozambique 0.769 sq km 2008
47 LithuaniaLithuania 0.767 sq km 2005
48 ArgentinaArgentina 0.761 sq km 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.705 sq km 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.694 sq km 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.659 sq km 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.654 sq km 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.628 sq km 2008
49 PanamaPanama 0.622 sq km 2008
50 RussiaRussia 0.559 sq km 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 0.559 sq km 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.549 sq km 2005
51 BelizeBelize 0.545 sq km 2008
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.541 sq km 2005
52 UkraineUkraine 0.514 sq km 2005
53 NamibiaNamibia 0.494 sq km 2005
54 BelarusBelarus 0.486 sq km 2005
55 ChileChile 0.484 sq km 2008
56 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.465 sq km 2008
57 EcuadorEcuador 0.463 sq km 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.448 sq km 2008
58 LatviaLatvia 0.441 sq km 2008
59 ArmeniaArmenia 0.433 sq km 2008
60 MexicoMexico 0.431 sq km 2008
61 AlbaniaAlbania 0.428 sq km 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 0.412 sq km 2005
62 BurmaBurma 0.406 sq km 2008
63 TogoTogo 0.401 sq km 2008
64 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.397 sq km 2008
65 GhanaGhana 0.369 sq km 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.355 sq km 2005
66 KenyaKenya 0.346 sq km 2008
67 SenegalSenegal 0.342 sq km 2008
68 RomaniaRomania 0.333 sq km 2008
69 CambodiaCambodia 0.324 sq km 2008
70 IrelandIreland 0.314 sq km 2008
71 CameroonCameroon 0.306 sq km 2008
72 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.306 sq km 2008
73 TongaTonga 0.291 sq km 2008
74 BrazilBrazil 0.289 sq km 2008
75 MadagascarMadagascar 0.276 sq km 2008
76 IndiaIndia 0.268 sq km 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.265 sq km 2005
77 BurundiBurundi 0.253 sq km 2008
78 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.244 sq km 2008
79 BeninBenin 0.223 sq km 2008
80 PolandPoland 0.216 sq km 2008
81 ChinaChina 0.204 sq km 2008
82 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.199 sq km 2008
83 PeruPeru 0.182 sq km 2008
84 AustriaAustria 0.171 sq km 2008
85 IraqIraq 0.167 sq km 2008
86 IranIran 0.165 sq km 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.161 sq km 2005
87 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.153 sq km 2008
88 NepalNepal 0.152 sq km 2008
89 PakistanPakistan 0.151 sq km 2008
90 TurkeyTurkey 0.14 sq km 2008
91 SwazilandSwaziland 0.139 sq km 2008
92 RwandaRwanda 0.136 sq km 2008
93 MoldovaMoldova 0.132 sq km 2008
94 DenmarkDenmark 0.127 sq km 2008
95 ItalyItaly 0.121 sq km 2008
96 SpainSpain 0.115 sq km 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.107 sq km 2005
97 GreeceGreece 0.101 sq km 2008
98 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.0979 sq km 2005
99 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0971 sq km 2008
100 GermanyGermany 0.095 sq km 2008
101 CubaCuba 0.0921 sq km 2005
102 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0901 sq km 2008
103 MauritaniaMauritania 0.0876 sq km 2008
104 NigeriaNigeria 0.086 sq km 2008
105 EgyptEgypt 0.0795 sq km 2008
106 HungaryHungary 0.0687 sq km 2008
107 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0682 sq km 2008
108 SloveniaSlovenia 0.0604 sq km 2008
109 IsraelIsrael 0.0602 sq km 2008
110 JamaicaJamaica 0.0595 sq km 2008
111 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0579 sq km 2008
112 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0571 sq km 2008
113 JordanJordan 0.0569 sq km 2008
114 SyriaSyria 0.0555 sq km 2008
115 TajikistanTajikistan 0.055 sq km 2008
116 SamoaSamoa 0.0545 sq km 2008
117 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.0526 sq km 2008
118 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.052 sq km 2008
119 VietnamVietnam 0.0493 sq km 2008
120 BulgariaBulgaria 0.0472 sq km 2008
121 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.044 sq km 2008
122 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.043 sq km 2008
123 PortugalPortugal 0.0414 sq km 2008
124 LebanonLebanon 0.0406 sq km 2008
125 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0359 sq km 2008
126 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.0337 sq km 2008
127 ThailandThailand 0.0337 sq km 2008
128 CroatiaCroatia 0.0289 sq km 2008
129 HondurasHonduras 0.0273 sq km 2008
130 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.0273 sq km 2008
131 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0247 sq km 2008
132 JapanJapan 0.0242 sq km 2008
133 BelgiumBelgium 0.0233 sq km 2008
134 FranceFrance 0.022 sq km 2006
135 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.0217 sq km 2008
136 NigerNiger 0.0204 sq km 2008
137 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.0202 sq km 2008
138 HaitiHaiti 0.0197 sq km 2008
139 GuineaGuinea 0.0146 sq km 2005
140 CyprusCyprus 0.00928 sq km 2008
141 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.00832 sq km 2008
142 MoroccoMorocco 0.00808 sq km 2008
143 MauritiusMauritius 0.00788 sq km 2008
144 Hong KongHong Kong 0.00719 sq km 2008
145 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.00592 sq km 2008
146 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.00536 sq km 2008
147 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.00316 sq km 2008
148 SingaporeSingapore 0.00207 sq km 2008
=149 East TimorEast Timor 0.0 2005
=149 DominicaDominica 0.0 2005
=149 MonacoMonaco 0.0 2005
=149 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.0 2005
=149 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 2005
=149 BahrainBahrain 0.0 2005
=149 LibyaLibya 0.0 2005
=149 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 2005
=149 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.0 2005
=149 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 0.0 2005
=149 BarbadosBarbados 0.0 2005
=149 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.0 2005
=149 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.0 2005
=149 AndorraAndorra 0.0 2005
=149 PalauPalau 0.0 2005
=149 TuvaluTuvalu 0.0 2005
=149 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0 2005
=149 FijiFiji 0.0 2005
=149 QatarQatar 0.0 2005
=149 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2005
=149 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.0 2005
=149 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2005
=149 ArubaAruba 0.0 2005
=149 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0 2005
=149 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.0 2005
=149 OmanOman 0.0 2005
=149 YemenYemen 0.0 2005
=149 MacauMacau 0.0 2005
=149 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0 2005
=149 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.0 2005
=149 GuamGuam 0.0 2005
=149 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2005
=149 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 2005
=149 San MarinoSan Marino 0.0 2005
=149 BermudaBermuda 0.0 2005
=149 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.0 2005
=149 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 2005
=149 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.0 2005
=149 AngolaAngola 0.0 2005
=149 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 0.0 2005
=149 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.0 2005
=149 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.0 2005
=149 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 2005
=149 GrenadaGrenada 0.0 2005
=149 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2005
=149 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2005
=149 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2005
=149 MaltaMalta 0.0 2005
=149 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2005
=149 ComorosComoros 0.0 2005

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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Water per 1000

  • Canada ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2008.
  • Guyana ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2008.
  • Iceland ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Finland ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst European Union in 2008.
  • Colombia ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
  • Turkmenistan ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Botswana ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
  • France ranked last for area > water per 1000 amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
  • Russia ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Eastern Europe in 2008.
  • Eritrea ranked first for area > water per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
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