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Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 GreenlandGreenland 7,209.1 km² 2005
2 MongoliaMongolia 620.03 km² 2005
3 NamibiaNamibia 406.65 km² 2005
4 AustraliaAustralia 379.57 km² 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 351.77 km² 2005
5 IcelandIceland 347.11 km² 2005
6 SurinameSuriname 326.85 km² 2005
7 MauritaniaMauritania 325.96 km² 2005
8 LibyaLibya 314.52 km² 2005
9 BotswanaBotswana 310.12 km² 2005
10 CanadaCanada 309.01 km² 2005
11 GuyanaGuyana 282.55 km² 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 231.11 km² 2005
12 GabonGabon 194.04 km² 2005
13 KazakhstanKazakhstan 179.9 km² 2005
14 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 157.28 km² 2005
15 ChadChad 128.22 km² 2005
16 OmanOman 122.7 km² 2005
17 RussiaRussia 119.44 km² 2005
18 BoliviaBolivia 117.44 km² 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 111.09 km² 2005
19 MaliMali 103.86 km² 2005
20 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 102.8 km² 2005
21 NigerNiger 96.1 km² 2005
22 BelizeBelize 84.47 km² 2005
23 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 81 km² 2005
24 SudanSudan 79.33 km² 2005
25 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 79.27 km² 2005
26 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 75.93 km² 2005
27 AngolaAngola 75.35 km² 2005
28 SomaliaSomalia 75.31 km² 2005
29 BhutanBhutan 72.26 km² 2005
30 ArgentinaArgentina 71.94 km² 2005
31 AlgeriaAlgeria 70.13 km² 2005
32 NorwayNorway 70.04 km² 2005
33 ParaguayParaguay 68.89 km² 2005
34 ZambiaZambia 65.62 km² 2005
35 New ZealandNew Zealand 65.44 km² 2005
36 FinlandFinland 64.46 km² 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 61.84 km² 2005
37 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 61.58 km² 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 60.23 km² 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 60.1 km² 2005
38 VanuatuVanuatu 58.22 km² 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 56.54 km² 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 56.51 km² 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 53.58 km² 2005
39 UruguayUruguay 53 km² 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 52.4 km² 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 51.69 km² 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 49.92 km² 2005
40 SwedenSweden 49.87 km² 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 47.08 km² 2005
41 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 46.47 km² 2005
42 PeruPeru 46.36 km² 2005
43 ChileChile 46.31 km² 2005
44 BrazilBrazil 45.74 km² 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 45.12 km² 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 44.47 km² 2005
45 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 43.4 km² 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 42.98 km² 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 42.64 km² 2005
46 The BahamasThe Bahamas 42.18 km² 2005
47 LaosLaos 40.89 km² 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 40.02 km² 2005
48 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 38.72 km² 2005
49 MozambiqueMozambique 38.15 km² 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 36.7 km² 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 36.42 km² 2005
50 VenezuelaVenezuela 34.13 km² 2005
51 LiberiaLiberia 34.06 km² 2005
52 EstoniaEstonia 33.6 km² 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 32.71 km² 2005
53 United StatesUnited States 32.59 km² 2005
54 MadagascarMadagascar 32.1 km² 2005
55 ZimbabweZimbabwe 30.74 km² 2005
56 DjiboutiDjibouti 29.87 km² 2005
57 LatviaLatvia 28.08 km² 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 27.2 km² 2005
58 ColombiaColombia 26.44 km² 2005
59 AfghanistanAfghanistan 26.23 km² 2005
60 YemenYemen 26.22 km² 2005
61 CameroonCameroon 26.21 km² 2005
62 South AfricaSouth Africa 25.83 km² 2005
63 GuineaGuinea 25.67 km² 2005
64 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 25.41 km² 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 25.19 km² 2005
65 TanzaniaTanzania 24.34 km² 2005
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 24.27 km² 2005
66 EritreaEritrea 24.23 km² 2005
67 NicaraguaNicaragua 23.83 km² 2005
68 IranIran 23.49 km² 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 23.47 km² 2005
69 PalauPalau 23.11 km² 2005
70 PanamaPanama 22.44 km² 2005
71 FijiFiji 22.21 km² 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 21.49 km² 2005
72 BelarusBelarus 21.48 km² 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 21.02 km² 2005
73 TajikistanTajikistan 20.95 km² 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 20.61 km² 2005
74 EcuadorEcuador 20.58 km² 2005
75 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 20.41 km² 2005
76 United Arab EmiratesUAE 20.15 km² 2005
77 LithuaniaLithuania 19.13 km² 2005
78 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 18.54 km² 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 17.88 km² 2005
79 MexicoMexico 17.68 km² 2005
80 SenegalSenegal 17.45 km² 2005
81 UzbekistanUzbekistan 17.1 km² 2005
82 IrelandIreland 16.89 km² 2005
83 JordanJordan 16.41 km² 2005
84 TunisiaTunisia 16.31 km² 2005
85 HondurasHonduras 16.25 km² 2005
86 KenyaKenya 16.22 km² 2005
87 IraqIraq 16.01 km² 2005
88 GeorgiaGeorgia 15.98 km² 2005
89 SamoaSamoa 15.78 km² 2005
90 LesothoLesotho 15.76 km² 2005
91 SwazilandSwaziland 15.72 km² 2005
92 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 15.69 km² 2005
93 BruneiBrunei 15.69 km² 2005
94 East TimorEast Timor 15.13 km² 2005
95 MoroccoMorocco 14.82 km² 2005
96 EthiopiaEthiopia 14.5 km² 2005
97 BulgariaBulgaria 14.34 km² 2005
98 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 14.01 km² 2005
99 EgyptEgypt 13.95 km² 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 13.85 km² 2005
100 BeninBenin 13.76 km² 2005
101 CambodiaCambodia 13.55 km² 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 13.54 km² 2005
102 BurmaBurma 13.48 km² 2005
103 QatarQatar 13.4 km² 2005
104 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 13.2 km² 2005
105 UkraineUkraine 12.81 km² 2005
106 MalaysiaMalaysia 12.76 km² 2005
107 CroatiaCroatia 12.73 km² 2005
108 GreeceGreece 11.88 km² 2005
109 Costa RicaCosta Rica 11.83 km² 2005
110 SpainSpain 11.64 km² 2005
111 TurkeyTurkey 11.57 km² 2005
112 GhanaGhana 11.16 km² 2005
113 RomaniaRomania 11.02 km² 2005
114 DominicaDominica 10.63 km² 2005
115 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 10.32 km² 2005
116 TogoTogo 10.25 km² 2005
117 AustriaAustria 10.19 km² 2005
118 SyriaSyria 10.19 km² 2005
119 SloveniaSlovenia 10.13 km² 2005
120 ArmeniaArmenia 9.88 km² 2005
121 CubaCuba 9.82 km² 2005
122 MoldovaMoldova 9.41 km² 2005
123 HungaryHungary 9.22 km² 2005
124 MalawiMalawi 9.17 km² 2005
125 SlovakiaSlovakia 9.1 km² 2005
126 AlbaniaAlbania 9 km² 2005
127 CyprusCyprus 8.96 km² 2005
128 PortugalPortugal 8.73 km² 2005
129 FranceFrance 8.73 km² 2005
130 GuatemalaGuatemala 8.59 km² 2005
131 IndonesiaIndonesia 8.48 km² 2005
132 Cape VerdeCape Verde 8.42 km² 2005
133 UgandaUganda 8.39 km² 2005
134 PolandPoland 8.19 km² 2005
135 KiribatiKiribati 8.07 km² 2005
136 DenmarkDenmark 7.95 km² 2005
137 The GambiaThe Gambia 7.87 km² 2005
138 ThailandThailand 7.83 km² 2005
139 KuwaitKuwait 7.76 km² 2005
140 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 7.71 km² 2005
141 TongaTonga 7.43 km² 2005
142 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 7.41 km² 2005
143 ChinaChina 7.36 km² 2005
144 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7.33 km² 2005
145 NigeriaNigeria 6.62 km² 2005
146 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 6.59 km² 2005
147 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6.21 km² 2005
148 NepalNepal 5.82 km² 2005
149 AndorraAndorra 5.76 km² 2005
150 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5.57 km² 2005
151 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.55 km² 2005
152 SeychellesSeychelles 5.55 km² 2005
153 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 5.35 km² 2005
154 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5.33 km² 2005
155 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 5.22 km² 2005
156 ItalyItaly 5.14 km² 2005
157 North KoreaNorth Korea 5.06 km² 2005
158 PakistanPakistan 5.04 km² 2005
159 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 4.61 km² 2005
160 GermanyGermany 4.33 km² 2005
161 JamaicaJamaica 4.15 km² 2005
162 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.05 km² 2005
163 VietnamVietnam 4 km² 2005
164 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 3.96 km² 2005
165 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 3.75 km² 2005
166 ComorosComoros 3.71 km² 2005
167 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 3.59 km² 2005
168 BurundiBurundi 3.58 km² 2005
169 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.5 km² 2005
170 GuamGuam 3.47 km² 2005
171 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.46 km² 2005
172 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 3.46 km² 2005
173 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 3.38 km² 2005
174 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.34 km² 2005
175 GrenadaGrenada 3.3 km² 2005
176 IsraelIsrael 3.18 km² 2005
177 HaitiHaiti 3 km² 2005
178 JapanJapan 2.96 km² 2005
179 IndiaIndia 2.92 km² 2005
180 BelgiumBelgium 2.91 km² 2005
181 RwandaRwanda 2.79 km² 2005
182 LebanonLebanon 2.61 km² 2005
183 NetherlandsNetherlands 2.54 km² 2005
184 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2.34 km² 2005
185 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.06 km² 2005
186 San MarinoSan Marino 2.02 km² 2005
187 ArubaAruba 1.9 km² 2005
188 MauritiusMauritius 1.64 km² 2005
189 BarbadosBarbados 1.57 km² 2005
190 MaldivesMaldives 1.01 km² 2005
191 BangladeshBangladesh 1.01 km² 2005
192 BahrainBahrain 0.807 km² 2005
193 MaltaMalta 0.792 km² 2005
194 BermudaBermuda 0.779 km² 2005
195 SingaporeSingapore 0.164 km² 2005
196 Hong KongHong Kong 0.16 km² 2005
197 MacauMacau 0.0602 km² 2005
198 MonacoMonaco 0.0577 km² 2005

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Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000

  • Australia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Monaco has ranked last for surface area > sq. km per 1000 since 1961.
  • Greenland has had the highest surface area > sq. km per 1000 since 1961.
  • Iceland ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Mauritania ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Namibia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Bolivia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Finland ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Canada ranked second for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
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