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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Greenland | 7,209.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
2 | Mongolia | 613.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
3 | Namibia | 405.8 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
4 | Australia | 380.8 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
5 | Suriname | 363.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 352.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
6 | Iceland | 347.09 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
7 | Mauritania | 334.18 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
8 | Botswana | 329.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
9 | Canada | 309.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
10 | Libya | 300.6 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
11 | Guyana | 286.16 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 231.02 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
12 | Gabon | 193.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
13 | Kazakhstan | 179.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
14 | Central African Republic | 154.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
15 | Chad | 131.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
16 | Oman | 120.57 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
17 | Bolivia | 119.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
18 | Russia | 119.47 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 111.46 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
19 | Turkmenistan | 100.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
20 | Mali | 91.74 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
21 | Niger | 90.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
22 | Saudi Arabia | 86.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
23 | Congo, Republic of the | 85.52 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
24 | New Caledonia | 79.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
25 | Belize | 78.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
26 | Papua New Guinea | 78.62 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
27 | Angola | 78.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
28 | Somalia | 77.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
29 | Bhutan | 73.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
30 | Algeria | 72.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
31 | Argentina | 71.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
32 | Norway | 70.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
33 | Sudan | 69.16 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
34 | Paraguay | 68.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
35 | New Zealand | 66 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
36 | Zambia | 64.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
37 | Finland | 64.46 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 61.92 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
38 | Solomon Islands | 60.49 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 60 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 59.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
39 | Vanuatu | 57.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 56.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 56.39 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
40 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 53.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
41 | Uruguay | 53.31 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 52.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 51.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 49.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
42 | Sweden | 49.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
43 | Chile | 46.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 46.4 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
44 | Peru | 45.95 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
45 | Brazil | 45.68 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 45.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 43.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
46 | The Bahamas | 42.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 42.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
47 | Laos | 41.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 41.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.75 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
49 | Mozambique | 40.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
50 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 36.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 36.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
51 | Venezuela | 34.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
52 | Liberia | 33.92 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
53 | Estonia | 33.6 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 33.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
54 | United States | 32.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
55 | Madagascar | 31.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
56 | Zimbabwe | 30.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
57 | Djibouti | 29.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
58 | Cameroon | 29.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
59 | Faroe Islands | 28.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
60 | Latvia | 28.08 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
61 | Guinea | 27.31 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 26.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
62 | Eritrea | 26.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
63 | South Africa | 26 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
64 | Colombia | 25.4 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
65 | Nicaragua | 25.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 25.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
66 | Yemen | 25.17 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 24.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
67 | Tanzania | 24.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
68 | Iran | 24.15 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 23.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
69 | Panama | 23.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
70 | Palau | 22.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
71 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.77 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
72 | Afghanistan | 21.79 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
73 | Tajikistan | 21.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
74 | Fiji | 21.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
75 | Ecuador | 21.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
76 | Belarus | 21.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 20.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 20.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
77 | Burkina Faso | 20.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
78 | Lithuania | 19.12 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
79 | Mexico | 19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
80 | United Arab Emirates | 18.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
82 | Uzbekistan | 17.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
83 | Kenya | 16.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
84 | Lesotho | 16.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
85 | Ireland | 16.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
86 | Senegal | 16.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
87 | Iraq | 16.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
88 | Jordan | 16.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
89 | Tunisia | 16.31 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
90 | French Polynesia | 15.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
91 | Georgia | 15.58 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
92 | Honduras | 15.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
93 | Ethiopia | 15.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
94 | Brunei | 15.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
95 | Samoa | 15.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
96 | Swaziland | 15.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
97 | East Timor | 15.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
98 | Morocco | 14.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
99 | Bulgaria | 14.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 13.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 13.74 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
100 | Qatar | 13.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
101 | Egypt | 13.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
102 | Burma | 13.39 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
103 | Benin | 13.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.11 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
105 | Malaysia | 13.01 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
106 | Sierra Leone | 12.98 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
107 | Cambodia | 12.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
108 | Ukraine | 12.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
109 | Croatia | 12.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
110 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
111 | Cyprus | 12.21 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
112 | Greece | 11.88 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
113 | Costa Rica | 11.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
114 | Spain | 11.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
115 | Romania | 11.02 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
116 | Turkey | 10.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
117 | Ghana | 10.79 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
118 | Dominica | 10.42 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
119 | Azerbaijan | 10.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
120 | Austria | 10.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
121 | Slovenia | 10.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
122 | Armenia | 9.88 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
123 | Cuba | 9.84 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
124 | Syria | 9.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
125 | Togo | 9.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
126 | Hungary | 9.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
127 | Malawi | 9.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
128 | Albania | 9.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
129 | Slovakia | 9.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
130 | France | 9.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
131 | Portugal | 8.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
132 | Moldova | 8.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
133 | Guatemala | 8.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
134 | Indonesia | 8.63 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
135 | Uganda | 8.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
136 | Poland | 8.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
137 | Thailand | 7.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
138 | Denmark | 7.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
139 | Cape Verde | 7.95 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
140 | Czech Republic | 7.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
142 | The Gambia | 7.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
143 | Kiribati | 7.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
144 | China | 7.36 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
145 | Tonga | 7.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
146 | Andorra | 7.07 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
147 | Kuwait | 7.03 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
148 | Nigeria | 6.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
149 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
151 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
152 | Cayman Islands | 5.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
153 | Luxembourg | 5.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
154 | Switzerland | 5.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
155 | Seychelles | 5.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
156 | Nepal | 5.42 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
157 | North Korea | 5.36 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
159 | Dominican Republic | 5.15 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
160 | Italy | 5.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
161 | Pakistan | 5.11 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
162 | Liechtenstein | 4.6 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
163 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
164 | Germany | 4.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
165 | Jamaica | 4.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
166 | United Kingdom | 4.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
167 | Vietnam | 3.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.93 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
169 | Saint Lucia | 3.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
170 | Comoros | 3.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
171 | Burundi | 3.69 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
172 | Philippines | 3.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
173 | American Samoa | 3.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
174 | Sri Lanka | 3.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.28 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
176 | Haiti | 3.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
177 | Guam | 3.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
178 | Virgin Islands | 3.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
179 | Grenada | 3.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
180 | Israel | 3.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
181 | El Salvador | 3.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
182 | India | 3 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
183 | Japan | 2.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
=184 | Rwanda | 2.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
=184 | Belgium | 2.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
186 | Marshall Islands | 2.85 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
187 | Lebanon | 2.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
188 | Netherlands | 2.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
189 | Puerto Rico | 2.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
190 | San Marino | 2.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
191 | Mayotte | 2.08 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
192 | South Korea | 2.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
193 | Aruba | 1.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
194 | Mauritius | 1.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
195 | Barbados | 1.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
196 | Bangladesh | 1.01 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
197 | Bahrain | 0.977 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
198 | Maldives | 0.911 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
199 | Malta | 0.793 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
200 | Bermuda | 0.787 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
201 | Singapore | 0.161 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
202 | Hong Kong | 0.157 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
203 | Macau | 0.061 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
204 | Monaco | 0.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita
- Australia ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Greenland has had the highest surface area > sq. km > per capita since 1961.
- Iceland ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
- Mauritania ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Russia ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Namibia ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Bolivia ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- Finland ranked first for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
- Canada ranked second for surface area > sq. km > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
- Mongolia ranked second for surface area > sq. km > per capita globally in 2005.