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Geography > Area > Water > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Canada 26,832 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
2 Guyana 23,508.23 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
3 Virgin Islands 14,238.89 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
4 The Bahamas 12,587.37 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
5 French Guiana 9,272.76 sq km per 1 million peo 2006
6 Iceland 9,035.15 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
7 Botswana 8,141.9 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
8 Gabon 6,730.24 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
9 Finland 6,420.14 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
10 Guinea-Bissau 5,401.87 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4,885.96 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
11 Liberia 4,513.3 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
12 Sweden 4,314.91 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
13 Suriname 3,781.54 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
14 Eritrea 3,771.56 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
15 Turkmenistan 3,759.36 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
16 Norway 3,522.48 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
17 Australia 3,280.76 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
18 Sudan 3,227.62 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
19 Mongolia 3,132.43 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
20 Kazakhstan 3,096.37 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Non-religious countries average (profile) 2,974.79 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
21 Chad 2,452.69 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
22 Colombia 2,226.21 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
23 United States 2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
24 New Caledonia 2,157.24 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
High income OECD countries average (profile) 2,143.85 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Cold countries average (profile) 1,893.28 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Former British colonies average (profile) 1,881.13 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,859.97 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
NATO countries average (profile) 1,831.35 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
25 French Polynesia 1,791.4 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
26 Malawi 1,751.38 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
27 Papua New Guinea 1,682.47 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
28 Mali 1,622.85 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
29 Nicaragua 1,597 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
30 Solomon Islands 1,565.41 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
31 Estonia 1,540.98 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
32 Bolivia 1,534.42 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
33 Tanzania 1,468.42 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
34 Paraguay 1,383.34 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
35 Kyrgyzstan 1,344.07 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
36 Brunei 1,311.06 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 1,293.29 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 1,262.21 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Christian countries average (profile) 1,257.85 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
37 Puerto Rico 1,243.26 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Hot countries average (profile) 1,228.53 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
38 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,169.82 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
39 Uganda 1,158.19 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
40 Venezuela 1,135.73 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1,114.03 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
41 Somalia 1,079.65 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
42 Zambia 1,018.89 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
failed states average (profile) 976.9 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Landlocked countries average (profile) 968.29 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
43 Laos 898.53 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Europe average (profile) 888.35 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Tourist destinations average (profile) 838.29 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
44 Mozambique 822.19 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
45 Uzbekistan 804.53 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
46 Tunisia 794.52 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
47 Lithuania 767.36 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
48 The Gambia 749.08 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
49 Uruguay 747.6 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
50 Argentina 746.01 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Former French colonies average (profile) 717.44 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
South and Central Asia average (profile) 690.86 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
51 Panama 667.74 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Eurozone average (profile) 665.01 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 661.81 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
European Union average (profile) 637.88 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
52 Russia 564.31 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Eastern Europe average (profile) 558.14 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 540.24 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
Muslim countries average (profile) 534.08 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
53 Belize 531.09 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
54 Ukraine 514.5 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
55 Chile 495.32 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
56 Namibia 493.29 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
57 Ecuador 482.49 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
58 Belarus 480.79 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
59 Netherlands 459.17 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Emerging markets average (profile) 453.27 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
60 Mexico 450.27 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
61 Latvia 445.35 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
62 Burma 434.69 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
63 Armenia 434.21 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Catholic countries average (profile) 420.22 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
64 Togo 409.65 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
65 Indonesia 391.56 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
66 Albania 372.95 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
67 Ghana 364.37 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
68 Kenya 353.06 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Religious countries average (profile) 350.75 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
69 Zimbabwe 344.49 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
70 Ireland 334.45 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
71 Senegal 325.99 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
72 Cameroon 324.89 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
73 Romania 321.84 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
74 Cambodia 317.38 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
75 Brazil 282.44 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
76 Madagascar 274.42 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
77 India 273.87 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
OPEC countries average (profile) 269.6 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
78 Tonga 252.08 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
79 Burundi 250.83 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
80 Benin 234.4 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
81 Cote d'Ivoire 221.01 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
82 Poland 213.5 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
83 China 203.41 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
84 Switzerland 200.49 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
85 Iran 182.16 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
86 Peru 178.88 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
87 Iraq 173.98 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
88 Austria 173.78 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 163.55 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
89 Guadeloupe 163.44 sq km per 1 million peo 2006
90 Taiwan 162.3 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
91 Czech Republic 155.56 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
92 Pakistan 145.95 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
93 Swaziland 141.74 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
94 Turkey 136.59 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
95 Rwanda 136.46 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
96 Nepal 135.5 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
97 Spain 129.41 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
98 Congo, Republic of the 128.1 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
99 Denmark 127.63 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
100 Italy 124 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
South Asia average (profile) 109.27 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
101 Moldova 109.15 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
102 Greece 106.31 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
103 Costa Rica 104.86 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
104 South Africa 98.53 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
105 Germany 94.67 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
106 Cuba 92.28 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
107 Martinique 91.72 sq km per 1 million peo 2006
108 West Bank 91.37 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
109 Ethiopia 90.18 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
110 Mauritania 89.16 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
111 Nigeria 88.89 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
112 Egypt 73.43 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
113 Hungary 69.48 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
114 Bangladesh 65.71 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
115 Saint Lucia 62.66 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
116 Israel 61.86 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
117 Azerbaijan 61.14 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
118 Slovenia 60.77 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
119 Syria 57.22 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
120 Jamaica 57.05 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
121 Tajikistan 55.46 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
122 Jordan 53.08 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
123 United Kingdom 53 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
124 Bulgaria 49.57 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
125 Vietnam 48.77 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
126 Malaysia 47.48 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
127 Samoa 46.06 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
128 El Salvador 45.28 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
129 Lebanon 42.8 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
130 Portugal 41.21 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
131 Sri Lanka 41.18 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
132 Djibouti 39.51 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
133 Dominican Republic 36.81 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
134 Guatemala 35.38 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
135 Thailand 34.05 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
136 Croatia 28.5 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
137 Burkina Faso 26.2 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
138 Honduras 26.18 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
139 Japan 24.28 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
140 Belgium 24.03 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
141 France 22.94 sq km per 1 million peo 2006
142 Niger 22.6 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
143 Haiti 21.29 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
144 Sierra Leone 19.06 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
145 Philippines 19.05 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
146 Guinea 15.55 sq km per 1 million peo 2005
147 Reunion 12.7 sq km per 1 million peo 2006
148 Cyprus 12.62 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
149 Slovakia 8.25 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
150 Mauritius 7.85 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
151 Morocco 7.28 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
152 Hong Kong 7.12 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
153 South Korea 5.99 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
154 North Korea 5.54 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.66 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
156 Singapore 2.17 sq km per 1 million peo 2008
=157 Montserrat 0.0 2006
=157 East Timor 0.0 2005
=157 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0 2005
=157 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Holy See (Vatican City) 0.0 2005
=157 Dominica 0.0 2005
=157 Christmas Island 0.0 2005
=157 Monaco 0.0 2005
=157 Wallis and Futuna 0.0 2005
=157 Jersey 0.0 2005
=157 Svalbard 0.0 2005
=157 Afghanistan 0.0 2005
=157 Vanuatu 0.0 2005
=157 Nauru 0.0 2005
=157 Bahrain 0.0 2005
=157 Libya 0.0 2005
=157 Central African Republic 0.0 2005
=157 Liechtenstein 0.0 2005
=157 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Barbados 0.0 2005
=157 Luxembourg 0.0 2005
=157 American Samoa 0.0 2005
=157 Andorra 0.0 2005
=157 Gibraltar 0.0 2005
=157 Palau 0.0 2005
=157 Tuvalu 0.0 2005
=157 Georgia 0.0 2005
=157 Norfolk Island 0.0 2005
=157 Fiji 0.0 2005
=157 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0.0 2005
=157 Qatar 0.0 2005
=157 Maldives 0.0 2005
=157 Anguilla 0.0 2005
=157 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0 2005
=157 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0 2005
=157 Aruba 0.0 2005
=157 Saudi Arabia 0.0 2005
=157 Cape Verde 0.0 2005
=157 Oman 0.0 2005
=157 Niue 0.0 2005
=157 Yemen 0.0 2005
=157 Macau 0.0 2005
=157 Equatorial Guinea 0.0 2005
=157 United Arab Emirates 0.0 2005
=157 Guam 0.0 2005
=157 Lesotho 0.0 2005
=157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0 2005
=157 San Marino 0.0 2005
=157 Bermuda 0.0 2005
=157 Cook Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Federated States of Micronesia 0.0 2005
=157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0 2005
=157 Cayman Islands 0.0 2005
=157 British Virgin Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Angola 0.0 2005
=157 Tokelau 0.0 2005
=157 Faroe Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Algeria 0.0 2005
=157 Marshall Islands 0.0 2005
=157 Kiribati 0.0 2005
=157 Grenada 0.0 2005
=157 Seychelles 0.0 2005
=157 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0 2005
=157 Bhutan 0.0 2005
=157 Malta 0.0 2005
=157 Kuwait 0.0 2005
=157 Comoros 0.0 2005
=157 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0 2003

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