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DEFINITION
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Geography Statistics > Land area > sq. km (per capita) (1978) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
6,945.122
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
988.648
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
867.54
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Mauritania :
672.817
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Mauritania
# 5
Libya :
632.441
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Libya
# 6
Botswana :
578.333
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Botswana
# 7
Australia :
535.054
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Australia
# 8
Iceland :
447.545
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Iceland
# 9
Suriname :
438.056
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Suriname
# 10
Gabon :
392.914
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Gabon
# 11
Canada :
378.329
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Canada
# 12
Oman :
289.854
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Oman
# 13
Chad :
283.362
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Chad
# 14
Central African Republic :
281.982
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Guyana :
261.716
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Guyana
# 16
Saudi Arabia :
234.077
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 17
Niger :
217.069
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Niger
# 18
Bolivia :
211.802
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bolivia
# 19
Congo, Republic of the :
201.623
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 20
Mali :
183.165
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Mali
# 21
Angola :
169.095
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Angola
# 22
Belize :
164.887
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Belize
# 23
Papua New Guinea :
146.794
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 24
Paraguay :
135.986
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Paraguay
# 25
Algeria :
135.136
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Algeria
# 26
Equatorial Guinea :
134.107
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 27
Solomon Islands :
130.935
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 28
Zambia :
130.848
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Zambia
# 29
New Caledonia :
130.564
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of New Caledonia
# 30
Sudan :
126.887
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Sudan
# 31
Bhutan :
118.322
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bhutan
# 32
Somalia :
111.29
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Somalia
# 33
Vanuatu :
110.034
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Vanuatu
# 34
United Arab Emirates :
100.4
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 35
Argentina :
100.359
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Argentina
# 36
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
86.145
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 37
New Zealand :
85.777
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of New Zealand
# 38
Djibouti :
78.24
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Djibouti
# 39
Peru :
77.822
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Peru
# 40
Laos :
76.453
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Laos
# 41
Norway :
74.964
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Norway
# 42
Brazil :
72.896
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Brazil
# 43
Mozambique :
68.66
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Mozambique
# 44
Chile :
68.476
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Chile
# 45
Madagascar :
67.795
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Madagascar
# 46
Finland :
64.084
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Finland
# 47
Venezuela :
62.359
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Venezuela
# 48
Uruguay :
60.896
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Uruguay
# 49
Qatar :
57.985
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Qatar
# 50
Cameroon :
57.247
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Cameroon
# 51
Guinea :
56.858
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Guinea
# 52
Zimbabwe :
56.654
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 53
Liberia :
54.955
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Liberia
# 54
Tanzania :
50.47
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Tanzania
# 55
Bahamas, The :
49.753
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 56
Sweden :
49.581
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Sweden
# 57
South Africa :
46.081
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of South Africa
# 58
Jordan :
43.659
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Jordan
# 59
Burkina Faso :
43.275
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 60
Afghanistan :
43.155
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Afghanistan
# 61
Côte d'Ivoire :
41.932
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 62
Nicaragua :
41.596
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Nicaragua
# 63
United States :
41.148
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of United States
# 64
Colombia :
40.931
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Colombia
# 65
Panama :
39.998
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Panama
# 66
Guinea-Bissau :
38.205
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 67
Kenya :
37.69
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Kenya
# 68
Ecuador :
36.778
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Ecuador
# 69
Senegal :
33.981
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Senegal
# 70
Honduras :
33.54
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Honduras
# 71
Iraq :
33.069
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Iraq
# 72
Swaziland :
32.434
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Swaziland
# 73
Benin :
31.693
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Benin
# 74
Mexico :
30.261
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Mexico
# 75
Fiji :
30.039
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Fiji
# 76
Brunei :
29.222
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Brunei
# 77
Cambodia :
26.43
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Cambodia
# 78
French Polynesia :
25.721
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of French Polynesia
# 79
Tunisia :
25.681
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Tunisia
# 80
Malaysia :
25.032
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Malaysia
# 81
East Timor :
24.804
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of East Timor
# 82
Lesotho :
24.716
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Lesotho
# 83
Morocco :
24.203
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Morocco
# 84
Sierra Leone :
22.997
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 85
Costa Rica :
22.995
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Costa Rica
# 86
Syria :
21.999
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Syria
# 87
Ghana :
21.054
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Ghana
# 88
Ireland :
20.788
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Ireland
# 89
Togo :
20.699
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Togo
# 90
Burma :
20.265
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Burma
# 91
Samoa :
18.43
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Samoa
# 92
Cyprus :
18.315
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Cyprus
# 93
Turkey :
18.064
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Turkey
# 94
Uganda :
16.685
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Uganda
# 95
Gambia, The :
16.35
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Gambia, The
# 96
Malawi :
16.217
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Malawi
# 97
Guatemala :
16.044
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Guatemala
# 98
Kuwait :
14.627
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Kuwait
# 99
Kiribati :
14.516
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Kiribati
# 100
Cape Verde :
14.242
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Cape Verde
# 101
Greece :
13.669
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Greece
# 102
Nigeria :
13.605
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Nigeria
# 103
Spain :
13.582
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Spain
# 104
Indonesia :
12.739
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Indonesia
# 105
Bulgaria :
12.552
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bulgaria
# 106
Cuba :
11.547
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Cuba
# 107
Thailand :
11.513
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Thailand
# 108
Austria :
10.916
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Austria
# 109
São Tomé and Príncipe :
10.735
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 110
Albania :
10.694
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Albania
# 111
Romania :
10.539
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Romania
# 112
Dominica :
10.395
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Dominica
# 113
France :
10.261
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of France
# 114
Pakistan :
9.885
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Pakistan
# 115
Nepal :
9.87
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Nepal
# 116
China :
9.755
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of China
# 117
Portugal :
9.573
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Portugal
# 118
Man, Isle of :
9.093
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 119
Poland :
8.7
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Poland
# 120
Dominican Republic :
8.529
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 121
Hungary :
8.43
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Hungary
# 122
Denmark :
8.301
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Denmark
# 123
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
7.99
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 124
Tonga :
7.595
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Tonga
# 125
Seychelles :
7.336
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Seychelles
# 126
Antigua and Barbuda :
7.047
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 127
Burundi :
6.572
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Burundi
# 128
Philippines :
6.535
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Philippines
# 129
Vietnam :
6.328
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Vietnam
# 130
Switzerland :
6.312
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Switzerland
# 131
Israel :
5.864
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Israel
# 132
Saint Lucia :
5.413
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 133
Guam :
5.299
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Guam
# 134
Haiti :
5.279
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Haiti
# 135
Italy :
5.237
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Italy
# 136
Jamaica :
5.206
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Jamaica
# 137
Rwanda :
5.066
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Rwanda
# 138
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.891
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 139
Netherlands Antilles :
4.69
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 140
El Salvador :
4.68
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of El Salvador
# 141
Sri Lanka :
4.555
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 142
India :
4.526
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of India
# 143
Germany :
4.467
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Germany
# 144
United Kingdom :
4.306
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of United Kingdom
# 145
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
3.956
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 146
Grenada :
3.742
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Grenada
# 147
Lebanon :
3.686
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Lebanon
# 148
Virgin Islands :
3.646
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 149
Japan :
3.189
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Japan
# 150
Puerto Rico :
2.834
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 151
Netherlands :
2.421
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Netherlands
# 152
Bahrain :
2.179
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bahrain
# 153
Mauritius :
2.168
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Mauritius
# 154
Maldives :
2.011
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Maldives
# 155
Barbados :
1.735
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Barbados
# 156
Bangladesh :
1.66
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bangladesh
# 157
Bermuda :
0.933
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Bermuda
# 158
Malta :
0.907
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Malta
# 159
Singapore :
0.285
per 1,000 people
1978
Geography of Singapore
Weighted average:
125.8
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.
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