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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) (2008) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Greenland :
7,130.325
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Greenland
# 2
Mongolia :
518.531
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mongolia
# 3
Namibia :
394.17
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Namibia
# 4
Australia :
365.697
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Australia
# 5
Iceland :
329.372
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Iceland
# 6
Suriname :
327.734
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Suriname
# 7
Botswana :
307.617
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Botswana
# 8
Mauritania :
306.306
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mauritania
# 9
Libya :
285.011
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Libya
# 10
Canada :
273.796
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Canada
# 11
Guyana :
255.386
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Guyana
# 12
Kazakhstan :
175.985
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 13
Gabon :
173.418
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Gabon
# 14
Central African Republic :
140.179
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Central African Republic
# 15
Chad :
124.533
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Chad
# 16
Bolivia :
117.141
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bolivia
# 17
Russia :
116.4
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Russia
# 18
Angola :
99.486
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Angola
# 19
Mali :
99.009
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mali
# 20
Niger :
95.437
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Niger
# 21
Oman :
93.458
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Oman
# 22
Turkmenistan :
90.728
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 23
Congo, Republic of the :
87.49
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 24
New Caledonia :
81.308
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of New Caledonia
# 25
Papua New Guinea :
76.345
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 26
Belize :
75.713
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Belize
# 27
Saudi Arabia :
71.056
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 28
Algeria :
70.529
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Algeria
# 29
Argentina :
67.603
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Argentina
# 30
Somalia :
65.63
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Somalia
# 31
Norway :
65.515
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Norway
# 32
New Zealand :
64.146
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of New Zealand
# 33
Zambia :
63.703
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Zambia
# 34
Sudan :
59.077
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Sudan
# 35
Paraguay :
58.159
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Paraguay
# 36
Finland :
57.98
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Finland
# 37
Vanuatu :
56.58
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Vanuatu
# 38
Bhutan :
56.27
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bhutan
# 39
Uruguay :
50.325
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Uruguay
# 40
Solomon Islands :
48.149
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 41
Djibouti :
45.79
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Djibouti
# 42
Equatorial Guinea :
45.502
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 43
Sweden :
45.363
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Sweden
# 44
Chile :
45.204
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Chile
# 45
Peru :
43.864
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Peru
# 46
Brazil :
43.085
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Brazil
# 47
Turks and Caicos Islands :
42.502
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 48
Mozambique :
36.946
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mozambique
# 49
Kyrgyzstan :
35.804
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 50
Laos :
34.564
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Laos
# 51
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
34.084
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 52
Zimbabwe :
34.083
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 53
Venezuela :
33.392
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Venezuela
# 54
Bahamas, The :
32.558
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 55
Estonia :
32.418
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Estonia
# 56
United States :
30.155
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of United States
# 57
Madagascar :
29.015
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Madagascar
# 58
Liberia :
28.885
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Liberia
# 59
Faroe Islands :
28.766
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 60
Latvia :
27.723
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Latvia
# 61
Cameroon :
25.597
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Cameroon
# 62
Guinea :
25.057
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Guinea
# 63
South Africa :
24.895
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of South Africa
# 64
Colombia :
24.648
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Colombia
# 65
Panama :
22.461
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Panama
# 66
Tanzania :
22.028
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Tanzania
# 67
Palau :
21.808
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Palau
# 68
Belarus :
20.948
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Belarus
# 69
Nicaragua :
20.739
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Nicaragua
# 70
Afghanistan :
19.922
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Afghanistan
# 71
Ecuador :
19.877
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Ecuador
# 72
Fiji :
19.608
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Fiji
# 73
Tajikistan :
19.407
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Tajikistan
# 74
Guinea-Bissau :
18.707
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 75
Eritrea :
18.357
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Eritrea
# 76
United Arab Emirates :
18.09
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 77
Burkina Faso :
17.924
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 78
Mexico :
17.679
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mexico
# 79
Lithuania :
17.581
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Lithuania
# 80
Ireland :
16.576
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Ireland
# 81
Côte d'Ivoire :
15.758
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 82
Uzbekistan :
15.557
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 83
Iraq :
15.498
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Iraq
# 84
Swaziland :
15.237
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Swaziland
# 85
Georgia :
15.006
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Georgia
# 86
Kenya :
14.996
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Kenya
# 87
Senegal :
14.979
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Senegal
# 88
Tunisia :
14.962
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Tunisia
# 89
Bulgaria :
14.955
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bulgaria
# 90
Honduras :
14.647
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Honduras
# 91
Lesotho :
14.261
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Lesotho
# 92
Jordan :
14.235
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Jordan
# 93
Qatar :
14.052
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Qatar
# 94
Brunei :
13.819
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Brunei
# 95
Burma :
13.684
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Burma
# 96
East Timor :
13.411
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of East Timor
# 97
Samoa :
13.036
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Samoa
# 98
Malaysia :
12.999
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Malaysia
# 99
Morocco :
12.995
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Morocco
# 100
Benin :
12.964
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Benin
# 101
French Polynesia :
12.932
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of French Polynesia
# 102
Ukraine :
12.596
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Ukraine
# 103
Cambodia :
12.395
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Cambodia
# 104
Macedonia, Republic of :
12.337
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 105
Spain :
12.323
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Spain
# 106
Costa Rica :
12.169
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Costa Rica
# 107
Ethiopia :
12.115
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Ethiopia
# 108
Greece :
12.021
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Greece
# 109
Croatia :
12.003
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Croatia
# 110
Cyprus :
11.658
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Cyprus
# 111
Sierra Leone :
11.378
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 112
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
11.154
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 113
Turkey :
10.705
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Turkey
# 114
Dominica :
10.343
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Dominica
# 115
Romania :
10.334
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Romania
# 116
Azerbaijan :
10.104
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 117
Austria :
10.048
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Austria
# 118
Slovenia :
10.031
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Slovenia
# 119
Ghana :
9.731
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Ghana
# 120
Cuba :
9.613
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Cuba
# 121
Armenia :
9.499
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Armenia
# 122
Cape Verde :
9.438
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Cape Verde
# 123
Syria :
9.299
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Syria
# 124
Togo :
9.284
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Togo
# 125
Hungary :
9.023
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Hungary
# 126
Slovakia :
8.817
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Slovakia
# 127
Serbia and Montenegro :
8.698
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
# 128
Portugal :
8.57
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Portugal
# 129
Guatemala :
8.242
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Guatemala
# 130
Poland :
7.902
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Poland
# 131
Thailand :
7.801
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Thailand
# 132
Denmark :
7.736
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Denmark
# 133
Indonesia :
7.627
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Indonesia
# 134
Moldova :
7.606
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Moldova
# 135
Albania :
7.57
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Albania
# 136
Czech Republic :
7.558
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Czech Republic
# 137
Man, Isle of :
7.478
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 138
Kiribati :
7.34
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Kiribati
# 139
China :
7.013
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of China
# 140
Kuwait :
6.862
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Kuwait
# 141
Malawi :
6.753
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Malawi
# 142
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
6.53
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 143
Uganda :
6.283
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Uganda
# 144
Nigeria :
6.227
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Nigeria
# 145
Tonga :
6.05
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Tonga
# 146
Gambia, The :
5.762
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Gambia, The
# 147
Seychelles :
5.593
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Seychelles
# 148
Cayman Islands :
5.432
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 149
Luxembourg :
5.329
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Luxembourg
# 150
Northern Mariana Islands :
5.311
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 151
Switzerland :
5.276
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Switzerland
# 152
Antigua and Barbuda :
5.206
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 153
Dominican Republic :
5.082
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 154
Italy :
5.059
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Italy
# 155
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.898
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 156
Nepal :
4.856
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Nepal
# 157
São Tomé and Príncipe :
4.656
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 158
Liechtenstein :
4.638
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 159
Pakistan :
4.461
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Pakistan
# 160
Germany :
4.234
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Germany
# 161
United Kingdom :
3.97
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of United Kingdom
# 162
Jamaica :
3.862
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Jamaica
# 163
Saint Lucia :
3.822
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 164
Grenada :
3.763
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Grenada
# 165
Vietnam :
3.601
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Vietnam
# 166
Netherlands Antilles :
3.55
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 167
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
3.293
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 168
Virgin Islands :
3.186
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 169
Philippines :
3.104
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Philippines
# 170
Haiti :
3.088
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Haiti
# 171
American Samoa :
3.085
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of American Samoa
# 172
Guam :
3.07
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Guam
# 173
Sri Lanka :
3.059
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 174
Israel :
3.043
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Israel
# 175
Burundi :
2.955
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Burundi
# 176
El Salvador :
2.932
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of El Salvador
# 177
Belgium :
2.91
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Belgium
# 178
Japan :
2.864
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Japan
# 179
Marshall Islands :
2.849
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Marshall Islands
# 180
India :
2.59
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of India
# 181
Lebanon :
2.576
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Lebanon
# 182
Comoros :
2.542
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Comoros
# 183
Tuvalu :
2.464
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Tuvalu
# 184
Rwanda :
2.422
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Rwanda
# 185
Puerto Rico :
2.241
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 186
Netherlands :
2.028
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Netherlands
# 187
San Marino :
2.002
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of San Marino
# 188
Aruba :
1.773
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Aruba
# 189
Mayotte :
1.729
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mayotte
# 190
Mauritius :
1.593
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Mauritius
# 191
Barbados :
1.525
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Barbados
# 192
Bahrain :
0.988
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bahrain
# 193
Bangladesh :
0.848
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bangladesh
# 194
Malta :
0.793
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Malta
# 195
Maldives :
0.777
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Maldives
# 196
Bermuda :
0.751
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Bermuda
# 197
Gibraltar :
0.357
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Gibraltar
# 198
Singapore :
0.151
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Singapore
# 199
Monaco :
0.061
per 1,000 people
2008
Geography of Monaco
Weighted average:
75.1
per 1,000 people
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
8.516
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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