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Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on Europe & United States

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  • Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per 1000: Total area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Water per 1000: Total water area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Europe United States HISTORY
Land 22.96 million sq km
3 times more than United States
9.16 million sq km

Land > Per capita 23.05 sq km per 1,000 people
30.16 sq km per 1,000 people
31% more than Europe average

Land per 1000 22.58 sq km
30.13 sq km
33% more than Europe average

Total 24.07 million sq km
2 times more than United States
9.83 million sq km

Total > Per capita 23.62 sq km per 1,000 people
32.34 sq km per 1,000 people
37% more than Europe average

Total per 1000 23.17 sq km
32.31 sq km
39% more than Europe average

Water 943,803 sq km
42% more than United States
664,709 sq km

Water > Per capita 888.35 sq km per 1 million peo
2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo
2 times more than Europe average

Water per 1000 0.889 sq km
2.19 sq km
2 times more than Europe average

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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