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DEFINITION:
Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 38,044.89 sq km | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Mongolia | 590.52 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Namibia | 391.05 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 356.24 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Iceland | 315.83 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Suriname | 313.31 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Botswana | 302.72 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Mauritania | 301.03 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Libya | 299.4 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Canada | 272.93 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Guyana | 253.76 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Gabon | 173.77 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 170.33 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 154.67 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 14 | Central African Republic | 148.86 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Russia | 119.73 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Chad | 114.15 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Bolivia | 110.27 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 99.26 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Mali | 92.86 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Niger | 85.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Oman | 81.92 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 81.53 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Belize | 77.69 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 24 | New Caledonia | 76.13 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Sudan | 69.8 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 69.13 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Argentina | 68.98 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Somalia | 68.63 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Angola | 68.07 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Bhutan | 67.9 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Algeria | 66.67 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Norway | 64.48 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Paraguay | 63.71 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 34 | New Zealand | 62.78 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 60.65 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 35 | Zambia | 59.46 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Finland | 57.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 56.6 sq km | 2008 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 56.14 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 54.69 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Vanuatu | 54.13 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 53.96 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.18 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 52.14 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 39 | Uruguay | 51.84 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 51.77 sq km | 2008 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 50.16 sq km | 2008 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 47.2 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 46.72 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 40 | Peru | 44.72 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Sweden | 44.57 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Chile | 44.49 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Brazil | 44.1 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.87 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 42.84 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.63 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 41.01 sq km | 2008 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 40.43 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.55 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 38.43 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 38 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Laos | 37.59 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 37.18 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.97 sq km | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 35.08 sq km | 2008 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 34.64 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Mozambique | 34.45 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Estonia | 32.23 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Venezuela | 31.37 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 30.76 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 30.25 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 52 | United States | 30.13 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Madagascar | 29.18 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 54 | The Bahamas | 28.91 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Djibouti | 28.37 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Latvia | 28.06 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Liberia | 26.23 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.19 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 58 | South Africa | 25 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.58 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 59 | Yemen | 24.33 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Cameroon | 23.96 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Afghanistan | 23.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Guinea | 23.84 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Colombia | 23 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Palau | 22.64 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 22.59 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 22.58 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 65 | Eritrea | 22.54 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Iran | 22.52 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Belarus | 21.79 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Fiji | 21.65 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Panama | 21.38 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Nicaragua | 21.22 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Tanzania | 20.92 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.39 sq km | 2008 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 19.99 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 72 | Tajikistan | 19.61 sq km | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 19.6 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 73 | Ecuador | 19.08 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 18.68 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.46 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Lithuania | 18.36 sq km | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.8 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.42 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Mexico | 16.73 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Samoa | 15.99 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Georgia | 15.9 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Jordan | 15.9 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Senegal | 15.69 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 15.58 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Ireland | 15.57 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Lesotho | 15.39 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Honduras | 15.28 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 87 | East Timor | 15.13 sq km | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Tunisia | 15.04 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Swaziland | 14.91 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Iraq | 14.68 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Kenya | 14.68 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.59 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Bulgaria | 14.5 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Morocco | 14.42 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 95 | French Polynesia | 13.92 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Brunei | 13.58 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Ethiopia | 13.55 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.26 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Egypt | 13.19 sq km | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.11 sq km | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.06 sq km | 2008 | |||
| 100 | Ukraine | 13.05 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 12.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Burma | 12.85 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Croatia | 12.72 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Cambodia | 12.66 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Benin | 12.33 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 12.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Malaysia | 12.03 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Greece | 11.64 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Costa Rica | 11.18 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Spain | 10.97 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Turkey | 10.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Romania | 10.71 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Dominica | 10.64 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Ghana | 9.99 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Slovenia | 9.97 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Austria | 9.89 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 9.82 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Cuba | 9.81 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Armenia | 9.56 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Moldova | 9.35 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Hungary | 9.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Togo | 9.08 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Syria | 9.05 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Slovakia | 9.03 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Albania | 8.68 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Portugal | 8.66 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Cyprus | 8.58 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 128 | France | 8.58 sq km | 2006 | ||
| 129 | Kiribati | 8.55 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Qatar | 8.42 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Cape Verde | 8.32 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.32 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Poland | 7.99 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Guatemala | 7.94 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Indonesia | 7.8 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Thailand | 7.73 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Denmark | 7.72 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Czech Republic | 7.41 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 139 | China | 7.04 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Tonga | 6.97 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.72 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Malawi | 6.65 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Kuwait | 6.59 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 144 | The Gambia | 6.34 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Uganda | 6.28 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Nigeria | 6.02 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Andorra | 5.85 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Nepal | 5.45 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Luxembourg | 5.29 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Seychelles | 5.23 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Switzerland | 5.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.19 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.11 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 155 | North Korea | 4.97 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Dominican Republic | 4.96 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Cayman Islands | 4.95 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Italy | 4.91 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Pakistan | 4.66 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Liechtenstein | 4.5 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Germany | 4.25 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Jamaica | 4.03 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 163 | United Kingdom | 3.94 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.9 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Vietnam | 3.82 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.56 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 3.51 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 168 | American Samoa | 3.49 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 3.47 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Guam | 3.42 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 171 | El Salvador | 3.37 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Comoros | 3.34 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Grenada | 3.31 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Philippines | 3.3 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 3.2 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Burundi | 2.97 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Japan | 2.93 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 178 | Haiti | 2.86 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Belgium | 2.83 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Israel | 2.78 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Tuvalu | 2.66 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 182 | India | 2.53 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Lebanon | 2.44 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Rwanda | 2.44 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 2.36 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Netherlands | 2.06 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 187 | South Korea | 2.01 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 188 | San Marino | 2 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 189 | Aruba | 1.9 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 190 | Mauritius | 1.6 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 191 | Barbados | 1.55 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 192 | Maldives | 0.956 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 193 | Bangladesh | 0.905 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.817 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 195 | Malta | 0.767 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 196 | Bahrain | 0.596 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Hong Kong | 0.15 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Singapore | 0.141 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Macau | 0.0556 sq km | 2008 | ||
| 200 | Monaco | 0.0546 sq km | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Land per 1000
- Australia ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Greenland ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Namibia ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Iceland ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Europe in 2008.
- Mauritania ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Bolivia ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Canada ranked second for area > land per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- Finland ranked first for area > land per 1000 amongst European Union in 2008.
- Mongolia ranked second for area > land per 1000 globally in 2008.
- All of the bottom 30 countries by area > land per 1000 are Densely populated.