Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 38,044.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Svalbard | 28,184.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3,876.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Pitcairn Islands | 979.17 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Western Sahara | 675.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Mongolia | 518.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 7 | French Guiana | 446.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Namibia | 395.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Christmas Island | 373.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Australia | 362.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Suriname | 339.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Iceland | 329.37 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Botswana | 317.74 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Mauritania | 306.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Libya | 285.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Canada | 273.8 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Guyana | 255.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 252.97 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 18 | Niue | 180.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 174.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Gabon | 173.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 148.31 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 21 | Central African Republic | 140.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Chad | 124.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Russia | 120.79 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Bolivia | 117.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Angola | 99.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Mali | 98.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Niger | 95.44 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 94.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Congo, Republic of the | 87.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 30 | New Caledonia | 82.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 78.1 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 76.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 76.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Belize | 75.7 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Algeria | 70.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Bhutan | 68.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Argentina | 67.6 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Norway | 66.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Somalia | 65.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 39 | New Zealand | 64.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Oman | 64.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Zambia | 63.48 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 61.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 59.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 42 | Sudan | 59.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Paraguay | 58.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Finland | 58.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Vanuatu | 56.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 55.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Saint Helena | 54.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 53.97 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 53.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Uruguay | 49.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 48.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 47.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 47.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Solomon Islands | 47.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Chile | 45.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.5 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Sweden | 45.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Djibouti | 45.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Peru | 43.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Brazil | 43.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 42.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 41.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 39.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 38.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 37.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 55 | Mozambique | 36.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 35.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Laos | 34.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 34.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 34.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 59 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 34.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Venezuela | 33.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Estonia | 33.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 63 | The Bahamas | 32.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 64 | United States | 30.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Madagascar | 29.02 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Liberia | 28.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Faroe Islands | 28.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Latvia | 28.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 69 | Cameroon | 25.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Guinea | 25.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 71 | South Africa | 25.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Iran | 24.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 23.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 73 | Colombia | 23.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 23.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 74 | Panama | 22.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Yemen | 22.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 22.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Eritrea | 22.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Tanzania | 22.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Palau | 21.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Belarus | 21.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Nicaragua | 20.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.64 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 82 | Montserrat | 20.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Ecuador | 19.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Tajikistan | 19.79 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Afghanistan | 19.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Fiji | 19.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 19.33 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 87 | Cook Islands | 19.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 18.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Lithuania | 18.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 18.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Wallis and Futuna | 17.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 17.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.58 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 94 | Mexico | 17.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Ireland | 16.58 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Norfolk Island | 16.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 15.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Iraq | 15.31 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 100 | East Timor | 15.25 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Swaziland | 15.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Bulgaria | 15.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Georgia | 15.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Kenya | 15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Tunisia | 14.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Senegal | 14.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Jordan | 14.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Honduras | 14.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Lesotho | 14.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Qatar | 13.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Brunei | 13.82 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Burma | 13.77 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Ethiopia | 13.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.54 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 114 | Samoa | 13.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 115 | Ukraine | 13.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Malaysia | 13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Morocco | 12.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Benin | 12.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 119 | French Polynesia | 12.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Croatia | 12.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Cambodia | 12.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Spain | 12.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Greece | 12.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Egypt | 12.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Costa Rica | 12.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Cyprus | 11.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 11.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Turkey | 10.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 10.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Dominica | 10.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Romania | 10.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Austria | 10.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Slovenia | 10.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Ghana | 9.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Cuba | 9.7 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Armenia | 9.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Cape Verde | 9.45 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Syria | 9.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Hungary | 9.3 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Togo | 9.28 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Slovakia | 8.95 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 143 | France | 8.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Portugal | 8.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Guatemala | 8.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Poland | 7.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Thailand | 7.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Denmark | 7.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Moldova | 7.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Indonesia | 7.69 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Albania | 7.57 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Czech Republic | 7.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Kiribati | 7.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Anguilla | 7.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 156 | China | 7.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Tokelau | 6.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Kuwait | 6.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Malawi | 6.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.55 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Uganda | 6.37 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Nigeria | 6.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Tonga | 6.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 165 | The Gambia | 5.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Andorra | 5.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Seychelles | 5.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Cayman Islands | 5.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 170 | British Virgin Islands | 5.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Luxembourg | 5.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Switzerland | 5.25 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 174 | North Korea | 5.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Dominican Republic | 5.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Italy | 5.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Nepal | 4.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 4.64 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Pakistan | 4.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Germany | 4.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 184 | United Kingdom | 3.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Jamaica | 3.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Grenada | 3.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 3.8 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 188 | Vietnam | 3.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 189 | Guadeloupe | 3.77 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 191 | Reunion | 3.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 192 | Virgin Islands | 3.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 193 | Philippines | 3.1 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Haiti | 3.09 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 195 | Guam | 3.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 196 | American Samoa | 3.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Sri Lanka | 3.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Comoros | 2.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Burundi | 2.95 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 200 | Japan | 2.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 201 | El Salvador | 2.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 202 | Belgium | 2.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 2.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 204 | Israel | 2.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 205 | India | 2.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 206 | Lebanon | 2.58 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 207 | Rwanda | 2.45 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 208 | Martinique | 2.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 209 | West Bank | 2.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 210 | Puerto Rico | 2.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 211 | Tuvalu | 2.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 212 | San Marino | 2.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 213 | Netherlands | 2.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 214 | South Korea | 2.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 215 | Aruba | 1.9 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 216 | Saint Martin | 1.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 217 | Mayotte | 1.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 218 | Mauritius | 1.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 219 | Barbados | 1.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 220 | Nauru | 1.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 221 | Taiwan | 1.41 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 222 | Jersey | 1.27 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 223 | Guernsey | 1.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 224 | Bahrain | 0.926 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 225 | Bangladesh | 0.872 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 226 | Bermuda | 0.801 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 227 | Malta | 0.783 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 228 | Maldives | 0.777 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 229 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 230 | Gaza Strip | 0.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 231 | Gibraltar | 0.232 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =232 | Hong Kong | 0.148 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| =232 | Singapore | 0.148 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 234 | Monaco | 0.059 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 235 | Macau | 0.052 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 |