Geography > Area > Total > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total area in square kilometers 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 | 522.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 7 | French Guiana | 456.12 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 | 365.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Suriname | 343.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Iceland | 338.41 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Botswana | 325.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Mauritania | 306.31 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Canada | 300.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Libya | 285.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Guyana | 278.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 256.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 18 | Gabon | 180.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Niue | 180.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 177.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 146.74 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 21 | Central African Republic | 140.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Chad | 126.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Russia | 121.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Bolivia | 118.79 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Mali | 100.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Angola | 99.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Niger | 95.46 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 94.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Congo, Republic of the | 87.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 30 | New Caledonia | 84.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 78.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 76.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Belize | 76.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Algeria | 70.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Norway | 69.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Bhutan | 68.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Argentina | 68.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Somalia | 66.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Zambia | 64.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Finland | 64.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 41 | New Zealand | 64.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 64.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 42 | Oman | 64.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Sudan | 62.3 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Paraguay | 59.54 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 59.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 58.25 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Vanuatu | 56.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 56.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 54.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Saint Helena | 54.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 54.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Uruguay | 50.67 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 50.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Sweden | 49.74 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 49.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 48.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 46.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Chile | 46 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.5 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Djibouti | 45.44 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 53 | The Bahamas | 45.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Peru | 44.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Brazil | 43.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 43.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 43.02 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 41.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 40.21 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 39.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 56 | Mozambique | 37.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 37.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 36.83 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 58 | Laos | 35.46 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 35.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 34.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 60 | Estonia | 34.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Venezuela | 34.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 34.41 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 34.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Liberia | 33.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 65 | United States | 32.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 66 | Madagascar | 29.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Latvia | 28.77 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Faroe Islands | 28.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 26.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 69 | Cameroon | 25.74 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Colombia | 25.3 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Guinea | 25.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Iran | 25.02 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 73 | South Africa | 25.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 24.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.03 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Panama | 23.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 23.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 76 | Tanzania | 23.5 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Yemen | 22.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Nicaragua | 22.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 22.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Eritrea | 22.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Palau | 21.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Belarus | 21.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.68 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 83 | Ecuador | 20.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Montserrat | 20.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Tajikistan | 19.84 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Afghanistan | 19.78 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Fiji | 19.61 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 19.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 19.33 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 88 | Cook Islands | 19.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Lithuania | 18.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 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 | 17.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Mexico | 17.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 95 | Virgin Islands | 17.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Ireland | 16.91 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 16.36 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Norfolk Island | 16.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Tunisia | 15.76 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Iraq | 15.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Swaziland | 15.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Kenya | 15.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Bulgaria | 15.27 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Senegal | 15.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Brunei | 15.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Georgia | 15.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Jordan | 14.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 109 | French Polynesia | 14.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Honduras | 14.67 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Lesotho | 14.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 14.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 112 | Burma | 14.21 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 14.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 113 | Qatar | 13.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Ethiopia | 13.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Samoa | 13.56 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 116 | East Timor | 13.54 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Benin | 13.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Ukraine | 13.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Malaysia | 13.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Morocco | 13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Cambodia | 12.71 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Croatia | 12.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Spain | 12.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Greece | 12.3 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Egypt | 12.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Costa Rica | 12.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Cyprus | 11.67 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 11.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Turkey | 10.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Romania | 10.68 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 10.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Dominica | 10.4 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Ghana | 10.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Austria | 10.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Slovenia | 10.1 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Armenia | 10.02 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Cuba | 9.7 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Togo | 9.69 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Cape Verde | 9.45 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Syria | 9.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Hungary | 9.37 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 143 | France | 8.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Slovakia | 8.95 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 145 | European Union | 8.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Portugal | 8.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Malawi | 8.5 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Guatemala | 8.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Poland | 8.12 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Indonesia | 8.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Albania | 7.94 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Denmark | 7.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Thailand | 7.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Moldova | 7.83 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Czech Republic | 7.72 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Uganda | 7.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Kiribati | 7.35 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Anguilla | 7.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 160 | China | 7.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Tokelau | 6.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Kuwait | 6.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.55 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 165 | The Gambia | 6.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Nigeria | 6.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Tonga | 6.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Andorra | 5.66 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Seychelles | 5.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.51 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 5.47 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Switzerland | 5.45 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 173 | British Virgin Islands | 5.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Luxembourg | 5.32 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Italy | 5.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 177 | North Korea | 5.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 178 | Dominican Republic | 5.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Nepal | 4.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Pakistan | 4.65 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Liechtenstein | 4.64 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Germany | 4.33 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 186 | United Kingdom | 4.02 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 187 | Guadeloupe | 3.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 188 | Jamaica | 3.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 3.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 190 | Vietnam | 3.83 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 191 | Grenada | 3.81 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 3.48 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.29 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Burundi | 3.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 195 | Reunion | 3.2 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 196 | Philippines | 3.12 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Haiti | 3.11 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Sri Lanka | 3.1 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Guam | 3.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 200 | American Samoa | 3.07 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 201 | El Salvador | 2.98 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 202 | Japan | 2.97 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 203 | Comoros | 2.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 204 | Belgium | 2.93 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 205 | Israel | 2.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 206 | Marshall Islands | 2.87 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 207 | India | 2.86 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 208 | Lebanon | 2.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 209 | Rwanda | 2.59 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 210 | Martinique | 2.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 211 | Netherlands | 2.5 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 212 | West Bank | 2.43 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 213 | Tuvalu | 2.13 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 214 | San Marino | 2.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 215 | South Korea | 2.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 216 | Aruba | 1.9 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 217 | Saint Martin | 1.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 218 | Mayotte | 1.73 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 219 | Mauritius | 1.6 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 220 | Taiwan | 1.57 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 221 | Barbados | 1.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 222 | Nauru | 1.52 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 223 | Jersey | 1.27 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 224 | Guernsey | 1.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 225 | Bangladesh | 0.938 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 226 | Bahrain | 0.926 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 227 | Bermuda | 0.801 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 228 | Malta | 0.783 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 229 | Maldives | 0.777 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 230 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.534 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 231 | Gaza Strip | 0.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 232 | Gibraltar | 0.232 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 233 | Hong Kong | 0.156 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 234 | Singapore | 0.15 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 235 | Monaco | 0.059 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 236 | Macau | 0.052 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Total > Per capita
- Greenland ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Western Sahara ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Iceland ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Europe in 2008.
- Namibia ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Australia ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Mauritania ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Bolivia ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Finland ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst European Union in 2008.
- Canada ranked second for area > total > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- Mongolia ranked first for area > total > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2008.