Geography > Area > Water > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 26,832 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Guyana | 23,508.23 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Virgin Islands | 14,238.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 4 | The Bahamas | 12,587.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 5 | French Guiana | 9,272.76 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Iceland | 9,035.15 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Botswana | 8,141.9 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Gabon | 6,730.24 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Finland | 6,420.14 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,401.87 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4,885.96 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| 11 | Liberia | 4,513.3 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Sweden | 4,314.91 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Suriname | 3,781.54 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Eritrea | 3,771.56 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 3,759.36 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Norway | 3,522.48 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Australia | 3,280.76 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Sudan | 3,227.62 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Mongolia | 3,132.43 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 3,096.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 2,974.79 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| 21 | Chad | 2,452.69 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Colombia | 2,226.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 23 | United States | 2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 24 | New Caledonia | 2,157.24 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2,143.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 1,893.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 1,881.13 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1,859.97 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1,831.35 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| 25 | French Polynesia | 1,791.4 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Malawi | 1,751.38 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 1,682.47 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Mali | 1,622.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Nicaragua | 1,597 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 1,565.41 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Estonia | 1,540.98 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Bolivia | 1,534.42 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Tanzania | 1,468.42 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Paraguay | 1,383.34 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,344.07 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Brunei | 1,311.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,293.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1,262.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 1,257.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 1,243.26 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 1,228.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,169.82 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Uganda | 1,158.19 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Venezuela | 1,135.73 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1,114.03 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Somalia | 1,079.65 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Zambia | 1,018.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 976.9 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 968.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 43 | Laos | 898.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 888.35 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 838.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 44 | Mozambique | 822.19 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 804.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Tunisia | 794.52 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Lithuania | 767.36 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 48 | The Gambia | 749.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Uruguay | 747.6 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Argentina | 746.01 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 717.44 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 690.86 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 51 | Panama | 667.74 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 665.01 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 661.81 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 637.88 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Russia | 564.31 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 558.14 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 540.24 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 534.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 53 | Belize | 531.09 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Ukraine | 514.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Chile | 495.32 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Namibia | 493.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Ecuador | 482.49 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Belarus | 480.79 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Netherlands | 459.17 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 453.27 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | |||
| 60 | Mexico | 450.27 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Latvia | 445.35 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Burma | 434.69 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Armenia | 434.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 420.22 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 64 | Togo | 409.65 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Indonesia | 391.56 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Albania | 372.95 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Ghana | 364.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Kenya | 353.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 350.75 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 344.49 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Ireland | 334.45 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Senegal | 325.99 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Cameroon | 324.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Romania | 321.84 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Cambodia | 317.38 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Brazil | 282.44 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Madagascar | 274.42 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 77 | India | 273.87 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 269.6 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 78 | Tonga | 252.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Burundi | 250.83 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Benin | 234.4 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 221.01 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Poland | 213.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 83 | China | 203.41 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Switzerland | 200.49 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Iran | 182.16 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Peru | 178.88 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Iraq | 173.98 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Austria | 173.78 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 163.55 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 89 | Guadeloupe | 163.44 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Taiwan | 162.3 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Czech Republic | 155.56 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Pakistan | 145.95 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Swaziland | 141.74 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Turkey | 136.59 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Rwanda | 136.46 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Nepal | 135.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Spain | 129.41 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Congo, Republic of the | 128.1 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Denmark | 127.63 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Italy | 124 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 109.27 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | |||
| 101 | Moldova | 109.15 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Greece | 106.31 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Costa Rica | 104.86 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 104 | South Africa | 98.53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Germany | 94.67 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Cuba | 92.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Martinique | 91.72 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
| 108 | West Bank | 91.37 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Ethiopia | 90.18 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Mauritania | 89.16 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Nigeria | 88.89 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Egypt | 73.43 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Hungary | 69.48 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Bangladesh | 65.71 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 62.66 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Israel | 61.86 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 61.14 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Slovenia | 60.77 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Syria | 57.22 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Jamaica | 57.05 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Tajikistan | 55.46 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Jordan | 53.08 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 123 | United Kingdom | 53 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Bulgaria | 49.57 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Vietnam | 48.77 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Malaysia | 47.48 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Samoa | 46.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 128 | El Salvador | 45.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Lebanon | 42.8 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Portugal | 41.21 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 41.18 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Djibouti | 39.51 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 36.81 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Guatemala | 35.38 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Thailand | 34.05 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Croatia | 28.5 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 26.2 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Honduras | 26.18 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Japan | 24.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Belgium | 24.03 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 141 | France | 22.94 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
| 142 | Niger | 22.6 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Haiti | 21.29 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 19.06 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Philippines | 19.05 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Guinea | 15.55 sq km per 1 million peo | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Reunion | 12.7 sq km per 1 million peo | 2006 | ||
| 148 | Cyprus | 12.62 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Slovakia | 8.25 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Mauritius | 7.85 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Morocco | 7.28 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Hong Kong | 7.12 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 153 | South Korea | 5.99 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 154 | North Korea | 5.54 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.66 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Singapore | 2.17 sq km per 1 million peo | 2008 | ||
| =157 | Montserrat | 0.0 | 2006 | ||
| =157 | East Timor | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Christmas Island | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Jersey | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Svalbard | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Libya | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Barbados | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Andorra | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Palau | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Tuvalu | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Georgia | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Norfolk Island | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Anguilla | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Oman | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Niue | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Macau | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Guam | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Angola | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Tokelau | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Algeria | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Marshall Islands | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Bhutan | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Malta | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =157 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0 | 2003 |