Geography > Land area > Sq. km > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 7,130.32 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Mongolia | 518.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Namibia | 394.17 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 365.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 338.19 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 5 | Iceland | 329.37 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Suriname | 327.73 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Botswana | 307.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Mauritania | 306.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Libya | 285.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Canada | 273.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Guyana | 255.39 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 235.21 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 175.99 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Gabon | 173.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Central African Republic | 140.18 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Chad | 124.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Bolivia | 117.14 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Russia | 116.4 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 111.33 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 18 | Angola | 99.49 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Mali | 99.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Niger | 95.44 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Oman | 93.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 90.73 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Congo, Republic of the | 87.49 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 24 | New Caledonia | 81.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 76.34 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Belize | 75.71 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 71.06 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Algeria | 70.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Argentina | 67.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 67.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 30 | Somalia | 65.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Norway | 65.52 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 32 | New Zealand | 64.15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Zambia | 63.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 62.02 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 34 | Sudan | 59.08 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Paraguay | 58.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Finland | 57.98 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Vanuatu | 56.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Bhutan | 56.27 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 56.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 53.62 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 53.45 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 53.35 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 51.37 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 39 | Uruguay | 50.33 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 49.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 48.21 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 48.15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Djibouti | 45.79 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.5 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Sweden | 45.36 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Chile | 45.2 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 45.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Peru | 43.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 43.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Brazil | 43.09 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.5 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 42.18 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 40.49 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 40.45 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 37.85 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 48 | Mozambique | 36.95 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 34.98 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Laos | 34.56 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.08 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 34.08 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Venezuela | 33.39 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 33.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 54 | The Bahamas | 32.56 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Estonia | 32.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.12 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 56 | United States | 30.16 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Madagascar | 29.02 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Liberia | 28.89 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Faroe Islands | 28.77 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Latvia | 27.72 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 26.03 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.64 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 61 | Cameroon | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Guinea | 25.06 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 63 | South Africa | 24.89 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Colombia | 24.65 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.22 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 23.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 65 | Panama | 22.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Tanzania | 22.03 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Palau | 21.81 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Belarus | 20.95 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Nicaragua | 20.74 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 20.66 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 70 | Afghanistan | 19.92 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Ecuador | 19.88 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Fiji | 19.61 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Tajikistan | 19.41 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 18.82 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.71 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Eritrea | 18.36 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 18.09 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 17.92 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Mexico | 17.68 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Lithuania | 17.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 16.82 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 80 | Ireland | 16.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.76 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 15.56 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Iraq | 15.5 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Swaziland | 15.24 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Georgia | 15.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Kenya | 15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Senegal | 14.98 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Tunisia | 14.96 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Bulgaria | 14.96 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Honduras | 14.65 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Lesotho | 14.26 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Jordan | 14.23 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Qatar | 14.05 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Brunei | 13.82 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Burma | 13.68 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.52 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.44 per 1,000 people | 2008 | |||
| 96 | East Timor | 13.41 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 97 | Samoa | 13.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 98 | Malaysia | 13 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Morocco | 12.99 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Benin | 12.96 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 101 | French Polynesia | 12.93 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Ukraine | 12.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Cambodia | 12.39 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Spain | 12.32 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Costa Rica | 12.17 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Ethiopia | 12.12 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Greece | 12.02 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Croatia | 12 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Cyprus | 11.66 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 11.38 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.15 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Turkey | 10.71 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Dominica | 10.34 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Romania | 10.33 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Austria | 10.05 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Slovenia | 10.03 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Ghana | 9.73 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 119 | Cuba | 9.61 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Armenia | 9.5 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Cape Verde | 9.44 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Syria | 9.3 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Togo | 9.28 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Hungary | 9.02 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 125 | France | 8.97 per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
| 126 | Slovakia | 8.82 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8.7 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Portugal | 8.57 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 129 | European Union | 8.52 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Guatemala | 8.24 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Poland | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Thailand | 7.8 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Denmark | 7.74 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Indonesia | 7.63 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Moldova | 7.61 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Albania | 7.57 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Czech Republic | 7.56 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Kiribati | 7.34 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 139 | China | 7.01 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Kuwait | 6.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Malawi | 6.75 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.53 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Uganda | 6.28 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Nigeria | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Tonga | 6.05 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 146 | The Gambia | 5.76 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Seychelles | 5.59 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Cayman Islands | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Luxembourg | 5.33 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.31 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Switzerland | 5.28 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.21 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Italy | 5.06 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Nepal | 4.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.66 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Liechtenstein | 4.64 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Pakistan | 4.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Germany | 4.23 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 161 | United Kingdom | 3.97 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Jamaica | 3.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 3.82 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 164 | Grenada | 3.76 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Vietnam | 3.6 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Netherlands Antilles | 3.55 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.29 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Virgin Islands | 3.19 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Philippines | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Haiti | 3.09 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 171 | American Samoa | 3.08 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 172 | Guam | 3.07 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 3.06 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Israel | 3.04 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Burundi | 2.96 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 176 | El Salvador | 2.93 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Belgium | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 178 | Japan | 2.86 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 180 | India | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Lebanon | 2.58 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Comoros | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 183 | Tuvalu | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 184 | Rwanda | 2.42 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 186 | Netherlands | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 187 | San Marino | 2 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 188 | Aruba | 1.77 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 189 | Mayotte | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 190 | Mauritius | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 191 | Barbados | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 192 | Bahrain | 0.988 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 193 | Bangladesh | 0.848 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 194 | Malta | 0.793 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 195 | Maldives | 0.777 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 196 | Bermuda | 0.751 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 197 | Gibraltar | 0.357 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 198 | Singapore | 0.151 per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
| 199 | Monaco | 0.061 per 1,000 people | 2008 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Geography > Land area > Sq. km > Per capita
- Australia ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Greenland has had the highest land area > sq. km > per capita since 1961.
- Iceland ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Europe in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Namibia ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Bolivia ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Mauritania ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Finland ranked first for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst European Union in 2008.
- Canada ranked second for land area > sq. km > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- Mongolia ranked second for land area > sq. km > per capita globally in 2008.