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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 7,209.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Mongolia | 613.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Namibia | 405.8 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 380.8 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Suriname | 363.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 352.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 6 | Iceland | 347.09 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Mauritania | 334.18 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Botswana | 329.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Canada | 309.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Libya | 300.6 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Guyana | 286.16 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 231.02 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 12 | Gabon | 193.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 179.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Central African Republic | 154.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Chad | 131.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Oman | 120.57 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Bolivia | 119.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Russia | 119.47 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 111.46 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 100.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Mali | 91.74 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Niger | 90.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 86.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Congo, Republic of the | 85.52 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 24 | New Caledonia | 79.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Belize | 78.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 78.62 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Angola | 78.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Somalia | 77.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Bhutan | 73.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Algeria | 72.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Argentina | 71.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Norway | 70.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Sudan | 69.16 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Paraguay | 68.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 35 | New Zealand | 66 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Zambia | 64.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Finland | 64.46 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 61.92 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 60.49 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 60 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 59.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 39 | Vanuatu | 57.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 56.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 56.39 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 53.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Uruguay | 53.31 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 52.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 51.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 49.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 42 | Sweden | 49.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Chile | 46.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 46.4 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 44 | Peru | 45.95 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Brazil | 45.68 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 45.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 43.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 46 | The Bahamas | 42.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 42.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 47 | Laos | 41.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 41.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.75 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Mozambique | 40.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 36.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 36.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 51 | Venezuela | 34.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Liberia | 33.92 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Estonia | 33.6 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 33.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 54 | United States | 32.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Madagascar | 31.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 30.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Djibouti | 29.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Cameroon | 29.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Faroe Islands | 28.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Latvia | 28.08 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Guinea | 27.31 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 26.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 62 | Eritrea | 26.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 63 | South Africa | 26 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Colombia | 25.4 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Nicaragua | 25.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 25.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 66 | Yemen | 25.17 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 24.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 67 | Tanzania | 24.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Iran | 24.15 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 23.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 69 | Panama | 23.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Palau | 22.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.77 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Afghanistan | 21.79 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Tajikistan | 21.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Fiji | 21.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Ecuador | 21.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 76 | Belarus | 21.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 20.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 20.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 20.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Lithuania | 19.12 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Mexico | 19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 18.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 17.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Kenya | 16.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Lesotho | 16.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Ireland | 16.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Senegal | 16.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Iraq | 16.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Jordan | 16.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Tunisia | 16.31 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 90 | French Polynesia | 15.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Georgia | 15.58 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Honduras | 15.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Ethiopia | 15.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Brunei | 15.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Samoa | 15.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Swaziland | 15.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 97 | East Timor | 15.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Morocco | 14.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Bulgaria | 14.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.74 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
| 100 | Qatar | 13.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Egypt | 13.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Burma | 13.39 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Benin | 13.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.11 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Malaysia | 13.01 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 12.98 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Cambodia | 12.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Ukraine | 12.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Croatia | 12.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Cyprus | 12.21 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Greece | 11.88 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Costa Rica | 11.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Spain | 11.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Romania | 11.02 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Turkey | 10.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Ghana | 10.79 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Dominica | 10.42 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 10.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Austria | 10.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Slovenia | 10.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Armenia | 9.88 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Cuba | 9.84 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Syria | 9.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Togo | 9.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Hungary | 9.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Malawi | 9.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Albania | 9.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Slovakia | 9.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 130 | France | 9.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Portugal | 8.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Moldova | 8.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Guatemala | 8.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Indonesia | 8.63 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Uganda | 8.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Poland | 8.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Thailand | 7.99 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Denmark | 7.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Cape Verde | 7.95 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Czech Republic | 7.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 142 | The Gambia | 7.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Kiribati | 7.37 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 144 | China | 7.36 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Tonga | 7.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Andorra | 7.07 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Kuwait | 7.03 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Nigeria | 6.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Cayman Islands | 5.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Luxembourg | 5.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Switzerland | 5.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Seychelles | 5.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Nepal | 5.42 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 157 | North Korea | 5.36 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Dominican Republic | 5.15 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Italy | 5.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Pakistan | 5.11 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Liechtenstein | 4.6 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Germany | 4.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Jamaica | 4.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 166 | United Kingdom | 4.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Vietnam | 3.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.93 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 3.76 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Comoros | 3.71 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Burundi | 3.69 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Philippines | 3.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 173 | American Samoa | 3.43 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Sri Lanka | 3.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.28 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Haiti | 3.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Guam | 3.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Virgin Islands | 3.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Grenada | 3.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Israel | 3.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 181 | El Salvador | 3.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 182 | India | 3 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Japan | 2.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =184 | Rwanda | 2.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| =184 | Belgium | 2.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 2.85 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 187 | Lebanon | 2.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 188 | Netherlands | 2.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 189 | Puerto Rico | 2.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 190 | San Marino | 2.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 191 | Mayotte | 2.08 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 192 | South Korea | 2.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 193 | Aruba | 1.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 194 | Mauritius | 1.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 195 | Barbados | 1.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 196 | Bangladesh | 1.01 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 197 | Bahrain | 0.977 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 198 | Maldives | 0.911 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 199 | Malta | 0.793 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 200 | Bermuda | 0.787 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 201 | Singapore | 0.161 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 202 | Hong Kong | 0.157 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 203 | Macau | 0.061 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 204 | Monaco | 0.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 |