Sparsely populated countries Compared by Geography > Area > Land > Per capita
DEFINITION:
Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Greenland | 38,044.89 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
2 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3,876.75 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
3 | Pitcairn Islands | 979.17 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
4 | Western Sahara | 675.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
5 | Mongolia | 518.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
6 | French Guiana | 446.85 sq km per 1,000 people | 2006 | ||
7 | Namibia | 395.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
8 | Christmas Island | 373.96 sq km per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
9 | Australia | 362.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
10 | Suriname | 339.23 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
11 | Iceland | 329.37 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
12 | Botswana | 317.74 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
13 | Mauritania | 306.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
14 | Libya | 285.01 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
15 | Canada | 273.8 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
16 | Guyana | 255.39 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
17 | Niue | 180.06 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
18 | Kazakhstan | 174.04 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
19 | Gabon | 173.42 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
20 | Central African Republic | 140.18 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
21 | Chad | 124.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
22 | Russia | 120.79 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
23 | Bolivia | 117.26 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
24 | Angola | 99.49 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
25 | Mali | 98.99 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
26 | Niger | 95.44 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
27 | Turkmenistan | 94.24 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
28 | New Caledonia | 82.62 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
29 | Saudi Arabia | 76.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
30 | Papua New Guinea | 76.34 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
31 | Belize | 75.7 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
32 | Algeria | 70.53 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
33 | Bhutan | 68.88 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
34 | Argentina | 67.6 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
35 | Norway | 66.19 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
36 | Somalia | 65.63 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
37 | New Zealand | 64.22 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
38 | Oman | 64.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
39 | Zambia | 63.48 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
40 | Sudan | 59.08 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
41 | Paraguay | 58.16 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
42 | Finland | 58.05 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
43 | Uruguay | 49.92 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 | ||
44 | Solomon Islands | 47.38 sq km per 1,000 people | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Land > Per capita
- Greenland ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Western Sahara ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Iceland ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Europe in 2008.
- Namibia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Australia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2008.
- Mauritania ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Bolivia ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Canada ranked second for area > land > per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- Finland ranked first for area > land > per capita amongst European Union in 2008.