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Sparsely populated countries Compared by Geography > Area > Total

DEFINITION: Total area in square kilometers.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Russia 17.1 million sq km 2013
2 Canada 9.98 million sq km 2013
3 Australia 7.74 million sq km 2013
4 Argentina 2.78 million sq km 2013
5 Kazakhstan 2.72 million sq km 2013
6 Algeria 2.38 million sq km 2013
7 Greenland 2.17 million sq km 2013
8 Saudi Arabia 2.15 million sq km 2013
9 Sudan 1.86 million sq km 2013
10 Libya 1.76 million sq km 2013
11 Mongolia 1.56 million sq km 2013
12 Chad 1.28 million sq km 2013
13 Niger 1.27 million sq km 2013
14 Angola 1.25 million sq km 2013
15 Mali 1.24 million sq km 2013
16 Bolivia 1.1 million sq km 2013
17 Mauritania 1.03 million sq km 2013
18 Namibia 824,292 sq km 2013
19 Zambia 752,618 sq km 2013
20 South Sudan 644,329 sq km 2013
21 Somalia 637,657 sq km 2013
22 Central African Republic 622,984 sq km 2013
23 Botswana 581,730 sq km 2013
24 Turkmenistan 488,100 sq km 2013
25 Papua New Guinea 462,840 sq km 2013
26 Paraguay 406,752 sq km 2013
27 Finland 338,145 sq km 2013
28 Norway 323,802 sq km 2013
29 Oman 309,500 sq km 2013
30 New Zealand 267,710 sq km 2013
31 Gabon 267,667 sq km 2013
32 Western Sahara 266,000 sq km 2013
33 Guyana 214,969 sq km 2013
34 Uruguay 176,215 sq km 2013
35 Suriname 163,820 sq km 2013
36 Iceland 103,000 sq km 2013
37 French Guiana 91,000 sq km 2006
38 Bhutan 38,394 sq km 2013
39 Solomon Islands 28,896 sq km 2013
40 Belize 22,966 sq km 2013
41 New Caledonia 18,575 sq km 2013
42 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 12,173 sq km 2013
43 Niue 260 sq km 2013
44 Christmas Island 135 sq km 2013
45 Pitcairn Islands 47 sq km 2013

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Sparsely populated countries Compared by Geography > Area > Total

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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Total

  • Brazil ranked first for area > total amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Canada ranked first for area > total amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Pacific Ocean ranked first for area > total globally in 2008.
  • Russia ranked first for area > total amongst Europe in 2013.
  • China ranked first for area > total amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • India ranked first for area > total amongst Densely populated countries in 2013.
  • Kazakhstan ranked first for area > total amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
  • France ranked first for area > total amongst European Union in 2013.
  • United States ranked second for area > total amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
  • Argentina ranked second for area > total amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
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