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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 7,209.1 km² | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Mongolia | 620.03 km² | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Namibia | 406.65 km² | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 379.57 km² | 2005 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 351.77 km² | 2005 | |||
| 5 | Iceland | 347.11 km² | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Suriname | 326.85 km² | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Mauritania | 325.96 km² | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Libya | 314.52 km² | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Botswana | 310.12 km² | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Canada | 309.01 km² | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Guyana | 282.55 km² | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 231.11 km² | 2005 | |||
| 12 | Gabon | 194.04 km² | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 179.9 km² | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Central African Republic | 157.28 km² | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Chad | 128.22 km² | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Oman | 122.7 km² | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Russia | 119.44 km² | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Bolivia | 117.44 km² | 2005 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 111.09 km² | 2005 | |||
| 19 | Mali | 103.86 km² | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Turkmenistan | 102.8 km² | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Niger | 96.1 km² | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Belize | 84.47 km² | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 81 km² | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Sudan | 79.33 km² | 2005 | ||
| 25 | New Caledonia | 79.27 km² | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 75.93 km² | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Angola | 75.35 km² | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Somalia | 75.31 km² | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Bhutan | 72.26 km² | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Argentina | 71.94 km² | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Algeria | 70.13 km² | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Norway | 70.04 km² | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Paraguay | 68.89 km² | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Zambia | 65.62 km² | 2005 | ||
| 35 | New Zealand | 65.44 km² | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Finland | 64.46 km² | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 61.84 km² | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 61.58 km² | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 60.23 km² | 2005 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 60.1 km² | 2005 | |||
| 38 | Vanuatu | 58.22 km² | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 56.54 km² | 2005 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 56.51 km² | 2005 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 53.58 km² | 2005 | |||
| 39 | Uruguay | 53 km² | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 52.4 km² | 2005 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 51.69 km² | 2005 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 49.92 km² | 2005 | |||
| 40 | Sweden | 49.87 km² | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 47.08 km² | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 46.47 km² | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Peru | 46.36 km² | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Chile | 46.31 km² | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Brazil | 45.74 km² | 2005 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 45.12 km² | 2005 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 44.47 km² | 2005 | |||
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.4 km² | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 42.98 km² | 2005 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 42.64 km² | 2005 | |||
| 46 | The Bahamas | 42.18 km² | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Laos | 40.89 km² | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 40.02 km² | 2005 | |||
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.72 km² | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Mozambique | 38.15 km² | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 36.7 km² | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 36.42 km² | 2005 | |||
| 50 | Venezuela | 34.13 km² | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Liberia | 34.06 km² | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Estonia | 33.6 km² | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 32.71 km² | 2005 | |||
| 53 | United States | 32.59 km² | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Madagascar | 32.1 km² | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 30.74 km² | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Djibouti | 29.87 km² | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Latvia | 28.08 km² | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 27.2 km² | 2005 | |||
| 58 | Colombia | 26.44 km² | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Afghanistan | 26.23 km² | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Yemen | 26.22 km² | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Cameroon | 26.21 km² | 2005 | ||
| 62 | South Africa | 25.83 km² | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Guinea | 25.67 km² | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.41 km² | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 25.19 km² | 2005 | |||
| 65 | Tanzania | 24.34 km² | 2005 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 24.27 km² | 2005 | |||
| 66 | Eritrea | 24.23 km² | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Nicaragua | 23.83 km² | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Iran | 23.49 km² | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 23.47 km² | 2005 | |||
| 69 | Palau | 23.11 km² | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Panama | 22.44 km² | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Fiji | 22.21 km² | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 21.49 km² | 2005 | |||
| 72 | Belarus | 21.48 km² | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.02 km² | 2005 | |||
| 73 | Tajikistan | 20.95 km² | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 20.61 km² | 2005 | |||
| 74 | Ecuador | 20.58 km² | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 20.41 km² | 2005 | ||
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 20.15 km² | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Lithuania | 19.13 km² | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.54 km² | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.88 km² | 2005 | |||
| 79 | Mexico | 17.68 km² | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Senegal | 17.45 km² | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 17.1 km² | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Ireland | 16.89 km² | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Jordan | 16.41 km² | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Tunisia | 16.31 km² | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Honduras | 16.25 km² | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Kenya | 16.22 km² | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Iraq | 16.01 km² | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Georgia | 15.98 km² | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Samoa | 15.78 km² | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Lesotho | 15.76 km² | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Swaziland | 15.72 km² | 2005 | ||
| 92 | French Polynesia | 15.69 km² | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Brunei | 15.69 km² | 2005 | ||
| 94 | East Timor | 15.13 km² | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Morocco | 14.82 km² | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Ethiopia | 14.5 km² | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Bulgaria | 14.34 km² | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 14.01 km² | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Egypt | 13.95 km² | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.85 km² | 2005 | |||
| 100 | Benin | 13.76 km² | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Cambodia | 13.55 km² | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 13.54 km² | 2005 | |||
| 102 | Burma | 13.48 km² | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Qatar | 13.4 km² | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.2 km² | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Ukraine | 12.81 km² | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Malaysia | 12.76 km² | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Croatia | 12.73 km² | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Greece | 11.88 km² | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Costa Rica | 11.83 km² | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Spain | 11.64 km² | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Turkey | 11.57 km² | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Ghana | 11.16 km² | 2005 | ||
| 113 | Romania | 11.02 km² | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Dominica | 10.63 km² | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 10.32 km² | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Togo | 10.25 km² | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Austria | 10.19 km² | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Syria | 10.19 km² | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Slovenia | 10.13 km² | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Armenia | 9.88 km² | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Cuba | 9.82 km² | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Moldova | 9.41 km² | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Hungary | 9.22 km² | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Malawi | 9.17 km² | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Slovakia | 9.1 km² | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Albania | 9 km² | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Cyprus | 8.96 km² | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Portugal | 8.73 km² | 2005 | ||
| 129 | France | 8.73 km² | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Guatemala | 8.59 km² | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Indonesia | 8.48 km² | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Cape Verde | 8.42 km² | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Uganda | 8.39 km² | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Poland | 8.19 km² | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Kiribati | 8.07 km² | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Denmark | 7.95 km² | 2005 | ||
| 137 | The Gambia | 7.87 km² | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Thailand | 7.83 km² | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Kuwait | 7.76 km² | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Czech Republic | 7.71 km² | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Tonga | 7.43 km² | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.41 km² | 2005 | ||
| 143 | China | 7.36 km² | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.33 km² | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Nigeria | 6.62 km² | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Federated States of Micronesia | 6.59 km² | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.21 km² | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Nepal | 5.82 km² | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Andorra | 5.76 km² | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Luxembourg | 5.57 km² | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Switzerland | 5.55 km² | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Seychelles | 5.55 km² | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Cayman Islands | 5.35 km² | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.33 km² | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Dominican Republic | 5.22 km² | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Italy | 5.14 km² | 2005 | ||
| 157 | North Korea | 5.06 km² | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Pakistan | 5.04 km² | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Liechtenstein | 4.61 km² | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Germany | 4.33 km² | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Jamaica | 4.15 km² | 2005 | ||
| 162 | United Kingdom | 4.05 km² | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Vietnam | 4 km² | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.96 km² | 2005 | ||
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 3.75 km² | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Comoros | 3.71 km² | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.59 km² | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Burundi | 3.58 km² | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Philippines | 3.5 km² | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Guam | 3.47 km² | 2005 | ||
| 171 | El Salvador | 3.46 km² | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Marshall Islands | 3.46 km² | 2005 | ||
| 173 | American Samoa | 3.38 km² | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Sri Lanka | 3.34 km² | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Grenada | 3.3 km² | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Israel | 3.18 km² | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Haiti | 3 km² | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Japan | 2.96 km² | 2005 | ||
| 179 | India | 2.92 km² | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Belgium | 2.91 km² | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Rwanda | 2.79 km² | 2005 | ||
| 182 | Lebanon | 2.61 km² | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Netherlands | 2.54 km² | 2005 | ||
| 184 | Puerto Rico | 2.34 km² | 2005 | ||
| 185 | South Korea | 2.06 km² | 2005 | ||
| 186 | San Marino | 2.02 km² | 2005 | ||
| 187 | Aruba | 1.9 km² | 2005 | ||
| 188 | Mauritius | 1.64 km² | 2005 | ||
| 189 | Barbados | 1.57 km² | 2005 | ||
| 190 | Maldives | 1.01 km² | 2005 | ||
| 191 | Bangladesh | 1.01 km² | 2005 | ||
| 192 | Bahrain | 0.807 km² | 2005 | ||
| 193 | Malta | 0.792 km² | 2005 | ||
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.779 km² | 2005 | ||
| 195 | Singapore | 0.164 km² | 2005 | ||
| 196 | Hong Kong | 0.16 km² | 2005 | ||
| 197 | Macau | 0.0602 km² | 2005 | ||
| 198 | Monaco | 0.0577 km² | 2005 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Geography > Surface area > Sq. km per 1000
- Australia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Monaco has ranked last for surface area > sq. km per 1000 since 1961.
- Greenland has had the highest surface area > sq. km per 1000 since 1961.
- Iceland ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
- Mauritania ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Russia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Namibia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Bolivia ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- Finland ranked first for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
- Canada ranked second for surface area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2005.
