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Geography > Area > Water: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total water area in square kilometers.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Canada 891,163 sq km 2013
2 Russia 720,500 sq km 2013
3 United States 664,709 sq km 2013
4 India 314,070 sq km 2013
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 227,129.43 sq km 2013
5 Sudan 129,813 sq km 2010
6 Iran 116,600 sq km 2013
7 Ethiopia 104,300 sq km 2013
8 Colombia 100,210 sq km 2013
9 Indonesia 93,000 sq km 2013
Non-religious countries average (profile) 83,361.08 sq km 2013
10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 77,810 sq km 2013
South Asia average (profile) 70,624 sq km 2013
11 Tanzania 61,500 sq km 2013
Emerging markets average (profile) 61,029.2 sq km 2013
Cold countries average (profile) 60,460.71 sq km 2013
High income OECD countries average (profile) 59,861.13 sq km 2013
12 Australia 58,920 sq km 2013
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 55,986.73 sq km 2013
13 Brazil 55,460 sq km 2013
14 British Indian Ocean Territory 54,340 sq km 2013
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) 50,735.56 sq km 2013
Former British colonies average (profile) 45,490.98 sq km 2013
15 Uganda 43,938 sq km 2013
16 Argentina 43,710 sq km 2013
17 Sweden 39,960 sq km 2013
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 39,849.45 sq km 2013
Eastern Europe average (profile) 39,182.15 sq km 2013
NATO countries average (profile) 37,038.11 sq km 2013
18 Finland 34,330 sq km 2013
South and Central Asia average (profile) 33,387.69 sq km 2013
19 Venezuela 30,000 sq km 2013
20 China 27,060 sq km 2013
Religious countries average (profile) 25,662.48 sq km 2013
21 Pakistan 25,220 sq km 2013
22 Kazakhstan 25,200 sq km 2013
23 Chad 24,800 sq km 2013
24 Malawi 24,404 sq km 2013
25 Ukraine 24,220 sq km 2013
Christian countries average (profile) 23,388.49 sq km 2013
26 Burma 23,070 sq km 2013
27 Uzbekistan 22,000 sq km 2013
28 Vietnam 21,140 sq km 2013
29 Mexico 20,430 sq km 2013
30 Mali 20,002 sq km 2013
31 Norway 19,520 sq km 2013
Europe average (profile) 18,876.06 sq km 2013
32 Turkmenistan 18,170 sq km 2013
33 Guyana 18,120 sq km 2013
34 Eritrea 16,600 sq km 2013
35 Bolivia 15,280 sq km 2013
36 Liberia 15,049 sq km 2013
37 Botswana 15,000 sq km 2013
OPEC countries average (profile) 14,595.45 sq km 2013
38 Turkey 13,930 sq km 2013
39 Bangladesh 13,830 sq km 2013
40 Japan 13,430 sq km 2013
=41 Nigeria 13,000 sq km 2013
=41 Mozambique 13,000 sq km 2013
Hot countries average (profile) 12,476.05 sq km 2013
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 12,451.43 sq km 2013
43 Chile 12,290 sq km 2013
failed states average (profile) 12,057.5 sq km 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 11,440.33 sq km 2013
44 Kenya 11,227 sq km 2013
45 Ghana 11,000 sq km 2013
46 Mongolia 10,560 sq km 2013
47 Nicaragua 10,380 sq km 2013
48 Somalia 10,320 sq km 2013
49 Gabon 10,000 sq km 2013
50 Papua New Guinea 9,980 sq km 2013
Densely populated countries average (profile) 9,738.29 sq km 2013
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 9,595.56 sq km 2013
Muslim countries average (profile) 9,521.74 sq km 2013
51 Paraguay 9,450 sq km 2013
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) 9,368 sq km 2013
52 Zambia 9,220 sq km 2013
Landlocked countries average (profile) 9,100.72 sq km 2013
Catholic countries average (profile) 8,592.62 sq km 2013
53 Romania 8,500 sq km 2013
54 Poland 8,430 sq km 2013
55 Germany 8,350 sq km 2013
56 Tunisia 8,250 sq km 2013
57 Kyrgyzstan 8,150 sq km 2013
58 Guinea-Bissau 8,005 sq km 2013
59 Suriname 7,820 sq km 2013
60 Netherlands 7,650 sq km 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 7,486.11 sq km 2013
61 Italy 7,200 sq km 2013
62 Ecuador 6,720 sq km 2013
63 Spain 6,390 sq km 2013
=64 Laos 6,000 sq km 2013
=64 Egypt 6,000 sq km 2013
66 Madagascar 5,501 sq km 2013
European Union average (profile) 5,301.14 sq km 2013
Former French colonies average (profile) 5,280.6 sq km 2013
67 Peru 5,220 sq km 2013
68 Puerto Rico 4,921 sq km 2013
69 Belarus 4,700 sq km 2013
70 South Africa 4,620 sq km 2013
71 Cambodia 4,520 sq km 2013
72 Cote d'Ivoire 4,460 sq km 2013
Eurozone average (profile) 4,362.89 sq km 2013
73 Senegal 4,192 sq km 2013
74 Azerbaijan 3,971 sq km 2013
75 Zimbabwe 3,910 sq km 2013
76 The Bahamas 3,870 sq km 2013
77 Nepal 3,830 sq km 2013
78 Taiwan 3,720 sq km 2013
79 Hungary 3,420 sq km 2013
80 France 3,374 sq km 2013
81 Estonia 2,840 sq km 2013
82 South Korea 2,800 sq km 2013
83 Iceland 2,750 sq km 2013
84 Cameroon 2,730 sq km 2013
85 Lithuania 2,620 sq km 2013
86 Tajikistan 2,590 sq km 2013
87 Togo 2,400 sq km 2013
88 Bulgaria 2,390 sq km 2013
89 Latvia 2,340 sq km 2013
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) 2,335 sq km 2013
90 Thailand 2,230 sq km 2013
91 Burundi 2,150 sq km 2013
92 Benin 2,000 sq km 2013
93 French Guiana 1,850 sq km 2006
94 Philippines 1,830 sq km 2013
95 Guatemala 1,730 sq km 2013
Southern Europe average (profile) 1,725.56 sq km 2013
Western Europe average (profile) 1,693.33 sq km 2013
96 United Kingdom 1,680 sq km 2013
97 Rwanda 1,670 sq km 2013
98 Czech Republic 1,620 sq km 2013
99 Virgin Islands 1,564 sq km 2013
100 Syria 1,550 sq km 2013
101 Armenia 1,540 sq km 2013
102 Austria 1,426 sq km 2013
103 Ireland 1,390 sq km 2013
104 Albania 1,350 sq km 2013
105 Greece 1,310 sq km 2013
106 The Gambia 1,295 sq km 2013
107 Switzerland 1,280 sq km 2013
108 Uruguay 1,200 sq km 2013
109 Malaysia 1,190 sq km 2013
110 Panama 1,080 sq km 2013
Tourist destinations average (profile) 1,065.95 sq km 2013
111 Cuba 1,040 sq km 2013
112 Namibia 1,002 sq km 2013
113 Sri Lanka 980 sq km 2013
114 Moldova 960 sq km 2013
115 Iraq 950 sq km 2013
116 Slovakia 930 sq km 2013
117 Solomon Islands 910 sq km 2013
118 Denmark 660 sq km 2013
=119 Portugal 620 sq km 2013
=119 Croatia 620 sq km 2013
121 Jordan 540 sq km 2013
=122 Congo, Republic of the 500 sq km 2013
=122 Brunei 500 sq km 2013
124 Israel 440 sq km 2013
125 Burkina Faso 400 sq km 2013
126 Montenegro 360 sq km 2013
127 Dominican Republic 350 sq km 2013
128 French Polynesia 340 sq km 2013
129 El Salvador 320 sq km 2013
=130 Niger 300 sq km 2013
=130 New Caledonia 300 sq km 2013
132 Republic of Macedonia 280 sq km 2013
=133 Morocco 250 sq km 2013
=133 Belgium 250 sq km 2013
135 West Bank 220 sq km 2013
136 Honduras 200 sq km 2013
137 Haiti 190 sq km 2013
138 Lebanon 170 sq km 2013
=139 Swaziland 160 sq km 2013
=139 Belize 160 sq km 2013
=139 Jamaica 160 sq km 2013
142 Guinea 140 sq km 2013
143 North Korea 130 sq km 2013
144 Slovenia 122 sq km 2013
145 Sierra Leone 120 sq km 2013
146 Guadeloupe 74 sq km 2006
147 Hong Kong 50 sq km 2013
=148 Costa Rica 40 sq km 2013
=148 Martinique 40 sq km 2006
150 Tonga 30 sq km 2013
151 Djibouti 20 sq km 2013
=152 Samoa 10 sq km 2013
=152 Mauritius 10 sq km 2013
=152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 sq km 2013
=152 Singapore 10 sq km 2013
=152 Cyprus 10 sq km 2013
=152 Saint Lucia 10 sq km 2013
=152 Reunion 10 sq km 2006
=159 Malta 0.0 2013
=159 Bhutan 0.0 2013
=159 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0 2013
=159 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Bouvet Island 0.0 2013
=159 Seychelles 0.0 2013
=159 Navassa Island 0.0 2013
=159 Grenada 0.0 2013
=159 Kiribati 0.0 2013
=159 Marshall Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Midway Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Algeria 0.0 2013
=159 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Faroe Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Tokelau 0.0 2013
=159 Angola 0.0 2013
=159 British Virgin Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Cayman Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Western Sahara 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0 2013
=159 Federated States of Micronesia 0.0 2013
=159 Cook Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Howland Island 0.0 2013
=159 Bermuda 0.0 2013
=159 San Marino 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0 2013
=159 Lesotho 0.0 2013
=159 Guam 0.0 2013
=159 United Arab Emirates 0.0 2013
=159 Jan Mayen 0.0 2013
=159 Equatorial Guinea 0.0 2013
=159 Macau 0.0 2013
=159 Yemen 0.0 2013
=159 Niue 0.0 2013
=159 Oman 0.0 2013
=159 Johnston Atoll 0.0 2013
=159 Cape Verde 0.0 2013
=159 Saudi Arabia 0.0 2013
=159 Aruba 0.0 2013
=159 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0 2013
=159 Jarvis Island 0.0 2013
=159 Serbia 0.0 2013
=159 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0 2013
=159 Coral Sea Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Mauritania 0.0 2013
=159 Anguilla 0.0 2013
=159 Maldives 0.0 2013
=159 Qatar 0.0 2013
=159 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0.0 2013
=159 Fiji 0.0 2013
=159 Norfolk Island 0.0 2013
=159 Kosovo 0.0 2013
=159 Guernsey 0.0 2013
=159 Georgia 0.0 2013
=159 Pitcairn Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Tuvalu 0.0 2013
=159 Palau 0.0 2013
=159 Gibraltar 0.0 2013
=159 Andorra 0.0 2013
=159 American Samoa 0.0 2013
=159 Luxembourg 0.0 2013
=159 Isle of Man 0.0 2013
=159 Barbados 0.0 2013
=159 Clipperton Island 0.0 2013
=159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Wake Island 0.0 2013
=159 Liechtenstein 0.0 2013
=159 Central African Republic 0.0 2013
=159 Libya 0.0 2013
=159 Bahrain 0.0 2013
=159 Nauru 0.0 2013
=159 Vanuatu 0.0 2013
=159 Gaza Strip 0.0 2013
=159 Afghanistan 0.0 2013
=159 Svalbard 0.0 2013
=159 Jersey 0.0 2013
=159 Spratly Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Wallis and Futuna 0.0 2013
=159 Monaco 0.0 2013
=159 Christmas Island 0.0 2013
=159 Dominica 0.0 2013
=159 Ashmore and Cartier Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Holy See (Vatican City) 0.0 2013
=159 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Kingman Reef 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0 2013
=159 East Timor 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 0.0 2013
=159 Comoros 0.0 2013
=159 Montserrat 0.0 2013
=159 Kuwait 0.0 2013
=159 Paracel Islands 0.0 2013
=159 Palmyra Atoll 0.0 2013
=159 Saint Helena 0.0 2011
=159 Mayotte 0.0 2011
=159 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0 2003

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Interesting observations about Geography > Area > Water

  • India ranked first for area > water amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Canada ranked first for area > water amongst Christian countries in 2013.
  • Russia ranked first for area > water amongst Europe in 2013.
  • United States ranked third for area > water globally in 2013.
  • Sudan ranked first for area > water amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
  • Colombia ranked first for area > water amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for area > water amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
  • Indonesia ranked first for area > water amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • Sweden ranked first for area > water amongst European Union in 2013.
  • Brazil ranked second for area > water amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2013.
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