This article is a list of countries by percentage of water area in relation to total area (land area and water area).[1]
This list includes three columns of data:
- Total area (km²): is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
- Land area (km²): is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
- Water area (km²): is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.[2]
| Rank | Country | Total area | Land area | Water area | % water | m² of water/ha |
| — | 54,400 | 60 | 54,340 | 99.89 | 9,989 | |
| — | 1,910 | 346 | 1,564 | 81.88 | 8,188 | |
| — | World | 510,072,000 | 148,940,000 | 361,132,000 | 70.80 | 7,080 |
| — | 13,790 | 8,870 | 4,921 | 35.69 | 3,569 | |
| 1 |
| 13,940 | 10,070 | 3,870 | 27.76 | 2,776 |
| 2 |
| 36,120 | 28,000 | 8,120 | 22.48 | 2,248 |
| 3 |
| 118,480 | 94,080 | 24,400 | 20.59 | 2,059 |
| 4 |
| 41,526 | 33,883 | 7,643 | 18.41 | 1,841 |
| 5 |
| 236,040 | 199,710 | 36,330 | 15.39 | 1,539 |
| 6 |
| 111,370 | 96,320 | 15,050 | 13.51 | 1,351 |
| — | 4,167 | 3,660 | 507 | 12.17 | 1,217 | |
| 7 |
| 11,300 | 10,000 | 1,300 | 11.50 | 1,150 |
| 8 |
| 35,980 | 32,260 | 3,720 | 10.34 | 1,034 |
| 9 |
| 338,145 | 304,473 | 33,672 | 9.96 | 996 |
| 10 |
| 3,287,590 | 2,973,190 | 314,400 | 9.56 | 956 |
| 11 |
| 9,984,670 | 9,093,507 | 891,163 | 8.93 | 893 |
| 12 |
| 1,138,910 | 1,038,700 | 100,210 | 8.80 | 880 |
| 13 |
| 449,964 | 410,934 | 39,030 | 8.67 | 867 |
| 14 |
| 5,770 | 5,270 | 500 | 8.67 | 867 |
| 15 |
| 214,970 | 196,850 | 18,120 | 8.43 | 843 |
| 16 |
| 27,830 | 25,650 | 2,180 | 7.83 | 783 |
| 17 |
| 129,494 | 120,254 | 9,240 | 7.14 | 714 |
| 18 |
| 144,000 | 133,910 | 10,090 | 7.01 | 701 |
| 19 |
| 9,826,630 | 9,161,923 | 664,707 | 6.76 | 676 |
| 20 |
| 945,087 | 886,037 | 59,050 | 6.25 | 625 |
| 21 |
| 26,338 | 24,948 | 1,390 | 5.28 | 528 |
| 22 |
| 2,505,810 | 2,376,000 | 129,810 | 5.18 | 518 |
| 23 |
| 323,802 | 307,442 | 16,360 | 5.05 | 505 |
| 24 |
| 163,610 | 155,360 | 8,250 | 5.04 | 504 |
| 25 |
| 447,400 | 425,400 | 22,000 | 4.92 | 492 |
| 26 |
| 1,919,440 | 1,826,440 | 93,000 | 4.85 | 485 |
| 27 |
| 28,748 | 27,398 | 1,350 | 4.70 | 470 |
| — | 1,092 | 1,042 | 50 | 4.58 | 458 | |
| 28 |
| 45,226 | 43,211 | 2,015 | 4.46 | 446 |
| 29 |
| 29,743 | 28,454 | 1,289 | 4.33 | 433 |
| 30 |
| 56,785 | 54,385 | 2,400 | 4.23 | 423 |
| 31 |
| 748 | 718 | 30 | 4.01 | 401 |
| — | 5,860 | 5,640 | 220 | 3.75 | 375 | |
| 32 |
| 267,667 | 257,667 | 10,000 | 3.74 | 374 |
| 33 |
| 41,290 | 39,770 | 1,520 | 3.68 | 368 |
| 34 |
| 198,500 | 191,300 | 7,200 | 3.63 | 363 |
| 35 |
| 239,460 | 230,940 | 8,520 | 3.56 | 356 |
| 36 |
| 2,345,410 | 2,267,600 | 77,810 | 3.32 | 332 |
| 37 |
| 912,050 | 882,050 | 30,000 | 3.29 | 329 |
| 38 |
| 28,450 | 27,540 | 910 | 3.20 | 320 |
| 39 |
| 803,940 | 778,720 | 25,220 | 3.14 | 314 |
| 40 |
| 678,500 | 657,740 | 20,760 | 3.06 | 306 |
| 41 |
| 237,500 | 230,340 | 7,160 | 3.01 | 301 |
| 42 |
| 78,200 | 75,990 | 2,210 | 2.83 | 283 |
| 43 |
| 9,596,960 | 9,326,410 | 270,550 | 2.82 | 282 |
| 44 |
| 147,181 | 143,181 | 4,000 | 2.72 | 272 |
| 45 |
| 103,000 | 100,250 | 2,750 | 2.67 | 267 |
| 46 |
| 312,679 | 304,459 | 8,220 | 2.63 | 263 |
| — | 19,060 | 18,575 | 485 | 2.54 | 254 | |
| 47 |
| 236,800 | 230,800 | 6,000 | 2.53 | 253 |
| 48 |
| 1,972,550 | 1,923,040 | 49,510 | 2.51 | 251 |
| 49 |
| 600,370 | 585,370 | 15,000 | 2.50 | 250 |
| 50 |
| 181,040 | 176,520 | 4,520 | 2.50 | 250 |
| 51 |
| 301,230 | 294,020 | 7,210 | 2.39 | 239 |
| 52 |
| 283,560 | 276,840 | 6,720 | 2.37 | 237 |
| 53 |
| 406,750 | 397,300 | 9,450 | 2.32 | 232 |
| 54 |
| 582,650 | 569,250 | 13,400 | 2.30 | 230 |
| 55 |
| 357,021 | 349,223 | 7,798 | 2.18 | 218 |
| 56 |
| 801,590 | 784,090 | 17,500 | 2.18 | 218 |
| 57 |
| 462,840 | 452,860 | 9,980 | 2.16 | 216 |
| 58 |
| 196,190 | 192,000 | 4,190 | 2.14 | 214 |
| 59 |
| 20,770 | 20,330 | 440 | 2.12 | 212 |
| 60 |
| 78,866 | 77,276 | 1,590 | 2.02 | 202 |
| 61 |
| 70,280 | 68,890 | 1,390 | 1.98 | 198 |
| 62 |
| 1,284,000 | 1,259,200 | 24,800 | 1.93 | 193 |
| 63 |
| 25,333 | 24,856 | 477 | 1.88 | 188 |
| 64 |
| 112,620 | 110,620 | 2,000 | 1.78 | 178 |
| 65 |
| 2,717,300 | 2,669,800 | 47,500 | 1.75 | 175 |
| 66 |
| 83,870 | 82,444 | 1,426 | 1.70 | 170 |
| 67 |
| 10,400 | 10,230 | 170 | 1.63 | 163 |
| 68 |
| 43,094 | 42,394 | 700 | 1.62 | 162 |
| 69 |
| 616 | 606 | 10 | 1.62 | 162 |
| 70 |
| 637,657 | 627,337 | 10,320 | 1.62 | 162 |
| 71 |
| 1,240,000 | 1,220,000 | 20,000 | 1.61 | 161 |
| 72 |
| 752,614 | 740,724 | 11,890 | 1.58 | 158 |
| 73 |
| 64,589 | 63,589 | 1,000 | 1.55 | 155 |
| 74 |
| 14,026 | 13,812 | 214 | 1.53 | 153 |
| 75 |
| 21,040 | 20,720 | 320 | 1.52 | 152 |
| 76 |
| 176,220 | 173,620 | 2,600 | 1.48 | 148 |
| 77 |
| 10,991 | 10,831 | 160 | 1.46 | 146 |
| 78 |
| 692.7 | 682.7 | 10 | 1.44 | 144 |
| 79 |
| 923,768 | 910,768 | 13,000 | 1.41 | 141 |
| 80 |
| 33,843 | 33,371 | 472 | 1.39 | 139 |
| 81 |
| 322,460 | 318,000 | 4,460 | 1.38 | 138 |
| 82 |
| 65,200 | 1.35 | |||
| 82 |
| 65,610 | 64,740 | 870 | 1.33 | 133 |
| 83 |
| 244,820 | 241,590 | 3,230 | 1.32 | 132 |
| 84 |
| 1,098,580 | 1,084,390 | 14,190 | 1.29 | 129 |
| 85 |
| 329,560 | 325,360 | 4,200 | 1.27 | 127 |
| 86 |
| 475,440 | 469,440 | 6,000 | 1.26 | 126 |
| 87 |
| 780,580 | 770,760 | 9,820 | 1.26 | 126 |
| 88 |
| 437,072 | 432,162 | 4,910 | 1.12 | 112 |
| 89 |
| 163,270 | 161,470 | 1,800 | 1.10 | 110 |
| 90 |
| 2,766,890 | 2,736,690 | 30,200 | 1.09 | 109 |
| 91 |
| 756,950 | 748,800 | 8,150 | 1.08 | 108 |
| 92 |
| 504,782 | 499,542 | 5,240 | 1.04 | 104 |
| 93 |
| 390,580 | 386,670 | 3,910 | 1.00 | 100 |
| 94 |
| 587,040 | 581,540 | 5,500 | 0.94 | 94 |
| 95 |
| 17,363 | 17,203 | 160 | 0.92 | 92 |
| 96 |
| 7,686,850 | 7,617,930 | 68,920 | 0.90 | 90 |
| 97 |
| 131,940 | 130,800 | 1,140 | 0.86 | 86 |
| 98 |
| 51,100 | 50,660 | 440 | 0.86 | 86 |
| 99 |
| 30,528 | 30,278 | 250 | 0.82 | 82 |
| 100 |
| 377,835 | 374,744 | 3,091 | 0.82 | 82 |
| 101 |
| 93,030 | 92,340 | 690 | 0.74 | 74 |
| 102 |
| 1,648,000 | 1,636,000 | 12,000 | 0.73 | 73 |
| 103 |
| 48,730 | 48,380 | 350 | 0.72 | 72 |
| 104 |
| 22,966 | 22,806 | 160 | 0.70 | 70 |
| 105 |
| 27,750 | 27,560 | 190 | 0.68 | 68 |
| 106 |
| 1,127,127 | 1,119,683 | 7,444 | 0.66 | 66 |
| 107 |
| 8,511,965 | 8,456,510 | 55,455 | 0.65 | 65 |
| 108 |
| 185,180 | 184,050 | 1,130 | 0.61 | 61 |
| 109 |
| 300,000 | 298,170 | 1,830 | 0.61 | 61 |
| 110 |
| 20,273 | 20,151 | 122 | 0.60 | 60 |
| 111 |
| 1,564,116 | 1,554,731 | 9,385 | 0.60 | 60 |
| 112 |
| 1,001,450 | 995,450 | 6,000 | 0.60 | 60 |
| 113 |
| 86,600 | 86,100 | 500 | 0.58 | 58 |
| 114 |
| 643,427 | 640,053 | 3,374 | 0.52 | 52 |
| 115 |
| 2,040 | 2,030 | 10 | 0.49 | 49 |
| 116 |
| 92,391 | 91,951 | 440 | 0.48 | 48 |
| 117 |
| 17,075,200 | 16,995,800 | 79,400 | 0.47 | 47 |
| 118 |
| 514,000 | 511,770 | 2,230 | 0.43 | 43 |
| 119 |
| 108,890 | 108,430 | 460 | 0.42 | 42 |
| 120 |
| 1,285,220 | 1,280,000 | 5,220 | 0.41 | 41 |
| 121 |
| 329,750 | 328,550 | 1,200 | 0.36 | 36 |
| 122 |
| 92,300 | 91,971 | 329 | 0.36 | 36 |
| 123 |
| 2,944 | 2,934 | 10 | 0.34 | 34 |
| 124 |
| 110,910 | 110,550 | 360 | 0.32 | 32 |
| 125 |
| 98,480 | 98,190 | 290 | 0.29 | 29 |
| 126 |
| 143,100 | 142,700 | 400 | 0.28 | 28 |
| — | 547,030 | 545,630 | 1,400 | 0.26 | 26 | |
| 127 |
| 56,542 | 56,414 | 128 | 0.23 | 23 |
| 128 |
| 112,090 | 111,890 | 200 | 0.18 | 18 |
| 129 |
| 71,740 | 71,620 | 120 | 0.17 | 17 |
| 130 |
| 342,000 | 341,500 | 500 | 0.15 | 15 |
| 131 |
| 274,200 | 273,800 | 400 | 0.15 | 15 |
| 132 |
| 9,250 | 9,240 | 10 | 0.11 | 11 |
| 133 |
| 120,540 | 120,410 | 130 | 0.11 | 11 |
| 134 |
| 48,845 | 48,800 | 45 | 0.09 | 9 |
| 135 |
| 23,000 | 22,980 | 20 | 0.09 | 9 |
| 136 |
| 446,550 | 446,300 | 250 | 0.06 | 6 |
| 137 |
| 1,030,700 | 1,030,400 | 300 | 0.03 | 3 |
| 138 |
| 51,209.2 | 51,197 | 12.2 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 139 |
| 1,267,000 | 1,266,700 | 300 | 0.02 | 2 |
| — |
| 488,100 | 488,100 | Negligible | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 54.4 | 54.4 | Negligible | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 2,381,740 | 2,381,740 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 2,149,690 | 2,149,690 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 1,759,540 | 1,759,540 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 1,246,700 | 1,246,700 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 1,219,912 | 1,219,912 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 825,418 | 825,418 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 647,500 | 647,500 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 622,984 | 622,984 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 603,700 | 603,700 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 527,970 | 527,970 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 266,000 | 266,000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 245,857 | 245,857 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 212,460 | 212,460 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 207,600 | 207,600 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 121,320 | 121,320 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 110,860 | 110,860 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 83,600 | 83,600 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 77,474 | 77,474 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 69,700 | 69,700 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 61,020 | 61,020 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 47,000 | 47,000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 30,355 | 30,355 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 28,051 | 28,051 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 18,270 | 18,270 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 17,820 | 17,820 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 12,200 | 12,200 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 12,173 | 12,173 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 11,437 | 11,437 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 10,887 | 10,887 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 5,128 | 5,128 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 4,033 | 4,033 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 3,903 | 3,903 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 2,586 | 2,586 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 2,170 | 2,170 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 1,399 | 1,399 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 1,001 | 1,001 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 960 | 960 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 811 | 811 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 754 | 754 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 702 | 702 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 665 | 665 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 572 | 572 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 541.3 | 541.3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 477 | 477 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 468 | 468 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 458 | 458 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 455 | 455 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 442.6 | 442.6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 431 | 431 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 430 | 430 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 412 | 412 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 389 | 389 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | Jan Mayen | 377 | 377 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 374 | 374 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 360 | 360 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 344 | 344 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 316 | 316 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 300 | 300 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 274 | 274 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 262 | 262 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 261 | 261 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 260 | 260 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 242 | 242 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 236.7 | 236.7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 199 | 199 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 193 | 193 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 181.3 | 181.3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 160 | 160 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 61.2 | 61.2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 53.3 | 53.3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | Bouvet Island | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 34.6 | 34.6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 28.2 | 28.2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — |
| 26 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 21 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | Clipperton Island | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| — | Spratly Islands | <5 | <5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — | Coral Sea Islands | <3 | <3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 1.95 | 1.95 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| — |
| 0.44 | 0.44 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
- ^ Field Listing - Area, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. Data last updated on July 24, 2008.
- ^ The World Factbook
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