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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 |
— |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
54,400 |
60 |
54,340 |
99.89 |
9,989 |
— |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
1,910 |
346 |
1,564 |
81.88 |
8,188 |
— |
World |
510,072,000 |
148,940,000 |
361,132,000 |
70.80 |
7,080 |
— |
Puerto Rico |
13,790 |
8,870 |
4,921 |
35.69 |
3,569 |
1 |
Bahamas |
13,940 |
10,070 |
3,870 |
27.76 |
2,776 |
2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
36,120 |
28,000 |
8,120 |
22.48 |
2,248 |
3 |
Malawi |
118,480 |
94,080 |
24,400 |
20.59 |
2,059 |
4 |
Netherlands |
41,526 |
33,883 |
7,643 |
18.41 |
1,841 |
5 |
Uganda |
236,040 |
199,710 |
36,330 |
15.39 |
1,539 |
6 |
Liberia |
111,370 |
96,320 |
15,050 |
13.51 |
1,351 |
— |
French Polynesia |
4,167 |
3,660 |
507 |
12.17 |
1,217 |
7 |
Gambia |
11,300 |
10,000 |
1,300 |
11.50 |
1,150 |
8 |
Taiwan |
35,980 |
32,260 |
3,720 |
10.34 |
1,034 |
9 |
Finland |
338,145 |
304,473 |
33,672 |
9.96 |
996 |
10 |
India |
3,287,590 |
2,973,190 |
314,400 |
9.56 |
956 |
11 |
Canada |
9,984,670 |
9,093,507 |
891,163 |
8.93 |
893 |
12 |
Colombia |
1,138,910 |
1,038,700 |
100,210 |
8.80 |
880 |
13 |
Sweden |
449,964 |
410,934 |
39,030 |
8.67 |
867 |
14 |
Brunei |
5,770 |
5,270 |
500 |
8.67 |
867 |
15 |
Guyana |
214,970 |
196,850 |
18,120 |
8.43 |
843 |
16 |
Burundi |
27,830 |
25,650 |
2,180 |
7.83 |
783 |
17 |
Nicaragua |
129,494 |
120,254 |
9,240 |
7.14 |
714 |
18 |
Bangladesh |
144,000 |
133,910 |
10,090 |
7.01 |
701 |
19 |
United States |
9,826,630 |
9,161,923 |
664,707 |
6.76 |
676 |
20 |
Tanzania |
945,087 |
886,037 |
59,050 |
6.25 |
625 |
21 |
Rwanda |
26,338 |
24,948 |
1,390 |
5.28 |
528 |
22 |
Sudan |
2,505,810 |
2,376,000 |
129,810 |
5.18 |
518 |
23 |
Norway |
323,802 |
307,442 |
16,360 |
5.05 |
505 |
24 |
Tunisia |
163,610 |
155,360 |
8,250 |
5.04 |
504 |
25 |
Uzbekistan |
447,400 |
425,400 |
22,000 |
4.92 |
492 |
26 |
Indonesia |
1,919,440 |
1,826,440 |
93,000 |
4.85 |
485 |
27 |
Albania |
28,748 |
27,398 |
1,350 |
4.70 |
470 |
— |
Hong Kong |
1,092 |
1,042 |
50 |
4.58 |
458 |
28 |
Estonia |
45,226 |
43,211 |
2,015 |
4.46 |
446 |
29 |
Armenia |
29,743 |
28,454 |
1,289 |
4.33 |
433 |
30 |
Togo |
56,785 |
54,385 |
2,400 |
4.23 |
423 |
31 |
Tonga |
748 |
718 |
30 |
4.01 |
401 |
— |
West Bank |
5,860 |
5,640 |
220 |
3.75 |
375 |
32 |
Gabon |
267,667 |
257,667 |
10,000 |
3.74 |
374 |
33 |
Switzerland |
41,290 |
39,770 |
1,520 |
3.68 |
368 |
34 |
Kyrgyzstan |
198,500 |
191,300 |
7,200 |
3.63 |
363 |
35 |
Ghana |
239,460 |
230,940 |
8,520 |
3.56 |
356 |
36 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
2,345,410 |
2,267,600 |
77,810 |
3.32 |
332 |
37 |
Venezuela |
912,050 |
882,050 |
30,000 |
3.29 |
329 |
38 |
Solomon Islands |
28,450 |
27,540 |
910 |
3.20 |
320 |
39 |
Pakistan |
803,940 |
778,720 |
25,220 |
3.14 |
314 |
40 |
Myanmar |
678,500 |
657,740 |
20,760 |
3.06 |
306 |
41 |
Romania |
237,500 |
230,340 |
7,160 |
3.01 |
301 |
42 |
Panama |
78,200 |
75,990 |
2,210 |
2.83 |
283 |
43 |
China |
9,596,960 |
9,326,410 |
270,550 |
2.82 |
282 |
44 |
Nepal |
147,181 |
143,181 |
4,000 |
2.72 |
272 |
45 |
Iceland |
103,000 |
100,250 |
2,750 |
2.67 |
267 |
46 |
Poland |
312,679 |
304,459 |
8,220 |
2.63 |
263 |
— |
New Caledonia |
19,060 |
18,575 |
485 |
2.54 |
254 |
47 |
Laos |
236,800 |
230,800 |
6,000 |
2.53 |
253 |
48 |
Mexico |
1,972,550 |
1,923,040 |
49,510 |
2.51 |
251 |
49 |
Botswana |
600,370 |
585,370 |
15,000 |
2.50 |
250 |
50 |
Cambodia |
181,040 |
176,520 |
4,520 |
2.50 |
250 |
51 |
Italy |
301,230 |
294,020 |
7,210 |
2.39 |
239 |
52 |
Ecuador |
283,560 |
276,840 |
6,720 |
2.37 |
237 |
53 |
Paraguay |
406,750 |
397,300 |
9,450 |
2.32 |
232 |
54 |
Kenya |
582,650 |
569,250 |
13,400 |
2.30 |
230 |
55 |
Germany |
357,021 |
349,223 |
7,798 |
2.18 |
218 |
56 |
Mozambique |
801,590 |
784,090 |
17,500 |
2.18 |
218 |
57 |
Papua New Guinea |
462,840 |
452,860 |
9,980 |
2.16 |
216 |
58 |
Senegal |
196,190 |
192,000 |
4,190 |
2.14 |
214 |
59 |
Israel |
20,770 |
20,330 |
440 |
2.12 |
212 |
60 |
Czech Republic |
78,866 |
77,276 |
1,590 |
2.02 |
202 |
61 |
Ireland |
70,280 |
68,890 |
1,390 |
1.98 |
198 |
62 |
Chad |
1,284,000 |
1,259,200 |
24,800 |
1.93 |
193 |
63 |
Macedonia |
25,333 |
24,856 |
477 |
1.88 |
188 |
64 |
Benin |
112,620 |
110,620 |
2,000 |
1.78 |
178 |
65 |
Kazakhstan |
2,717,300 |
2,669,800 |
47,500 |
1.75 |
175 |
66 |
Austria |
83,870 |
82,444 |
1,426 |
1.70 |
170 |
67 |
Lebanon |
10,400 |
10,230 |
170 |
1.63 |
163 |
68 |
Denmark |
43,094 |
42,394 |
700 |
1.62 |
162 |
69 |
Saint Lucia |
616 |
606 |
10 |
1.62 |
162 |
70 |
Somalia |
637,657 |
627,337 |
10,320 |
1.62 |
162 |
71 |
Mali |
1,240,000 |
1,220,000 |
20,000 |
1.61 |
161 |
72 |
Zambia |
752,614 |
740,724 |
11,890 |
1.58 |
158 |
73 |
Latvia |
64,589 |
63,589 |
1,000 |
1.55 |
155 |
74 |
Montenegro |
14,026 |
13,812 |
214 |
1.53 |
153 |
75 |
El Salvador |
21,040 |
20,720 |
320 |
1.52 |
152 |
76 |
Uruguay |
176,220 |
173,620 |
2,600 |
1.48 |
148 |
77 |
Jamaica |
10,991 |
10,831 |
160 |
1.46 |
146 |
78 |
Singapore |
692.7 |
682.7 |
10 |
1.44 |
144 |
79 |
Nigeria |
923,768 |
910,768 |
13,000 |
1.41 |
141 |
80 |
Moldova |
33,843 |
33,371 |
472 |
1.39 |
139 |
81 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
322,460 |
318,000 |
4,460 |
1.38 |
138 |
82 |
Lithuania |
65,200 |
|
|
1.35 |
|
82 |
Sri Lanka |
65,610 |
64,740 |
870 |
1.33 |
133 |
83 |
United Kingdom |
244,820 |
241,590 |
3,230 |
1.32 |
132 |
84 |
Bolivia |
1,098,580 |
1,084,390 |
14,190 |
1.29 |
129 |
85 |
Vietnam |
329,560 |
325,360 |
4,200 |
1.27 |
127 |
86 |
Cameroon |
475,440 |
469,440 |
6,000 |
1.26 |
126 |
87 |
Turkey |
780,580 |
770,760 |
9,820 |
1.26 |
126 |
88 |
Iraq |
437,072 |
432,162 |
4,910 |
1.12 |
112 |
89 |
Suriname |
163,270 |
161,470 |
1,800 |
1.10 |
110 |
90 |
Argentina |
2,766,890 |
2,736,690 |
30,200 |
1.09 |
109 |
91 |
Chile |
756,950 |
748,800 |
8,150 |
1.08 |
108 |
92 |
Spain |
504,782 |
499,542 |
5,240 |
1.04 |
104 |
93 |
Zimbabwe |
390,580 |
386,670 |
3,910 |
1.00 |
100 |
94 |
Madagascar |
587,040 |
581,540 |
5,500 |
0.94 |
94 |
95 |
Swaziland |
17,363 |
17,203 |
160 |
0.92 |
92 |
96 |
Australia |
7,686,850 |
7,617,930 |
68,920 |
0.90 |
90 |
97 |
Greece |
131,940 |
130,800 |
1,140 |
0.86 |
86 |
98 |
Costa Rica |
51,100 |
50,660 |
440 |
0.86 |
86 |
99 |
Belgium |
30,528 |
30,278 |
250 |
0.82 |
82 |
100 |
Japan |
377,835 |
374,744 |
3,091 |
0.82 |
82 |
101 |
Hungary |
93,030 |
92,340 |
690 |
0.74 |
74 |
102 |
Iran |
1,648,000 |
1,636,000 |
12,000 |
0.73 |
73 |
103 |
Dominican Republic |
48,730 |
48,380 |
350 |
0.72 |
72 |
104 |
Belize |
22,966 |
22,806 |
160 |
0.70 |
70 |
105 |
Haiti |
27,750 |
27,560 |
190 |
0.68 |
68 |
106 |
Ethiopia |
1,127,127 |
1,119,683 |
7,444 |
0.66 |
66 |
107 |
Brazil |
8,511,965 |
8,456,510 |
55,455 |
0.65 |
65 |
108 |
Syria |
185,180 |
184,050 |
1,130 |
0.61 |
61 |
109 |
Philippines |
300,000 |
298,170 |
1,830 |
0.61 |
61 |
110 |
Slovenia |
20,273 |
20,151 |
122 |
0.60 |
60 |
111 |
Mongolia |
1,564,116 |
1,554,731 |
9,385 |
0.60 |
60 |
112 |
Egypt |
1,001,450 |
995,450 |
6,000 |
0.60 |
60 |
113 |
Azerbaijan |
86,600 |
86,100 |
500 |
0.58 |
58 |
114 |
France |
643,427 |
640,053 |
3,374 |
0.52 |
52 |
115 |
Mauritius |
2,040 |
2,030 |
10 |
0.49 |
49 |
116 |
Portugal |
92,391 |
91,951 |
440 |
0.48 |
48 |
117 |
Russia |
17,075,200 |
16,995,800 |
79,400 |
0.47 |
47 |
118 |
Thailand |
514,000 |
511,770 |
2,230 |
0.43 |
43 |
119 |
Guatemala |
108,890 |
108,430 |
460 |
0.42 |
42 |
120 |
Peru |
1,285,220 |
1,280,000 |
5,220 |
0.41 |
41 |
121 |
Malaysia |
329,750 |
328,550 |
1,200 |
0.36 |
36 |
122 |
Jordan |
92,300 |
91,971 |
329 |
0.36 |
36 |
123 |
Samoa |
2,944 |
2,934 |
10 |
0.34 |
34 |
124 |
Bulgaria |
110,910 |
110,550 |
360 |
0.32 |
32 |
125 |
South Korea |
98,480 |
98,190 |
290 |
0.29 |
29 |
126 |
Tajikistan |
143,100 |
142,700 |
400 |
0.28 |
28 |
— |
Metropolitan France |
547,030 |
545,630 |
1,400 |
0.26 |
26 |
127 |
Croatia |
56,542 |
56,414 |
128 |
0.23 |
23 |
128 |
Honduras |
112,090 |
111,890 |
200 |
0.18 |
18 |
129 |
Sierra Leone |
71,740 |
71,620 |
120 |
0.17 |
17 |
130 |
Congo |
342,000 |
341,500 |
500 |
0.15 |
15 |
131 |
Burkina Faso |
274,200 |
273,800 |
400 |
0.15 |
15 |
132 |
Cyprus |
9,250 |
9,240 |
10 |
0.11 |
11 |
133 |
North Korea |
120,540 |
120,410 |
130 |
0.11 |
11 |
134 |
Slovakia |
48,845 |
48,800 |
45 |
0.09 |
9 |
135 |
Djibouti |
23,000 |
22,980 |
20 |
0.09 |
9 |
136 |
Morocco |
446,550 |
446,300 |
250 |
0.06 |
6 |
137 |
Mauritania |
1,030,700 |
1,030,400 |
300 |
0.03 |
3 |
138 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
51,209.2 |
51,197 |
12.2 |
0.02 |
2 |
139 |
Niger |
1,267,000 |
1,266,700 |
300 |
0.02 |
2 |
— |
Turkmenistan |
488,100 |
488,100 |
Negligible |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Saint Martin |
54.4 |
54.4 |
Negligible |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Algeria |
2,381,740 |
2,381,740 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Saudi Arabia |
2,149,690 |
2,149,690 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Libya |
1,759,540 |
1,759,540 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Angola |
1,246,700 |
1,246,700 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
South Africa |
1,219,912 |
1,219,912 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Namibia |
825,418 |
825,418 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Afghanistan |
647,500 |
647,500 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Central African Republic |
622,984 |
622,984 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Ukraine |
603,700 |
603,700 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Yemen |
527,970 |
527,970 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Western Sahara |
266,000 |
266,000 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Guinea |
245,857 |
245,857 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Oman |
212,460 |
212,460 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Belarus |
207,600 |
207,600 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Eritrea |
121,320 |
121,320 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Cuba |
110,860 |
110,860 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
United Arab Emirates |
83,600 |
83,600 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Serbia |
77,474 |
77,474 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Georgia |
69,700 |
69,700 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Svalbard |
61,020 |
61,020 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Bhutan |
47,000 |
47,000 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Lesotho |
30,355 |
30,355 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Equatorial Guinea |
28,051 |
28,051 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Fiji |
18,270 |
18,270 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Kuwait |
17,820 |
17,820 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Vanuatu |
12,200 |
12,200 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Falkland Islands |
12,173 |
12,173 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Qatar |
11,437 |
11,437 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Kosovo |
10,887 |
10,887 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Trinidad and Tobago |
5,128 |
5,128 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Cape Verde |
4,033 |
4,033 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
3,903 |
3,903 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Luxembourg |
2,586 |
2,586 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Comoros |
2,170 |
2,170 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Faroe Islands |
1,399 |
1,399 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
1,001 |
1,001 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Netherlands Antilles |
960 |
960 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Kiribati |
811 |
811 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Dominica |
754 |
754 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Federated States of Micronesia |
702 |
702 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Bahrain |
665 |
665 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Isle of Man |
572 |
572 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Guam |
541.3 |
541.3 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Northern Mariana Islands |
477 |
477 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Andorra |
468 |
468 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Palau |
458 |
458 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Seychelles |
455 |
455 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Antigua and Barbuda |
442.6 |
442.6 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Barbados |
431 |
431 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
430 |
430 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
412 |
412 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
389 |
389 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Jan Mayen |
377 |
377 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Mayotte |
374 |
374 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Gaza Strip |
360 |
360 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Grenada |
344 |
344 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Malta |
316 |
316 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Maldives |
300 |
300 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Wallis and Futuna |
274 |
274 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Cayman Islands |
262 |
262 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
261 |
261 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Niue |
260 |
260 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
242 |
242 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Cook Islands |
236.7 |
236.7 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
American Samoa |
199 |
199 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Aruba |
193 |
193 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Marshall Islands |
181.3 |
181.3 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Liechtenstein |
160 |
160 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
British Virgin Islands |
153 |
153 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Christmas Island |
135 |
135 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Jersey |
116 |
116 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Anguilla |
102 |
102 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Montserrat |
102 |
102 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Guernsey |
78 |
78 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
San Marino |
61.2 |
61.2 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Bermuda |
53.3 |
53.3 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Bouvet Island |
49 |
49 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Pitcairn Islands |
47 |
47 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Norfolk Island |
34.6 |
34.6 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Macau |
28.2 |
28.2 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Tuvalu |
26 |
26 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Nauru |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Tokelau |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Gibraltar |
6.5 |
6.5 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Wake Island |
6.5 |
6.5 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Clipperton Island |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Navassa Island |
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 |
— |
Monaco |
1.95 |
1.95 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
— |
Vatican City |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
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