List of countries by percentage of water area

This article is a list of countries by percentage of water area in relation to total area (land area

Area

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and water area).

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
Coastlines
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, 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.

Rank	Country	Total area	Land area	Water area	% water
—	British Indian Ocean Territory	54,400	60	54,340	99.89
—	United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is a group of unorganized, mostly unincorporated United States Pacific Island territories managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the Interior. These remote refuges are "the most widespread collection of marine-...	6,959.41	22.41	6,937	99.68
1	Marshall Islands	11,854	181	11,673 (lagoons)	98.47
—	Antarctica	14,000,000	280,000	13,720,000 (ice)	98.00
—	United States Virgin Islands	1,910	346	1,564	81.88
—	Greenland	2,166,086	410,449	1,755,637 (ice)	81.05
—	World	510,072,000	148,940,000	361,132,000	70.80
—	Puerto Rico	13,790	8,870	4,921	35.69
2	The Bahamas	13,880	10,010	3,870	27.88
3	Guinea-Bissau	36,125	28,120	8,005	22.16
4	Malawi	118,484	94,080	24,404	20.60
5	Netherlands	41,543	33,893	7,650	18.41
6	Uganda	241,038	197,100	43,938	18.23
7	Eritrea	117,600	101,000	16,600	14.12
8	Liberia	111,369	96,320	15,049	13.51
9	The Gambia	11,295	10,000	1,295	11.47
10	Republic of China	35,980	32,260	3,720	10.34
11	Finland	338,145	303,815	34,330	10.15
12	Bangladesh	143,998	130,168	13,830	9.60
13	India	3,287,263	2,973,193	314,070	9.55
14	Ethiopia	1,104,300	1,000,000	104,300	9.44
15	Canada	9,984,670	9,093,507	891,163	8.93
16	Sweden	450,295	410,335	39,960	8.87
17	Colombia	1,138,910	1,038,700	100,210	8.80
18	Brunei	5,765	5,265	500	8.67
19	Guyana	214,969	196,849	18,120	8.43
—	French Polynesia	4,167	3,827	340	8.16
20	Nicaragua	130,370	119,990	10,380	7.96
21	Burundi	27,830	25,680	2,150	7.73
22	Iran	1,648,195	1,531,595	116,600	7.07
23	United States	9,826,675	9,161,966	664,709	6.76
24	Tanzania	947,300	885,800	61,500	6.49
25	Vietnam	331,210	310,070	21,140	6.38
26	Rwanda	26,338	24,668	1,670	6.34
27	Estonia	45,228	42,388	2,840	6.28
28	Norway	323,802	304,282	19,520	6.03
29	Sudan	1,861,484	NA	NA	NA
29		644,329	NA	NA	NA
31	Armenia	29,743	28,203	1,540	5.18
32	Tunisia	163,610	155,360	8,250	5.04
33	Uzbekistan	447,400	425,400	22,000	4.92
34	Indonesia	1,904,569	1,811,569	93,000	4.88
35	Suriname	163,820	156,000	7,820	4.77
36	Albania	28,748	27,398	1,350	4.70
37	Ghana	238,533	227,533	11,000	4.61
38	Azerbaijan	86,600	82,629	3,971	4.59
—	Hong Kong	1,104	1,054	50	4.53
39	Togo	56,785	54,385	2,400	4.23
40	Russia	17,098,242	16,377,742	720,500	4.21
41	Kyrgyzstan	199,951	191,801	8,150	4.08
42	Tonga	747	717	30	4.02
43	Ukraine	603,550	579,330	24,220	4.01
44	Lithuania	65,300	62,680	2,620	4.01
—	West Bank	5,860	5,640	220	3.75
45	Gabon	267,667	257,667	10,000	3.74
46	Turkmenistan	488,100	469,930	18,170	3.72
47	Hungary	93,028	89,608	3,420	3.68
48	Latvia	64,589	62,249	2,340	3.62
49	Kingdom of Romania	238,391	229,891	8,500	3.57
50	Japan	377,915	364,485	13,430	3.55
51	Myanmar	676,578	653,508	23,070	3.41
52	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,344,858	2,267,048	77,810	3.32
53	Venezuela	912,050	882,050	30,000	3.29
54	Pakistan	796,095	770,876	25,220	3.17
55	Solomon Islands	28,896	27,986	910	3.15
56	Switzerland	41,277	39,997	1,280	3.10
57	Moldova	33,851	32,891	960	2.84
58	South Korea	99,720	96,920	2,800	2.81
59	Poland	312,685	304,255	8,430	2.70
60	Iceland	103,000	100,250	2,750	2.67
61	Kingdom of Montenegro	13,812	13,452	360	2.61
62	Nepal	147,181	143,351	3,830	2.60
63	Botswana	581,730	566,730	15,000	2.58
64	Laos	236,800	230,800	6,000	2.53
65	Cambodia	181,035	176,515	4,520	2.50
66	Italy	301,340	294,140	7,200	2.39
67	Ecuador	283,561	276,841	6,720	2.37
68	Germany	357,022	348,672	8,350	2.34
69	Paraguay	406,752	397,302	9,450	2.32
70	Belarus	207,600	202,900	4,700	2.26
71	Papua New Guinea	462,840	452,860	9,980	2.16
72	Kingdom of Bulgaria	110,879	108,489	2,390	2.16
73	Senegal	196,722	192,530	4,192	2.13
74	Israel	20,770	20,330	440	2.12
75	Czech Republic	78,867	77,247	1,620	2.05
76	Republic of Ireland	70,273	68,883	1,390	1.98
77	Kenya	580,367	569,140	11,227	1.93
78	Chad	1,284,000	1,259,200	24,800	1.93
79	Slovakia	49,035	48,105	930	1.90
80	Tajikistan	143,100	141,510	2,590	1.81
81	Turkey	783,562	769,632	13,930	1.78
82	Benin	112,622	110,622	2,000	1.78
83	Austria	83,871	82,445	1,426	1.70
84	New Zealand	266,838	262,443	4,395	1.65
85	Lebanon	10,400	10,230	170	1.63
86	Mozambique	799,380	786,380	13,000	1.63
87	Chile	756,102	743,812	12,290	1.63
88	Saint Lucia	616	606	10	1.62
89	Somalia	637,657	627,337	10,320	1.62
—	New Caledonia	18,575	18,275	300	1.62
90	Mali	1,240,192	1,220,190	20,002	1.61
91	Guatemala	108,889	107,159	1,730	1.59
92	Argentina	2,780,400	2,736,690	43,710	1.57
93	Denmark	43,094	42,434	660	1.53
94	El Salvador	21,041	20,721	320	1.52
95	Sri Lanka	65,610	64,630	980	1.49
96	Jamaica	10,991	10,831	160	1.46
97	Singapore	697	687	10	1.43
98	Panama	75,420	74,340	1,080	1.43
99	Nigeria	923,768	910,768	13,000	1.41
100	Bolivia	1,098,581	1,083,301	15,280	1.39
101	Côte d'Ivoire	322,463	318,003	4,460	1.38
102	Spain	505,370	498,980	6,390	1.26
103	Zambia	752,618	743,398	9,220	1.23
104	Independent State of Croatia	56,594	55,974	620	1.10
105	Republic of Macedonia	25,713	25,433	280	1.09
106	Mexico	1,964,375	1,943,945	20,430	1.04
—	French Southern Territories	7747.4	7667.6	79.8	1.03
107	Zimbabwe	390,757	386,847	3,910	1.00
108	Greece	131,957	130,647	1,310	0.99
109	Cuba	110,860	109,820	1,040	0.94
110	Madagascar	587,041	581,540	5,501	0.94
111	Kazakhstan	2,724,900	2,699,700	25,200	0.92
112	Swaziland	17,364	17,204	160	0.92
113	Syria	185,180	183,630	1,550	0.84
114	Belgium	30,528	30,278	250	0.82
115	Australia	7,741,220	7,682,300	58,920	0.76
116	Dominican Republic	48,670	48,320	350	0.72
117	Belize	22,966	22,806	160	0.70
118	United Kingdom	243,610	241,930	1,680	0.69
119	Haiti	27,750	27,560	190	0.68
120	Uruguay	176,215	175,015	1,200	0.68
121	Mongolia	1,564,116	1,553,556	10,560	0.68
122	Portugal	92,090	91,470	620	0.67
123	Brazil	8,514,877	8,459,417	55,460	0.65
124	Philippines	300,000	298,170	1,830	0.61
125	Jordan	89,342	88,802	540	0.60
126	Slovenia	20,273	20,151	122	0.60
127	Egypt	1,001,450	995,450	6,000	0.60
128	Cameroon	475,440	472,710	2,730	0.57
129	Early Modern France	643,801	640,427	3,374	0.52
130	Mauritius	2,040	2,030	10	0.49
131	Thailand	513,120	510,890	2,230	0.43
132	Peru	1,285,216	1,279,996	5,220	0.41
133	South Africa	1,219,090	1,214,470	4,620	0.38
134	Malaysia	329,847	328,657	1,190	0.36
135	Samoa	2,831	2,821	10	0.35
136	People's Republic of China	9,596,961	9,569,901	27,060	0.28
—	Metropolitan France	551,500	549,970	1,530	0.28
137	Iraq	438,317	437,367	950	0.22
138	Honduras	112,090	111,890	200	0.18
139	Sierra Leone	71,740	71,620	120	0.17
140	Republic of the Congo	342,000	341,500	500	0.15
141	Burkina Faso	274,200	273,800	400	0.15
142	Namibia	824,292	823,290	1,002	0.12
143	Cyprus	9,251	9,241	10	0.11
144	North Korea	120,538	120,408	130	0.11
145	Djibouti	23,200	23,180	20	0.09
146	Costa Rica	51,100	51,060	40	0.08
147	Guinea	245,857	245,717	140	0.06
148	Morocco	446,550	446,300	250	0.06
149	Niger	1,267,000	1,266,700	300	0.02
150	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,197	51,187	10	0.02
—	Faroe Islands	1,393	1,393	0 (some lakes and streams)	0.00
—	Federated States of Micronesia	702	702	0 (fresh water only)	0.00
—	Akrotiri and Dhekelia	253.8	NA	NA (salt lake and wetlands)	NA
—	Saint Martin (France)	54.4	54.4	Negligible	0.00
—	Saint Barthélemy	21	NA	NA	NA
—	Mauritania	1,030,700	1,030,700	0	0.00
—	Algeria	2,381,741	2,381,741	0	0.00
—	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	2,149,690	0	0.00
—	Libya	1,759,540	1,759,540	0	0.00
—	Angola	1,246,700	1,246,700	0	0.00
—	Afghanistan	652,230	652,230	0	0.00
—	Central African Republic	622,984	622,984	0	0.00
—	Yemen	527,968	527,968	0	0.00
—	Oman	309,500	309,500	0	0.00
—	Western Sahara	266,000	266,000	0	0.00
—	United Arab Emirates	83,600	83,600	0	0.00
—	Serbia	77,474	77,474	0	0.00
—	Georgia (country)	69,700	69,700	0	0.00
—	Svalbard	62,045	62,045	0	0.00
—	Bhutan	38,394	38,394	0	0.00
—	Lesotho	30,355	30,355	0	0.00
—	Equatorial Guinea	28,051	28,051	0	0.00
—	Fiji	18,274	18,274	0	0.00
—	Kuwait	17,818	17,818	0	0.00
—	East Timor	14,874	14,874	0	0.00
—	Vanuatu	12,189	12,189	0	0.00
—	Falkland Islands	12,173	12,173	0	0.00
—	Qatar	11,586	11,586	0	0.00
—	Republic of Kosovo	10,887	10,887	0	0.00
—	Trinidad and Tobago	5,128	5,128	0	0.00
—	Cape Verde	4,033	4,033	0	0.00
—	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	3,903	3,903	0	0.00
—	Luxembourg	2,586	2,586	0	0.00
—	Comoros	2,235	2,235	0	0.00
—	São Tomé and Príncipe	964	964	0	0.00
—	Kiribati	811	811	0	0.00
—	Bahrain	760	760	0	0.00
—	Dominica	751	751	0	0.00
—	Isle of Man	572	572	0	0.00
—	Guam	544	544	0	0.00
—	Andorra	468	468	0	0.00
—	Northern Mariana Islands	464	464	0	0.00
—	Palau	459	459	0	0.00
—	Seychelles	455	455	0	0.00
—	Curaçao	444	444	0	0.00
—	Antigua and Barbuda	442.6	442.6	0	0.00
—	Barbados	431	431	0	0.00
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	430	430	0	0.00
—	Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands The Heard Island and McDonald Islands are an Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size is in area and it has of coastline...	412	412	0	0.00
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	389	389	0	0.00
—	Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide...	377	377	0	0.00
—	Gaza Strip	360	360	0	0.00
—	Grenada	344	344	0	0.00
—	Malta	316	316	0	0.00
—	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	308	308	0	0.00
—	Maldives	298	298	0	0.00
—	Cayman Islands	264	264	0	0.00
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	261	261	0	0.00
—	Niue	260	260	0	0.00
—	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	242	242	0	0.00
—	Cook Islands	236	236	0	0.00
—	American Samoa	199	199	0	0.00
—	Aruba	180	180	0	0.00
—	Liechtenstein	160	160	0	0.00
—	British Virgin Islands	151	151	0	0.00
—	Wallis and Futuna	142	142	0	0.00
—	Christmas Island	135	135	0	0.00
—	Jersey	116	116	0	0.00
—	Montserrat	102	102	0	0.00
—	Anguilla	91	91	0	0.00
—	Guernsey	78	78	0	0.00
—	San Marino	61	61	0	0.00
—	Bermuda	54	54	0	0.00
—	Bouvet Island Bouvet Island Bouvet Island is an uninhabited Antarctic volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,525 km south-southwest of South Africa. It is a dependent territory of Norway and, lying north of 60°S latitude, is not subject to the Antarctic Treaty. The centre of the island is an ice-filled crater of an...	49	49	0	0.00
—	Pitcairn Islands	47	47	0	0.00
—	Norfolk Island	36	36	0	0.00
—	Sint Maarten	34	34	0	0.00
—	Macau	28.2	28.2	0	0.00
—	Tuvalu	26	26	0	0.00
—	Nauru	21	21	0	0.00
—	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	14	14	0	0.00
—	Tokelau	12	12	0	0.00
—	Paracel Islands Paracel Islands The Paracel Islands, also called Xisha Islands in Chinese and Hoàng Sa Islands in Vietnamese, is a group of islands under the administration of Hainan Province, The People's Republic of China. Vietnam and the Republic of China also claim sovereignty of these islands...	ca. 7.75	ca. 7.75	0	0.00
—	Gibraltar	6.5	6.5	0	0.00
—	Wake Island	6.5	6.5	0	0.00
—	Clipperton Island Clipperton Island Clipperton Island is an uninhabited nine-square-kilometre coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America, at...	6	6	0	0.00
—	Navassa Island	5.4	5.4	0	0.00
—	Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands The Territory of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands is an external territory of Australia consisting of two groups of small low-lying uninhabited tropical islands in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the continental shelf north-west of Australia and south of the Indonesian island of...	5	5	0	0.00
—	Spratly Islands Spratly Islands The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia , about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They comprise less than four square kilometers of land...	<5	<5	0	0.00
—	Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands The Coral Sea Islands Territory includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia. The only inhabited island is Willis Island...	<3	<3	0	0.00
—	Monaco	2	2	0	0.00
—	Vatican City	0.44	0.44	0	0.00

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