Maptheory
environmental2024

Surface water

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•178 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
543,990.6people
Median: 3,682.2people
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
Kenya
9,821,918.0people
Lowest
Belize
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1Kenya9,821,918.0people
2Nigeria8,214,320.0people
3Democratic Republic of the Congo8,014,040.5people
4United Republic of Tanzania6,987,756.0people
5India4,824,373.5people
By Region
Africa3,150,034.9people(9 countries)
Asia771,419.4people(19 countries)
South America719,320.0people(7 countries)
Other453,227.0people(107 countries)
North America60,002.3people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (9,821,918.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 543,990.6people)

Africa (9)
Asia (19)
South America (7)
Other (107)
North America (4)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Kenya9,821,918.0people
2Nigeria8,214,320.0people
3Democratic Republic of the Congo8,014,040.5people
4United Republic of Tanzania6,987,756.0people
5India4,824,373.5people
6Ethiopia4,690,435.0people
7Myanmar4,522,932.5people
8Madagascar2,893,845.0people
9Angola2,869,143.2people
10Afghanistan2,720,255.0people
11Mozambique2,664,397.8people
12Pakistan2,413,365.8people
13Brazil2,273,327.8people
14Indonesia2,196,429.2people
15Sudan2,163,925.5people
16Colombia1,833,896.2people
17Uganda1,776,201.6people
18Ghana1,452,436.6people
19Chad1,408,766.8people
20South Sudan1,332,626.1people
21Zimbabwe1,198,011.4people
22Zambia1,137,806.0people
23Cameroon1,025,640.8people
24Cambodia994,423.8people
25Rwanda951,705.4people
26Russian Federation913,118.2people
27Papua New Guinea887,443.8people
28Guinea878,871.2people
29Yemen825,460.3people
30South Africa760,592.3people
31Sierra Leone707,882.6people
32Cote d'Ivoire691,482.5people
33Bangladesh628,635.6people
34Tajikistan565,345.5people
35Togo559,167.3people
36Bolivia548,454.4people
37Somalia542,347.9people
38Algeria534,400.4people
39Eritrea528,044.0people
40Burundi485,989.0people
41Niger465,580.3people
42Liberia464,194.9people
43Sri Lanka455,385.5people
44Uzbekistan399,895.8people
45Republic of the Congo359,524.8people
46Ecuador344,032.5people
47Malawi343,014.4people
48Iraq333,006.2people
49Peru326,080.1people
50Benin309,081.3people
51Guatemala240,009.0people
52Malaysia179,388.1people
53Central African Republic176,542.3people
54Argentina159,410.7people
55Mongolia159,370.2people
56Haiti135,497.4people
57Nepal130,106.7people
58Eswatini108,033.9people
59Kyrgyzstan107,143.5people
60Chile98,492.5people
61Türkiye96,895.2people
62Equatorial Guinea95,621.9people
63Lesotho82,624.5people
64Namibia79,039.8people
65Mali76,905.3people
66North Korea68,599.6people
67Timor-Leste68,245.5people
68Dominican Republic66,635.4people
69El Salvador58,759.3people
70Islamic Republic of Iran55,235.1people
71Panama46,333.1people
72Gabon42,045.7people
73Ukraine33,192.3people
74Solomon Islands30,199.2people
75Cuba25,750.5people
76Guinea-Bissau18,100.3people
77Croatia18,033.1people
78Fiji15,768.5people
79Kazakhstan15,719.2people
80Jamaica15,347.0people
81Vanuatu14,835.0people
82Senegal10,092.0people
83Saudi Arabia9,357.1people
84Botswana8,191.0people
85Egypt7,068.5people
86Guyana6,607.2people
87Mauritania5,968.1people
88Honduras5,019.8people
89Tunisia3,828.2people
90Suriname3,536.3people
91Comoros3,031.7people
92Djibouti2,721.4people
93Sao Tome and Principe2,324.8people
94Oman1,276.6people
95Serbia1,077.4people
96The Republic of North Macedonia845.2people
97Trinidad and Tobago466.4people
98Samoa423.4people
99Saint Vincent and the Grenadines404.3people
100Dominica403.8people
101Jordan358.9people
102Cyprus213.6people
103Antigua and Barbuda159.1people
104Republic of The Gambia36.1people
105Montenegro32.4people
106Bulgaria0.0people
107Belarus0.0people
108Canada0.0people
109Cape Verde0.0people
110People's Republic of China0.0people
111Cook Islands0.0people
112Costa Rica0.0people
113Czech Republic0.0people
114Denmark0.0people
115Estonia0.0people
116Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0people
117Finland0.0people
118France0.0people
119Georgia0.0people
120State of Palestine0.0people
121Germany0.0people
122Kiribati0.0people
123Greece0.0people
124Greenland0.0people
125Hungary0.0people
126Iceland0.0people
127Ireland0.0people
128Israel0.0people
129Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0people
130Latvia0.0people
131Lithuania0.0people
132Luxembourg0.0people
133Maldives0.0people
134Malta0.0people
135Mauritius0.0people
136Mexico0.0people
137Moldova, Republic of0.0people
138Morocco0.0people
139Netherlands0.0people
140New Zealand0.0people
141Norway0.0people
142Marshall Islands0.0people
143Palau0.0people
144Paraguay0.0people
145Philippines0.0people
146Poland0.0people
147Portugal0.0people
148Romania0.0people
149Saint Lucia0.0people
150San Marino0.0people
151Slovakia0.0people
152Vietnam0.0people
153Spain0.0people
154Sweden0.0people
155Switzerland0.0people
156Syrian Arab Republic0.0people
157Thailand0.0people
158Tokelau0.0people
159Tonga0.0people
160United Arab Emirates0.0people
161Turkmenistan0.0people
162Turks and Caicos Islands0.0people
163Tuvalu0.0people
164United Kingdom0.0people
165United States of America0.0people
166Burkina Faso0.0people
167Uruguay0.0people
168Wallis and Futuna0.0people
169Albania0.0people
170Andorra0.0people
171Azerbaijan0.0people
172Australia0.0people
173Austria0.0people
174Armenia0.0people
175Belgium0.0people
176Bhutan0.0people
177Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0people
178Belize0.0people
Showing 178 of 178 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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