Maptheory
social2015

Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2015. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•215 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6,052.5square kilometers
Median: 627.8square kilometers
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Indonesia
140,582.4square kilometers
Lowest
Botswana
0.0square kilometers
Top 5 Countries
1Indonesia140,582.4square kilometers
2United States of America127,287.5square kilometers
3Russian Federation109,221.9square kilometers
4Brazil70,563.7square kilometers
5Canada59,244.9square kilometers
By Region
North America59,807.6square kilometers(4 countries)
Oceania33,859.6square kilometers(2 countries)
South America17,010.2square kilometers(7 countries)
Asia14,647.6square kilometers(26 countries)
Africa3,953.9square kilometers(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0square kilometers)High (140,582.4square kilometers)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6,052.5square kilometers)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (135)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2015. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Indonesia140,582.4square kilometers
2United States of America127,287.5square kilometers
3Russian Federation109,221.9square kilometers
4Brazil70,563.7square kilometers
5Canada59,244.9square kilometers
6Australia55,230.1square kilometers
7Mexico51,917.2square kilometers
8People's Republic of China42,639.9square kilometers
9Vietnam39,976.2square kilometers
10India32,106.8square kilometers
11Myanmar29,735.4square kilometers
12Malaysia20,980.6square kilometers
13Nigeria18,125.4square kilometers
14Papua New Guinea17,722.6square kilometers
15Thailand17,671.4square kilometers
16Argentina16,819.9square kilometers
17Cuba16,283.3square kilometers
18Greenland16,116.1square kilometers
19Mozambique15,922.2square kilometers
20Bangladesh14,600.9square kilometers
21Venezuela13,855.1square kilometers
22Netherlands13,704.0square kilometers
23Colombia12,720.9square kilometers
24New Zealand12,489.1square kilometers
25Iraq12,446.2square kilometers
26Islamic Republic of Iran12,358.5square kilometers
27Philippines12,170.1square kilometers
28Mauritania11,205.9square kilometers
29Pakistan11,172.3square kilometers
30Chile11,073.5square kilometers
31Germany10,850.5square kilometers
32Guyana10,814.9square kilometers
33Egypt10,095.8square kilometers
34Suriname9,026.3square kilometers
35United Kingdom8,983.6square kilometers
36Italy8,698.0square kilometers
37Bahamas8,681.3square kilometers
38Senegal8,358.4square kilometers
39Libya7,546.0square kilometers
40France7,410.8square kilometers
41Madagascar7,327.8square kilometers
42Nicaragua7,015.7square kilometers
43Saudi Arabia6,915.4square kilometers
44Japan5,490.8square kilometers
45Denmark5,354.3square kilometers
46Guinea-Bissau5,347.6square kilometers
47Honduras4,992.8square kilometers
48Norway4,796.1square kilometers
49Ukraine4,587.0square kilometers
50Greece4,282.5square kilometers
51Sweden3,861.0square kilometers
52Sierra Leone3,778.9square kilometers
53Türkiye3,767.7square kilometers
54Peru3,737.4square kilometers
55Gabon3,734.5square kilometers
56Finland3,584.6square kilometers
57Panama3,301.7square kilometers
58Guinea3,296.8square kilometers
59Spain3,273.4square kilometers
60Romania3,229.3square kilometers
61Ecuador3,135.5square kilometers
62Cambodia3,055.8square kilometers
63Poland3,041.9square kilometers
64United Arab Emirates2,725.9square kilometers
65Belize2,676.6square kilometers
66South Korea2,521.0square kilometers
67Oman2,324.7square kilometers
68Cameroon2,110.2square kilometers
69Solomon Islands2,066.6square kilometers
70Sri Lanka1,983.3square kilometers
71Republic of The Gambia1,969.0square kilometers
72Tunisia1,935.9square kilometers
73Angola1,923.2square kilometers
74North Korea1,864.0square kilometers
75Yemen1,696.4square kilometers
76Namibia1,661.4square kilometers
77Iceland1,643.0square kilometers
78Kenya1,573.7square kilometers
79Fiji1,554.8square kilometers
80Sudan1,536.2square kilometers
81Cote d'Ivoire1,533.4square kilometers
82Eritrea1,530.8square kilometers
83Somalia1,502.2square kilometers
84United Republic of Tanzania1,498.5square kilometers
85Costa Rica1,473.3square kilometers
86Estonia1,463.6square kilometers
87Portugal1,425.9square kilometers
88Kuwait1,417.4square kilometers
89Ghana1,412.2square kilometers
90Ireland1,358.5square kilometers
91South Africa1,292.9square kilometers
92French Polynesia1,211.8square kilometers
93Qatar1,200.2square kilometers
94Belgium1,125.6square kilometers
95Latvia1,103.5square kilometers
96Dominican Republic1,094.6square kilometers
97Benin1,070.0square kilometers
98Uruguay1,020.9square kilometers
99New Caledonia1,006.8square kilometers
100Albania991.3square kilometers
101Liberia937.5square kilometers
102Georgia909.9square kilometers
103Croatia842.7square kilometers
104Republic of the Congo791.1square kilometers
105Guatemala780.7square kilometers
106Morocco738.7square kilometers
107El Salvador720.0square kilometers
108Democratic Republic of the Congo627.8square kilometers
109Kiribati613.2square kilometers
110Turks and Caicos Islands588.1square kilometers
111Haiti568.8square kilometers
112Vanuatu516.7square kilometers
113Lithuania426.8square kilometers
114Puerto Rico426.6square kilometers
115Algeria423.3square kilometers
116Jamaica413.0square kilometers
117Trinidad and Tobago326.3square kilometers
118Brunei Darussalam283.5square kilometers
119Timor-Leste227.1square kilometers
120Marshall Islands222.6square kilometers
121Cape Verde217.9square kilometers
122Maldives209.8square kilometers
123Equatorial Guinea203.9square kilometers
124Togo198.8square kilometers
125Cyprus166.7square kilometers
126Djibouti153.5square kilometers
127Micronesia, Federated States of152.8square kilometers
128Cayman Islands135.0square kilometers
129Seychelles122.5square kilometers
130Tonga122.1square kilometers
131Bahrain117.1square kilometers
132Bulgaria116.5square kilometers
133Montenegro79.6square kilometers
134Palau76.1square kilometers
135Hong Kong75.0square kilometers
136Antigua and Barbuda70.5square kilometers
137Virgin Islands, British65.8square kilometers
138Northern Mariana Islands63.3square kilometers
139Samoa57.0square kilometers
140Comoros56.6square kilometers
141Mauritius53.0square kilometers
142Virgin Islands, U.S.45.0square kilometers
143Singapore43.8square kilometers
144American Samoa38.5square kilometers
145Faroe Islands38.3square kilometers
146Israel37.0square kilometers
147Sao Tome and Principe33.0square kilometers
148Syrian Arab Republic31.0square kilometers
149Curaçao27.9square kilometers
150Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27.6square kilometers
151Tuvalu26.6square kilometers
152Guam25.3square kilometers
153Lebanon23.9square kilometers
154Saint Lucia21.7square kilometers
155Grenada20.9square kilometers
156Saint Kitts and Nevis19.8square kilometers
157Isle of Man19.8square kilometers
158Dominica19.6square kilometers
159Malta16.5square kilometers
160Aruba11.4square kilometers
161Bermuda11.2square kilometers
162Slovenia9.1square kilometers
163Barbados7.9square kilometers
164Saint Martin (French part)7.0square kilometers
165Macao3.6square kilometers
166Bosnia and Herzegovina2.9square kilometers
167Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2.7square kilometers
168Jordan2.6square kilometers
169Nauru1.7square kilometers
170State of Palestine1.4square kilometers
171Gibraltar0.0square kilometers
172Monaco0.0square kilometers
173Burundi0.0square kilometers
174Belarus0.0square kilometers
175Central African Republic0.0square kilometers
176Chad0.0square kilometers
177Czech Republic0.0square kilometers
178Ethiopia0.0square kilometers
179Hungary0.0square kilometers
180Kazakhstan0.0square kilometers
181Kyrgyzstan0.0square kilometers
182Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0square kilometers
183Lesotho0.0square kilometers
184Liechtenstein0.0square kilometers
185Luxembourg0.0square kilometers
186Malawi0.0square kilometers
187Mali0.0square kilometers
188Mongolia0.0square kilometers
189Moldova, Republic of0.0square kilometers
190Nepal0.0square kilometers
191Niger0.0square kilometers
192Paraguay0.0square kilometers
193Rwanda0.0square kilometers
194San Marino0.0square kilometers
195Serbia0.0square kilometers
196Slovakia0.0square kilometers
197Zimbabwe0.0square kilometers
198South Sudan0.0square kilometers
199Eswatini0.0square kilometers
200Switzerland0.0square kilometers
201Tajikistan0.0square kilometers
202Turkmenistan0.0square kilometers
203Uganda0.0square kilometers
204The Republic of North Macedonia0.0square kilometers
205Burkina Faso0.0square kilometers
206Uzbekistan0.0square kilometers
207Zambia0.0square kilometers
208Afghanistan0.0square kilometers
209Andorra0.0square kilometers
210Azerbaijan0.0square kilometers
211Austria0.0square kilometers
212Armenia0.0square kilometers
213Bhutan0.0square kilometers
214Bolivia0.0square kilometers
215Botswana0.0square kilometers
Showing 215 of 215 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2015).

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