Which country has the highest Total Water (km²)?

Canada has the highest Total Water (km²), at 891,163, followed by Russia (719,836) and United States (685,924).

Which country has the lowest Total Water (km²)?

North Korea has the lowest Total Water (km²), at 2.

What is the median Total Water (km²) across countries?

The median is 3,374 across the 153 countries with data.

Where does this true size of countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries and dependencies by area - WIkipedia; Largest Countries in the World (by area) - Worldometer; You can now drag and drop whole countries to compare their size - Big THink; Area - CIA World Factbook.

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Canada has the highest Total Water (km²) (891,163), followed by Russia (719,836) and United States (685,924). North Korea has the lowest (2).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

3,374

Middle half 540 – 13K

Average

29,411

153 countries

Highest

891,163

Canada

Lowest

North Korea

Data

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153 countries · # = rank by Total Water (km²)

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1	Canada	891,163	344,080	8.9%
2	Russia	719,836	277,930	4.2%
3	United States	685,924	264,837	7%
4	India	314,073	121,264	9.6%
5	China	270,550	104,460	2.8%
6	Sudan	129,813	50,121	7%
7	Iran	116,600	45,020	7.1%
8	Colombia	100,210	38,691	8.8%
9	Indonesia	93,000	36,000	4.9%
10	DR Congo	77,810	30,040	3.3%
11	Tanzania	61,500	23,700	6.5%
12	Australia	58,459	22,571	0.8%
13	Brazil	55,352	21,372	0.6%
14	Uganda	43,938	16,965	18.2%
15	Argentina	43,710	16,880	1.6%
16	Sweden	40,142	15,499	9%
17	Finland	34,330	13,260	10.1%
18	Venezuela	30,000	10,000	3.3%
19	Pakistan	25,223	9,739	2.9%
20	Kazakhstan	25,200	9,730	0.9%
21	Chad	24,800	9,580	1.9%
22	Malawi	24,404	9,422	20.6%
23	Ukraine	24,250	9,363	4%
24	Myanmar	23,070	8,907	3.4%
25	Uzbekistan	22,000	8,500	4.9%
26	Vietnam	21,140	8,162	6.4%
27	Mexico	20,430	7,888	1%
28	Mali	20,002	7,723	1.6%
29	Norway	19,520	7,537	5.1%
30	Turkmenistan	18,170	7,015	3.7%
31	Guyana	18,120	6,996	8.4%
32	Bolivia	15,280	5,900	1.4%
33	Liberia	15,049	5,810	13.5%
34	Botswana	15,000	5,800	2.6%
35	Bangladesh	14,252	5,503	9.6%
36	Turkey	13,930	5,378	1.8%
37	Japan	13,430	5,185	3.6%
38	Nigeria	13,000	5,000	1.4%
38	Mozambique	13,000	5,000	1.6%
40	Chile	12,290	4,745	1.6%
41	Kenya	11,227	4,335	1.9%
42	Ghana	11,000	4,200	4.6%
43	Mongolia	10,560	4,077	0.7%
44	Nicaragua	10,380	4,008	8%
45	Somalia	10,320	3,985	1.6%
46	Gabon	10,001	3,861	3.7%
47	Papua New Guinea	9,980	3,850	2.2%
48	Paraguay	9,450	3,650	2.3%
49	Zambia	9,220	3,560	1.2%
50	Germany	8,350	3,220	2.3%
51	Tunisia	8,250	3,190	5%
52	Kyrgyzstan	8,150	3,150	4.1%
53	Guinea-Bissau	8,005	3,091	22.2%
54	Netherlands	7,957	3,072	19.0%
55	Suriname	7,820	3,020	4.8%
56	Ethiopia	7,670	2,960	0.7%
57	Italy	7,200	2,800	2.4%
58	Romania	7,100	2,700	3%
59	Ecuador	6,720	2,600	2.4%
60	Spain	6,390	2,470	1.3%
61	Egypt	6,000	2,000	0.6%
61	Laos	6,000	2,000	2.5%
63	Madagascar	5,501	2,124	0.9%
64	Peru	5,220	2,020	0.4%
65	Belarus	4,700	1,800	2.3%
66	South Africa	4,620	1,780	0.4%
67	Cambodia	4,520	1,750	2.5%
68	Mauritania	4,480	1,730	0.4%
69	Ivory Coast	4,460	1,720	1.4%
70	New Zealand	4,395	1,697	1.6%
71	Senegal	4,192	1,619	2.1%
72	Zimbabwe	3,910	1,510	1%
73	Bahamas	3,870	1,490	27.8%
74	Nepal	3,830	1,480	2.6%
75	Taiwan	3,720	1,440	10.3%
76	Hungary	3,420	1,320	3.7%
77	France	3,374	1,303	0.5%
78	Sri Lanka	2,878	1,111	4.4%
79	Estonia	2,840	1,100	6.3%
80	Iceland	2,750	1,060	2.7%
81	Cameroon	2,730	1,050	0.6%
82	Lithuania	2,620	1,010	4%
83	Tajikistan	2,590	1,000	1.8%
84	Namibia	2,425	936	0.3%
85	Togo	2,400	930	4.2%
86	Bulgaria	2,390	923	2.2%
87	Latvia	2,340	903	3.6%
88	Thailand	2,230	861	0.4%
89	Burundi	2,150	830	7.7%
90	Philippines	1,830	707	0.6%
91	Guatemala	1,730	668	1.6%
92	Czechia	1,700	660	2.2%
93	United Kingdom	1,680	649	0.7%
94	Rwanda	1,670	645	6.3%
95	Hong Kong	1,649	637	59.9%
96	Syria	1,550	598	0.8%
97	Austria	1,426	551	1.7%
98	Armenia	1,401	541	4.7%
99	Ireland	1,390	537	2%
100	Albania	1,350	521	4.7%
101	Greece	1,310	506	1%
102	Gambia	1,295	500	11.5%
103	Switzerland	1,280	494	3.1%
104	Uruguay	1,200	460	0.7%
105	Malaysia	1,190	459	0.4%
106	Portugal	1,107	427	1.2%
107	Panama	1,080	417	1.4%
108	Moldova	960	370	2.8%
109	Iraq	950	370	0.2%
110	Slovakia	930	360	1.9%
111	Solomon Islands	910	350	3.1%
112	Poland	791	305	0.3%
113	Burkina Faso	620	240	0.2%
113	Croatia	620	240	1.1%
115	Jordan	540	210	0.6%
116	Azerbaijan	500	200	0.6%
116	Republic of the Congo	500	200	0.1%
116	Brunei	500	200	8.7%
119	Benin	458	177	0.4%
120	Israel	440	170	2.1%
121	Montenegro	360	140	2.6%
122	Dominican Republic	350	140	0.7%
123	French Polynesia	340	130	8.2%
124	El Salvador	320	120	1.5%
125	South Korea	301	116	0.3%
126	Niger	300	100	—
126	New Caledonia	300	100	1.6%
128	North Macedonia	280	110	1.1%
129	Morocco	250	97	0.1%
129	Belgium	250	97	0.8%
131	Palestine	220	85	3.5%
132	Honduras	200	80	0.2%
133	Haiti	190	73	0.7%
134	Lebanon	170	66	1.6%
135	Jamaica	160	62	1.5%
135	Eswatini	160	62	0.9%
135	Belize	160	62	0.7%
138	Puerto Rico	145	56	1.6%
139	Guinea	140	54	0.1%
140	Slovenia	122	47	0.6%
141	Sierra Leone	120	46	0.2%
142	Serbia	115	44	0.1%
143	Costa Rica	40	20	0.1%
144	Tonga	30	10	4%
145	Denmark	21	8	—
146	Djibouti	20	8	0.1%
147	Singapore	10	4	1.4%
147	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	4	—
147	Cyprus	10	4	0.1%
147	Mauritius	10	4	0.5%
147	Samoa	10	4	0.4%
147	Saint Lucia	10	4	1.6%
153	North Korea	2	1	—

What correlates with Total Water (km²)?

Pearson r against 1,480 other country metrics sharing at least 92 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Water (km²) tend to score higher on these

Total Area (km²)
r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 153
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# of TreesTrees by Country
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 151
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Extent of ForestForest Cover by Country
r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 150
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Forest AreaForest Area by Country
r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 150
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Forest Cover Forest AreaForest Cover by Country
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 150
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Arable LandArable Land by Country
r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 150
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Water (km²) tend to score lower on these

Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 141
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Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 103
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ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 153
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Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 146
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Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 146
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Average Temperature (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 151
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Water (km²)?: Canada has the highest Total Water (km²), at 891,163, followed by Russia (719,836) and United States (685,924).
Which country has the lowest Total Water (km²)?: North Korea has the lowest Total Water (km²), at 2.
What is the median Total Water (km²) across countries?: The median is 3,374 across the 153 countries with data.
Where does this true size of countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries and dependencies by area - WIkipedia; Largest Countries in the World (by area) - Worldometer; You can now drag and drop whole countries to compare their size - Big THink; Area - CIA World Factbook.

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