| Rank | Country | water | Area |
| World | 361,132,000 | total: 510.072 million sq km
land: 148.94 million sq km
water: 361.132 million sq km
note: 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land |
1 | Canada | 891,163 | total: 9,984,670 sq km
land: 9,093,507 sq km
water: 891,163 sq km |
2 | United States | 664,707 | total: 9,826,630 sq km
land: 9,161,923 sq km
water: 664,707 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia |
3 | India | 314,400 | total: 3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km |
4 | China | 270,550 | total: 9,596,960 sq km
land: 9,326,410 sq km
water: 270,550 sq km |
5 | Sudan | 129,810 | total: 2,505,810 sq km
land: 2.376 million sq km
water: 129,810 sq km |
6 | Colombia | 100,210 | total: 1,138,910 sq km
land: 1,038,700 sq km
water: 100,210 sq km
note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank |
7 | Indonesia | 93,000 | total: 1,919,440 sq km
land: 1,826,440 sq km
water: 93,000 sq km |
8 | Russia | 79,400 | total: 17,075,200 sq km
land: 16,995,800 sq km
water: 79,400 sq km |
9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 77,810 | total: 2,345,410 sq km
land: 2,267,600 sq km
water: 77,810 sq km |
10 | Australia | 68,920 | total: 7,686,850 sq km
land: 7,617,930 sq km
water: 68,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island |
11 | Tanzania | 59,050 | total: 945,087 sq km
land: 886,037 sq km
water: 59,050 sq km
note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar |
12 | Brazil | 55,455 | total: 8,511,965 sq km
land: 8,456,510 sq km
water: 55,455 sq km
note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo |
13 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 54,340 | total: 54,400 sq km
land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km
water: 54,340 sq km
note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands |
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