Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP by country
Land area in square kilometers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
210
Highest
0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP
Central African Republic
Lowest
0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,904
What the numbers show
Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 177 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 152.5%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 73.6%).
Land area in square kilometers, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Greenland | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritania | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Niger | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Chad | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Namibia | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Eritrea | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 9 | Somalia | 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mali | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Suriname | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Libya | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Madagascar | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Botswana | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Yemen | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Congo | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Liberia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Laos | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Gabon | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Bhutan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Guyana | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Angola | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Tanzania | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Algeria | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Venezuela | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Russia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Syria | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Burundi | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Belize | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 53 | East Timor | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Malawi | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Djibouti | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Togo | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Gambia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Cambodia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Canada | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Eswatini | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Nepal | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Fiji | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Honduras | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 79 | South Africa | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Belarus | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Kiribati | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Samoa | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Nigeria | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Montenegro | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 100 | Rwanda | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Palau | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 102 | Iraq | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Micronesia (country) | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Comoros | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Tonga | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Armenia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominica | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Serbia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 120 | Estonia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 123 | New Zealand | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Thailand | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 127 | India | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Malaysia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Vietnam | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Sweden | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Philippines | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Marshall Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 136 | Turkey | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Romania | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Croatia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 140 | El Salvador | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Greece | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 146 | China | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Lebanon | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Jamaica | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Hungary | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 31.9% | flat |
| 151 | Dominican Republic | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Poland | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovakia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Brunei | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Faroe Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 157 | United States | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Palestine | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Portugal | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Spain | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bangladesh | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovenia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Grenada | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 167 | American Samoa | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 168 | Czechia | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Seychelles | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 172 | France | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Austria | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritius | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Curacao | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 177 | Italy | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Andorra | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Nauru | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Ireland | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Kuwait | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Denmark | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Japan | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Guam | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 185 | Germany | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 189 | United Kingdom | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Barbados | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Qatar | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 192 | South Korea | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Aruba | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Belgium | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 195 | Maldives | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Switzerland | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Israel | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 199 | Netherlands | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 200 | San Marino | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 203 | Liechtenstein | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Bahrain | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Malta | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Bermuda | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Hong Kong | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 208 | Singapore | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Macao | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Monaco | 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Land area in square kilometers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in square kilometers ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land area in square kilometers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.