Richest Research Sources
1. Debt/GDP Statistics by Country
International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook database
2. Land/Water Area by Country
CIA World Factbook (Field Listing: Area)
3. Life Expectancy by Country
The World Bank (IBRD - IDA)
Richest European Land/Water Area
5. Germany: 357,022 sq km
6. Russia: 17,098,242 sq km
8. France: 643,801 sq km
10. United Kingdom: 243,610 sq km
12. Italy: 301,340 sq km
16. Spain: 505,370 sq km
17. Turkey: 783,562 sq km
24. Poland: 312,685 sq km
27. Netherlands: 41,543 sq km
38. Belgium: 30,528 sq km
Richest Asian Land/Water Area (richest ranking)
1. China: 9,596,960 sq km
3. India: 3,287,263 sq km
4. Japan: 377,915 sq km
9. Indonesia: 1,904,569 sq km
13. South Korea: 99,720 sq km
21. Taiwan: 35,980 sq km
22. Thailand: 513,120 sq km
26. Pakistan: 796,095 sq km
28. Malaysia: 329,847 sq km
29. Philippines: 300,000 sq km
Richest African Land/Water Area
20. Nigeria: 923,768 sq km
23. Egypt: 1,001,450 sq km
30. South Africa: 1,219,090 sq km
33. Algeria: 2,381,741 sq km
56. Morocco: 446,550 sq km
64. Angola: 1,246,700 sq km
69. Sudan: 1,861,484 sq km
72. Ethiopia: 1,104,300 sq km
74. Kenya: 580,367 sq km
78. Ghana: 238,533 sq km
Richest North American Land/Water Area
2. United States: 9,826,675 sq km
11. Mexico: 1,964,375 sq km
15. Canada: 9,984,670 sq km
Richest Oceania Land/Water Area
19. Australia: 7,741,220 sq km
70. New Zealand: 267,710 sq km
Richest Middle Eastern Land/Water Area
14. Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 sq km
18. Iran: 1,648,195 sq km
32. UAE: 83,600 sq km
37. Iraq: 438,317 sq km
50. Qatar: 11,586 sq km
53. Kuwait: 17,818 sq km
55. Israel: 20,770 sq km
CIA World Factbook (Field Listing: Area)
In square kilometers
Russia has the largest land mass (16,377,742 sq km) while Canada owns the most water {891,163 sq km)
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Water Area by Richest Country
Land Area by Richest Country
Richest Scandinavian Land/Water Area
41. Sweden: 450,295 sq km
49. Norway: 323,802 sq km
57. Denmark: 43,094 sq km
Richest South American Land/Water Area
7. Brazil: 8,514,877 sq km
25. Argentina: 2,780,400 sq km
31. Colombia: 1,138,910 sq km
34. Venezuela: 912,050 sq km
43. Chile: 756,102 sq km
47. Peru: 1,285,216 sq km
63. Ecuador: 283,561 sq km
91. Bolivia: 1,098,581 sq km
92. Uruguay: 176,215 sq km
100. Paraguay: 406,752 sq km
