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Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

· higher is better · 215 countries

updated 2015

League table

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  1. 1Marshall Islands79.4
  2. 2Maldives76.6
  3. 3Bahamas, The69.5
  4. 4Tuvalu68
  5. 5Kiribati67.2
  6. 6Turks and Caicos Islands62.9
  7. 7Cayman Islands49.4
  8. 8British Virgin Islands40.6
  9. 9Netherlands39.7
  10. 10French Polynesia29.8
  11. 11Seychelles25.1
  12. 12Micronesia, Fed. Sts.20
  13. 13Gambia, The18.7
  14. 14Bermuda18
  15. 15Bahrain17.6
  16. 16American Samoa17.4
  17. 17Tonga16.7
  18. 18Antigua and Barbuda16.5
  19. 19Guinea-Bissau16
  20. 20Palau15.7
  21. 21Cuba14.8
  22. 22St. Martin (French part)14.2
  23. 23Macao SAR, China14.1
  24. 24Northern Mariana Islands12.6
  25. 25Denmark12.6
  26. 26Virgin Islands (U.S.)12.5
  27. 27Belize12.3
  28. 28Viet Nam12.3
  29. 29Bangladesh10.7
  30. 30Qatar10.7
  31. 31Fiji8.2
  32. 32Kuwait8.1
  33. 33Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8
  34. 34Naoero7.6
  35. 35St. Kitts and Nevis7.5
  36. 36Indonesia7.4
  37. 37Solomon Islands7.3
  38. 38St. Vincent and the Grenadines6.9
  39. 39Hong Kong SAR, China6.8
  40. 40Singapore6.6
  41. 41Curacao6.4
  42. 42Malaysia6.4
  43. 43Trinidad and Tobago6.3
  44. 44Aruba6.3
  45. 45Suriname6.2
  46. 46Nicaragua5.9
  47. 47Grenada5.8
  48. 48New Caledonia5.3
  49. 49Cabo Verde5.3
  50. 50Sierra Leone5.2
  51. 51Guyana5.1
  52. 52Greenland5.1
  53. 53Malta5.1
  54. 54Brunei Darussalam4.9
  55. 55Puerto Rico (US)4.8
  56. 56Guam4.6
  57. 57New Zealand4.6
  58. 58Myanmar4.5
  59. 59Honduras4.5
  60. 60Panama4.4
  61. 61Senegal4.3
  62. 62Vanuatu4.2
  63. 63Philippines4.1
  64. 64Papua New Guinea3.8
  65. 65Jamaica3.7
  66. 66United Kingdom3.7
  67. 67Belgium3.7
  68. 68El Salvador3.6
  69. 69Albania3.5
  70. 70St. Lucia3.5
  71. 71Thailand3.5
  72. 72Isle of Man3.4
  73. 73United Arab Emirates3.4
  74. 74Estonia3.4
  75. 75Comoros3.4
  76. 76Sao Tome and Principe3.3
  77. 77Greece3.3
  78. 78Germany3.1
  79. 79Sri Lanka3.1
  80. 80Italy2.9
  81. 81Costa Rica2.9
  82. 82Iraq2.8
  83. 83Faroe Islands2.8
  84. 84Mexico2.7
  85. 85Mauritius2.7
  86. 86Dominica2.6
  87. 87Korea, Rep.2.5
  88. 88Dominican Republic2.3
  89. 89Haiti2.1
  90. 90Mozambique2
  91. 91Nigeria2
  92. 92Samoa2
  93. 93Ireland2
  94. 94Iceland1.8
  95. 95Barbados1.8
  96. 96Cyprus1.8
  97. 97Latvia1.7
  98. 98Cambodia1.7
  99. 99Norway1.6
  100. 100Portugal1.6
  101. 101Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.5
  102. 102Venezuela, RB1.5
  103. 103Chile1.5
  104. 104Timor-Leste1.5
  105. 105Croatia1.5
  106. 106Japan1.5
  107. 107Gabon1.4
  108. 108United States1.4
  109. 109Romania1.4
  110. 110France1.4
  111. 111Guinea1.3
  112. 112Georgia1.3
  113. 113Pakistan1.3
  114. 114Eritrea1.3
  115. 115Tunisia1.3
  116. 116Monaco1.2
  117. 117Madagascar1.2
  118. 118Ecuador1.2
  119. 119Finland1.2
  120. 120Colombia1.1
  121. 121Mauritania1.1
  122. 122India1
  123. 123Egypt, Arab Rep.1
  124. 124Poland0.99
  125. 125Liberia0.97
  126. 126Sweden0.93
  127. 127Benin0.92
  128. 128Brazil0.84
  129. 129Ukraine0.78
  130. 130Iran, Islamic Rep.0.76
  131. 131Equatorial Guinea0.75
  132. 132Oman0.75
  133. 133Australia0.72
  134. 134Guatemala0.72
  135. 135Djibouti0.71
  136. 136Russian Federation0.67
  137. 137Lithuania0.67
  138. 138Spain0.65
  139. 139Canada0.64
  140. 140Gibraltar0.64
  141. 141Argentina0.61
  142. 142Ghana0.61
  143. 143Montenegro0.59
  144. 144Uruguay0.58
  145. 145Turkiye0.49
  146. 146Cote d'Ivoire0.48
  147. 147Libya0.47
  148. 148China0.46
  149. 149Cameroon0.45
  150. 150Yemen, Rep.0.37
  151. 151Saudi Arabia0.36
  152. 152Togo0.35
  153. 153Peru0.29
  154. 154Kenya0.27
  155. 155Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.24
  156. 156Congo, Rep.0.23
  157. 157Lebanon0.23
  158. 158Namibia0.2
  159. 159Morocco0.18
  160. 160Tanzania0.17
  161. 161Israel0.17
  162. 162Angola0.15
  163. 163South Africa0.11
  164. 164Bulgaria0.1
  165. 165Sudan0.08
  166. 166Slovenia0.04
  167. 167Congo, Dem. Rep.0.03
  168. 168West Bank and Gaza0.02
  169. 169Algeria0.02
  170. 170Syrian Arab Republic0.02
  171. 171Bosnia and Herzegovina0.01
  172. 172Jordan0
  173. 173Belarus0
  174. 173Afghanistan0
  175. 173Andorra0
  176. 173Armenia0
  177. 173Austria0
  178. 173Azerbaijan0
  179. 173Burundi0
  180. 173Burkina Faso0
  181. 173Bolivia0
  182. 173Bhutan0
  183. 173Botswana0
  184. 173Central African Republic0
  185. 173Switzerland0
  186. 173Czechia0
  187. 173Ethiopia0
  188. 173Hungary0
  189. 173Kazakhstan0
  190. 173Kyrgyz Republic0
  191. 173Lao PDR0
  192. 173Liechtenstein0
  193. 173Lesotho0
  194. 173Luxembourg0
  195. 173Moldova0
  196. 173North Macedonia0
  197. 173Mali0
  198. 173Mongolia0
  199. 173Malawi0
  200. 173Niger0
  201. 173Nepal0
  202. 173Paraguay0
  203. 173Rwanda0
  204. 173San Marino0
  205. 173Serbia0
  206. 173South Sudan0
  207. 173Slovak Republic0
  208. 173Eswatini0
  209. 173Chad0
  210. 173Tajikistan0
  211. 173Turkmenistan0
  212. 173Uganda0
  213. 173Uzbekistan0
  214. 173Zambia0
  215. 173Zimbabwe0

Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)