Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world’s lakes combined.
Of the 1.42 million lakes around the world with a size of over 0.1 sq. km, Canada is home to a whopping 62% of them.
Geographers from McGill University, Canada, conducted a study on the lakes of the world and prepared a list of 10 countries with the largest number of lakes. Only lakes that are 0.1 sq. km (10 hectares) or larger were taken into account. The study was published in Nature Communications in 2016.
According to the study, the 10 countries with the most lakes in the world are:
1. Canada – 879,800
2. Russia – 201,200
3. USA – 102,500
4. China – 23,800
5. Sweden – 22,600
6. Brazil – 20,900
7. Norway – 20,000
8. Argentina – 13,600
9. Kazakhstan – 12,400
10. Australia – 11,400