Bosnia Herzegovina, Cambodia and Croatia are the most mined countries in the world, with an average of between 92 and 142 land mines per square mile.
The table below ranks countries according to the number of uncleared mines found within them.
Such figures can be pretty misleading since the site and situation of the mines are almost eqully important. In Egypt, for example, the mines are concentrated in the remote Northern deserts; while in Angola, they are found in small towns and fields.
| Where are the land mines? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | No. of Mines | Average per square mile | Where exactly |
| 1 | Egypt | 23 000 000 | 59 | North, toward border with Israel |
| 2 | Iran | 16 000 000 | 25 | Along border with Iraq |
| 3 | Angola | 15 000 000 | 31 | Rural areas |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 10 000 000 | 40 | Scattered by air, also around Kabul |
| 5 | Cambodia | 10 000 000 | 142 | Rural areas |
| 6 | China | 10 000 000 | 3 | Along border with Russia |
| 7 | Iraq | 10 000 000 | 60 | Along border with Iran |
| 8 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 3 000 000 | 152 | Throughout country |
| 9 | Croatia | 2 000 000 | 92 | Throughout country |
| 10 | Mozambique | 2 000 000 | 7 | Rural areas |
| 11 | Eritrea | 1 000 000 | 28 | Along border with Ethiopia, rural |
| 12 | Somalia | 1 000 000 | 4 | Along border with Ethiopia |
| 13 | Sudan | 1 000 000 | 4 | Southern areas |
| 14 | Ukraine | 1 000 000 | 4 | Old battle fields |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 500 000 | 1 | Along border with Eritrea, Somalia |
| 16 | Yugoslavia | 500 000 | 13 | Throughout country |
| 17 | Jordan | 207 000 | 5 | Along border with Israel |
| 18 | Chad | 100 000+ | 6 | Along northern border with Libya |
| 19 | Rwanda | 100 000+ | 5 | Primarily in north |
| 20 | Vietnam | 100 000+ | 8 | Southern areas, DMZ |