Which has higher land area, Austria or Sierra Leone?

Austria, at 82,520 sq. km against 72,180 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Austria and Sierra Leone?

10,340 sq. km, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sierra Leone?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Sierra Leone: Land area

Austria

82,520 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone

72,180 sq. km

in 2023

Austria rank

114th

Sierra Leone rank

117th

Land area over time

Austria
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Austria currently reports 82,520 sq. km against 72,180 sq. km in Sierra Leone, a difference of 10,340 sq. km.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 117th of 216 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria
1970s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria
1980s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria
1990s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria
2000s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria
2010s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria
2020s	82,520 sq. km	72,180 sq. km	10,340 sq. km	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Austria or Sierra Leone?: Austria, at 82,520 sq. km against 72,180 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Austria and Sierra Leone?: 10,340 sq. km, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sierra Leone rank globally for land area?: Austria ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 117th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.