Cameroon vs Spain: Land area
Cameroon
472,710 sq. km
in 2023
Spain
499,697 sq. km
in 2023
Cameroon rank
52nd
Spain rank
51st
Land area over time
- Cameroon
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 499,697 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 26,987 sq. km.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 472,710 sq. km | 499,780 sq. km | 27,070 sq. km | Spain |
| 1970s | 472,710 sq. km | 499,668 sq. km | 26,958 sq. km | Spain |
| 1980s | 472,710 sq. km | 499,446 sq. km | 26,736 sq. km | Spain |
| 1990s | 472,710 sq. km | 499,440 sq. km | 26,730 sq. km | Spain |
| 2000s | 472,710 sq. km | 498,959 sq. km | 26,249 sq. km | Spain |
| 2010s | 472,710 sq. km | 499,846 sq. km | 27,136 sq. km | Spain |
| 2020s | 472,710 sq. km | 499,675 sq. km | 26,965 sq. km | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area, Cameroon or Spain?
- Spain, at 499,697 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area between Cameroon and Spain?
- 26,987 sq. km, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Spain rank globally for land area?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 215 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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About this data
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.