Which has higher land area, Cameroon or Yemen?

Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Cameroon and Yemen?

55,260 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?

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.

Cameroon vs Yemen: Land area

Cameroon

472,710 sq. km

in 2023

Yemen

527,970 sq. km

in 2023

Cameroon rank

52nd

Yemen rank

49th

Land area over time

Cameroon
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 527,970 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 55,260 sq. km.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 49th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen
1970s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen
1980s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen
1990s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen
2000s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen
2010s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen
2020s	472,710 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	55,260 sq. km	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Cameroon or Yemen?: Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Cameroon and Yemen?: 55,260 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for land area?: Cameroon ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 49th 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.