Egypt vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km)
Land area (sq. km) over time
- Egypt
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 18.77 million sq. km against 995,450 sq. km in Egypt, a difference of 17.78 million sq. km.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.9 times Egypt's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 216 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.81 million sq. km | 17.81 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.81 million sq. km | 17.81 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.81 million sq. km | 17.81 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.80 million sq. km | 17.81 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.78 million sq. km | 17.78 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.78 million sq. km | 17.78 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 995,450 sq. km | 18.77 million sq. km | 17.78 million sq. km | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area, Egypt or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 18.77 million sq. km against 995,450 sq. km in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area between Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 17.78 million sq. km, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for land area?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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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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.