Which has higher land area, Fiji or Timor-Leste?

Fiji, at 18,270 sq. km against 14,870 sq. km in Timor-Leste as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Timor-Leste?

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.

Fiji vs Timor-Leste: Land area

Fiji

18,270 sq. km

in 2023

Timor-Leste

14,870 sq. km

in 2023

Fiji rank

153rd

Timor-Leste rank

156th

Land area over time

Fiji
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 18,270 sq. km against 14,870 sq. km in Timor-Leste, a difference of 3,400 sq. km.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.

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

Fiji ranks 153rd and Timor-Leste ranks 156th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji
1970s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji
1980s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji
1990s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji
2000s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji
2010s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji
2020s	18,270 sq. km	14,870 sq. km	3,400 sq. km	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Fiji or Timor-Leste?: Fiji, at 18,270 sq. km against 14,870 sq. km in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Fiji and Timor-Leste?: 3,400 sq. km, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Timor-Leste?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Timor-Leste rank globally for land area?: Fiji ranks 153rd and Timor-Leste ranks 156th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Fiji vs Timor-Leste: Land area. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/land-area-sq-km/fiji/timor-leste/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/land-area-sq-km/fiji/timor-leste/">Fiji vs Timor-Leste: Land area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.