Which has higher land area, Gabon or Italy?

Italy, at 295,720 sq. km against 257,670 sq. km in Gabon as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Gabon and Italy?

38,050 sq. km, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Italy?

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.

Gabon vs Italy: Land area

Gabon

257,670 sq. km

in 2023

Italy

295,720 sq. km

in 2023

Gabon rank

76th

Italy rank

73rd

Land area over time

Gabon
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 295,720 sq. km against 257,670 sq. km in Gabon, a difference of 38,050 sq. km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 76th and Italy ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	257,670 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	36,440 sq. km	Italy
1970s	257,670 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	36,440 sq. km	Italy
1980s	257,670 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	36,440 sq. km	Italy
1990s	257,670 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	36,440 sq. km	Italy
2000s	257,670 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	38,048 sq. km	Italy
2010s	257,670 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	38,048 sq. km	Italy
2020s	257,670 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	38,048 sq. km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Gabon or Italy?: Italy, at 295,720 sq. km against 257,670 sq. km in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Gabon and Italy?: 38,050 sq. km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Italy rank globally for land area?: Gabon ranks 76th and Italy ranks 73rd 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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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: 20 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.