Which has higher land area, Greece or Nepal?

Nepal, at 143,350 sq. km against 128,900 sq. km in Greece as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Greece and Nepal?

14,450 sq. km, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nepal?

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.

Greece vs Nepal: Land area

Greece

128,900 sq. km

in 2023

Nepal

143,350 sq. km

in 2023

Greece rank

96th

Nepal rank

93rd

Land area over time

Greece
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 143,350 sq. km against 128,900 sq. km in Greece, a difference of 14,450 sq. km.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 96th and Nepal ranks 93rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	128,900 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	14,100 sq. km	Nepal
1970s	128,900 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	14,100 sq. km	Nepal
1980s	128,900 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	14,100 sq. km	Nepal
1990s	128,900 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	14,100 sq. km	Nepal
2000s	128,900 sq. km	143,350 sq. km	14,450 sq. km	Nepal
2010s	128,900 sq. km	143,350 sq. km	14,450 sq. km	Nepal
2020s	128,900 sq. km	143,350 sq. km	14,450 sq. km	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Greece or Nepal?: Nepal, at 143,350 sq. km against 128,900 sq. km in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Greece and Nepal?: 14,450 sq. km, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nepal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Nepal rank globally for land area?: Greece ranks 96th and Nepal ranks 93rd 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

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.