Which has higher land area, Kenya or Somalia?

Somalia, at 627,340 sq. km against 580,880 sq. km in Kenya as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Kenya and Somalia?

46,460 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Land area (sq. km)

Kenya

580,880 sq. km

in 2024

Somalia

627,340 sq. km

in 2024

Kenya rank

45th

Somalia rank

42nd

Land area (sq. km) over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 627,340 sq. km against 580,880 sq. km in Kenya, a difference of 46,460 sq. km.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	569,140 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	58,200 sq. km	Somalia
1970s	569,140 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	58,200 sq. km	Somalia
1980s	569,140 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	58,200 sq. km	Somalia
1990s	569,140 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	58,200 sq. km	Somalia
2000s	569,140 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	58,200 sq. km	Somalia
2010s	572,074 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	55,266 sq. km	Somalia
2020s	580,877 sq. km	627,339 sq. km	46,462 sq. km	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Kenya or Somalia?: Somalia, at 627,340 sq. km against 580,880 sq. km in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Kenya and Somalia?: 46,460 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for land area?: Kenya ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd 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: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.