Which has higher land area, Kenya or Somalia?

Somalia, at 627,340 sq. km against 580,876 sq. km in Kenya as of 2023.

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

46,464 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.

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

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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Land area

Kenya

580,876 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia

627,340 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya rank

46th

Somalia rank

43rd

Land area over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 627,340 sq. km against 580,876 sq. km in Kenya, a difference of 46,464 sq. km.

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

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

Kenya ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 217 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	580,876 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	46,464 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 580,876 sq. km in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Kenya and Somalia?: 46,464 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for land area?: Kenya ranks 46th and Somalia ranks 43rd of 217 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.