Which has higher land area, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 960 sq. km against 810 sq. km in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?

150 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area

Kiribati

810 sq. km

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

960 sq. km

in 2023

Kiribati rank

179th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

177th

Land area over time

Kiribati
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 960 sq. km against 810 sq. km in Kiribati, a difference of 150 sq. km.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 179th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 216 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 960 sq. km against 810 sq. km in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?: 150 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area?: Kiribati ranks 179th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th 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, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.