Which has higher land area, Malawi or Portugal?

Malawi, at 94,280 sq. km against 91,606 sq. km in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Malawi and Portugal?

2,674 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?

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.

Malawi vs Portugal: Land area

Malawi

94,280 sq. km

in 2023

Portugal

91,606 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi rank

108th

Portugal rank

109th

Land area over time

Malawi
Portugal

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 94,280 sq. km against 91,606 sq. km in Portugal, a difference of 2,674 sq. km.

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

Malawi ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 109th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	94,280 sq. km	91,500 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	Malawi
1970s	94,280 sq. km	91,500 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	Malawi
1980s	94,280 sq. km	91,500 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	Malawi
1990s	94,280 sq. km	91,500 sq. km	2,780 sq. km	Malawi
2000s	94,280 sq. km	91,497 sq. km	2,783 sq. km	Malawi
2010s	94,280 sq. km	91,601 sq. km	2,679 sq. km	Malawi
2020s	94,280 sq. km	91,606 sq. km	2,674 sq. km	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Malawi or Portugal?: Malawi, at 94,280 sq. km against 91,606 sq. km in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Malawi and Portugal?: 2,674 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for land area?: Malawi ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 109th 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.