Which has higher land area, Malaysia or Norway?

Norway, at 364,270 sq. km against 328,550 sq. km in Malaysia as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Malaysia and Norway?

35,720 sq. km, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?

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.

Malaysia vs Norway: Land area

Malaysia

328,550 sq. km

in 2023

Norway

364,270 sq. km

in 2023

Malaysia rank

66th

Norway rank

63rd

Land area over time

Malaysia
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 364,270 sq. km against 328,550 sq. km in Malaysia, a difference of 35,720 sq. km.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 66th and Norway ranks 63rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	328,550 sq. km	365,244 sq. km	36,694 sq. km	Norway
1970s	328,550 sq. km	365,244 sq. km	36,694 sq. km	Norway
1980s	328,550 sq. km	365,244 sq. km	36,694 sq. km	Norway
1990s	328,550 sq. km	365,244 sq. km	36,694 sq. km	Norway
2000s	328,550 sq. km	365,244 sq. km	36,694 sq. km	Norway
2010s	328,550 sq. km	365,162 sq. km	36,612 sq. km	Norway
2020s	328,550 sq. km	364,274 sq. km	35,724 sq. km	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Malaysia or Norway?: Norway, at 364,270 sq. km against 328,550 sq. km in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Malaysia and Norway?: 35,720 sq. km, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for land area?: Malaysia ranks 66th and Norway ranks 63rd 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.