Which has higher land area, Malaysia or Oman?

Malaysia, at 328,550 sq. km against 309,500 sq. km in Oman as of 2023.

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

19,050 sq. km, with Malaysia ahead.

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

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 Oman: Land area

Malaysia

328,550 sq. km

in 2023

Oman

309,500 sq. km

in 2023

Malaysia rank

66th

Oman rank

69th

Land area over time

Malaysia
Oman

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 328,550 sq. km against 309,500 sq. km in Oman, a difference of 19,050 sq. km.

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

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

Malaysia ranks 66th and Oman ranks 69th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1960s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia
1970s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia
1980s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia
1990s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia
2000s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia
2010s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia
2020s	328,550 sq. km	309,500 sq. km	19,050 sq. km	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Malaysia or Oman?: Malaysia, at 328,550 sq. km against 309,500 sq. km in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Malaysia and Oman?: 19,050 sq. km, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Oman?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Oman rank globally for land area?: Malaysia ranks 66th and Oman ranks 69th 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.