Which has higher land area, Namibia or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 884,000 sq. km against 823,290 sq. km in Namibia as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Namibia and Tanzania?

60,710 sq. km, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Namibia vs Tanzania: Land area (sq. km)

Namibia

823,290 sq. km

in 2024

Tanzania

884,000 sq. km

in 2024

Namibia rank

33rd

Tanzania rank

31st

Land area (sq. km) over time

Namibia
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 884,000 sq. km against 823,290 sq. km in Namibia, a difference of 60,710 sq. km.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 31st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	823,290 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	62,510 sq. km	Tanzania
1970s	823,290 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	62,510 sq. km	Tanzania
1980s	823,290 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	62,510 sq. km	Tanzania
1990s	823,290 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	62,510 sq. km	Tanzania
2000s	823,290 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	62,510 sq. km	Tanzania
2010s	823,290 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	62,510 sq. km	Tanzania
2020s	823,290 sq. km	884,000 sq. km	60,710 sq. km	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Namibia or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 884,000 sq. km against 823,290 sq. km in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Namibia and Tanzania?: 60,710 sq. km, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for land area?: Namibia ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 31st 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, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.