Which has higher land area, Spain or Yemen?

Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 499,697 sq. km in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Spain and Yemen?

28,273 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?

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.

Spain vs Yemen: Land area

Spain

499,697 sq. km

in 2023

Yemen

527,970 sq. km

in 2023

Spain rank

52nd

Yemen rank

50th

Land area over time

Spain
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 527,970 sq. km against 499,697 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 28,273 sq. km.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Spain ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 50th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	499,780 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,190 sq. km	Yemen
1970s	499,668 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,302 sq. km	Yemen
1980s	499,446 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,524 sq. km	Yemen
1990s	499,440 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,530 sq. km	Yemen
2000s	498,959 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	29,011 sq. km	Yemen
2010s	499,846 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,124 sq. km	Yemen
2020s	499,675 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,295 sq. km	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Spain or Yemen?: Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 499,697 sq. km in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Spain and Yemen?: 28,273 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and Yemen rank globally for land area?: Spain ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 50th of 217 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.