Which has higher land area, Spain or Yemen?

Yemen, at 527,968 sq. km against 499,686 sq. km in Spain as of 2024.

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

28,282 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

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

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.

Spain vs Yemen: Land area (sq. km)

Spain

499,686 sq. km

in 2024

Yemen

527,968 sq. km

in 2024

Spain rank

51st

Yemen rank

49th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Spain
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 527,968 sq. km against 499,686 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 28,282 sq. km.

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

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

Spain ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 49th of 216 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	499,677 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	28,292 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 527,968 sq. km against 499,686 sq. km in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Spain and Yemen?: 28,282 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and Yemen rank globally for land area?: Spain ranks 51st and Yemen ranks 49th 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.