Which has higher surface area, Egypt or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 103.07 million ha against 100.14 million ha in Egypt as of 2011.

What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Mauritania?

2.92 million ha, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Mauritania: Surface area

Egypt

100.14 million ha

in 2011

Mauritania

103.07 million ha

in 2011

Egypt rank

12th

Mauritania rank

11th

Surface area over time

Egypt
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 103.07 million ha against 100.14 million ha in Egypt, a difference of 2.92 million ha.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	100.14 million ha	103.07 million ha	2.92 million ha	Mauritania
1970s	100.14 million ha	103.07 million ha	2.92 million ha	Mauritania
1980s	100.14 million ha	103.07 million ha	2.92 million ha	Mauritania
1990s	100.14 million ha	103.07 million ha	2.92 million ha	Mauritania
2000s	100.14 million ha	103.07 million ha	2.92 million ha	Mauritania
2010s	100.14 million ha	103.07 million ha	2.92 million ha	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Egypt or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 103.07 million ha against 100.14 million ha in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Mauritania?: 2.92 million ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for surface area?: Egypt ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (ha)
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,977 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.