Which has higher surface area, Albania or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 30,360 sq. km against 28,750 sq. km in Albania as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Albania and Lesotho?

1,610 sq. km, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lesotho?

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

Albania vs Lesotho: Surface area (sq. km)

Albania

28,750 sq. km

in 2024

Lesotho

30,360 sq. km

in 2024

Albania rank

140th

Lesotho rank

138th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Albania
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 30,360 sq. km against 28,750 sq. km in Albania, a difference of 1,610 sq. km.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

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

Albania ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho
1970s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho
1980s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho
1990s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho
2000s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho
2010s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho
2020s	28,750 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	1,610 sq. km	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Albania or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 30,360 sq. km against 28,750 sq. km in Albania as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Albania and Lesotho?: 1,610 sq. km, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lesotho?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Albania and Lesotho rank globally for surface area?: Albania ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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