Which has higher surface area, Austria or Sierra Leone?

Austria, at 83,879 sq. km against 72,300 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Austria and Sierra Leone?

11,579 sq. km, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sierra Leone?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Austria vs Sierra Leone: Surface area

Austria

83,879 sq. km

in 2023

Sierra Leone

72,300 sq. km

in 2023

Austria rank

117th

Sierra Leone rank

120th

Surface area over time

Austria
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Austria currently reports 83,879 sq. km against 72,300 sq. km in Sierra Leone, a difference of 11,579 sq. km.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Austria ranks 117th and Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria
1970s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria
1980s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria
1990s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria
2000s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria
2010s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria
2020s	83,879 sq. km	72,300 sq. km	11,579 sq. km	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Austria or Sierra Leone?: Austria, at 83,879 sq. km against 72,300 sq. km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Austria and Sierra Leone?: 11,579 sq. km, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sierra Leone rank globally for surface area?: Austria ranks 117th and Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 215 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.

Individual pages

About this data

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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