Which has higher surface area, Belize or El Salvador?

Belize, at 22,966 sq. km against 21,040 sq. km in El Salvador as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Belize and El Salvador?

1,926 sq. km, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?

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

Belize vs El Salvador: Surface area (sq. km)

Belize

22,966 sq. km

in 2024

El Salvador

21,040 sq. km

in 2024

Belize rank

148th

El Salvador rank

150th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Belize
El Salvador

How they compare

Belize currently reports 22,966 sq. km against 21,040 sq. km in El Salvador, a difference of 1,926 sq. km.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

Belize ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 150th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22,970 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,930 sq. km	Belize
1970s	22,970 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,930 sq. km	Belize
1980s	22,970 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,930 sq. km	Belize
1990s	22,970 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,930 sq. km	Belize
2000s	22,970 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,930 sq. km	Belize
2010s	22,970 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,930 sq. km	Belize
2020s	22,968 sq. km	21,040 sq. km	1,928 sq. km	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Belize or El Salvador?: Belize, at 22,966 sq. km against 21,040 sq. km in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Belize and El Salvador?: 1,926 sq. km, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for surface area?: Belize ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 150th 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.