Which has higher surface area, Cameroon or Spain?

Spain, at 505,981 sq. km against 475,442 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Cameroon and Spain?

30,539 sq. km, with Spain ahead.

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

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

Cameroon vs Spain: Surface area (sq. km)

Cameroon

475,442 sq. km

in 2024

Spain

505,981 sq. km

in 2024

Cameroon rank

55th

Spain rank

53rd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Cameroon
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 505,981 sq. km against 475,442 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 30,539 sq. km.

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

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

Cameroon ranks 55th and Spain ranks 53rd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	475,440 sq. km	505,990 sq. km	30,550 sq. km	Spain
1970s	475,440 sq. km	505,990 sq. km	30,550 sq. km	Spain
1980s	475,440 sq. km	505,990 sq. km	30,550 sq. km	Spain
1990s	475,440 sq. km	505,990 sq. km	30,550 sq. km	Spain
2000s	475,440 sq. km	505,293 sq. km	29,853 sq. km	Spain
2010s	475,440 sq. km	505,872 sq. km	30,432 sq. km	Spain
2020s	475,442 sq. km	505,974 sq. km	30,532 sq. km	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Cameroon or Spain?: Spain, at 505,981 sq. km against 475,442 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Cameroon and Spain?: 30,539 sq. km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Spain?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Spain rank globally for surface area?: Cameroon ranks 55th and Spain ranks 53rd 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.