Which has higher surface area, Croatia or Serbia?

Serbia, at 88,490 sq. km against 88,070 sq. km in Croatia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?

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

Croatia vs Serbia: Surface area (sq. km)

Croatia

88,070 sq. km

in 2024

Serbia

88,490 sq. km

in 2024

Croatia rank

115th

Serbia rank

114th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Croatia
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 88,490 sq. km against 88,070 sq. km in Croatia, a difference of 420 sq. km.

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

Croatia ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 114th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	56,540 sq. km	88,360 sq. km	31,820 sq. km	Serbia
1970s	56,540 sq. km	88,360 sq. km	31,820 sq. km	Serbia
1980s	56,540 sq. km	88,360 sq. km	31,820 sq. km	Serbia
1990s	56,554 sq. km	88,360 sq. km	31,806 sq. km	Serbia
2000s	56,575 sq. km	88,360 sq. km	31,785 sq. km	Serbia
2010s	78,628 sq. km	88,360 sq. km	9,732 sq. km	Serbia
2020s	88,070 sq. km	88,490 sq. km	420 sq. km	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Croatia or Serbia?: Serbia, at 88,490 sq. km against 88,070 sq. km in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Croatia and Serbia?: 420 sq. km, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for surface area?: Croatia ranks 115th and Serbia ranks 114th 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.