Which has higher surface area, Djibouti or Israel?

Djibouti, at 23,200 sq. km against 22,070 sq. km in Israel as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Djibouti and Israel?

1,130 sq. km, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Israel?

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

Djibouti vs Israel: Surface area

Djibouti

23,200 sq. km

in 2023

Israel

22,070 sq. km

in 2023

Djibouti rank

147th

Israel rank

149th

Surface area over time

Djibouti
Israel

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 23,200 sq. km against 22,070 sq. km in Israel, a difference of 1,130 sq. km.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

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

Djibouti ranks 147th and Israel ranks 149th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti
1970s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti
1980s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti
1990s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti
2000s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti
2010s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti
2020s	23,200 sq. km	22,070 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Djibouti or Israel?: Djibouti, at 23,200 sq. km against 22,070 sq. km in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Djibouti and Israel?: 1,130 sq. km, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Israel?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Israel rank globally for surface area?: Djibouti ranks 147th and Israel ranks 149th 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.

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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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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