What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Ethiopia?

128,370 sq. km, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?

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

Egypt vs Ethiopia: Surface area (sq. km)

Egypt

1.00 million sq. km

in 2024

Ethiopia

1.13 million sq. km

in 2024

Egypt rank

29th

Ethiopia rank

26th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Egypt
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.13 million sq. km against 1.00 million sq. km in Egypt, a difference of 128,370 sq. km.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 29th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.00 million sq. km	1.22 million sq. km	220,450 sq. km	Ethiopia
1970s	1.00 million sq. km	1.22 million sq. km	220,450 sq. km	Ethiopia
1980s	1.00 million sq. km	1.22 million sq. km	220,450 sq. km	Ethiopia
1990s	1.00 million sq. km	1.14 million sq. km	138,130 sq. km	Ethiopia
2000s	1.00 million sq. km	1.12 million sq. km	118,162 sq. km	Ethiopia
2010s	1.00 million sq. km	1.13 million sq. km	128,370 sq. km	Ethiopia
2020s	1.00 million sq. km	1.13 million sq. km	128,370 sq. km	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Egypt or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 1.13 million sq. km against 1.00 million sq. km in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Ethiopia?: 128,370 sq. km, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for surface area?: Egypt ranks 29th and Ethiopia ranks 26th 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.