Which has higher surface area, Germany or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 406,752 sq. km against 357,680 sq. km in Germany as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Germany and Paraguay?

49,072 sq. km, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Paraguay?

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

Germany vs Paraguay: Surface area (sq. km)

Germany

357,680 sq. km

in 2024

Paraguay

406,752 sq. km

in 2024

Germany rank

64th

Paraguay rank

61st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Germany
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 406,752 sq. km against 357,680 sq. km in Germany, a difference of 49,072 sq. km.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	356,970 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	49,780 sq. km	Paraguay
1970s	356,970 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	49,780 sq. km	Paraguay
1980s	356,970 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	49,780 sq. km	Paraguay
1990s	357,004 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	49,746 sq. km	Paraguay
2000s	357,071 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	49,679 sq. km	Paraguay
2010s	357,389 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	49,363 sq. km	Paraguay
2020s	357,628 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	49,124 sq. km	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Germany or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 406,752 sq. km against 357,680 sq. km in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Germany and Paraguay?: 49,072 sq. km, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Paraguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Paraguay rank globally for surface area?: Germany ranks 64th and Paraguay ranks 61st 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.