Which has higher surface area, Greenland or Zimbabwe?

Greenland, at 410,449 sq. km against 390,760 sq. km in Zimbabwe as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Greenland and Zimbabwe?

19,689 sq. km, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Zimbabwe?

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

Greenland vs Zimbabwe: Surface area (sq. km)

Greenland

410,449 sq. km

in 2024

Zimbabwe

390,760 sq. km

in 2024

Greenland rank

60th

Zimbabwe rank

62nd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Greenland
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 410,449 sq. km against 390,760 sq. km in Zimbabwe, a difference of 19,689 sq. km.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Greenland ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	341,700 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	49,060 sq. km	Zimbabwe
1970s	341,700 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	49,060 sq. km	Zimbabwe
1980s	341,700 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	49,060 sq. km	Zimbabwe
1990s	362,325 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	28,435 sq. km	Zimbabwe
2000s	410,450 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	19,690 sq. km	Greenland
2010s	410,450 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	19,690 sq. km	Greenland
2020s	410,450 sq. km	390,760 sq. km	19,690 sq. km	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Greenland or Zimbabwe?: Greenland, at 410,449 sq. km against 390,760 sq. km in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Greenland and Zimbabwe?: 19,689 sq. km, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Zimbabwe?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Zimbabwe rank globally for surface area?: Greenland ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd 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.