What is the difference in surface area between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?

4,352 sq. km, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?

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

Iceland vs United Arab Emirates: Surface area

Iceland

103,000 sq. km

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

98,648 sq. km

in 2023

Iceland rank

108th

United Arab Emirates rank

110th

Surface area over time

Iceland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 103,000 sq. km against 98,648 sq. km in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 4,352 sq. km.

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

Iceland ranks 108th and United Arab Emirates ranks 110th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland
1970s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland
1980s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland
1990s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland
2000s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland
2010s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland
2020s	103,000 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	4,352 sq. km	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Iceland or United Arab Emirates?: Iceland, at 103,000 sq. km against 98,648 sq. km in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Iceland and United Arab Emirates?: 4,352 sq. km, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Arab Emirates?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for surface area?: Iceland ranks 108th and United Arab Emirates ranks 110th 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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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