Which has higher surface area, India or OECD members?

OECD members, at 43.55 million sq. km against 3.29 million sq. km in India as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between India and OECD members?

40.26 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD members?

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

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.

India vs OECD members: Surface area

India

3.29 million sq. km

in 2023

OECD members

43.55 million sq. km

in 2023

India rank

7th

OECD members rank

9th

Surface area over time

India
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 43.55 million sq. km against 3.29 million sq. km in India, a difference of 40.26 million sq. km.

That makes OECD members's figure about 13.2 times India's.

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

India ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 9th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.29 million sq. km	42.97 million sq. km	39.69 million sq. km	OECD members
1970s	3.29 million sq. km	42.97 million sq. km	39.69 million sq. km	OECD members
1980s	3.29 million sq. km	42.97 million sq. km	39.69 million sq. km	OECD members
1990s	3.29 million sq. km	42.97 million sq. km	39.69 million sq. km	OECD members
2000s	3.29 million sq. km	43.02 million sq. km	39.73 million sq. km	OECD members
2010s	3.29 million sq. km	43.40 million sq. km	40.12 million sq. km	OECD members
2020s	3.29 million sq. km	43.55 million sq. km	40.26 million sq. km	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, India or OECD members?: OECD members, at 43.55 million sq. km against 3.29 million sq. km in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between India and OECD members?: 40.26 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD members?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and OECD members rank globally for surface area?: India ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 9th 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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About this data

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.