What is the difference in surface area between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?

575,210 sq. km, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?

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

Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia: Surface area (sq. km)

Kazakhstan

2.72 million sq. km

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

2.15 million sq. km

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

9th

Saudi Arabia rank

12th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.72 million sq. km against 2.15 million sq. km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 575,210 sq. km.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan
1970s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan
1980s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan
1990s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2000s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2010s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan
2020s	2.72 million sq. km	2.15 million sq. km	575,210 sq. km	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Kazakhstan or Saudi Arabia?: Kazakhstan, at 2.72 million sq. km against 2.15 million sq. km in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?: 575,210 sq. km, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for surface area?: Kazakhstan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 12th 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.