Which has higher surface area, Kenya or Small states?

Small states, at 770,215 sq. km against 591,969 sq. km in Kenya as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Kenya and Small states?

178,246 sq. km, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Small states?

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.

Kenya vs Small states: Surface area

Kenya

591,969 sq. km

in 2023

Small states

770,215 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya rank

47th

Small states rank

44th

Surface area over time

Kenya
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 770,215 sq. km against 591,969 sq. km in Kenya, a difference of 178,246 sq. km.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 47th and Small states ranks 44th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1960s	580,370 sq. km	778,761 sq. km	198,391 sq. km	Small states
1970s	580,370 sq. km	778,761 sq. km	198,391 sq. km	Small states
1980s	580,370 sq. km	778,671 sq. km	198,301 sq. km	Small states
1990s	580,370 sq. km	774,517 sq. km	194,147 sq. km	Small states
2000s	580,370 sq. km	770,738 sq. km	190,368 sq. km	Small states
2010s	580,370 sq. km	770,112 sq. km	189,742 sq. km	Small states
2020s	591,969 sq. km	770,158 sq. km	178,189 sq. km	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Kenya or Small states?: Small states, at 770,215 sq. km against 591,969 sq. km in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Kenya and Small states?: 178,246 sq. km, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Small states?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Small states rank globally for surface area?: Kenya ranks 47th and Small states ranks 44th 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.