Which has higher surface area, Kenya or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 603,550 sq. km against 591,969 sq. km in Kenya as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Kenya and Ukraine?

11,581 sq. km, with Ukraine ahead.

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

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 Ukraine: Surface area

Kenya

591,969 sq. km

in 2023

Ukraine

603,550 sq. km

in 2023

Kenya rank

47th

Ukraine rank

46th

Surface area over time

Kenya
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 603,550 sq. km against 591,969 sq. km in Kenya, a difference of 11,581 sq. km.

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

Kenya ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1960s	580,370 sq. km	603,560 sq. km	23,190 sq. km	Ukraine
1970s	580,370 sq. km	603,560 sq. km	23,190 sq. km	Ukraine
1980s	580,370 sq. km	603,560 sq. km	23,190 sq. km	Ukraine
1990s	580,370 sq. km	603,553 sq. km	23,183 sq. km	Ukraine
2000s	580,370 sq. km	603,550 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	Ukraine
2010s	580,370 sq. km	603,550 sq. km	23,180 sq. km	Ukraine
2020s	591,969 sq. km	603,550 sq. km	11,581 sq. km	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Kenya or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 603,550 sq. km against 591,969 sq. km in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Kenya and Ukraine?: 11,581 sq. km, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Ukraine?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Ukraine rank globally for surface area?: Kenya ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 46th 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.