Which has higher surface area, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 960 sq. km against 810 sq. km in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?

150 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?

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

Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Surface area

Kiribati

810 sq. km

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

960 sq. km

in 2023

Kiribati rank

180th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

178th

Surface area over time

Kiribati
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 960 sq. km against 810 sq. km in Kiribati, a difference of 150 sq. km.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th of 215 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	810 sq. km	960 sq. km	150 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 960 sq. km against 810 sq. km in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?: 150 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for surface area?: Kiribati ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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