What is the difference in surface area between Korea and United Arab Emirates?

1,802 sq. km, with Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?

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

Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Surface area

Korea

100,450 sq. km

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

98,648 sq. km

in 2023

Korea rank

109th

United Arab Emirates rank

110th

Surface area over time

Korea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Korea currently reports 100,450 sq. km against 98,648 sq. km in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,802 sq. km.

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

Korea ranks 109th and United Arab Emirates ranks 110th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	Korea
1970s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	Korea
1980s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	Korea
1990s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	Korea
2000s	99,639 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	991.1 sq. km	Korea
2010s	100,253 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	1,605 sq. km	Korea
2020s	100,432 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	1,785 sq. km	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Korea or United Arab Emirates?: Korea, at 100,450 sq. km against 98,648 sq. km in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 1,802 sq. km, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for surface area?: Korea ranks 109th and United Arab Emirates ranks 110th 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: 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.