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

1,812 sq. km, with South Korea ahead.

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

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

South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Surface area (sq. km)

South Korea

100,460 sq. km

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

98,648 sq. km

in 2024

South Korea rank

109th

United Arab Emirates rank

110th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

South Korea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 100,460 sq. km against 98,648 sq. km in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,812 sq. km.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	South Korea
1970s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	South Korea
1980s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	South Korea
1990s	99,260 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	612.1 sq. km	South Korea
2000s	99,639 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	991.1 sq. km	South Korea
2010s	100,253 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	1,605 sq. km	South Korea
2020s	100,438 sq. km	98,648 sq. km	1,790 sq. km	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, South Korea or United Arab Emirates?: South Korea, at 100,460 sq. km against 98,648 sq. km in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between South Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 1,812 sq. km, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for surface area?: South 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: 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.