Which has higher surface area, Namibia or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 912,050 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Namibia and Venezuela?

87,760 sq. km, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Venezuela?

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.

Namibia vs Venezuela: Surface area

Namibia

824,290 sq. km

in 2023

Venezuela

912,050 sq. km

in 2023

Namibia rank

33rd

Venezuela rank

32nd

Surface area over time

Namibia
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 912,050 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia, a difference of 87,760 sq. km.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela
1970s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela
1980s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela
1990s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela
2000s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela
2010s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela
2020s	824,290 sq. km	912,050 sq. km	87,760 sq. km	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Namibia or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 912,050 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Namibia and Venezuela?: 87,760 sq. km, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Venezuela?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Venezuela rank globally for surface area?: Namibia ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 32nd 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.