What is the difference in surface area between Nepal and Tajikistan?

5,801 sq. km, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tajikistan?

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

Nepal vs Tajikistan: Surface area

Nepal

147,180 sq. km

in 2023

Tajikistan

141,379 sq. km

in 2023

Nepal rank

94th

Tajikistan rank

96th

Surface area over time

Nepal
Tajikistan

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 147,180 sq. km against 141,379 sq. km in Tajikistan, a difference of 5,801 sq. km.

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

Nepal ranks 94th and Tajikistan ranks 96th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	147,180 sq. km	142,550 sq. km	4,630 sq. km	Nepal
1970s	147,180 sq. km	142,550 sq. km	4,630 sq. km	Nepal
1980s	147,180 sq. km	142,550 sq. km	4,630 sq. km	Nepal
1990s	147,180 sq. km	142,550 sq. km	4,630 sq. km	Nepal
2000s	147,180 sq. km	142,550 sq. km	4,630 sq. km	Nepal
2010s	147,180 sq. km	141,848 sq. km	5,332 sq. km	Nepal
2020s	147,180 sq. km	141,379 sq. km	5,801 sq. km	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Nepal or Tajikistan?: Nepal, at 147,180 sq. km against 141,379 sq. km in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Nepal and Tajikistan?: 5,801 sq. km, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tajikistan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Tajikistan rank globally for surface area?: Nepal ranks 94th and Tajikistan ranks 96th 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.