Which has higher surface area, Norway or Somalia?

Somalia, at 637,660 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Norway and Somalia?

13,160 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Somalia?

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.

Norway vs Somalia: Surface area

Norway

624,500 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia

637,660 sq. km

in 2023

Norway rank

43rd

Somalia rank

42nd

Surface area over time

Norway
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 637,660 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway, a difference of 13,160 sq. km.

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

Norway ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	385,178 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	252,482 sq. km	Somalia
1970s	385,178 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	252,482 sq. km	Somalia
1980s	385,178 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	252,482 sq. km	Somalia
1990s	385,178 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	252,482 sq. km	Somalia
2000s	385,178 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	252,482 sq. km	Somalia
2010s	553,201 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	84,459 sq. km	Somalia
2020s	624,500 sq. km	637,660 sq. km	13,160 sq. km	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Norway or Somalia?: Somalia, at 637,660 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Norway and Somalia?: 13,160 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Somalia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Somalia rank globally for surface area?: Norway ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd 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.