Which has higher surface area, Norway or Somalia?

Somalia, at 637,657 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway as of 2024.

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

13,157 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.

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

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

Norway vs Somalia: Surface area (sq. km)

Norway

624,500 sq. km

in 2024

Somalia

637,657 sq. km

in 2024

Norway rank

43rd

Somalia rank

42nd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Norway
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 637,657 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway, a difference of 13,157 sq. km.

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

Norway ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd of 216 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	637,658 sq. km	13,158 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 637,657 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Norway and Somalia?: 13,157 sq. km, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Somalia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Norway and Somalia rank globally for surface area?: Norway ranks 43rd and Somalia ranks 42nd 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.