Which has higher surface area, Spain or Sweden?

Sweden, at 528,860 sq. km against 505,981 sq. km in Spain as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Spain and Sweden?

22,879 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?

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

Spain vs Sweden: Surface area (sq. km)

Spain

505,981 sq. km

in 2024

Sweden

528,860 sq. km

in 2024

Spain rank

53rd

Sweden rank

50th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Spain
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 528,860 sq. km against 505,981 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 22,879 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	505,990 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	58,570 sq. km	Spain
1970s	505,990 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	58,570 sq. km	Spain
1980s	505,990 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	58,570 sq. km	Spain
1990s	505,990 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	58,570 sq. km	Spain
2000s	505,293 sq. km	447,420 sq. km	57,873 sq. km	Spain
2010s	505,872 sq. km	504,181 sq. km	1,691 sq. km	Spain
2020s	505,974 sq. km	528,820 sq. km	22,846 sq. km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Spain or Sweden?: Sweden, at 528,860 sq. km against 505,981 sq. km in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Spain and Sweden?: 22,879 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for surface area?: Spain ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th 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.