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

14,772 sq. km, with Spain ahead.

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

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

Spain vs Turkmenistan: Surface area (sq. km)

Spain

505,981 sq. km

in 2024

Turkmenistan

491,209 sq. km

in 2024

Spain rank

53rd

Turkmenistan rank

54th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Spain
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Spain currently reports 505,981 sq. km against 491,209 sq. km in Turkmenistan, a difference of 14,772 sq. km.

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

Spain ranks 53rd and Turkmenistan ranks 54th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	505,990 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	17,890 sq. km	Spain
1970s	505,990 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	17,890 sq. km	Spain
1980s	505,990 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	17,890 sq. km	Spain
1990s	505,990 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	17,890 sq. km	Spain
2000s	505,293 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	17,193 sq. km	Spain
2010s	505,872 sq. km	488,411 sq. km	17,462 sq. km	Spain
2020s	505,974 sq. km	491,209 sq. km	14,765 sq. km	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Spain or Turkmenistan?: Spain, at 505,981 sq. km against 491,209 sq. km in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Spain and Turkmenistan?: 14,772 sq. km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkmenistan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and Turkmenistan rank globally for surface area?: Spain ranks 53rd and Turkmenistan ranks 54th 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.