Which has higher surface area, Spain or Yemen?

Yemen, at 527,968 sq. km against 505,981 sq. km in Spain as of 2024.

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

21,987 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

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

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

Spain vs Yemen: Surface area (sq. km)

Spain

505,981 sq. km

in 2024

Yemen

527,968 sq. km

in 2024

Spain rank

53rd

Yemen rank

51st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Spain
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 527,968 sq. km against 505,981 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 21,987 sq. km.

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

Spain ranks 53rd and Yemen ranks 51st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	505,990 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	21,980 sq. km	Yemen
1970s	505,990 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	21,980 sq. km	Yemen
1980s	505,990 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	21,980 sq. km	Yemen
1990s	505,990 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	21,980 sq. km	Yemen
2000s	505,293 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	22,677 sq. km	Yemen
2010s	505,872 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	22,098 sq. km	Yemen
2020s	505,974 sq. km	527,969 sq. km	21,995 sq. km	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Spain or Yemen?: Yemen, at 527,968 sq. km against 505,981 sq. km in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Spain and Yemen?: 21,987 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and Yemen rank globally for surface area?: Spain ranks 53rd and Yemen ranks 51st 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.