Which has higher surface area, Thailand or Yemen?

Yemen, at 527,968 sq. km against 513,115 sq. km in Thailand as of 2024.

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

14,853 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

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

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

Thailand vs Yemen: Surface area (sq. km)

Thailand

513,115 sq. km

in 2024

Yemen

527,968 sq. km

in 2024

Thailand rank

52nd

Yemen rank

51st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Thailand
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 527,968 sq. km against 513,115 sq. km in Thailand, a difference of 14,853 sq. km.

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

Thailand ranks 52nd 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	Thailand	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	513,120 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	14,850 sq. km	Yemen
1970s	513,120 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	14,850 sq. km	Yemen
1980s	513,120 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	14,850 sq. km	Yemen
1990s	513,120 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	14,850 sq. km	Yemen
2000s	513,120 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	14,850 sq. km	Yemen
2010s	513,120 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	14,850 sq. km	Yemen
2020s	513,117 sq. km	527,969 sq. km	14,852 sq. km	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Thailand or Yemen?: Yemen, at 527,968 sq. km against 513,115 sq. km in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Thailand and Yemen?: 14,853 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Yemen?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Thailand and Yemen rank globally for surface area?: Thailand ranks 52nd 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.