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

36,761 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Turkmenistan vs Yemen: Surface area

Turkmenistan

491,209 sq. km

in 2023

Yemen

527,970 sq. km

in 2023

Turkmenistan rank

54th

Yemen rank

51st

Surface area over time

Turkmenistan
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 527,970 sq. km against 491,209 sq. km in Turkmenistan, a difference of 36,761 sq. km.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Turkmenistan ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 51st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkmenistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	488,100 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	39,870 sq. km	Yemen
1970s	488,100 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	39,870 sq. km	Yemen
1980s	488,100 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	39,870 sq. km	Yemen
1990s	488,100 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	39,870 sq. km	Yemen
2000s	488,100 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	39,870 sq. km	Yemen
2010s	488,411 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	39,559 sq. km	Yemen
2020s	491,209 sq. km	527,970 sq. km	36,761 sq. km	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Turkmenistan or Yemen?: Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 491,209 sq. km in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Turkmenistan and Yemen?: 36,761 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Turkmenistan and Yemen rank globally for surface area?: Turkmenistan ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 51st of 215 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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.