Cameroon vs Yemen: Land area in square kilometers
Cameroon
472,710 sq. km
in 2023
Yemen
527,970 sq. km
in 2023
Cameroon rank
52nd
Yemen rank
49th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 527,970 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon, a difference of 55,260 sq. km.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
| 1970s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
| 1980s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
| 1990s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
| 2000s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
| 2010s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
| 2020s | 472,710 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 55,260 sq. km | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 472,710 sq. km in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 55,260 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and Yemen ranks 49th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.