France vs Yemen: Land area in square kilometres

France

538,950 sq. km

in 2023

Yemen

527,970 sq. km

in 2023

France rank

48th

Yemen rank

49th

Land area in square kilometres over time

France
Yemen

How they compare

France currently reports 538,950 sq. km against 527,970 sq. km in Yemen, a difference of 10,980 sq. km.

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

France ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 49th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area in square kilometres
Unit: sq. km
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (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.