Spain vs Yemen: Land area in square kilometers
Spain
499,697 sq. km
in 2023
Yemen
527,970 sq. km
in 2023
Spain rank
51st
Yemen rank
49th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Spain
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 527,970 sq. km against 499,697 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 28,273 sq. km.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 51st 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 | Spain | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 499,780 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 28,190 sq. km | Yemen |
| 1970s | 499,668 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 28,302 sq. km | Yemen |
| 1980s | 499,446 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 28,524 sq. km | Yemen |
| 1990s | 499,440 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 28,530 sq. km | Yemen |
| 2000s | 498,959 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 29,011 sq. km | Yemen |
| 2010s | 499,846 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 28,124 sq. km | Yemen |
| 2020s | 499,675 sq. km | 527,970 sq. km | 28,295 sq. km | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Spain or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 527,970 sq. km against 499,697 sq. km in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Spain and Yemen?
- 28,273 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Yemen rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Spain ranks 51st 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.