Afghanistan vs Somalia: Land area

Afghanistan

652,230 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia

627,340 sq. km

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

40th

Somalia rank

42nd

Land area over time

Afghanistan
Somalia

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 652,230 sq. km against 627,340 sq. km in Somalia, a difference of 24,890 sq. km.

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

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Afghanistan
Land area in Somalia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.