Greenland vs Sweden: Land area

Greenland

410,450 sq. km

in 2023

Sweden

407,270 sq. km

in 2023

Greenland rank

58th

Sweden rank

59th

Land area over time

Greenland
Sweden

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 410,450 sq. km against 407,270 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 3,180 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Greenland ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 59th of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Greenland
Land area in Sweden
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.