Benin vs Eritrea: Surface area

Benin

114,760 sq. km

in 2023

Eritrea

121,766 sq. km

in 2023

Benin rank

102nd

Eritrea rank

99th

Surface area over time

Eritrea currently reports 121,766 sq. km against 114,760 sq. km in Benin, a difference of 7,006 sq. km.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Globally, Benin ranks 102nd and Eritrea ranks 99th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.