Egypt vs Ethiopia: Surface area

Egypt

1.00 million sq. km

in 2023

Ethiopia

1.14 million sq. km

in 2023

Egypt rank

29th

Ethiopia rank

26th

Surface area over time

Ethiopia currently reports 1.14 million sq. km against 1.00 million sq. km in Egypt, a difference of 134,790 sq. km.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Globally, Egypt ranks 29th and Ethiopia ranks 26th 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.