Faroe Islands vs Gambia: Surface area

Faroe Islands

12,960 sq. km

in 2023

Gambia

11,300 sq. km

in 2023

Faroe Islands rank

159th

Gambia rank

162nd

Surface area over time

Faroe Islands currently reports 12,960 sq. km against 11,300 sq. km in Gambia, a difference of 1,660 sq. km.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Globally, Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Gambia ranks 162nd 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.