France vs Somalia: Surface area

France

606,410 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia

637,660 sq. km

in 2023

France rank

45th

Somalia rank

42nd

Surface area over time

Somalia currently reports 637,660 sq. km against 606,410 sq. km in France, a difference of 31,250 sq. km.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

Globally, France ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd 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.