Namibia vs Tanzania: Surface area

Namibia

824,290 sq. km

in 2023

Tanzania

947,300 sq. km

in 2023

Namibia rank

33rd

Tanzania rank

30th

Surface area over time

Tanzania currently reports 947,300 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia, a difference of 123,010 sq. km.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Globally, Namibia ranks 33rd and Tanzania ranks 30th 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.