Norway vs Somalia: Surface area

Norway

624,500 sq. km

in 2023

Somalia

637,660 sq. km

in 2023

Norway rank

43rd

Somalia rank

42nd

Surface area over time

Somalia currently reports 637,660 sq. km against 624,500 sq. km in Norway, a difference of 13,160 sq. km.

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

Globally, Norway ranks 43rd 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.