Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Surface area

Papua New Guinea

462,840 sq. km

in 2023

Spain

505,976 sq. km

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

56th

Spain rank

53rd

Surface area over time

Spain currently reports 505,976 sq. km against 462,840 sq. km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 43,136 sq. km.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Globally, Papua New Guinea ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd 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.