Spain vs Sweden: Surface area

Spain

505,976 sq. km

in 2023

Sweden

528,660 sq. km

in 2023

Spain rank

53rd

Sweden rank

50th

Surface area over time

Sweden currently reports 528,660 sq. km against 505,976 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 22,684 sq. km.

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

Globally, Spain ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th 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.