Real size
How big is Yemen really?
454,000 km²
175,000 sq mi · 56th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Uzbekistan
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Yemen covers 454,000 km² (175,000 sq mi), about the size of Uzbekistan. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 454,000 km²
- Size rank
- 56th of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 16°N
Countries about the same size
- UzbekistanAbout the same size
- Papua New GuineaAbout the same size
- SwedenAbout the same size
- CameroonAbout the same size
- TurkmenistanAbout the same size
Yemen through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Yemen?
- Yemen covers about 454,000 km² (175,000 sq mi). It is the 56th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Yemen at the right size?
- Mostly. Yemen lies close enough to the equator that a normal web map draws it only about 1.1 times too big, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Yemen bigger than Sweden?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Yemen bigger than Uzbekistan?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Yemen bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.