Which has higher land area, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 28,120 sq. km against 28,050 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?

70 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Land area

Equatorial Guinea

28,050 sq. km

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

28,120 sq. km

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

140th

Guinea-Bissau rank

139th

Land area over time

Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 28,120 sq. km against 28,050 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 70 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	28,050 sq. km	28,120 sq. km	70 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 28,120 sq. km against 28,050 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?: 70 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for land area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.