Which has higher land area, Guyana or Uganda?

Guyana, at 211,140 sq. km against 200,520 sq. km in Uganda as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Guyana and Uganda?

10,620 sq. km, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uganda?

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.

Guyana vs Uganda: Land area

Guyana

211,140 sq. km

in 2023

Uganda

200,520 sq. km

in 2023

Guyana rank

83rd

Uganda rank

85th

Land area over time

Guyana
Uganda

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 211,140 sq. km against 200,520 sq. km in Uganda, a difference of 10,620 sq. km.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Guyana ranks 83rd and Uganda ranks 85th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	196,710 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	3,100 sq. km	Uganda
1970s	196,780 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	3,030 sq. km	Uganda
1980s	196,850 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	2,960 sq. km	Uganda
1990s	196,850 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	2,960 sq. km	Uganda
2000s	196,850 sq. km	199,810 sq. km	2,960 sq. km	Uganda
2010s	196,850 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	3,670 sq. km	Uganda
2020s	211,140 sq. km	200,520 sq. km	10,620 sq. km	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Guyana or Uganda?: Guyana, at 211,140 sq. km against 200,520 sq. km in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Guyana and Uganda?: 10,620 sq. km, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Uganda rank globally for land area?: Guyana ranks 83rd and Uganda ranks 85th of 216 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: 06 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.