Which has higher surface area, Burundi or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 2.81 million ha against 2.78 million ha in Burundi as of 2011.

What is the difference in surface area between Burundi and Equatorial Guinea?

22,000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Equatorial Guinea: Surface area

Burundi

2.78 million ha

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea

2.81 million ha

in 2011

Burundi rank

44th

Equatorial Guinea rank

43rd

Surface area over time

Burundi
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.81 million ha against 2.78 million ha in Burundi, a difference of 22,000 ha.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 44th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd of 53 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.78 million ha	2.81 million ha	22,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	2.78 million ha	2.81 million ha	22,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	2.78 million ha	2.81 million ha	22,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	2.78 million ha	2.81 million ha	22,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	2.78 million ha	2.81 million ha	22,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	2.78 million ha	2.81 million ha	22,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Burundi or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 2.81 million ha against 2.78 million ha in Burundi as of 2011.
What is the difference in surface area between Burundi and Equatorial Guinea?: 22,000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Equatorial Guinea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Burundi and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for surface area?: Burundi ranks 44th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Surface area (ha). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (ha)
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,977 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.