Which has higher surface area, Djibouti or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 2.81 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Djibouti as of 2011.

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

485,000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti 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.

Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea: Surface area

Djibouti

2.32 million ha

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea

2.81 million ha

in 2011

Djibouti rank

46th

Equatorial Guinea rank

43rd

Surface area over time

Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.81 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Djibouti, a difference of 485,000 ha.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.

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

Djibouti ranks 46th 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	Djibouti	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.32 million ha	2.81 million ha	485,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	2.32 million ha	2.81 million ha	485,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	2.32 million ha	2.81 million ha	485,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	2.32 million ha	2.81 million ha	485,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	2.32 million ha	2.81 million ha	485,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	2.32 million ha	2.81 million ha	485,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Djibouti or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 2.81 million ha against 2.32 million ha in Djibouti as of 2011.
What is the difference in surface area between Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea?: 485,000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for surface area?: Djibouti ranks 46th 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.