Which has higher surface area, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?

Equatorial Guinea, at 2.81 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Rwanda as of 2011.

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

171,000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Rwanda: Surface area

Equatorial Guinea

2.81 million ha

in 2011

Rwanda

2.63 million ha

in 2011

Equatorial Guinea rank

43rd

Rwanda rank

45th

Surface area over time

Equatorial Guinea
Rwanda

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.81 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Rwanda, a difference of 171,000 ha.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 45th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.81 million ha	2.63 million ha	171,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	2.81 million ha	2.63 million ha	171,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	2.81 million ha	2.63 million ha	171,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	2.81 million ha	2.63 million ha	171,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	2.81 million ha	2.63 million ha	171,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	2.81 million ha	2.63 million ha	171,000 ha	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?: Equatorial Guinea, at 2.81 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Rwanda as of 2011.
What is the difference in surface area between Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?: 171,000 ha, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for surface area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 45th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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