Which has higher surface area, Belgium or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 36,130 sq. km against 30,689 sq. km in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?

5,441 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

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

Belgium vs Guinea-Bissau: Surface area

Belgium

30,689 sq. km

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

36,130 sq. km

in 2023

Belgium rank

137th

Guinea-Bissau rank

135th

Surface area over time

Belgium
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 36,130 sq. km against 30,689 sq. km in Belgium, a difference of 5,441 sq. km.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 137th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	33,120 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	3,010 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	33,120 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	3,010 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	33,120 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	3,010 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	33,120 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	3,010 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	30,528 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	5,602 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	30,560 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	5,570 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	30,689 sq. km	36,130 sq. km	5,441 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Belgium or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 36,130 sq. km against 30,689 sq. km in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?: 5,441 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Guinea-Bissau?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for surface area?: Belgium ranks 137th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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