Which has higher surface area, Burundi or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 28,050 sq. km against 27,830 sq. km in Burundi as of 2023.

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

220 sq. km, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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

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.

Burundi vs Equatorial Guinea: Surface area

Burundi

27,830 sq. km

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

28,050 sq. km

in 2023

Burundi rank

143rd

Equatorial Guinea rank

142nd

Surface area over time

Burundi
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 28,050 sq. km against 27,830 sq. km in Burundi, a difference of 220 sq. km.

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

Burundi ranks 143rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	27,830 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	220 sq. km	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 28,050 sq. km against 27,830 sq. km in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Burundi and Equatorial Guinea?: 220 sq. km, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Equatorial Guinea?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for surface area?: Burundi ranks 143rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd of 215 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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About this data

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.