Which has higher surface area, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?

Equatorial Guinea, at 28,050 sq. km against 26,338 sq. km in Rwanda as of 2023.

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

1,712 sq. km, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Rwanda: Surface area

Equatorial Guinea

28,050 sq. km

in 2023

Rwanda

26,338 sq. km

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

142nd

Rwanda rank

145th

Surface area over time

Equatorial Guinea
Rwanda

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 28,050 sq. km against 26,338 sq. km in Rwanda, a difference of 1,712 sq. km.

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

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 145th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
1970s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	28,050 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,710 sq. km	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 28,050 sq. km against 26,338 sq. km in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?: 1,712 sq. km, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for surface area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 145th 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.