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

Netherlands, at 41,540 sq. km against 36,125 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.

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

5,415 sq. km, with Netherlands ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Guinea-Bissau vs Netherlands: Surface area (sq. km)

Guinea-Bissau

36,125 sq. km

in 2024

Netherlands

41,540 sq. km

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

135th

Netherlands rank

132nd

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Guinea-Bissau
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 41,540 sq. km against 36,125 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 5,415 sq. km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Netherlands ranks 132nd of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	36,130 sq. km	41,530 sq. km	5,400 sq. km	Netherlands
1970s	36,130 sq. km	41,530 sq. km	5,400 sq. km	Netherlands
1980s	36,130 sq. km	41,530 sq. km	5,400 sq. km	Netherlands
1990s	36,130 sq. km	41,530 sq. km	5,400 sq. km	Netherlands
2000s	36,130 sq. km	41,535 sq. km	5,405 sq. km	Netherlands
2010s	36,130 sq. km	41,540 sq. km	5,410 sq. km	Netherlands
2020s	36,127 sq. km	41,540 sq. km	5,413 sq. km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Guinea-Bissau or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 41,540 sq. km against 36,125 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands?: 5,415 sq. km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands rank globally for surface area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th and Netherlands ranks 132nd 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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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