Which has higher surface area, Guinea or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 267,710 sq. km against 245,857 sq. km in Guinea as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between Guinea and New Zealand?

21,853 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and New Zealand?

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

Guinea vs New Zealand: Surface area (sq. km)

Guinea

245,857 sq. km

in 2024

New Zealand

267,710 sq. km

in 2024

Guinea rank

78th

New Zealand rank

75th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Guinea
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 267,710 sq. km against 245,857 sq. km in Guinea, a difference of 21,853 sq. km.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

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

Guinea ranks 78th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	245,860 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,850 sq. km	New Zealand
1970s	245,860 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,850 sq. km	New Zealand
1980s	245,860 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,850 sq. km	New Zealand
1990s	245,860 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,850 sq. km	New Zealand
2000s	245,860 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,850 sq. km	New Zealand
2010s	245,860 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,850 sq. km	New Zealand
2020s	245,859 sq. km	267,710 sq. km	21,851 sq. km	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Guinea or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 267,710 sq. km against 245,857 sq. km in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Guinea and New Zealand?: 21,853 sq. km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and New Zealand?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guinea and New Zealand rank globally for surface area?: Guinea ranks 78th and New Zealand ranks 75th 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.