Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Breakdown of habitable land area

Gambia

2,220 hectares

in 2019

Guinea-Bissau

2,560 hectares

in 2019

Gambia rank

167th

Guinea-Bissau rank

166th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,560 hectares against 2,220 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 340 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 167th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.