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
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
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.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2,560 hectares against 2,220 hectares in Gambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 340 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Gambia ranks 167th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.