Ghana vs Guyana: Land area in square kilometers
Ghana
227,533 sq. km
in 2023
Guyana
211,140 sq. km
in 2023
Ghana rank
82nd
Guyana rank
83rd
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Ghana
- Guyana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 227,533 sq. km against 211,140 sq. km in Guyana, a difference of 16,393 sq. km.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227,540 sq. km | 196,710 sq. km | 30,830 sq. km | Ghana |
| 1970s | 227,540 sq. km | 196,780 sq. km | 30,760 sq. km | Ghana |
| 1980s | 227,540 sq. km | 196,850 sq. km | 30,690 sq. km | Ghana |
| 1990s | 227,540 sq. km | 196,850 sq. km | 30,690 sq. km | Ghana |
| 2000s | 227,540 sq. km | 196,850 sq. km | 30,690 sq. km | Ghana |
| 2010s | 227,539 sq. km | 196,850 sq. km | 30,689 sq. km | Ghana |
| 2020s | 227,532 sq. km | 211,140 sq. km | 16,392 sq. km | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Ghana or Guyana?
- Ghana, at 227,533 sq. km against 211,140 sq. km in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Ghana and Guyana?
- 16,393 sq. km, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Guyana rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Ghana ranks 82nd and Guyana ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.