Which has higher land area in square kilometres, Guinea-Bissau or Solomon Islands?

Guinea-Bissau, at 28,120 sq. km against 27,990 sq. km in Solomon Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area in square kilometres between Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?

130 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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 kilometres. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Solomon Islands: Land area in square kilometres

Guinea-Bissau

28,120 sq. km

in 2023

Solomon Islands

27,990 sq. km

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

139th

Solomon Islands rank

141st

Land area in square kilometres over time

Guinea-Bissau
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 28,120 sq. km against 27,990 sq. km in Solomon Islands, a difference of 130 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th and Solomon Islands ranks 141st of 215 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	28,120 sq. km	27,990 sq. km	130 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometres, Guinea-Bissau or Solomon Islands?: Guinea-Bissau, at 28,120 sq. km against 27,990 sq. km in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometres between Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?: 130 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands rank globally for land area in square kilometres?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 139th and Solomon Islands ranks 141st 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 kilometres. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area in square kilometres
Unit: sq. km
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (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.