Guinea vs United Kingdom: Land area in square kilometres

Guinea

245,720 sq. km

in 2023

United Kingdom

241,930 sq. km

in 2023

Guinea rank

78th

United Kingdom rank

79th

Land area in square kilometres over time

Guinea
United Kingdom

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 245,720 sq. km against 241,930 sq. km in United Kingdom, a difference of 3,790 sq. km.

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

Guinea ranks 78th and United Kingdom ranks 79th of 215 countries.

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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.