Real size
How big is Equatorial Guinea really?
26,600 km²
10,300 sq mi · 25th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Haiti
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Equatorial Guinea covers 26,600 km² (10,300 sq mi), about the size of Haiti. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 26,600 km²
- Size rank
- 143rd of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 2°N
Countries about the same size
- HaitiAbout the same size
- BurundiAbout the same size
- Solomon IslandsAbout the same size
- RwandaAbout the same size
- North MacedoniaEquatorial Guinea is 1.1 times the size of North Macedonia
Equatorial Guinea through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
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Common questions
- How big is Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea covers about 26,600 km² (10,300 sq mi). It is the 25th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Equatorial Guinea at the right size?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea lies so close to the equator that a normal web map barely stretches it, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Belgium?
- No. Belgium is about 1.1 times the size of Equatorial Guinea.
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Haiti?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.