Guinea-Bissau vs Switzerland: Land use hidden — Total area

Guinea-Bissau
36,130 Square kilometres
in 2023
Switzerland
41,291 Square kilometres
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
120th
Switzerland rank
118th

Land use hidden — Total area over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Switzerland
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 41,291 Square kilometres against 36,130 Square kilometres in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 5,161 Square kilometres.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,290 Square kilometres 5,160 Square kilometres Switzerland
1970s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,290 Square kilometres 5,160 Square kilometres Switzerland
1980s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,291 Square kilometres 5,161 Square kilometres Switzerland
1990s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,291 Square kilometres 5,161 Square kilometres Switzerland
2000s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,291 Square kilometres 5,161 Square kilometres Switzerland
2010s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,291 Square kilometres 5,161 Square kilometres Switzerland
2020s 36,130 Square kilometres 41,291 Square kilometres 5,161 Square kilometres Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, Guinea-Bissau or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 41,291 Square kilometres against 36,130 Square kilometres in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area between Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland?
5,161 Square kilometres, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland rank globally for land use hidden — total area?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 120th and Switzerland ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,415 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata