Guinea-Bissau vs Portugal: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
2.12 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
2.03 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
73rd
Portugal rank
74th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Portugal
0246196519942023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.09 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 74th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0356 metric tons per square kilometre 5.86 metric tons per square kilometre 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.088 metric tons per square kilometre 4.25 metric tons per square kilometre 4.17 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.1381 metric tons per square kilometre 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.2147 metric tons per square kilometre 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.2396 metric tons per square kilometre 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.8884 metric tons per square kilometre 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1816 metric tons per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Portugal?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
0.09 metric tons per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Portugal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Portugal rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.