Albania vs Guyana: Urban area over the long-term

Albania
315.76 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guyana
321.92 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Albania rank
146th
Guyana rank
144th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Albania
  • Guyana
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 321.92 km² per grid cell against 315.76 km² per grid cell in Albania, a difference of 6.16 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 146th and Guyana ranks 144th of 202 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Guyana Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Guyana
1100s 0.0011 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell Guyana
1200s 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0048 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell Guyana
1300s 0.0095 km² per grid cell 0.0168 km² per grid cell 0.0072 km² per grid cell Guyana
1400s 0.0286 km² per grid cell 0.0575 km² per grid cell 0.0289 km² per grid cell Guyana
1500s 0.0858 km² per grid cell 0.1939 km² per grid cell 0.1081 km² per grid cell Guyana
1600s 0.2575 km² per grid cell 0.5818 km² per grid cell 0.3243 km² per grid cell Guyana
1700s 1.16 km² per grid cell 1.86 km² per grid cell 0.7012 km² per grid cell Guyana
1710s 1.2 km² per grid cell 2.81 km² per grid cell 1.61 km² per grid cell Guyana
1720s 1.25 km² per grid cell 3.43 km² per grid cell 2.19 km² per grid cell Guyana
1730s 1.29 km² per grid cell 4.2 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell Guyana
1740s 1.34 km² per grid cell 5.13 km² per grid cell 3.79 km² per grid cell Guyana
1750s 1.38 km² per grid cell 6.27 km² per grid cell 4.89 km² per grid cell Guyana
1760s 1.42 km² per grid cell 7.66 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell Guyana
1770s 1.47 km² per grid cell 9.37 km² per grid cell 7.9 km² per grid cell Guyana
1780s 1.51 km² per grid cell 11.45 km² per grid cell 9.94 km² per grid cell Guyana
1790s 1.56 km² per grid cell 13.99 km² per grid cell 12.44 km² per grid cell Guyana
1800s 1.6 km² per grid cell 17.1 km² per grid cell 15.5 km² per grid cell Guyana
1810s 1.64 km² per grid cell 20.9 km² per grid cell 19.26 km² per grid cell Guyana
1820s 1.83 km² per grid cell 25.67 km² per grid cell 23.84 km² per grid cell Guyana
1830s 2.33 km² per grid cell 31.52 km² per grid cell 29.19 km² per grid cell Guyana
1840s 3.09 km² per grid cell 38.71 km² per grid cell 35.62 km² per grid cell Guyana
1850s 4.09 km² per grid cell 47.54 km² per grid cell 43.44 km² per grid cell Guyana
1860s 5.64 km² per grid cell 58.35 km² per grid cell 52.71 km² per grid cell Guyana
1870s 7.66 km² per grid cell 73.58 km² per grid cell 65.93 km² per grid cell Guyana
1880s 10.34 km² per grid cell 92.18 km² per grid cell 81.84 km² per grid cell Guyana
1890s 13.4 km² per grid cell 113.23 km² per grid cell 99.83 km² per grid cell Guyana
1900s 16.46 km² per grid cell 132.83 km² per grid cell 116.37 km² per grid cell Guyana
1910s 18.55 km² per grid cell 144.4 km² per grid cell 125.85 km² per grid cell Guyana
1920s 19.28 km² per grid cell 144.4 km² per grid cell 125.12 km² per grid cell Guyana
1930s 19.55 km² per grid cell 144.4 km² per grid cell 124.85 km² per grid cell Guyana
1940s 21.94 km² per grid cell 144.4 km² per grid cell 122.46 km² per grid cell Guyana
1950s 41.32 km² per grid cell 162.41 km² per grid cell 121.09 km² per grid cell Guyana
1960s 67.42 km² per grid cell 209.95 km² per grid cell 142.53 km² per grid cell Guyana
1970s 93.77 km² per grid cell 237.66 km² per grid cell 143.9 km² per grid cell Guyana
1980s 130.62 km² per grid cell 255.4 km² per grid cell 124.77 km² per grid cell Guyana
1990s 162.17 km² per grid cell 258.55 km² per grid cell 96.38 km² per grid cell Guyana
2000s 197.47 km² per grid cell 263.42 km² per grid cell 65.95 km² per grid cell Guyana
2010s 262.25 km² per grid cell 281.03 km² per grid cell 18.78 km² per grid cell Guyana
2020s 304.84 km² per grid cell 309.48 km² per grid cell 4.64 km² per grid cell Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Albania or Guyana?
Guyana, at 321.92 km² per grid cell against 315.76 km² per grid cell in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Albania and Guyana?
6.16 km² per grid cell, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Guyana?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Albania and Guyana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Albania ranks 146th and Guyana ranks 144th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.