What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bhutan and French Guiana?

4.25 km² per grid cell, with Bhutan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and French Guiana?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Bhutan vs French Guiana: Urban area over the long-term

Bhutan

56.15 km² per grid cell

in 2025

French Guiana

51.9 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Bhutan rank

172nd

French Guiana rank

173rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

Bhutan
French Guiana

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 56.15 km² per grid cell against 51.9 km² per grid cell in French Guiana, a difference of 4.25 km² per grid cell.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.

Bhutan ranks 172nd and French Guiana ranks 173rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and French Guiana in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	French Guiana	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1100s	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1200s	0 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1300s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1400s	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0015 km² per grid cell	0.0011 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1500s	0.0014 km² per grid cell	0.0048 km² per grid cell	0.0034 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1600s	0.0054 km² per grid cell	0.0157 km² per grid cell	0.0102 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1700s	0.0204 km² per grid cell	0.0512 km² per grid cell	0.0308 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1710s	0.0254 km² per grid cell	0.0641 km² per grid cell	0.0387 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1720s	0.0284 km² per grid cell	0.078 km² per grid cell	0.0497 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1730s	0.0316 km² per grid cell	0.095 km² per grid cell	0.0633 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1740s	0.0353 km² per grid cell	0.1156 km² per grid cell	0.0803 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1750s	0.0394 km² per grid cell	0.1406 km² per grid cell	0.1013 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1760s	0.0439 km² per grid cell	0.1711 km² per grid cell	0.1272 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1770s	0.049 km² per grid cell	0.2082 km² per grid cell	0.1593 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1780s	0.0546 km² per grid cell	0.2534 km² per grid cell	0.1988 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1790s	0.061 km² per grid cell	0.3084 km² per grid cell	0.2474 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1800s	0.068 km² per grid cell	0.3753 km² per grid cell	0.3073 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1810s	0.0759 km² per grid cell	0.4567 km² per grid cell	0.3809 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1820s	0.0903 km² per grid cell	0.5558 km² per grid cell	0.4655 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1830s	0.1075 km² per grid cell	0.6763 km² per grid cell	0.5688 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1840s	0.128 km² per grid cell	0.8229 km² per grid cell	0.6949 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1850s	0.1524 km² per grid cell	1 km² per grid cell	0.8481 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1860s	0.1814 km² per grid cell	1.21 km² per grid cell	1.03 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1870s	0.2207 km² per grid cell	1.46 km² per grid cell	1.24 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1880s	0.2686 km² per grid cell	1.71 km² per grid cell	1.44 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1890s	0.3269 km² per grid cell	1.91 km² per grid cell	1.59 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1900s	0.3978 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	1.6 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1910s	0.484 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	1.51 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1920s	0.6358 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	1.36 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1930s	0.8329 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	1.16 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1940s	1.08 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	0.9167 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1950s	1.9 km² per grid cell	2.59 km² per grid cell	0.6922 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1960s	3.49 km² per grid cell	4.11 km² per grid cell	0.6174 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1970s	6.14 km² per grid cell	6.26 km² per grid cell	0.1252 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1980s	10.19 km² per grid cell	10.8 km² per grid cell	0.6071 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
1990s	14.26 km² per grid cell	18.41 km² per grid cell	4.15 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
2000s	23.49 km² per grid cell	28.75 km² per grid cell	5.26 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
2010s	37.64 km² per grid cell	40 km² per grid cell	2.37 km² per grid cell	French Guiana
2020s	51.31 km² per grid cell	48.96 km² per grid cell	2.34 km² per grid cell	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bhutan or French Guiana?: Bhutan, at 56.15 km² per grid cell against 51.9 km² per grid cell in French Guiana as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bhutan and French Guiana?: 4.25 km² per grid cell, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and French Guiana?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and French Guiana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Bhutan ranks 172nd and French Guiana ranks 173rd 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.