Cyprus vs Guinea-Bissau: Urban area over the long-term
Cyprus
302.65 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
240.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cyprus rank
149th
Guinea-Bissau rank
152nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cyprus
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 302.65 km² per grid cell against 240.36 km² per grid cell in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 62.29 km² per grid cell.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.3 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 21 and Guinea-Bissau in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0157 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1100s | 0.0209 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0205 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1200s | 0.0316 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1300s | 0.0495 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.045 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1400s | 0.0495 km² per grid cell | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.0339 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1500s | 0.0881 km² per grid cell | 0.0536 km² per grid cell | 0.0345 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1600s | 0.0705 km² per grid cell | 0.1838 km² per grid cell | 0.1133 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1700s | 0.0861 km² per grid cell | 0.6302 km² per grid cell | 0.544 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1710s | 0.1154 km² per grid cell | 0.7209 km² per grid cell | 0.6055 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1720s | 0.1443 km² per grid cell | 0.8023 km² per grid cell | 0.658 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1730s | 0.1804 km² per grid cell | 0.8935 km² per grid cell | 0.7131 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1740s | 0.2255 km² per grid cell | 0.9958 km² per grid cell | 0.7703 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1750s | 0.2818 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.8289 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1760s | 0.3523 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.8878 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1770s | 0.4404 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 0.9455 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1780s | 0.5504 km² per grid cell | 1.55 km² per grid cell | 1 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1790s | 0.6881 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1800s | 0.8601 km² per grid cell | 1.95 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1810s | 1.15 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1820s | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 2.47 km² per grid cell | 0.926 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1830s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 0.7352 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1840s | 2.71 km² per grid cell | 3.15 km² per grid cell | 0.4355 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1850s | 3.58 km² per grid cell | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 5.89 km² per grid cell | 0.9177 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 6.81 km² per grid cell | 6.71 km² per grid cell | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1880s | 9.15 km² per grid cell | 7.88 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1890s | 11.84 km² per grid cell | 9.26 km² per grid cell | 2.58 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1900s | 14.37 km² per grid cell | 10.87 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1910s | 17.23 km² per grid cell | 12.77 km² per grid cell | 4.47 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 19.14 km² per grid cell | 14.84 km² per grid cell | 4.29 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 20.76 km² per grid cell | 18.87 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1940s | 23.39 km² per grid cell | 23.74 km² per grid cell | 0.351 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 39.92 km² per grid cell | 37.6 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 53.14 km² per grid cell | 44.52 km² per grid cell | 8.63 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 70.75 km² per grid cell | 44.52 km² per grid cell | 26.24 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 105.52 km² per grid cell | 45 km² per grid cell | 60.52 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 135.5 km² per grid cell | 62.09 km² per grid cell | 73.41 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 180.01 km² per grid cell | 83.27 km² per grid cell | 96.75 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 221.42 km² per grid cell | 119.25 km² per grid cell | 102.17 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 284.67 km² per grid cell | 212.23 km² per grid cell | 72.44 km² per grid cell | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cyprus or Guinea-Bissau?
- Cyprus, at 302.65 km² per grid cell against 240.36 km² per grid cell in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau?
- 62.29 km² per grid cell, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cyprus ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd 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
Total built-up area of a country over time.