Dominican Republic vs Guinea: Urban area over the long-term

Dominican Republic
881.77 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea
837.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
98th
Guinea rank
100th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 881.77 km² per grid cell against 837.49 km² per grid cell in Guinea, a difference of 44.28 km² per grid cell.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 100th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 8 and Guinea in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell Guinea
1100s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell Guinea
1200s 0.0026 km² per grid cell 0.0064 km² per grid cell 0.0038 km² per grid cell Guinea
1300s 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.022 km² per grid cell 0.0122 km² per grid cell Guinea
1400s 0.0365 km² per grid cell 0.0754 km² per grid cell 0.0388 km² per grid cell Guinea
1500s 0.137 km² per grid cell 0.2584 km² per grid cell 0.1215 km² per grid cell Guinea
1600s 0.2005 km² per grid cell 0.8861 km² per grid cell 0.6856 km² per grid cell Guinea
1700s 0.6264 km² per grid cell 3.04 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Guinea
1710s 0.7352 km² per grid cell 3.45 km² per grid cell 2.72 km² per grid cell Guinea
1720s 0.8388 km² per grid cell 3.81 km² per grid cell 2.97 km² per grid cell Guinea
1730s 0.9569 km² per grid cell 4.21 km² per grid cell 3.25 km² per grid cell Guinea
1740s 1.09 km² per grid cell 4.65 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell Guinea
1750s 1.25 km² per grid cell 5.15 km² per grid cell 3.9 km² per grid cell Guinea
1760s 1.42 km² per grid cell 5.69 km² per grid cell 4.27 km² per grid cell Guinea
1770s 1.62 km² per grid cell 6.3 km² per grid cell 4.68 km² per grid cell Guinea
1780s 1.85 km² per grid cell 6.98 km² per grid cell 5.13 km² per grid cell Guinea
1790s 2.11 km² per grid cell 7.73 km² per grid cell 5.62 km² per grid cell Guinea
1800s 2.41 km² per grid cell 8.58 km² per grid cell 6.17 km² per grid cell Guinea
1810s 2.75 km² per grid cell 9.52 km² per grid cell 6.78 km² per grid cell Guinea
1820s 3.22 km² per grid cell 10.58 km² per grid cell 7.36 km² per grid cell Guinea
1830s 3.78 km² per grid cell 11.77 km² per grid cell 7.99 km² per grid cell Guinea
1840s 4.44 km² per grid cell 13.11 km² per grid cell 8.67 km² per grid cell Guinea
1850s 5.2 km² per grid cell 10.4 km² per grid cell 5.2 km² per grid cell Guinea
1860s 6.08 km² per grid cell 11.98 km² per grid cell 5.9 km² per grid cell Guinea
1870s 8.63 km² per grid cell 13.93 km² per grid cell 5.3 km² per grid cell Guinea
1880s 11.96 km² per grid cell 16.35 km² per grid cell 4.39 km² per grid cell Guinea
1890s 15.89 km² per grid cell 19.21 km² per grid cell 3.32 km² per grid cell Guinea
1900s 19.55 km² per grid cell 22.11 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell Guinea
1910s 21.67 km² per grid cell 25.94 km² per grid cell 4.28 km² per grid cell Guinea
1920s 24.32 km² per grid cell 30.57 km² per grid cell 6.25 km² per grid cell Guinea
1930s 28.36 km² per grid cell 38.27 km² per grid cell 9.91 km² per grid cell Guinea
1940s 31.88 km² per grid cell 42.52 km² per grid cell 10.64 km² per grid cell Guinea
1950s 58.89 km² per grid cell 48.97 km² per grid cell 9.92 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
1960s 103.13 km² per grid cell 65.2 km² per grid cell 37.93 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
1970s 184.47 km² per grid cell 95.77 km² per grid cell 88.7 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
1980s 295.13 km² per grid cell 163.46 km² per grid cell 131.67 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
1990s 406.07 km² per grid cell 271.24 km² per grid cell 134.82 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
2000s 562.53 km² per grid cell 411.54 km² per grid cell 150.99 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
2010s 725.33 km² per grid cell 575.32 km² per grid cell 150.01 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic
2020s 848.92 km² per grid cell 772.87 km² per grid cell 76.04 km² per grid cell Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Dominican Republic or Guinea?
Dominican Republic, at 881.77 km² per grid cell against 837.49 km² per grid cell in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Dominican Republic and Guinea?
44.28 km² per grid cell, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guinea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Guinea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Dominican Republic ranks 98th and Guinea ranks 100th 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.