Equatorial Guinea vs French Guiana: Urban area over the long-term
Equatorial Guinea
64.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
French Guiana
51.9 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
French Guiana rank
173rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- French Guiana
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 64.16 km² per grid cell against 51.9 km² per grid cell in French Guiana, a difference of 12.26 km² per grid cell.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times French Guiana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and French Guiana ranks 173rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and French Guiana in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | 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 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1500s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1600s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0157 km² per grid cell | 0.0147 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1700s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0512 km² per grid cell | 0.0482 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1710s | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 0.0641 km² per grid cell | 0.0595 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1720s | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | 0.078 km² per grid cell | 0.0717 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1730s | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.095 km² per grid cell | 0.0865 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1740s | 0.0114 km² per grid cell | 0.1156 km² per grid cell | 0.1042 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1750s | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 0.1406 km² per grid cell | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1760s | 0.0205 km² per grid cell | 0.1711 km² per grid cell | 0.1506 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1770s | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | 0.2082 km² per grid cell | 0.1806 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1780s | 0.0372 km² per grid cell | 0.2534 km² per grid cell | 0.2163 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1790s | 0.05 km² per grid cell | 0.3084 km² per grid cell | 0.2584 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1800s | 0.0672 km² per grid cell | 0.3753 km² per grid cell | 0.3081 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1810s | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | 0.4567 km² per grid cell | 0.3664 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1820s | 0.1214 km² per grid cell | 0.5558 km² per grid cell | 0.4344 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1830s | 0.1631 km² per grid cell | 0.6763 km² per grid cell | 0.5132 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1840s | 0.2193 km² per grid cell | 0.8229 km² per grid cell | 0.6036 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1850s | 0.2947 km² per grid cell | 1 km² per grid cell | 0.7057 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1860s | 0.417 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | 0.7958 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1870s | 0.5892 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 0.8677 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1880s | 0.8365 km² per grid cell | 1.71 km² per grid cell | 0.8732 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1890s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.91 km² per grid cell | 0.7452 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1900s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.6078 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1910s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.5393 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1920s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.532 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1930s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.297 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1940s | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1950s | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 0.8595 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 4.11 km² per grid cell | 0.985 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 5.23 km² per grid cell | 6.26 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 7.91 km² per grid cell | 10.8 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 15.48 km² per grid cell | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 2.93 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 28.75 km² per grid cell | 3.62 km² per grid cell | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 42.4 km² per grid cell | 40 km² per grid cell | 2.39 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.41 km² per grid cell | 48.96 km² per grid cell | 10.45 km² per grid cell | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Equatorial Guinea or French Guiana?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 64.16 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 Equatorial Guinea and French Guiana?
- 12.26 km² per grid cell, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and French Guiana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and French Guiana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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
Total built-up area of a country over time.