Equatorial Guinea vs New Caledonia: Urban area over the long-term
Equatorial Guinea
64.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
New Caledonia
78.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
New Caledonia rank
168th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 78.22 km² per grid cell against 64.16 km² per grid cell in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 14.06 km² per grid cell.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and New Caledonia ranks 168th of 202 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0059 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.02 km² per grid cell | 0.0197 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0666 km² per grid cell | 0.0657 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.2221 km² per grid cell | 0.2192 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 0.1422 km² per grid cell | 0.1375 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | 0.1746 km² per grid cell | 0.1684 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.2145 km² per grid cell | 0.206 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 0.0114 km² per grid cell | 0.2634 km² per grid cell | 0.252 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 0.0153 km² per grid cell | 0.3235 km² per grid cell | 0.3082 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 0.0205 km² per grid cell | 0.3972 km² per grid cell | 0.3767 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 0.0276 km² per grid cell | 0.4878 km² per grid cell | 0.4602 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 0.0372 km² per grid cell | 0.5991 km² per grid cell | 0.5619 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 0.05 km² per grid cell | 0.7357 km² per grid cell | 0.6858 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 0.0672 km² per grid cell | 0.9035 km² per grid cell | 0.8363 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1810s | 0.0903 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1820s | 0.1214 km² per grid cell | 1.37 km² per grid cell | 1.25 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1830s | 0.1631 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 1.52 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1840s | 0.2193 km² per grid cell | 2.07 km² per grid cell | 1.85 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1850s | 0.2947 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 2.26 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 0.417 km² per grid cell | 3.14 km² per grid cell | 2.73 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 0.5892 km² per grid cell | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 3.2 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 0.8365 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | 3.74 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1890s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 4.35 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | 5.26 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1910s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 7.9 km² per grid cell | 6.44 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1920s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 8.94 km² per grid cell | 7.47 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1930s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 9.23 km² per grid cell | 7.54 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1940s | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 9.23 km² per grid cell | 7.24 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1950s | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 9.32 km² per grid cell | 5.87 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 13.12 km² per grid cell | 8.03 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 5.23 km² per grid cell | 21.26 km² per grid cell | 16.03 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 7.91 km² per grid cell | 28.77 km² per grid cell | 20.86 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 15.48 km² per grid cell | 38.41 km² per grid cell | 22.92 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 25.14 km² per grid cell | 51.18 km² per grid cell | 26.04 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 42.4 km² per grid cell | 64.1 km² per grid cell | 21.7 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 59.41 km² per grid cell | 74.92 km² per grid cell | 15.51 km² per grid cell | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Equatorial Guinea or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 78.22 km² per grid cell against 64.16 km² per grid cell in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia?
- 14.06 km² per grid cell, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and New Caledonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th and New Caledonia ranks 168th 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.