Finland vs Guatemala: Urban area over the long-term
Finland
2,128 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guatemala
2,127 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Finland rank
62nd
Guatemala rank
63rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Finland
- Guatemala
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2,128 km² per grid cell against 2,127 km² per grid cell in Guatemala, a difference of 1 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 39 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | 0.0947 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1100s | 0.1715 km² per grid cell | 0.0119 km² per grid cell | 0.1597 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1200s | 0.2932 km² per grid cell | 0.0378 km² per grid cell | 0.2554 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1300s | 0.4937 km² per grid cell | 0.1202 km² per grid cell | 0.3735 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1400s | 0.6732 km² per grid cell | 0.3805 km² per grid cell | 0.2927 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1500s | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 0.192 km² per grid cell | Guatemala |
| 1600s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 0.3923 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1700s | 13.05 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1710s | 17.02 km² per grid cell | 10.52 km² per grid cell | 6.5 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1720s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 11.36 km² per grid cell | 9.65 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1730s | 25 km² per grid cell | 12.28 km² per grid cell | 12.72 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1740s | 28.99 km² per grid cell | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 15.72 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1750s | 33.02 km² per grid cell | 14.33 km² per grid cell | 18.69 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1760s | 37.16 km² per grid cell | 15.49 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1770s | 41.52 km² per grid cell | 16.74 km² per grid cell | 24.78 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1780s | 46.21 km² per grid cell | 18.08 km² per grid cell | 28.13 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1790s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 19.54 km² per grid cell | 31.87 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1800s | 57.28 km² per grid cell | 21.11 km² per grid cell | 36.17 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1810s | 64.07 km² per grid cell | 22.81 km² per grid cell | 41.25 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1820s | 72.03 km² per grid cell | 24.65 km² per grid cell | 47.38 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1830s | 86.98 km² per grid cell | 30.48 km² per grid cell | 56.5 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1840s | 96.4 km² per grid cell | 37.55 km² per grid cell | 58.85 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1850s | 114.69 km² per grid cell | 46.27 km² per grid cell | 68.42 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1860s | 127.83 km² per grid cell | 57.52 km² per grid cell | 70.31 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1870s | 144.85 km² per grid cell | 70.46 km² per grid cell | 74.39 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1880s | 166.38 km² per grid cell | 83.56 km² per grid cell | 82.81 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1890s | 202.34 km² per grid cell | 95.11 km² per grid cell | 107.23 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1900s | 243.38 km² per grid cell | 105.22 km² per grid cell | 138.16 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1910s | 294.67 km² per grid cell | 115.27 km² per grid cell | 179.41 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1920s | 339.42 km² per grid cell | 115.45 km² per grid cell | 223.96 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1930s | 387.41 km² per grid cell | 115.45 km² per grid cell | 271.96 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1940s | 414.72 km² per grid cell | 115.45 km² per grid cell | 299.27 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1950s | 545.5 km² per grid cell | 167.43 km² per grid cell | 378.07 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1960s | 747.67 km² per grid cell | 252.94 km² per grid cell | 494.73 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1970s | 1,020 km² per grid cell | 374.45 km² per grid cell | 645.67 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1980s | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 537.32 km² per grid cell | 616.67 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,249 km² per grid cell | 788.48 km² per grid cell | 460.5 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,538 km² per grid cell | 1,137 km² per grid cell | 401.23 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,952 km² per grid cell | 1,581 km² per grid cell | 370.99 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2020s | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 2,003 km² per grid cell | 84.96 km² per grid cell | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Finland or Guatemala?
- Finland, at 2,128 km² per grid cell against 2,127 km² per grid cell in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Finland and Guatemala?
- 1 km² per grid cell, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Guatemala?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Guatemala rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Finland ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 63rd 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.