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
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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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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.