Greece vs Guinea: Urban area over the long-term
Greece
894.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea
837.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greece rank
97th
Guinea rank
100th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Greece
- Guinea
How they compare
Greece currently reports 894.56 km² per grid cell against 837.49 km² per grid cell in Guinea, a difference of 57.07 km² per grid cell.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 97th and Guinea ranks 100th of 202 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.51 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 14.51 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1100s | 16.93 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 16.93 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1200s | 19.71 km² per grid cell | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 19.7 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1300s | 22.52 km² per grid cell | 0.022 km² per grid cell | 22.5 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1400s | 17.26 km² per grid cell | 0.0754 km² per grid cell | 17.19 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1500s | 20.35 km² per grid cell | 0.2584 km² per grid cell | 20.09 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1600s | 32.28 km² per grid cell | 0.8861 km² per grid cell | 31.39 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1700s | 34.03 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 30.99 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1710s | 35.56 km² per grid cell | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 32.11 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1720s | 37.1 km² per grid cell | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 33.29 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1730s | 38.63 km² per grid cell | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 34.42 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1740s | 40.17 km² per grid cell | 4.65 km² per grid cell | 35.51 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1750s | 41.7 km² per grid cell | 5.15 km² per grid cell | 36.56 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1760s | 43.24 km² per grid cell | 5.69 km² per grid cell | 37.55 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1770s | 44.77 km² per grid cell | 6.3 km² per grid cell | 38.47 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1780s | 46.31 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 39.33 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1790s | 47.84 km² per grid cell | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 40.11 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1800s | 49.38 km² per grid cell | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 40.8 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1810s | 50.91 km² per grid cell | 9.52 km² per grid cell | 41.39 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1820s | 52.45 km² per grid cell | 10.58 km² per grid cell | 41.87 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1830s | 57.48 km² per grid cell | 11.77 km² per grid cell | 45.71 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1840s | 62.98 km² per grid cell | 13.11 km² per grid cell | 49.87 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1850s | 68.95 km² per grid cell | 10.4 km² per grid cell | 58.54 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1860s | 75.2 km² per grid cell | 11.98 km² per grid cell | 63.23 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1870s | 81.19 km² per grid cell | 13.93 km² per grid cell | 67.26 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1880s | 86.22 km² per grid cell | 16.35 km² per grid cell | 69.87 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1890s | 87.01 km² per grid cell | 19.21 km² per grid cell | 67.8 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1900s | 87.01 km² per grid cell | 22.11 km² per grid cell | 64.9 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1910s | 87.01 km² per grid cell | 25.94 km² per grid cell | 61.06 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1920s | 91.43 km² per grid cell | 30.57 km² per grid cell | 60.86 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1930s | 98.5 km² per grid cell | 38.27 km² per grid cell | 60.23 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1940s | 130.28 km² per grid cell | 42.52 km² per grid cell | 87.76 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1950s | 269.32 km² per grid cell | 48.97 km² per grid cell | 220.35 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1960s | 349.51 km² per grid cell | 65.2 km² per grid cell | 284.31 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1970s | 449.65 km² per grid cell | 95.77 km² per grid cell | 353.88 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1980s | 543.99 km² per grid cell | 163.46 km² per grid cell | 380.54 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1990s | 622.02 km² per grid cell | 271.24 km² per grid cell | 350.77 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 2000s | 698.06 km² per grid cell | 411.54 km² per grid cell | 286.52 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 2010s | 773.16 km² per grid cell | 575.32 km² per grid cell | 197.84 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 2020s | 867.3 km² per grid cell | 772.87 km² per grid cell | 94.43 km² per grid cell | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Greece or Guinea?
- Greece, at 894.56 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 Greece and Guinea?
- 57.07 km² per grid cell, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Guinea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Greece ranks 97th 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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.