Guatemala vs Peru: Urban area over the long-term

Guatemala
2,127 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Peru
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guatemala rank
63rd
Peru rank
64th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Guatemala
  • Peru
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2,127 km² per grid cell against 2,049 km² per grid cell in Peru, a difference of 78 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.

Guatemala ranks 63rd and Peru ranks 64th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 16 and Peru in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Peru Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.0116 km² per grid cell 0.0079 km² per grid cell Peru
1100s 0.0119 km² per grid cell 0.0371 km² per grid cell 0.0252 km² per grid cell Peru
1200s 0.0378 km² per grid cell 0.1183 km² per grid cell 0.0804 km² per grid cell Peru
1300s 0.1202 km² per grid cell 0.3756 km² per grid cell 0.2555 km² per grid cell Peru
1400s 0.3805 km² per grid cell 1.19 km² per grid cell 0.809 km² per grid cell Peru
1500s 1.2 km² per grid cell 3.76 km² per grid cell 2.55 km² per grid cell Peru
1600s 2.7 km² per grid cell 3.66 km² per grid cell 0.9587 km² per grid cell Peru
1700s 9.46 km² per grid cell 12.56 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell Peru
1710s 10.52 km² per grid cell 13.89 km² per grid cell 3.37 km² per grid cell Peru
1720s 11.36 km² per grid cell 14.87 km² per grid cell 3.51 km² per grid cell Peru
1730s 12.28 km² per grid cell 15.81 km² per grid cell 3.54 km² per grid cell Peru
1740s 13.27 km² per grid cell 16.67 km² per grid cell 3.4 km² per grid cell Peru
1750s 14.33 km² per grid cell 17.36 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell Peru
1760s 15.49 km² per grid cell 17.84 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell Peru
1770s 16.74 km² per grid cell 18.05 km² per grid cell 1.32 km² per grid cell Peru
1780s 18.08 km² per grid cell 18.05 km² per grid cell 0.0312 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1790s 19.54 km² per grid cell 18.05 km² per grid cell 1.49 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1800s 21.11 km² per grid cell 18.05 km² per grid cell 3.06 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1810s 22.81 km² per grid cell 18.05 km² per grid cell 4.76 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1820s 24.65 km² per grid cell 18.05 km² per grid cell 6.6 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1830s 30.48 km² per grid cell 18.45 km² per grid cell 12.03 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1840s 37.55 km² per grid cell 20.92 km² per grid cell 16.63 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1850s 46.27 km² per grid cell 24.04 km² per grid cell 22.23 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1860s 57.52 km² per grid cell 28.25 km² per grid cell 29.28 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1870s 70.46 km² per grid cell 33.23 km² per grid cell 37.23 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1880s 83.56 km² per grid cell 41.67 km² per grid cell 41.89 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1890s 95.11 km² per grid cell 59.59 km² per grid cell 35.52 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1900s 105.22 km² per grid cell 77.96 km² per grid cell 27.26 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1910s 115.27 km² per grid cell 94.64 km² per grid cell 20.62 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1920s 115.45 km² per grid cell 114.61 km² per grid cell 0.837 km² per grid cell Guatemala
1930s 115.45 km² per grid cell 139.48 km² per grid cell 24.03 km² per grid cell Peru
1940s 115.45 km² per grid cell 172.33 km² per grid cell 56.88 km² per grid cell Peru
1950s 167.43 km² per grid cell 251.97 km² per grid cell 84.54 km² per grid cell Peru
1960s 252.94 km² per grid cell 399.88 km² per grid cell 146.95 km² per grid cell Peru
1970s 374.45 km² per grid cell 641.67 km² per grid cell 267.22 km² per grid cell Peru
1980s 537.32 km² per grid cell 922.16 km² per grid cell 384.84 km² per grid cell Peru
1990s 788.48 km² per grid cell 1,219 km² per grid cell 430.04 km² per grid cell Peru
2000s 1,137 km² per grid cell 1,507 km² per grid cell 370.67 km² per grid cell Peru
2010s 1,581 km² per grid cell 1,809 km² per grid cell 228.28 km² per grid cell Peru
2020s 2,003 km² per grid cell 1,996 km² per grid cell 7.16 km² per grid cell Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guatemala or Peru?
Guatemala, at 2,127 km² per grid cell against 2,049 km² per grid cell in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guatemala and Peru?
78 km² per grid cell, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Guatemala ranks 63rd and Peru ranks 64th 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.