Guinea-Bissau vs Laos: Urban area over the long-term
Guinea-Bissau
240.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Laos
201.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
152nd
Laos rank
154th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Laos
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 240.36 km² per grid cell against 201.75 km² per grid cell in Laos, a difference of 38.61 km² per grid cell.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Laos ranks 154th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 36 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1100s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1200s | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1300s | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1400s | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1500s | 0.0536 km² per grid cell | 0.0267 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1600s | 0.1838 km² per grid cell | 0.1001 km² per grid cell | 0.0837 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1700s | 0.6302 km² per grid cell | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 0.2698 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1710s | 0.7209 km² per grid cell | 0.3551 km² per grid cell | 0.3659 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1720s | 0.8023 km² per grid cell | 0.4124 km² per grid cell | 0.3899 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1730s | 0.8935 km² per grid cell | 0.479 km² per grid cell | 0.4145 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1740s | 0.9958 km² per grid cell | 0.5561 km² per grid cell | 0.4397 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1750s | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.6454 km² per grid cell | 0.4653 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1760s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.749 km² per grid cell | 0.4911 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1770s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 0.8689 km² per grid cell | 0.5169 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1780s | 1.55 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 0.5427 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1790s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.5682 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1800s | 1.95 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.5936 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1810s | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 0.4641 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1820s | 2.47 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 0.2908 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1830s | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 0.065 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1840s | 3.15 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | 0.2227 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1850s | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 4.15 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 5.89 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 0.7984 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 6.71 km² per grid cell | 6.21 km² per grid cell | 0.5006 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 7.88 km² per grid cell | 7.55 km² per grid cell | 0.3338 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 9.26 km² per grid cell | 9.14 km² per grid cell | 0.1196 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 10.87 km² per grid cell | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 0.14 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1910s | 12.77 km² per grid cell | 12.26 km² per grid cell | 0.508 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1920s | 14.84 km² per grid cell | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 0.575 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 18.87 km² per grid cell | 16.26 km² per grid cell | 2.61 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 23.74 km² per grid cell | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 5.92 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 37.6 km² per grid cell | 19.96 km² per grid cell | 17.64 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 44.52 km² per grid cell | 23.06 km² per grid cell | 21.46 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 44.52 km² per grid cell | 30.39 km² per grid cell | 14.13 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 45 km² per grid cell | 38.05 km² per grid cell | 6.95 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 62.09 km² per grid cell | 55.51 km² per grid cell | 6.58 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 83.27 km² per grid cell | 95.09 km² per grid cell | 11.82 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 2010s | 119.25 km² per grid cell | 145.75 km² per grid cell | 26.5 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 2020s | 212.23 km² per grid cell | 188.14 km² per grid cell | 24.1 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guinea-Bissau or Laos?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 240.36 km² per grid cell against 201.75 km² per grid cell in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guinea-Bissau and Laos?
- 38.61 km² per grid cell, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Laos rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Laos ranks 154th 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.