What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guinea-Bissau and North Macedonia?

58.97 km² per grid cell, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and North Macedonia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs North Macedonia: Urban area over the long-term

Guinea-Bissau

240.36 km² per grid cell

in 2025

North Macedonia

299.33 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

152nd

North Macedonia rank

150th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Guinea-Bissau
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 299.33 km² per grid cell against 240.36 km² per grid cell in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 58.97 km² per grid cell.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and North Macedonia ranks 150th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and North Macedonia in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1100s	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.001 km² per grid cell	0.0006 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1200s	0.0013 km² per grid cell	0.0033 km² per grid cell	0.0019 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1300s	0.0046 km² per grid cell	0.0103 km² per grid cell	0.0058 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1400s	0.0156 km² per grid cell	0.0325 km² per grid cell	0.0168 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1500s	0.0536 km² per grid cell	0.1019 km² per grid cell	0.0483 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1600s	0.1838 km² per grid cell	0.3738 km² per grid cell	0.19 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1700s	0.6302 km² per grid cell	1.12 km² per grid cell	0.4912 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1710s	0.7209 km² per grid cell	1.16 km² per grid cell	0.4343 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1720s	0.8023 km² per grid cell	1.2 km² per grid cell	0.3928 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1730s	0.8935 km² per grid cell	1.24 km² per grid cell	0.3429 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1740s	0.9958 km² per grid cell	1.28 km² per grid cell	0.2832 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1750s	1.11 km² per grid cell	1.32 km² per grid cell	0.2124 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1760s	1.24 km² per grid cell	1.37 km² per grid cell	0.1286 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1770s	1.39 km² per grid cell	1.42 km² per grid cell	0.03 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1780s	1.55 km² per grid cell	1.46 km² per grid cell	0.0859 km² per grid cell	Guinea-Bissau
1790s	1.74 km² per grid cell	1.52 km² per grid cell	0.2219 km² per grid cell	Guinea-Bissau
1800s	1.95 km² per grid cell	1.57 km² per grid cell	0.3813 km² per grid cell	Guinea-Bissau
1810s	2.19 km² per grid cell	1.64 km² per grid cell	0.5519 km² per grid cell	Guinea-Bissau
1820s	2.47 km² per grid cell	2.23 km² per grid cell	0.2317 km² per grid cell	Guinea-Bissau
1830s	2.78 km² per grid cell	3.05 km² per grid cell	0.2643 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1840s	3.15 km² per grid cell	4.15 km² per grid cell	1.01 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1850s	5.22 km² per grid cell	5.66 km² per grid cell	0.4391 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1860s	5.89 km² per grid cell	7.68 km² per grid cell	1.8 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1870s	6.71 km² per grid cell	10.67 km² per grid cell	3.96 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1880s	7.88 km² per grid cell	14.47 km² per grid cell	6.58 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1890s	9.26 km² per grid cell	18.7 km² per grid cell	9.45 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1900s	10.87 km² per grid cell	22.54 km² per grid cell	11.67 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1910s	12.77 km² per grid cell	25.4 km² per grid cell	12.64 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1920s	14.84 km² per grid cell	27 km² per grid cell	12.15 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1930s	18.87 km² per grid cell	29.43 km² per grid cell	10.57 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1940s	23.74 km² per grid cell	34.37 km² per grid cell	10.63 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1950s	37.6 km² per grid cell	57.29 km² per grid cell	19.69 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1960s	44.52 km² per grid cell	91.45 km² per grid cell	46.93 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1970s	44.52 km² per grid cell	135.21 km² per grid cell	90.69 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1980s	45 km² per grid cell	171.71 km² per grid cell	126.71 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
1990s	62.09 km² per grid cell	209.19 km² per grid cell	147.11 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
2000s	83.27 km² per grid cell	239.83 km² per grid cell	156.56 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
2010s	119.25 km² per grid cell	263.01 km² per grid cell	143.76 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia
2020s	212.23 km² per grid cell	289.48 km² per grid cell	77.24 km² per grid cell	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guinea-Bissau or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 299.33 km² per grid cell against 240.36 km² per grid cell in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guinea-Bissau and North Macedonia?: 58.97 km² per grid cell, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and North Macedonia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and North Macedonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and North Macedonia ranks 150th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.