Guinea-Bissau vs Reunion: Urban area over the long-term
Guinea-Bissau
240.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Reunion
217.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
152nd
Reunion rank
153rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Reunion
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 240.36 km² per grid cell against 217.46 km² per grid cell in Reunion, a difference of 22.9 km² per grid cell.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Reunion ranks 153rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 24 and Reunion in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1100s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1200s | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1300s | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1400s | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0156 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1500s | 0.0536 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.053 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1600s | 0.1838 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.1816 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1700s | 0.6302 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.6218 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1710s | 0.7209 km² per grid cell | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.705 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1720s | 0.8023 km² per grid cell | 0.0295 km² per grid cell | 0.7728 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1730s | 0.8935 km² per grid cell | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 0.8389 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1740s | 0.9958 km² per grid cell | 0.1009 km² per grid cell | 0.8949 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1750s | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.924 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1760s | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.3456 km² per grid cell | 0.8945 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1770s | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 0.6395 km² per grid cell | 0.7464 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1780s | 1.55 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.3672 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1790s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 0.0735 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1800s | 1.95 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 0.2756 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1810s | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 0.6631 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1820s | 2.47 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1830s | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 4.28 km² per grid cell | 1.5 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1840s | 3.15 km² per grid cell | 5.47 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1850s | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 6.28 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1860s | 5.89 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | 4.41 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1870s | 6.71 km² per grid cell | 12.41 km² per grid cell | 5.7 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1880s | 7.88 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1890s | 9.26 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1900s | 10.87 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 2.1 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1910s | 12.77 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 0.2055 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1920s | 14.84 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1930s | 18.87 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 5.9 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1940s | 23.74 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 10.77 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 37.6 km² per grid cell | 15.07 km² per grid cell | 22.53 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 44.52 km² per grid cell | 27.26 km² per grid cell | 17.25 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 44.52 km² per grid cell | 42.04 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 45 km² per grid cell | 73.68 km² per grid cell | 28.68 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1990s | 62.09 km² per grid cell | 119.39 km² per grid cell | 57.31 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2000s | 83.27 km² per grid cell | 159.4 km² per grid cell | 76.14 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2010s | 119.25 km² per grid cell | 191.22 km² per grid cell | 71.97 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2020s | 212.23 km² per grid cell | 211.6 km² per grid cell | 0.6297 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 Reunion?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 240.36 km² per grid cell against 217.46 km² per grid cell in Reunion as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guinea-Bissau and Reunion?
- 22.9 km² per grid cell, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Reunion?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Reunion rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Reunion ranks 153rd 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.