Guinea vs Kuwait: Urban area over the long-term

Guinea
837.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kuwait
849.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea rank
100th
Kuwait rank
99th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Guinea
  • Kuwait
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 849.6 km² per grid cell against 837.49 km² per grid cell in Guinea, a difference of 12.11 km² per grid cell.

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

Guinea ranks 100th and Kuwait ranks 99th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 28 and Kuwait in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Guinea
1100s 0.0019 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Guinea
1200s 0.0064 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0035 km² per grid cell Guinea
1300s 0.022 km² per grid cell 0.0088 km² per grid cell 0.0132 km² per grid cell Guinea
1400s 0.0754 km² per grid cell 0.0264 km² per grid cell 0.0489 km² per grid cell Guinea
1500s 0.2584 km² per grid cell 0.0793 km² per grid cell 0.1791 km² per grid cell Guinea
1600s 0.8861 km² per grid cell 0.4656 km² per grid cell 0.4205 km² per grid cell Guinea
1700s 3.04 km² per grid cell 1.21 km² per grid cell 1.83 km² per grid cell Guinea
1710s 3.45 km² per grid cell 1.26 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Guinea
1720s 3.81 km² per grid cell 1.48 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell Guinea
1730s 4.21 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell 2.47 km² per grid cell Guinea
1740s 4.65 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell 2.6 km² per grid cell Guinea
1750s 5.15 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell Guinea
1760s 5.69 km² per grid cell 2.85 km² per grid cell 2.84 km² per grid cell Guinea
1770s 6.3 km² per grid cell 3.36 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell Guinea
1780s 6.98 km² per grid cell 3.96 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell Guinea
1790s 7.73 km² per grid cell 4.67 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell Guinea
1800s 8.58 km² per grid cell 5.5 km² per grid cell 3.08 km² per grid cell Guinea
1810s 9.52 km² per grid cell 6.48 km² per grid cell 3.04 km² per grid cell Guinea
1820s 10.58 km² per grid cell 7.64 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell Guinea
1830s 11.77 km² per grid cell 9 km² per grid cell 2.77 km² per grid cell Guinea
1840s 13.11 km² per grid cell 10.61 km² per grid cell 2.5 km² per grid cell Guinea
1850s 10.4 km² per grid cell 12.49 km² per grid cell 2.08 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1860s 11.98 km² per grid cell 14.66 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1870s 13.93 km² per grid cell 17.06 km² per grid cell 3.13 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1880s 16.35 km² per grid cell 19.38 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1890s 19.21 km² per grid cell 21 km² per grid cell 1.79 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1900s 22.11 km² per grid cell 21.21 km² per grid cell 0.9014 km² per grid cell Guinea
1910s 25.94 km² per grid cell 21.21 km² per grid cell 4.73 km² per grid cell Guinea
1920s 30.57 km² per grid cell 21.21 km² per grid cell 9.36 km² per grid cell Guinea
1930s 38.27 km² per grid cell 21.21 km² per grid cell 17.06 km² per grid cell Guinea
1940s 42.52 km² per grid cell 21.21 km² per grid cell 21.31 km² per grid cell Guinea
1950s 48.97 km² per grid cell 28.55 km² per grid cell 20.43 km² per grid cell Guinea
1960s 65.2 km² per grid cell 78.33 km² per grid cell 13.13 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1970s 95.77 km² per grid cell 196.08 km² per grid cell 100.31 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1980s 163.46 km² per grid cell 371.31 km² per grid cell 207.85 km² per grid cell Kuwait
1990s 271.24 km² per grid cell 427.11 km² per grid cell 155.87 km² per grid cell Kuwait
2000s 411.54 km² per grid cell 509.3 km² per grid cell 97.76 km² per grid cell Kuwait
2010s 575.32 km² per grid cell 682.44 km² per grid cell 107.12 km² per grid cell Kuwait
2020s 772.87 km² per grid cell 813.12 km² per grid cell 40.24 km² per grid cell Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guinea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 849.6 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 Guinea and Kuwait?
12.11 km² per grid cell, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kuwait?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Kuwait rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Guinea ranks 100th and Kuwait ranks 99th 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.