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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.