Guinea vs Niger: Urban area over the long-term
Guinea
837.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Niger
831.29 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea rank
100th
Niger rank
101st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Guinea
- Niger
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 837.49 km² per grid cell against 831.29 km² per grid cell in Niger, a difference of 6.2 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 100th and Niger ranks 101st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 38 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1100s | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1200s | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1300s | 0.022 km² per grid cell | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1400s | 0.0754 km² per grid cell | 0.0597 km² per grid cell | 0.0157 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1500s | 0.2584 km² per grid cell | 0.1963 km² per grid cell | 0.0621 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1600s | 0.8861 km² per grid cell | 0.6854 km² per grid cell | 0.2007 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1700s | 3.04 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 0.7508 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1710s | 3.45 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 0.8821 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1720s | 3.81 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1730s | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 3.05 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1740s | 4.65 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1750s | 5.15 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 1.56 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1760s | 5.69 km² per grid cell | 3.88 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1770s | 6.3 km² per grid cell | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 2.11 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1780s | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 4.51 km² per grid cell | 2.47 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1790s | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1800s | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 5.19 km² per grid cell | 3.39 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1810s | 9.52 km² per grid cell | 5.54 km² per grid cell | 3.98 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1820s | 10.58 km² per grid cell | 5.9 km² per grid cell | 4.68 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1830s | 11.77 km² per grid cell | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1840s | 13.11 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | 6.47 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1850s | 10.4 km² per grid cell | 7.01 km² per grid cell | 3.39 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1860s | 11.98 km² per grid cell | 7.51 km² per grid cell | 4.46 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1870s | 13.93 km² per grid cell | 8.12 km² per grid cell | 5.81 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1880s | 16.35 km² per grid cell | 8.84 km² per grid cell | 7.51 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1890s | 19.21 km² per grid cell | 9.62 km² per grid cell | 9.59 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1900s | 22.11 km² per grid cell | 10.45 km² per grid cell | 11.66 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1910s | 25.94 km² per grid cell | 12.17 km² per grid cell | 13.77 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1920s | 30.57 km² per grid cell | 13.76 km² per grid cell | 16.81 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1930s | 38.27 km² per grid cell | 16.51 km² per grid cell | 21.76 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1940s | 42.52 km² per grid cell | 19.62 km² per grid cell | 22.9 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1950s | 48.97 km² per grid cell | 29.37 km² per grid cell | 19.61 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1960s | 65.2 km² per grid cell | 48.72 km² per grid cell | 16.49 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 1970s | 95.77 km² per grid cell | 104.85 km² per grid cell | 9.08 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1980s | 163.46 km² per grid cell | 175.13 km² per grid cell | 11.67 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1990s | 271.24 km² per grid cell | 252.02 km² per grid cell | 19.22 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 2000s | 411.54 km² per grid cell | 366.61 km² per grid cell | 44.94 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 2010s | 575.32 km² per grid cell | 528.89 km² per grid cell | 46.43 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
| 2020s | 772.87 km² per grid cell | 745.77 km² per grid cell | 27.1 km² per grid cell | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guinea or Niger?
- Guinea, at 837.49 km² per grid cell against 831.29 km² per grid cell in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guinea and Niger?
- 6.2 km² per grid cell, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Niger rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Guinea ranks 100th and Niger ranks 101st 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.