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
0200400600800100015122025

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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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.