Guinea vs Panama: Urban area over the long-term

Guinea
837.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Panama
822.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guinea rank
100th
Panama rank
102nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Guinea
  • Panama
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 837.49 km² per grid cell against 822.71 km² per grid cell in Panama, a difference of 14.78 km² per grid cell.

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

Guinea ranks 100th and Panama ranks 102nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 16 and Panama in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Panama
1100s 0.0019 km² per grid cell 0.0039 km² per grid cell 0.002 km² per grid cell Panama
1200s 0.0064 km² per grid cell 0.013 km² per grid cell 0.0066 km² per grid cell Panama
1300s 0.022 km² per grid cell 0.0433 km² per grid cell 0.0213 km² per grid cell Panama
1400s 0.0754 km² per grid cell 0.1444 km² per grid cell 0.069 km² per grid cell Panama
1500s 0.2584 km² per grid cell 0.4814 km² per grid cell 0.2229 km² per grid cell Panama
1600s 0.8861 km² per grid cell 0.7221 km² per grid cell 0.164 km² per grid cell Guinea
1700s 3.04 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell 1.95 km² per grid cell Guinea
1710s 3.45 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 2.17 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 1.71 km² per grid cell 2.5 km² per grid cell Guinea
1740s 4.65 km² per grid cell 1.97 km² per grid cell 2.69 km² per grid cell Guinea
1750s 5.15 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell Guinea
1760s 5.69 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell 3.08 km² per grid cell Guinea
1770s 6.3 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell 3.29 km² per grid cell Guinea
1780s 6.98 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell 3.5 km² per grid cell Guinea
1790s 7.73 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell 3.73 km² per grid cell Guinea
1800s 8.58 km² per grid cell 4.62 km² per grid cell 3.96 km² per grid cell Guinea
1810s 9.52 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 4.19 km² per grid cell Guinea
1820s 10.58 km² per grid cell 6.52 km² per grid cell 4.06 km² per grid cell Guinea
1830s 11.77 km² per grid cell 7.98 km² per grid cell 3.79 km² per grid cell Guinea
1840s 13.11 km² per grid cell 9.77 km² per grid cell 3.34 km² per grid cell Guinea
1850s 10.4 km² per grid cell 11.96 km² per grid cell 1.56 km² per grid cell Panama
1860s 11.98 km² per grid cell 15.09 km² per grid cell 3.12 km² per grid cell Panama
1870s 13.93 km² per grid cell 18.71 km² per grid cell 4.78 km² per grid cell Panama
1880s 16.35 km² per grid cell 22.49 km² per grid cell 6.13 km² per grid cell Panama
1890s 19.21 km² per grid cell 28.69 km² per grid cell 9.48 km² per grid cell Panama
1900s 22.11 km² per grid cell 36.35 km² per grid cell 14.24 km² per grid cell Panama
1910s 25.94 km² per grid cell 49.43 km² per grid cell 23.49 km² per grid cell Panama
1920s 30.57 km² per grid cell 60.25 km² per grid cell 29.68 km² per grid cell Panama
1930s 38.27 km² per grid cell 62.69 km² per grid cell 24.42 km² per grid cell Panama
1940s 42.52 km² per grid cell 69.67 km² per grid cell 27.15 km² per grid cell Panama
1950s 48.97 km² per grid cell 81.89 km² per grid cell 32.92 km² per grid cell Panama
1960s 65.2 km² per grid cell 108.17 km² per grid cell 42.96 km² per grid cell Panama
1970s 95.77 km² per grid cell 155.86 km² per grid cell 60.09 km² per grid cell Panama
1980s 163.46 km² per grid cell 217.19 km² per grid cell 53.73 km² per grid cell Panama
1990s 271.24 km² per grid cell 323.24 km² per grid cell 52 km² per grid cell Panama
2000s 411.54 km² per grid cell 492.17 km² per grid cell 80.63 km² per grid cell Panama
2010s 575.32 km² per grid cell 663.86 km² per grid cell 88.54 km² per grid cell Panama
2020s 772.87 km² per grid cell 782.97 km² per grid cell 10.09 km² per grid cell Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guinea or Panama?
Guinea, at 837.49 km² per grid cell against 822.71 km² per grid cell in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guinea and Panama?
14.78 km² per grid cell, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Panama?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guinea and Panama rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Guinea ranks 100th and Panama ranks 102nd 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.