Guyana vs Luxembourg: Urban area over the long-term

Guyana
321.92 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Luxembourg
354.97 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guyana rank
144th
Luxembourg rank
141st

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Guyana
  • Luxembourg
0100200300400100015122025

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 354.97 km² per grid cell against 321.92 km² per grid cell in Guyana, a difference of 33.05 km² per grid cell.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Guyana ranks 144th and Luxembourg ranks 141st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 18 and Luxembourg in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1100s 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0046 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1200s 0.0048 km² per grid cell 0.0141 km² per grid cell 0.0093 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1300s 0.0168 km² per grid cell 0.0431 km² per grid cell 0.0263 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1400s 0.0575 km² per grid cell 0.1318 km² per grid cell 0.0743 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1500s 0.1939 km² per grid cell 0.4032 km² per grid cell 0.2092 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1600s 0.5818 km² per grid cell 1.19 km² per grid cell 0.6109 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1700s 1.86 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell 0.697 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1710s 2.81 km² per grid cell 4.49 km² per grid cell 1.68 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1720s 3.43 km² per grid cell 6.36 km² per grid cell 2.93 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1730s 4.2 km² per grid cell 8.16 km² per grid cell 3.96 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1740s 5.13 km² per grid cell 9.89 km² per grid cell 4.76 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1750s 6.27 km² per grid cell 11.57 km² per grid cell 5.3 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1760s 7.66 km² per grid cell 13.21 km² per grid cell 5.55 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1770s 9.37 km² per grid cell 14.85 km² per grid cell 5.49 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1780s 11.45 km² per grid cell 16.52 km² per grid cell 5.07 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1790s 13.99 km² per grid cell 18.26 km² per grid cell 4.27 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1800s 17.1 km² per grid cell 20.11 km² per grid cell 3.01 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1810s 20.9 km² per grid cell 22.13 km² per grid cell 1.23 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1820s 25.67 km² per grid cell 25.7 km² per grid cell 0.0344 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1830s 31.52 km² per grid cell 29.91 km² per grid cell 1.61 km² per grid cell Guyana
1840s 38.71 km² per grid cell 34.93 km² per grid cell 3.78 km² per grid cell Guyana
1850s 47.54 km² per grid cell 40.96 km² per grid cell 6.58 km² per grid cell Guyana
1860s 58.35 km² per grid cell 48.26 km² per grid cell 10.09 km² per grid cell Guyana
1870s 73.58 km² per grid cell 51.61 km² per grid cell 21.97 km² per grid cell Guyana
1880s 92.18 km² per grid cell 58.1 km² per grid cell 34.08 km² per grid cell Guyana
1890s 113.23 km² per grid cell 65.1 km² per grid cell 48.13 km² per grid cell Guyana
1900s 132.83 km² per grid cell 72.63 km² per grid cell 60.2 km² per grid cell Guyana
1910s 144.4 km² per grid cell 80.74 km² per grid cell 63.66 km² per grid cell Guyana
1920s 144.4 km² per grid cell 89.47 km² per grid cell 54.93 km² per grid cell Guyana
1930s 144.4 km² per grid cell 98.85 km² per grid cell 45.55 km² per grid cell Guyana
1940s 144.4 km² per grid cell 108.92 km² per grid cell 35.48 km² per grid cell Guyana
1950s 162.41 km² per grid cell 118.52 km² per grid cell 43.89 km² per grid cell Guyana
1960s 209.95 km² per grid cell 136.16 km² per grid cell 73.79 km² per grid cell Guyana
1970s 237.66 km² per grid cell 160.39 km² per grid cell 77.28 km² per grid cell Guyana
1980s 255.4 km² per grid cell 176.87 km² per grid cell 78.53 km² per grid cell Guyana
1990s 258.55 km² per grid cell 202.23 km² per grid cell 56.32 km² per grid cell Guyana
2000s 263.42 km² per grid cell 239.43 km² per grid cell 23.99 km² per grid cell Guyana
2010s 281.03 km² per grid cell 293.7 km² per grid cell 12.67 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
2020s 309.48 km² per grid cell 340.43 km² per grid cell 30.95 km² per grid cell Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guyana or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 354.97 km² per grid cell against 321.92 km² per grid cell in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guyana and Luxembourg?
33.05 km² per grid cell, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Luxembourg?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Luxembourg rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Guyana ranks 144th and Luxembourg ranks 141st 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.