Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Long term urban population region

Democratic Republic of Congo
44.6
in 2025
Guinea
44.59
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
156th
Guinea rank
157th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 44.6 against 44.59 in Guinea, a difference of 0.01.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 156th and Guinea ranks 157th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 10 and Guinea in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Guinea Difference Ahead
1000s 0 0.0003 0.0003 Guinea
1100s 0 0.0008 0.0008 Guinea
1200s 0 0.0023 0.0023 Guinea
1300s 0.0001 0.007 0.0069 Guinea
1400s 0.0004 0.021 0.0207 Guinea
1500s 0.0011 0.0631 0.062 Guinea
1600s 0.0033 0.1894 0.186 Guinea
1700s 0.01 0.5681 0.5581 Guinea
1710s 0.0192 0.6401 0.6209 Guinea
1720s 0.0256 0.701 0.6755 Guinea
1730s 0.0341 0.7678 0.7337 Guinea
1740s 0.0454 0.8409 0.7955 Guinea
1750s 0.0606 0.921 0.8604 Guinea
1760s 0.0808 1.01 0.928 Guinea
1770s 0.1077 1.1 0.9971 Guinea
1780s 0.1436 1.21 1.07 Guinea
1790s 0.1914 1.33 1.13 Guinea
1800s 0.2552 1.45 1.2 Guinea
1810s 0.3403 1.59 1.25 Guinea
1820s 0.4538 1.74 1.29 Guinea
1830s 0.605 1.91 1.3 Guinea
1840s 0.8067 2.09 1.28 Guinea
1850s 1.08 2.29 1.21 Guinea
1860s 1.43 2.51 1.07 Guinea
1870s 1.91 2.74 0.8317 Guinea
1880s 2.55 3.01 0.4557 Guinea
1890s 3.4 3.29 0.1079 Democratic Republic of Congo
1900s 4.53 3.6 0.9276 Democratic Republic of Congo
1910s 6.04 3.95 2.1 Democratic Republic of Congo
1920s 8.06 4.32 3.73 Democratic Republic of Congo
1930s 10.74 4.74 6.01 Democratic Republic of Congo
1940s 14.32 5.19 9.14 Democratic Republic of Congo
1950s 20.61 7.11 13.5 Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 26 11.39 14.61 Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 29.76 18.36 11.4 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 28.33 27.75 0.5827 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 29.03 29.78 0.7479 Guinea
2000s 32.66 33.07 0.4103 Guinea
2010s 38.09 38.18 0.09 Guinea
2020s 43.1 43.1 0.0077 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 44.6 against 44.59 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
0.01, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for long term urban population region?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 156th and Guinea ranks 157th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed