Afghanistan vs Greece: Urban area over the long-term

Afghanistan
947.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greece
894.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
96th
Greece rank
97th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Greece
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 947.56 km² per grid cell against 894.56 km² per grid cell in Greece, a difference of 53 km² per grid cell.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and Greece ranks 97th of 202 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Greece Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 14.51 km² per grid cell 14.51 km² per grid cell Greece
1100s 0.0015 km² per grid cell 16.93 km² per grid cell 16.93 km² per grid cell Greece
1200s 0.0046 km² per grid cell 19.71 km² per grid cell 19.71 km² per grid cell Greece
1300s 0.0097 km² per grid cell 22.52 km² per grid cell 22.51 km² per grid cell Greece
1400s 0.0312 km² per grid cell 17.26 km² per grid cell 17.23 km² per grid cell Greece
1500s 0.0999 km² per grid cell 20.35 km² per grid cell 20.25 km² per grid cell Greece
1600s 0.3746 km² per grid cell 32.28 km² per grid cell 31.9 km² per grid cell Greece
1700s 1.12 km² per grid cell 34.03 km² per grid cell 32.9 km² per grid cell Greece
1710s 2.08 km² per grid cell 35.56 km² per grid cell 33.48 km² per grid cell Greece
1720s 2.39 km² per grid cell 37.1 km² per grid cell 34.71 km² per grid cell Greece
1730s 2.75 km² per grid cell 38.63 km² per grid cell 35.88 km² per grid cell Greece
1740s 3.17 km² per grid cell 40.17 km² per grid cell 37 km² per grid cell Greece
1750s 3.64 km² per grid cell 41.7 km² per grid cell 38.06 km² per grid cell Greece
1760s 4.19 km² per grid cell 43.24 km² per grid cell 39.05 km² per grid cell Greece
1770s 4.82 km² per grid cell 44.77 km² per grid cell 39.95 km² per grid cell Greece
1780s 5.55 km² per grid cell 46.31 km² per grid cell 40.76 km² per grid cell Greece
1790s 6.38 km² per grid cell 47.84 km² per grid cell 41.46 km² per grid cell Greece
1800s 7.35 km² per grid cell 49.38 km² per grid cell 42.03 km² per grid cell Greece
1810s 8.45 km² per grid cell 50.91 km² per grid cell 42.46 km² per grid cell Greece
1820s 9.72 km² per grid cell 52.45 km² per grid cell 42.72 km² per grid cell Greece
1830s 11.3 km² per grid cell 57.48 km² per grid cell 46.18 km² per grid cell Greece
1840s 13.42 km² per grid cell 62.98 km² per grid cell 49.55 km² per grid cell Greece
1850s 15.94 km² per grid cell 68.95 km² per grid cell 53.01 km² per grid cell Greece
1860s 18.93 km² per grid cell 75.2 km² per grid cell 56.28 km² per grid cell Greece
1870s 22.48 km² per grid cell 81.19 km² per grid cell 58.71 km² per grid cell Greece
1880s 27.09 km² per grid cell 86.22 km² per grid cell 59.13 km² per grid cell Greece
1890s 33.01 km² per grid cell 87.01 km² per grid cell 53.99 km² per grid cell Greece
1900s 40.24 km² per grid cell 87.01 km² per grid cell 46.77 km² per grid cell Greece
1910s 49.03 km² per grid cell 87.01 km² per grid cell 37.97 km² per grid cell Greece
1920s 60 km² per grid cell 91.43 km² per grid cell 31.43 km² per grid cell Greece
1930s 72.73 km² per grid cell 98.5 km² per grid cell 25.77 km² per grid cell Greece
1940s 86.64 km² per grid cell 130.28 km² per grid cell 43.64 km² per grid cell Greece
1950s 116.91 km² per grid cell 269.32 km² per grid cell 152.41 km² per grid cell Greece
1960s 159.84 km² per grid cell 349.51 km² per grid cell 189.67 km² per grid cell Greece
1970s 211.91 km² per grid cell 449.65 km² per grid cell 237.74 km² per grid cell Greece
1980s 199.12 km² per grid cell 543.99 km² per grid cell 344.87 km² per grid cell Greece
1990s 245.38 km² per grid cell 622.02 km² per grid cell 376.64 km² per grid cell Greece
2000s 379.15 km² per grid cell 698.06 km² per grid cell 318.92 km² per grid cell Greece
2010s 609.39 km² per grid cell 773.16 km² per grid cell 163.76 km² per grid cell Greece
2020s 851.1 km² per grid cell 867.3 km² per grid cell 16.2 km² per grid cell Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Afghanistan or Greece?
Afghanistan, at 947.56 km² per grid cell against 894.56 km² per grid cell in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Afghanistan and Greece?
53 km² per grid cell, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Greece?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Greece rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Greece ranks 97th 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.