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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.