Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Urban area over the long-term
Afghanistan
947.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kuwait
849.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
96th
Kuwait rank
99th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 947.56 km² per grid cell against 849.6 km² per grid cell in Kuwait, a difference of 97.96 km² per grid cell.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Kuwait ranks 99th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 34 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 0.0312 km² per grid cell | 0.0264 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 0.0999 km² per grid cell | 0.0793 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 0.3746 km² per grid cell | 0.4656 km² per grid cell | 0.091 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1700s | 1.12 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1710s | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.8238 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.39 km² per grid cell | 1.48 km² per grid cell | 0.9129 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 3.64 km² per grid cell | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 1.22 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 4.82 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 3.96 km² per grid cell | 1.59 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 6.38 km² per grid cell | 4.67 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 7.35 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 8.45 km² per grid cell | 6.48 km² per grid cell | 1.97 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 9.72 km² per grid cell | 7.64 km² per grid cell | 2.08 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 11.3 km² per grid cell | 9 km² per grid cell | 2.3 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 13.42 km² per grid cell | 10.61 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 15.94 km² per grid cell | 12.49 km² per grid cell | 3.45 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 18.93 km² per grid cell | 14.66 km² per grid cell | 4.27 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 22.48 km² per grid cell | 17.06 km² per grid cell | 5.42 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 27.09 km² per grid cell | 19.38 km² per grid cell | 7.71 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 33.01 km² per grid cell | 21 km² per grid cell | 12.01 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 40.24 km² per grid cell | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 19.03 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 49.03 km² per grid cell | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 27.83 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 60 km² per grid cell | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 38.79 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 72.73 km² per grid cell | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 51.52 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 86.64 km² per grid cell | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 65.43 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 116.91 km² per grid cell | 28.55 km² per grid cell | 88.36 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 159.84 km² per grid cell | 78.33 km² per grid cell | 81.51 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 211.91 km² per grid cell | 196.08 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 199.12 km² per grid cell | 371.31 km² per grid cell | 172.19 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 245.38 km² per grid cell | 427.11 km² per grid cell | 181.73 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 379.15 km² per grid cell | 509.3 km² per grid cell | 130.15 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 609.39 km² per grid cell | 682.44 km² per grid cell | 73.05 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 851.1 km² per grid cell | 813.12 km² per grid cell | 37.98 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Afghanistan, at 947.56 km² per grid cell against 849.6 km² per grid cell in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 97.96 km² per grid cell, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th and Kuwait ranks 99th 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.