Albania vs Mongolia: Urban area over the long-term
Albania
315.76 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mongolia
324.03 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Albania rank
146th
Mongolia rank
143rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Albania
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 324.03 km² per grid cell against 315.76 km² per grid cell in Albania, a difference of 8.27 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 146th and Mongolia ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 19 and Mongolia in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1100s | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1200s | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 0.0095 km² per grid cell | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 0.0286 km² per grid cell | 0.024 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1500s | 0.0858 km² per grid cell | 0.0721 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1600s | 0.2575 km² per grid cell | 0.2162 km² per grid cell | 0.0413 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1700s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.6486 km² per grid cell | 0.5103 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1710s | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 0.5278 km² per grid cell | 0.6752 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1720s | 1.25 km² per grid cell | 0.6354 km² per grid cell | 0.6116 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1730s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 0.7651 km² per grid cell | 0.5261 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1740s | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 0.9212 km² per grid cell | 0.4141 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1750s | 1.38 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 0.2703 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1760s | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 0.0881 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1770s | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | 0.1402 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 0.4241 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 1.56 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 0.7749 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 3.38 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 1.83 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 2.24 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 3.09 km² per grid cell | 6.01 km² per grid cell | 2.92 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 3.24 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 5.64 km² per grid cell | 8.95 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 7.66 km² per grid cell | 10.91 km² per grid cell | 3.26 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 10.34 km² per grid cell | 13.39 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 17.39 km² per grid cell | 3.99 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 16.46 km² per grid cell | 21.87 km² per grid cell | 5.4 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 18.55 km² per grid cell | 25.73 km² per grid cell | 7.18 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 19.28 km² per grid cell | 25.73 km² per grid cell | 6.45 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 19.55 km² per grid cell | 25.73 km² per grid cell | 6.18 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 21.94 km² per grid cell | 25.73 km² per grid cell | 3.8 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 41.32 km² per grid cell | 27.68 km² per grid cell | 13.64 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1960s | 67.42 km² per grid cell | 48.54 km² per grid cell | 18.87 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1970s | 93.77 km² per grid cell | 76.49 km² per grid cell | 17.28 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1980s | 130.62 km² per grid cell | 119.4 km² per grid cell | 11.22 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 1990s | 162.17 km² per grid cell | 156.26 km² per grid cell | 5.9 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 2000s | 197.47 km² per grid cell | 191.85 km² per grid cell | 5.62 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 2010s | 262.25 km² per grid cell | 255.81 km² per grid cell | 6.43 km² per grid cell | Albania |
| 2020s | 304.84 km² per grid cell | 309.19 km² per grid cell | 4.35 km² per grid cell | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Albania or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 324.03 km² per grid cell against 315.76 km² per grid cell in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Albania and Mongolia?
- 8.27 km² per grid cell, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mongolia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Mongolia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Albania ranks 146th and Mongolia ranks 143rd 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.