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Algeria vs Egypt: Urban area over the long-term

Algeria
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Egypt
4,434 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Algeria rank
31st
Egypt rank
33rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4,598 km² per grid cell against 4,434 km² per grid cell in Egypt, a difference of 164 km² per grid cell.

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

Algeria ranks 31st and Egypt ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Egypt Difference Ahead
1000s 2.09 km² per grid cell 28.84 km² per grid cell 26.75 km² per grid cell Egypt
1100s 2.72 km² per grid cell 26.54 km² per grid cell 23.82 km² per grid cell Egypt
1200s 3.53 km² per grid cell 25.73 km² per grid cell 22.21 km² per grid cell Egypt
1300s 4.17 km² per grid cell 31.8 km² per grid cell 27.63 km² per grid cell Egypt
1400s 4.85 km² per grid cell 28.75 km² per grid cell 23.9 km² per grid cell Egypt
1500s 6.6 km² per grid cell 29.73 km² per grid cell 23.12 km² per grid cell Egypt
1600s 13.21 km² per grid cell 38.82 km² per grid cell 25.61 km² per grid cell Egypt
1700s 13.7 km² per grid cell 36.44 km² per grid cell 22.74 km² per grid cell Egypt
1710s 16.12 km² per grid cell 40.14 km² per grid cell 24.02 km² per grid cell Egypt
1720s 18.41 km² per grid cell 42.96 km² per grid cell 24.55 km² per grid cell Egypt
1730s 21 km² per grid cell 45.96 km² per grid cell 24.97 km² per grid cell Egypt
1740s 23.9 km² per grid cell 49.14 km² per grid cell 25.24 km² per grid cell Egypt
1750s 27.17 km² per grid cell 52.51 km² per grid cell 25.34 km² per grid cell Egypt
1760s 30.85 km² per grid cell 56.07 km² per grid cell 25.22 km² per grid cell Egypt
1770s 34.97 km² per grid cell 59.83 km² per grid cell 24.86 km² per grid cell Egypt
1780s 39.61 km² per grid cell 63.81 km² per grid cell 24.2 km² per grid cell Egypt
1790s 44.81 km² per grid cell 68 km² per grid cell 23.19 km² per grid cell Egypt
1800s 50.64 km² per grid cell 72.4 km² per grid cell 21.76 km² per grid cell Egypt
1810s 57.18 km² per grid cell 88.36 km² per grid cell 31.18 km² per grid cell Egypt
1820s 64.5 km² per grid cell 106.7 km² per grid cell 42.2 km² per grid cell Egypt
1830s 71.96 km² per grid cell 127.74 km² per grid cell 55.78 km² per grid cell Egypt
1840s 80.24 km² per grid cell 151.81 km² per grid cell 71.57 km² per grid cell Egypt
1850s 89.45 km² per grid cell 179.31 km² per grid cell 89.85 km² per grid cell Egypt
1860s 108.33 km² per grid cell 174.9 km² per grid cell 66.57 km² per grid cell Egypt
1870s 131.15 km² per grid cell 218.87 km² per grid cell 87.72 km² per grid cell Egypt
1880s 158.54 km² per grid cell 273.61 km² per grid cell 115.07 km² per grid cell Egypt
1890s 190.48 km² per grid cell 414.02 km² per grid cell 223.54 km² per grid cell Egypt
1900s 223.44 km² per grid cell 537.88 km² per grid cell 314.43 km² per grid cell Egypt
1910s 265.67 km² per grid cell 628.98 km² per grid cell 363.31 km² per grid cell Egypt
1920s 265.67 km² per grid cell 667.48 km² per grid cell 401.81 km² per grid cell Egypt
1930s 265.67 km² per grid cell 667.48 km² per grid cell 401.81 km² per grid cell Egypt
1940s 265.67 km² per grid cell 667.48 km² per grid cell 401.81 km² per grid cell Egypt
1950s 292.99 km² per grid cell 692.91 km² per grid cell 399.92 km² per grid cell Egypt
1960s 463.95 km² per grid cell 927.06 km² per grid cell 463.11 km² per grid cell Egypt
1970s 717.41 km² per grid cell 1,228 km² per grid cell 510.48 km² per grid cell Egypt
1980s 1,194 km² per grid cell 1,634 km² per grid cell 440.25 km² per grid cell Egypt
1990s 1,883 km² per grid cell 2,108 km² per grid cell 225.73 km² per grid cell Egypt
2000s 2,622 km² per grid cell 2,579 km² per grid cell 42.88 km² per grid cell Algeria
2010s 3,585 km² per grid cell 3,327 km² per grid cell 257.76 km² per grid cell Algeria
2020s 4,390 km² per grid cell 4,193 km² per grid cell 196.91 km² per grid cell Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Algeria or Egypt?
Algeria, at 4,598 km² per grid cell against 4,434 km² per grid cell in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Algeria and Egypt?
164 km² per grid cell, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Algeria ranks 31st and Egypt ranks 33rd 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.