Algeria vs Ghana: Urban area over the long-term
Algeria
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ghana
4,600 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Algeria rank
31st
Ghana rank
30th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4,600 km² per grid cell against 4,598 km² per grid cell in Algeria, a difference of 2 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 29 and Ghana in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1100s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1200s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0471 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1300s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 0.1615 km² per grid cell | 4.01 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1400s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 0.5537 km² per grid cell | 4.3 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1500s | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 4.71 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1600s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 6.51 km² per grid cell | 6.7 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1700s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 8.62 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1710s | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 24.89 km² per grid cell | 8.77 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1720s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 26.99 km² per grid cell | 8.57 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1730s | 21 km² per grid cell | 29.25 km² per grid cell | 8.26 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1740s | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 31.71 km² per grid cell | 7.81 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1750s | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 34.37 km² per grid cell | 7.19 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1760s | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 37.24 km² per grid cell | 6.39 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1770s | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 40.35 km² per grid cell | 5.38 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1780s | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 43.72 km² per grid cell | 4.11 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1790s | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 47.36 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1800s | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 51.3 km² per grid cell | 0.6539 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1810s | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 55.56 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1820s | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 60.16 km² per grid cell | 4.34 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1830s | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 65.14 km² per grid cell | 6.82 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1840s | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 70.52 km² per grid cell | 9.72 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1850s | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 76.33 km² per grid cell | 13.13 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1860s | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 88.28 km² per grid cell | 20.04 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1870s | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 101.94 km² per grid cell | 29.2 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1880s | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 118.39 km² per grid cell | 40.15 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1890s | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 136.61 km² per grid cell | 53.87 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1900s | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 151.6 km² per grid cell | 71.84 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1910s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 109.77 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1920s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 109.77 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1930s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 109.77 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1940s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 109.77 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1950s | 292.99 km² per grid cell | 213.54 km² per grid cell | 79.45 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1960s | 463.95 km² per grid cell | 388.93 km² per grid cell | 75.02 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1970s | 717.41 km² per grid cell | 580.55 km² per grid cell | 136.86 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1980s | 1,194 km² per grid cell | 859.77 km² per grid cell | 334.47 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1,883 km² per grid cell | 1,378 km² per grid cell | 504.76 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2,622 km² per grid cell | 2,221 km² per grid cell | 400.34 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3,585 km² per grid cell | 3,289 km² per grid cell | 295.59 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 2020s | 4,390 km² per grid cell | 4,290 km² per grid cell | 100.43 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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 4,600 km² per grid cell against 4,598 km² per grid cell in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Algeria and Ghana?
- 2 km² per grid cell, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ghana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Ghana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 30th 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.