Algeria vs Sudan: Urban area over the long-term
Algeria
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sudan
4,431 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Algeria rank
31st
Sudan rank
34th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 4,598 km² per grid cell against 4,431 km² per grid cell in Sudan, a difference of 167 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 2.08 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1100s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1200s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0448 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1300s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 0.1458 km² per grid cell | 4.03 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1400s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 0.4709 km² per grid cell | 4.38 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1500s | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1600s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 4.88 km² per grid cell | 8.33 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1700s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 11.66 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1710s | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 13.22 km² per grid cell | 2.9 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1720s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 14.58 km² per grid cell | 3.84 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1730s | 21 km² per grid cell | 16.07 km² per grid cell | 4.92 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1740s | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 17.73 km² per grid cell | 6.17 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1750s | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 19.56 km² per grid cell | 7.61 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1760s | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 21.59 km² per grid cell | 9.26 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1770s | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 23.83 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1780s | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 26.33 km² per grid cell | 13.28 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1790s | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 15.72 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1800s | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 32.17 km² per grid cell | 18.48 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1810s | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 35.59 km² per grid cell | 21.59 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1820s | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 39.4 km² per grid cell | 25.1 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1830s | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 43.66 km² per grid cell | 28.3 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1840s | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 31.83 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1850s | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 53.76 km² per grid cell | 35.7 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1860s | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 59.68 km² per grid cell | 48.65 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1870s | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 66.29 km² per grid cell | 64.86 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1880s | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 73.95 km² per grid cell | 84.59 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1890s | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 82.74 km² per grid cell | 107.75 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1900s | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 92.84 km² per grid cell | 130.61 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1910s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 104.85 km² per grid cell | 160.82 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1920s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 118.61 km² per grid cell | 147.06 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1930s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 132.17 km² per grid cell | 133.5 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1940s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 138.16 km² per grid cell | 127.51 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1950s | 292.99 km² per grid cell | 164.38 km² per grid cell | 128.61 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1960s | 463.95 km² per grid cell | 246.3 km² per grid cell | 217.65 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1970s | 717.41 km² per grid cell | 376.21 km² per grid cell | 341.21 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1980s | 1,194 km² per grid cell | 611.87 km² per grid cell | 582.36 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1,883 km² per grid cell | 1,099 km² per grid cell | 783.94 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2,622 km² per grid cell | 1,805 km² per grid cell | 816.78 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 2010s | 3,585 km² per grid cell | 2,865 km² per grid cell | 719.77 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 2020s | 4,390 km² per grid cell | 4,170 km² per grid cell | 220.33 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 Sudan?
- Algeria, at 4,598 km² per grid cell against 4,431 km² per grid cell in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Algeria and Sudan?
- 167 km² per grid cell, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sudan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Sudan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 31st and Sudan ranks 34th 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.