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
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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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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.