Algeria vs Venezuela: Urban area over the long-term
Algeria
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Venezuela
4,456 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Algeria rank
31st
Venezuela rank
32nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Venezuela
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 4,598 km² per grid cell against 4,456 km² per grid cell in Venezuela, a difference of 142 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 Venezuela ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 33 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1100s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 0.0067 km² per grid cell | 2.71 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1200s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 3.51 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1300s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 0.0678 km² per grid cell | 4.11 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1400s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 0.2148 km² per grid cell | 4.64 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1500s | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 5.93 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1600s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 11.17 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1700s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 7.56 km² per grid cell | 6.14 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1710s | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 8.56 km² per grid cell | 7.56 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1720s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 9.38 km² per grid cell | 9.03 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1730s | 21 km² per grid cell | 10.22 km² per grid cell | 10.78 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1740s | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 11.02 km² per grid cell | 12.88 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1750s | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 11.76 km² per grid cell | 15.42 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1760s | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 12.37 km² per grid cell | 18.48 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1770s | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 12.81 km² per grid cell | 22.17 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1780s | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 13.07 km² per grid cell | 26.54 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1790s | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 13.15 km² per grid cell | 31.66 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1800s | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 13.15 km² per grid cell | 37.49 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1810s | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 13.15 km² per grid cell | 44.03 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1820s | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 15.6 km² per grid cell | 48.91 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1830s | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 18.82 km² per grid cell | 53.14 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1840s | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 22.92 km² per grid cell | 57.33 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1850s | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 28.27 km² per grid cell | 61.18 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1860s | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 35.45 km² per grid cell | 72.88 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1870s | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 41.5 km² per grid cell | 89.64 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1880s | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 49.56 km² per grid cell | 108.98 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1890s | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 61.01 km² per grid cell | 129.47 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1900s | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 68.49 km² per grid cell | 154.95 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1910s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 76.42 km² per grid cell | 189.25 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1920s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 85.57 km² per grid cell | 180.1 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1930s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 124.04 km² per grid cell | 141.63 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1940s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 165.05 km² per grid cell | 100.62 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1950s | 292.99 km² per grid cell | 374.95 km² per grid cell | 81.96 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 463.95 km² per grid cell | 686.84 km² per grid cell | 222.89 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 717.41 km² per grid cell | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 436.28 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1,194 km² per grid cell | 1,711 km² per grid cell | 516.53 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1,883 km² per grid cell | 2,355 km² per grid cell | 472.15 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2,622 km² per grid cell | 3,070 km² per grid cell | 448.35 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 3,585 km² per grid cell | 3,769 km² per grid cell | 184.12 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4,390 km² per grid cell | 4,301 km² per grid cell | 88.92 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 Venezuela?
- Algeria, at 4,598 km² per grid cell against 4,456 km² per grid cell in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Algeria and Venezuela?
- 142 km² per grid cell, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Venezuela?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Venezuela rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 31st and Venezuela ranks 32nd 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.