Angola vs Ecuador: Urban area over the long-term

Angola
2,310 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ecuador
2,359 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Angola rank
54th
Ecuador rank
53rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Angola
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2,359 km² per grid cell against 2,310 km² per grid cell in Angola, a difference of 49 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 53rd of 202 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Ecuador Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1100s 0.003 km² per grid cell 0.008 km² per grid cell 0.005 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1200s 0.0102 km² per grid cell 0.0261 km² per grid cell 0.0159 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1300s 0.0345 km² per grid cell 0.085 km² per grid cell 0.0504 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1400s 0.1209 km² per grid cell 0.2745 km² per grid cell 0.1536 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1500s 0.4145 km² per grid cell 0.8823 km² per grid cell 0.4678 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1600s 1.32 km² per grid cell 2.21 km² per grid cell 0.8844 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1700s 4.2 km² per grid cell 6.61 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1710s 4.79 km² per grid cell 7.45 km² per grid cell 2.66 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1720s 5.28 km² per grid cell 8.16 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1730s 5.83 km² per grid cell 8.93 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1740s 6.43 km² per grid cell 9.79 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1750s 7.1 km² per grid cell 10.72 km² per grid cell 3.61 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1760s 7.85 km² per grid cell 11.74 km² per grid cell 3.89 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1770s 8.68 km² per grid cell 12.86 km² per grid cell 4.18 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1780s 9.6 km² per grid cell 14.09 km² per grid cell 4.49 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1790s 10.62 km² per grid cell 15.43 km² per grid cell 4.81 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1800s 11.76 km² per grid cell 16.9 km² per grid cell 5.14 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1810s 13.03 km² per grid cell 18.51 km² per grid cell 5.47 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1820s 14.45 km² per grid cell 20.25 km² per grid cell 5.79 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1830s 16.05 km² per grid cell 27.61 km² per grid cell 11.56 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1840s 17.84 km² per grid cell 34.23 km² per grid cell 16.4 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1850s 19.92 km² per grid cell 41.87 km² per grid cell 21.95 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1860s 23.38 km² per grid cell 48.92 km² per grid cell 25.54 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1870s 27.45 km² per grid cell 54.2 km² per grid cell 26.74 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1880s 31.62 km² per grid cell 58.85 km² per grid cell 27.23 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1890s 36.41 km² per grid cell 58.88 km² per grid cell 22.48 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1900s 37.94 km² per grid cell 58.88 km² per grid cell 20.95 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1910s 38.34 km² per grid cell 60 km² per grid cell 21.66 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1920s 40.34 km² per grid cell 62.07 km² per grid cell 21.72 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1930s 51.28 km² per grid cell 66.65 km² per grid cell 15.37 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1940s 64.54 km² per grid cell 105.44 km² per grid cell 40.9 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1950s 106.89 km² per grid cell 172.81 km² per grid cell 65.92 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1960s 175.23 km² per grid cell 278.06 km² per grid cell 102.84 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1970s 276.92 km² per grid cell 452.04 km² per grid cell 175.12 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1980s 348.52 km² per grid cell 736.98 km² per grid cell 388.46 km² per grid cell Ecuador
1990s 512.31 km² per grid cell 1,101 km² per grid cell 588.94 km² per grid cell Ecuador
2000s 881.16 km² per grid cell 1,520 km² per grid cell 638.86 km² per grid cell Ecuador
2010s 1,512 km² per grid cell 1,958 km² per grid cell 445.71 km² per grid cell Ecuador
2020s 2,136 km² per grid cell 2,258 km² per grid cell 122.41 km² per grid cell Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Angola or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 2,359 km² per grid cell against 2,310 km² per grid cell in Angola as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Angola and Ecuador?
49 km² per grid cell, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ecuador?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Angola and Ecuador rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Angola ranks 54th and Ecuador ranks 53rd 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.