Angola vs Ethiopia: Urban area over the long-term
Angola
2,310 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ethiopia
2,256 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Angola rank
54th
Ethiopia rank
56th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Angola
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 2,310 km² per grid cell against 2,256 km² per grid cell in Ethiopia, a difference of 54 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 54th and Ethiopia ranks 56th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 12 and Ethiopia in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1100s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1200s | 0.0102 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0042 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1300s | 0.0345 km² per grid cell | 0.0213 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1400s | 0.1209 km² per grid cell | 0.0738 km² per grid cell | 0.0471 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1500s | 0.4145 km² per grid cell | 0.2505 km² per grid cell | 0.164 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1600s | 1.32 km² per grid cell | 0.8454 km² per grid cell | 0.4759 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1700s | 4.2 km² per grid cell | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 1.38 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1710s | 4.79 km² per grid cell | 3.96 km² per grid cell | 0.8217 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1720s | 5.28 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 0.0746 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1730s | 5.83 km² per grid cell | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 0.8202 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1740s | 6.43 km² per grid cell | 8.32 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1750s | 7.1 km² per grid cell | 10.24 km² per grid cell | 3.14 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1760s | 7.85 km² per grid cell | 12.46 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 8.68 km² per grid cell | 15.01 km² per grid cell | 6.33 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 9.6 km² per grid cell | 17.93 km² per grid cell | 8.33 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 10.62 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 10.65 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 11.76 km² per grid cell | 25.09 km² per grid cell | 13.33 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 13.03 km² per grid cell | 29.43 km² per grid cell | 16.4 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 14.45 km² per grid cell | 34.38 km² per grid cell | 19.93 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 16.05 km² per grid cell | 40 km² per grid cell | 23.96 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 46.38 km² per grid cell | 28.54 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 19.92 km² per grid cell | 53.58 km² per grid cell | 33.66 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 23.38 km² per grid cell | 58.6 km² per grid cell | 35.22 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 27.45 km² per grid cell | 63.99 km² per grid cell | 36.53 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 31.62 km² per grid cell | 70.34 km² per grid cell | 38.72 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 36.41 km² per grid cell | 76.86 km² per grid cell | 40.45 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 37.94 km² per grid cell | 83.15 km² per grid cell | 45.21 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 38.34 km² per grid cell | 94.01 km² per grid cell | 55.66 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 40.34 km² per grid cell | 103 km² per grid cell | 62.65 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 51.28 km² per grid cell | 114.39 km² per grid cell | 63.11 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 64.54 km² per grid cell | 121.26 km² per grid cell | 56.72 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 106.89 km² per grid cell | 161.16 km² per grid cell | 54.27 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 175.23 km² per grid cell | 241.19 km² per grid cell | 65.97 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 276.92 km² per grid cell | 332.31 km² per grid cell | 55.39 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 348.52 km² per grid cell | 444.02 km² per grid cell | 95.51 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 512.31 km² per grid cell | 673.74 km² per grid cell | 161.43 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 881.16 km² per grid cell | 961.27 km² per grid cell | 80.11 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1,512 km² per grid cell | 1,426 km² per grid cell | 86.35 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 2020s | 2,136 km² per grid cell | 2,027 km² per grid cell | 108.31 km² per grid cell | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Angola or Ethiopia?
- Angola, at 2,310 km² per grid cell against 2,256 km² per grid cell in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Angola and Ethiopia?
- 54 km² per grid cell, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ethiopia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Ethiopia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Angola ranks 54th and Ethiopia ranks 56th 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.