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
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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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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.