Angola vs New Zealand: Urban area over the long-term
Angola
2,310 km² per grid cell
in 2025
New Zealand
2,471 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Angola rank
54th
New Zealand rank
51st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Angola
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2,471 km² per grid cell against 2,310 km² per grid cell in Angola, a difference of 161 km² per grid cell.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 10 and New Zealand in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1100s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1200s | 0.0102 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0092 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1300s | 0.0345 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0.0307 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1400s | 0.1209 km² per grid cell | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | 0.1095 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1500s | 0.4145 km² per grid cell | 0.1276 km² per grid cell | 0.2869 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1600s | 1.32 km² per grid cell | 0.4711 km² per grid cell | 0.8501 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1700s | 4.2 km² per grid cell | 1.15 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1710s | 4.79 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | 1.51 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1720s | 5.28 km² per grid cell | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 0.0293 km² per grid cell | Angola |
| 1730s | 5.83 km² per grid cell | 7.05 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 6.43 km² per grid cell | 8.73 km² per grid cell | 2.3 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 7.1 km² per grid cell | 10.32 km² per grid cell | 3.21 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 7.85 km² per grid cell | 11.85 km² per grid cell | 4 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 8.68 km² per grid cell | 13.35 km² per grid cell | 4.67 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1780s | 9.6 km² per grid cell | 14.86 km² per grid cell | 5.26 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1790s | 10.62 km² per grid cell | 16.4 km² per grid cell | 5.78 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1800s | 11.76 km² per grid cell | 17.97 km² per grid cell | 6.21 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 13.03 km² per grid cell | 19.52 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 14.45 km² per grid cell | 24.83 km² per grid cell | 10.38 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 16.05 km² per grid cell | 31.42 km² per grid cell | 15.37 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 39.57 km² per grid cell | 21.73 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 19.92 km² per grid cell | 49.64 km² per grid cell | 29.72 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 23.38 km² per grid cell | 62.08 km² per grid cell | 38.7 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 27.45 km² per grid cell | 77.42 km² per grid cell | 49.97 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 31.62 km² per grid cell | 96.31 km² per grid cell | 64.69 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 36.41 km² per grid cell | 144.67 km² per grid cell | 108.26 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 37.94 km² per grid cell | 201.67 km² per grid cell | 163.73 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 38.34 km² per grid cell | 267.64 km² per grid cell | 229.3 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 40.34 km² per grid cell | 360.69 km² per grid cell | 320.35 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 51.28 km² per grid cell | 466.73 km² per grid cell | 415.44 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 64.54 km² per grid cell | 586.25 km² per grid cell | 521.7 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 106.89 km² per grid cell | 815.47 km² per grid cell | 708.59 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 175.23 km² per grid cell | 1,078 km² per grid cell | 902.86 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 276.92 km² per grid cell | 1,338 km² per grid cell | 1,061 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 348.52 km² per grid cell | 1,481 km² per grid cell | 1,133 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 512.31 km² per grid cell | 1,704 km² per grid cell | 1,192 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 881.16 km² per grid cell | 1,957 km² per grid cell | 1,076 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,512 km² per grid cell | 2,221 km² per grid cell | 709.02 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,136 km² per grid cell | 2,420 km² per grid cell | 284.08 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Angola or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2,471 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 New Zealand?
- 161 km² per grid cell, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and New Zealand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and New Zealand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Angola ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 51st 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.