Armenia vs Mongolia: Urban area over the long-term

Armenia
321.12 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mongolia
324.03 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Armenia rank
145th
Mongolia rank
143rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Armenia
  • Mongolia
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 324.03 km² per grid cell against 321.12 km² per grid cell in Armenia, a difference of 2.91 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.

Armenia ranks 145th and Mongolia ranks 143rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 34 and Mongolia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Mongolia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Mongolia
1100s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Mongolia
1200s 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.0036 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Mongolia
1300s 0.0105 km² per grid cell 0.0113 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Mongolia
1400s 0.0251 km² per grid cell 0.024 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell Armenia
1500s 0.0945 km² per grid cell 0.0721 km² per grid cell 0.0225 km² per grid cell Armenia
1600s 0.3395 km² per grid cell 0.2162 km² per grid cell 0.1233 km² per grid cell Armenia
1700s 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.6486 km² per grid cell 0.556 km² per grid cell Armenia
1710s 1.27 km² per grid cell 0.5278 km² per grid cell 0.7402 km² per grid cell Armenia
1720s 1.33 km² per grid cell 0.6354 km² per grid cell 0.6992 km² per grid cell Armenia
1730s 1.4 km² per grid cell 0.7651 km² per grid cell 0.6398 km² per grid cell Armenia
1740s 1.48 km² per grid cell 0.9212 km² per grid cell 0.5577 km² per grid cell Armenia
1750s 1.56 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell 0.4476 km² per grid cell Armenia
1760s 1.64 km² per grid cell 1.34 km² per grid cell 0.3032 km² per grid cell Armenia
1770s 1.72 km² per grid cell 1.61 km² per grid cell 0.117 km² per grid cell Armenia
1780s 1.74 km² per grid cell 1.94 km² per grid cell 0.1947 km² per grid cell Mongolia
1790s 2.29 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell 0.0398 km² per grid cell Mongolia
1800s 3.01 km² per grid cell 2.81 km² per grid cell 0.2082 km² per grid cell Armenia
1810s 3.97 km² per grid cell 3.38 km² per grid cell 0.5876 km² per grid cell Armenia
1820s 5.22 km² per grid cell 4.07 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell Armenia
1830s 6.87 km² per grid cell 4.93 km² per grid cell 1.94 km² per grid cell Armenia
1840s 9.04 km² per grid cell 6.01 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell Armenia
1850s 11.89 km² per grid cell 7.34 km² per grid cell 4.55 km² per grid cell Armenia
1860s 15.64 km² per grid cell 8.95 km² per grid cell 6.69 km² per grid cell Armenia
1870s 20.58 km² per grid cell 10.91 km² per grid cell 9.67 km² per grid cell Armenia
1880s 27.08 km² per grid cell 13.39 km² per grid cell 13.69 km² per grid cell Armenia
1890s 35.62 km² per grid cell 17.39 km² per grid cell 18.23 km² per grid cell Armenia
1900s 46.78 km² per grid cell 21.87 km² per grid cell 24.91 km² per grid cell Armenia
1910s 60.86 km² per grid cell 25.73 km² per grid cell 35.13 km² per grid cell Armenia
1920s 76.57 km² per grid cell 25.73 km² per grid cell 50.84 km² per grid cell Armenia
1930s 88.59 km² per grid cell 25.73 km² per grid cell 62.86 km² per grid cell Armenia
1940s 112.21 km² per grid cell 25.73 km² per grid cell 86.48 km² per grid cell Armenia
1950s 116.94 km² per grid cell 27.68 km² per grid cell 89.26 km² per grid cell Armenia
1960s 152.11 km² per grid cell 48.54 km² per grid cell 103.57 km² per grid cell Armenia
1970s 207.12 km² per grid cell 76.49 km² per grid cell 130.62 km² per grid cell Armenia
1980s 265.5 km² per grid cell 119.4 km² per grid cell 146.1 km² per grid cell Armenia
1990s 272.93 km² per grid cell 156.26 km² per grid cell 116.66 km² per grid cell Armenia
2000s 266.72 km² per grid cell 191.85 km² per grid cell 74.87 km² per grid cell Armenia
2010s 306.41 km² per grid cell 255.81 km² per grid cell 50.59 km² per grid cell Armenia
2020s 315.27 km² per grid cell 309.19 km² per grid cell 6.08 km² per grid cell Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Armenia or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 324.03 km² per grid cell against 321.12 km² per grid cell in Armenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Armenia and Mongolia?
2.91 km² per grid cell, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Mongolia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Mongolia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Armenia ranks 145th and Mongolia ranks 143rd 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.