Austria vs Cameroon: Urban area over the long-term
Austria
1,765 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cameroon
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Austria rank
71st
Cameroon rank
74th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Austria
- Cameroon
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1,765 km² per grid cell against 1,647 km² per grid cell in Cameroon, a difference of 118 km² per grid cell.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Austria ranks 71st and Cameroon ranks 74th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 38 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 5.45 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 5.44 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1300s | 17.43 km² per grid cell | 0.0287 km² per grid cell | 17.41 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1400s | 14.17 km² per grid cell | 0.0985 km² per grid cell | 14.07 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1500s | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | 22.31 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1600s | 53.03 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 51.87 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1700s | 59.99 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 56.02 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1710s | 65.29 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 60.67 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1720s | 70 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 64.79 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1730s | 74.16 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 68.28 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1740s | 77.85 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 71.22 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1750s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 7.47 km² per grid cell | 73.69 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1760s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 8.41 km² per grid cell | 72.75 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1770s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 71.71 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1780s | 81.16 km² per grid cell | 10.63 km² per grid cell | 70.53 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1790s | 87.75 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | 75.81 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1800s | 93.14 km² per grid cell | 13.4 km² per grid cell | 79.74 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1810s | 97.64 km² per grid cell | 15.04 km² per grid cell | 82.6 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1820s | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 16.86 km² per grid cell | 90.26 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1830s | 122.85 km² per grid cell | 18.89 km² per grid cell | 103.95 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1840s | 145.66 km² per grid cell | 21.16 km² per grid cell | 124.49 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1850s | 183.41 km² per grid cell | 23.69 km² per grid cell | 159.72 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1860s | 251.48 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 224.28 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1870s | 303.24 km² per grid cell | 31.33 km² per grid cell | 271.91 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1880s | 377.63 km² per grid cell | 36.46 km² per grid cell | 341.18 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1890s | 461.13 km² per grid cell | 42.43 km² per grid cell | 418.7 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1900s | 518.32 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 473.67 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1910s | 601.64 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | 556.98 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1920s | 756.56 km² per grid cell | 45.58 km² per grid cell | 710.98 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1930s | 899.85 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 847.92 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1940s | 983.37 km² per grid cell | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 931.22 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1950s | 1,126 km² per grid cell | 55.93 km² per grid cell | 1,070 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1960s | 1,206 km² per grid cell | 77.47 km² per grid cell | 1,129 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1970s | 1,288 km² per grid cell | 135.42 km² per grid cell | 1,153 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1980s | 1,328 km² per grid cell | 248.12 km² per grid cell | 1,080 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 1990s | 1,403 km² per grid cell | 438.28 km² per grid cell | 964.93 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2000s | 1,489 km² per grid cell | 721.89 km² per grid cell | 766.86 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,616 km² per grid cell | 1,153 km² per grid cell | 463.33 km² per grid cell | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,730 km² per grid cell | 1,530 km² per grid cell | 199.89 km² per grid cell | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Austria or Cameroon?
- Austria, at 1,765 km² per grid cell against 1,647 km² per grid cell in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Austria and Cameroon?
- 118 km² per grid cell, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Cameroon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Cameroon rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Austria ranks 71st and Cameroon ranks 74th 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.