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
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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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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.