Azerbaijan vs Israel: Urban area over the long-term

Azerbaijan
1,594 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Israel
1,604 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
77th
Israel rank
76th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 1,604 km² per grid cell against 1,594 km² per grid cell in Azerbaijan, a difference of 10 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Israel ranks 76th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 16 and Israel in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Israel Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 2.81 km² per grid cell 2.8 km² per grid cell Israel
1100s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell Israel
1200s 0.0097 km² per grid cell 4.31 km² per grid cell 4.3 km² per grid cell Israel
1300s 0.0363 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 5.3 km² per grid cell Israel
1400s 0.0872 km² per grid cell 4.65 km² per grid cell 4.57 km² per grid cell Israel
1500s 0.327 km² per grid cell 6.98 km² per grid cell 6.65 km² per grid cell Israel
1600s 1.18 km² per grid cell 8.09 km² per grid cell 6.91 km² per grid cell Israel
1700s 4.12 km² per grid cell 5.43 km² per grid cell 1.31 km² per grid cell Israel
1710s 2.71 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell 3.52 km² per grid cell Israel
1720s 2.94 km² per grid cell 6.9 km² per grid cell 3.96 km² per grid cell Israel
1730s 3.18 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 4.38 km² per grid cell Israel
1740s 3.45 km² per grid cell 8.25 km² per grid cell 4.8 km² per grid cell Israel
1750s 3.74 km² per grid cell 8.96 km² per grid cell 5.22 km² per grid cell Israel
1760s 4.05 km² per grid cell 9.71 km² per grid cell 5.66 km² per grid cell Israel
1770s 4.39 km² per grid cell 10.52 km² per grid cell 6.14 km² per grid cell Israel
1780s 4.5 km² per grid cell 11.42 km² per grid cell 6.92 km² per grid cell Israel
1790s 6.09 km² per grid cell 12.42 km² per grid cell 6.34 km² per grid cell Israel
1800s 8.24 km² per grid cell 13.56 km² per grid cell 5.32 km² per grid cell Israel
1810s 11.16 km² per grid cell 14.79 km² per grid cell 3.63 km² per grid cell Israel
1820s 15.12 km² per grid cell 16.4 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell Israel
1830s 20.47 km² per grid cell 18.34 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1840s 27.72 km² per grid cell 20.67 km² per grid cell 7.05 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1850s 37.53 km² per grid cell 23.49 km² per grid cell 14.04 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1860s 50.79 km² per grid cell 26.93 km² per grid cell 23.86 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1870s 68.58 km² per grid cell 30.12 km² per grid cell 38.46 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1880s 91.86 km² per grid cell 33.75 km² per grid cell 58.11 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1890s 120.25 km² per grid cell 37.87 km² per grid cell 82.38 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1900s 149.71 km² per grid cell 42.56 km² per grid cell 107.15 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1910s 172.4 km² per grid cell 47.91 km² per grid cell 124.5 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1920s 184.26 km² per grid cell 66.15 km² per grid cell 118.11 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1930s 191.66 km² per grid cell 91.45 km² per grid cell 100.2 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1940s 206.63 km² per grid cell 126.59 km² per grid cell 80.04 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1950s 285.87 km² per grid cell 239.96 km² per grid cell 45.91 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1960s 418.4 km² per grid cell 396.2 km² per grid cell 22.19 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1970s 569.11 km² per grid cell 537.62 km² per grid cell 31.49 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1980s 722.53 km² per grid cell 685.12 km² per grid cell 37.41 km² per grid cell Azerbaijan
1990s 865.87 km² per grid cell 905.05 km² per grid cell 39.18 km² per grid cell Israel
2000s 1,005 km² per grid cell 1,127 km² per grid cell 122.2 km² per grid cell Israel
2010s 1,268 km² per grid cell 1,360 km² per grid cell 91.29 km² per grid cell Israel
2020s 1,527 km² per grid cell 1,555 km² per grid cell 27.21 km² per grid cell Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Azerbaijan or Israel?
Israel, at 1,604 km² per grid cell against 1,594 km² per grid cell in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Azerbaijan and Israel?
10 km² per grid cell, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Israel?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Israel rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Israel ranks 76th 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.