Bangladesh vs Chile: Urban area over the long-term
Bangladesh
2,570 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Chile
2,558 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
48th
Chile rank
49th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bangladesh
- Chile
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2,570 km² per grid cell against 2,558 km² per grid cell in Chile, a difference of 12 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 48th and Chile ranks 49th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 21 and Chile in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1100s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1200s | 0.0161 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1300s | 0.0484 km² per grid cell | 0.0237 km² per grid cell | 0.0247 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1400s | 0.1643 km² per grid cell | 0.0764 km² per grid cell | 0.0878 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1500s | 0.5243 km² per grid cell | 0.2457 km² per grid cell | 0.2786 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1600s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 0.7371 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 7.55 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 8.73 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 9.76 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | 5.89 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 10.91 km² per grid cell | 4.64 km² per grid cell | 6.27 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 12.19 km² per grid cell | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 13.62 km² per grid cell | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 15.22 km² per grid cell | 7.96 km² per grid cell | 7.26 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 17.01 km² per grid cell | 9.53 km² per grid cell | 7.48 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 19.01 km² per grid cell | 11.41 km² per grid cell | 7.6 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 21.25 km² per grid cell | 13.66 km² per grid cell | 7.59 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 23.75 km² per grid cell | 16.36 km² per grid cell | 7.39 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 26.54 km² per grid cell | 19.59 km² per grid cell | 6.95 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 30.07 km² per grid cell | 25.25 km² per grid cell | 4.83 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 34.07 km² per grid cell | 32.54 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 38.6 km² per grid cell | 41.94 km² per grid cell | 3.33 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1850s | 43.74 km² per grid cell | 60.51 km² per grid cell | 16.77 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1860s | 49.56 km² per grid cell | 88.74 km² per grid cell | 39.18 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1870s | 56.64 km² per grid cell | 121.96 km² per grid cell | 65.32 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1880s | 64.73 km² per grid cell | 165.15 km² per grid cell | 100.43 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1890s | 76.97 km² per grid cell | 216.2 km² per grid cell | 139.23 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1900s | 90.96 km² per grid cell | 273.66 km² per grid cell | 182.7 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1910s | 106.91 km² per grid cell | 336.6 km² per grid cell | 229.68 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1920s | 125.08 km² per grid cell | 365.72 km² per grid cell | 240.63 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1930s | 143.08 km² per grid cell | 370.58 km² per grid cell | 227.5 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1940s | 163.22 km² per grid cell | 386.93 km² per grid cell | 223.71 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1950s | 211.36 km² per grid cell | 496.74 km² per grid cell | 285.38 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1960s | 276.42 km² per grid cell | 675.88 km² per grid cell | 399.46 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1970s | 365.47 km² per grid cell | 907.47 km² per grid cell | 542 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1980s | 568.44 km² per grid cell | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 592.76 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1990s | 829.96 km² per grid cell | 1,467 km² per grid cell | 636.95 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2000s | 1,207 km² per grid cell | 1,824 km² per grid cell | 616.92 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2010s | 1,747 km² per grid cell | 2,197 km² per grid cell | 449.86 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2020s | 2,366 km² per grid cell | 2,481 km² per grid cell | 114.45 km² per grid cell | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bangladesh or Chile?
- Bangladesh, at 2,570 km² per grid cell against 2,558 km² per grid cell in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bangladesh and Chile?
- 12 km² per grid cell, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chile?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Chile rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th and Chile ranks 49th 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.