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
01.0k2.0k3.0k100015122025

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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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.