Bangladesh vs Colombia: Urban area over the long-term

Bangladesh
2,570 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Colombia
2,817 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
48th
Colombia rank
45th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Colombia
01.0k2.0k3.0k100015122025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2,817 km² per grid cell against 2,570 km² per grid cell in Bangladesh, a difference of 247 km² per grid cell.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 48th and Colombia ranks 45th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 30 and Colombia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Colombia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0017 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1100s 0.0052 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0052 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1200s 0.0161 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0161 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1300s 0.0484 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0484 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1400s 0.1643 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.1643 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1500s 0.5243 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.5243 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1600s 2.04 km² per grid cell 4.21 km² per grid cell 2.16 km² per grid cell Colombia
1700s 7.55 km² per grid cell 7.79 km² per grid cell 0.2396 km² per grid cell Colombia
1710s 8.73 km² per grid cell 8.35 km² per grid cell 0.3804 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1720s 9.76 km² per grid cell 8.82 km² per grid cell 0.9386 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1730s 10.91 km² per grid cell 9.2 km² per grid cell 1.71 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1740s 12.19 km² per grid cell 9.51 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1750s 13.62 km² per grid cell 9.76 km² per grid cell 3.86 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1760s 15.22 km² per grid cell 9.98 km² per grid cell 5.25 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1770s 17.01 km² per grid cell 10.18 km² per grid cell 6.83 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1780s 19.01 km² per grid cell 10.4 km² per grid cell 8.61 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1790s 21.25 km² per grid cell 10.66 km² per grid cell 10.6 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1800s 23.75 km² per grid cell 11.9 km² per grid cell 11.85 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1810s 26.54 km² per grid cell 11.9 km² per grid cell 14.64 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1820s 30.07 km² per grid cell 11.9 km² per grid cell 18.18 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1830s 34.07 km² per grid cell 14.31 km² per grid cell 19.76 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1840s 38.6 km² per grid cell 18.12 km² per grid cell 20.48 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1850s 43.74 km² per grid cell 23.09 km² per grid cell 20.65 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1860s 49.56 km² per grid cell 26.41 km² per grid cell 23.15 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1870s 56.64 km² per grid cell 30 km² per grid cell 26.63 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1880s 64.73 km² per grid cell 38.22 km² per grid cell 26.5 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1890s 76.97 km² per grid cell 47.28 km² per grid cell 29.69 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1900s 90.96 km² per grid cell 59.3 km² per grid cell 31.65 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1910s 106.91 km² per grid cell 76.66 km² per grid cell 30.26 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1920s 125.08 km² per grid cell 102.9 km² per grid cell 22.19 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1930s 143.08 km² per grid cell 134.05 km² per grid cell 9.03 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1940s 163.22 km² per grid cell 159.12 km² per grid cell 4.1 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1950s 211.36 km² per grid cell 296.5 km² per grid cell 85.13 km² per grid cell Colombia
1960s 276.42 km² per grid cell 529.14 km² per grid cell 252.72 km² per grid cell Colombia
1970s 365.47 km² per grid cell 826.93 km² per grid cell 461.46 km² per grid cell Colombia
1980s 568.44 km² per grid cell 1,188 km² per grid cell 619.5 km² per grid cell Colombia
1990s 829.96 km² per grid cell 1,575 km² per grid cell 745.03 km² per grid cell Colombia
2000s 1,207 km² per grid cell 1,940 km² per grid cell 732.69 km² per grid cell Colombia
2010s 1,747 km² per grid cell 2,347 km² per grid cell 600.43 km² per grid cell Colombia
2020s 2,366 km² per grid cell 2,714 km² per grid cell 347.45 km² per grid cell Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bangladesh or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2,817 km² per grid cell against 2,570 km² per grid cell in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bangladesh and Colombia?
247 km² per grid cell, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Colombia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Colombia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Bangladesh ranks 48th and Colombia ranks 45th 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
Last refreshed

Total built-up area of a country over time.