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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.