Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Urban area over the long-term
Bangladesh
2,570 km² per grid cell
in 2025
New Zealand
2,471 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
48th
New Zealand rank
51st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bangladesh
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2,570 km² per grid cell against 2,471 km² per grid cell in New Zealand, a difference of 99 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 New Zealand ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 21 and New Zealand in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | New Zealand | 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 | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0151 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1300s | 0.0484 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0.0446 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1400s | 0.1643 km² per grid cell | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | 0.1529 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1500s | 0.5243 km² per grid cell | 0.1276 km² per grid cell | 0.3967 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1600s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 0.4711 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1700s | 7.55 km² per grid cell | 1.15 km² per grid cell | 6.4 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1710s | 8.73 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1720s | 9.76 km² per grid cell | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 4.51 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1730s | 10.91 km² per grid cell | 7.05 km² per grid cell | 3.85 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1740s | 12.19 km² per grid cell | 8.73 km² per grid cell | 3.46 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1750s | 13.62 km² per grid cell | 10.32 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1760s | 15.22 km² per grid cell | 11.85 km² per grid cell | 3.38 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1770s | 17.01 km² per grid cell | 13.35 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1780s | 19.01 km² per grid cell | 14.86 km² per grid cell | 4.15 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1790s | 21.25 km² per grid cell | 16.4 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1800s | 23.75 km² per grid cell | 17.97 km² per grid cell | 5.78 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 26.54 km² per grid cell | 19.52 km² per grid cell | 7.02 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 30.07 km² per grid cell | 24.83 km² per grid cell | 5.24 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 34.07 km² per grid cell | 31.42 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 38.6 km² per grid cell | 39.57 km² per grid cell | 0.9613 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 43.74 km² per grid cell | 49.64 km² per grid cell | 5.9 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 49.56 km² per grid cell | 62.08 km² per grid cell | 12.52 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 56.64 km² per grid cell | 77.42 km² per grid cell | 20.78 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 64.73 km² per grid cell | 96.31 km² per grid cell | 31.59 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 76.97 km² per grid cell | 144.67 km² per grid cell | 67.7 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 90.96 km² per grid cell | 201.67 km² per grid cell | 110.71 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 106.91 km² per grid cell | 267.64 km² per grid cell | 160.73 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 125.08 km² per grid cell | 360.69 km² per grid cell | 235.61 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 143.08 km² per grid cell | 466.73 km² per grid cell | 323.64 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 163.22 km² per grid cell | 586.25 km² per grid cell | 423.03 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 211.36 km² per grid cell | 815.47 km² per grid cell | 604.11 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 276.42 km² per grid cell | 1,078 km² per grid cell | 801.66 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 365.47 km² per grid cell | 1,338 km² per grid cell | 972.39 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 568.44 km² per grid cell | 1,481 km² per grid cell | 912.59 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 829.96 km² per grid cell | 1,704 km² per grid cell | 873.85 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,207 km² per grid cell | 1,957 km² per grid cell | 749.39 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,747 km² per grid cell | 2,221 km² per grid cell | 474.63 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,366 km² per grid cell | 2,420 km² per grid cell | 53.56 km² per grid cell | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bangladesh or New Zealand?
- Bangladesh, at 2,570 km² per grid cell against 2,471 km² per grid cell in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 99 km² per grid cell, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and New Zealand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and New Zealand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th and New Zealand ranks 51st 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.