Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: Urban area over the long-term

Bangladesh
2,570 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,675 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
48th
Zimbabwe rank
46th

Urban area over the long-term over time

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

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2,675 km² per grid cell against 2,570 km² per grid cell in Bangladesh, a difference of 105 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 29 and Zimbabwe in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0017 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1100s 0.0052 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1200s 0.0161 km² per grid cell 0.0087 km² per grid cell 0.0074 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1300s 0.0484 km² per grid cell 0.0262 km² per grid cell 0.0221 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1400s 0.1643 km² per grid cell 0.0787 km² per grid cell 0.0856 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1500s 0.5243 km² per grid cell 0.4719 km² per grid cell 0.0524 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1600s 2.04 km² per grid cell 1.54 km² per grid cell 0.5087 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1700s 7.55 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 2.58 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1710s 8.73 km² per grid cell 5.79 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1720s 9.76 km² per grid cell 6.56 km² per grid cell 3.2 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1730s 10.91 km² per grid cell 7.42 km² per grid cell 3.49 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1740s 12.19 km² per grid cell 8.38 km² per grid cell 3.81 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1750s 13.62 km² per grid cell 9.46 km² per grid cell 4.16 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1760s 15.22 km² per grid cell 10.67 km² per grid cell 4.55 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1770s 17.01 km² per grid cell 12.03 km² per grid cell 4.99 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1780s 19.01 km² per grid cell 13.54 km² per grid cell 5.47 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1790s 21.25 km² per grid cell 15.23 km² per grid cell 6.02 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1800s 23.75 km² per grid cell 17.13 km² per grid cell 6.62 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1810s 26.54 km² per grid cell 19.25 km² per grid cell 7.3 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1820s 30.07 km² per grid cell 21.61 km² per grid cell 8.46 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1830s 34.07 km² per grid cell 24.25 km² per grid cell 9.82 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1840s 38.6 km² per grid cell 27.2 km² per grid cell 11.41 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1850s 43.74 km² per grid cell 30.49 km² per grid cell 13.25 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1860s 49.56 km² per grid cell 36.92 km² per grid cell 12.63 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1870s 56.64 km² per grid cell 44.71 km² per grid cell 11.92 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1880s 64.73 km² per grid cell 54.15 km² per grid cell 10.58 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1890s 76.97 km² per grid cell 65.58 km² per grid cell 11.39 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1900s 90.96 km² per grid cell 79.42 km² per grid cell 11.54 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1910s 106.91 km² per grid cell 102.39 km² per grid cell 4.52 km² per grid cell Bangladesh
1920s 125.08 km² per grid cell 130.79 km² per grid cell 5.71 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1930s 143.08 km² per grid cell 176.3 km² per grid cell 33.22 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1940s 163.22 km² per grid cell 234.49 km² per grid cell 71.27 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1950s 211.36 km² per grid cell 374.8 km² per grid cell 163.44 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1960s 276.42 km² per grid cell 470.08 km² per grid cell 193.66 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1970s 365.47 km² per grid cell 564.77 km² per grid cell 199.3 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1980s 568.44 km² per grid cell 782.46 km² per grid cell 214.02 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1990s 829.96 km² per grid cell 1,247 km² per grid cell 417.47 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
2000s 1,207 km² per grid cell 1,685 km² per grid cell 477.37 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
2010s 1,747 km² per grid cell 2,111 km² per grid cell 364.47 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
2020s 2,366 km² per grid cell 2,556 km² per grid cell 190.18 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bangladesh or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2,675 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 Zimbabwe?
105 km² per grid cell, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Bangladesh ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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.