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