Belarus vs Mozambique: Urban area over the long-term

Belarus
1,590 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mozambique
1,550 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belarus rank
78th
Mozambique rank
80th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Belarus
  • Mozambique
05001.0k1.5k100015122025

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1,590 km² per grid cell against 1,550 km² per grid cell in Mozambique, a difference of 40 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 78th and Mozambique ranks 80th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 39 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Mozambique Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Belarus
1100s 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Belarus
1200s 0.0045 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell Belarus
1300s 0.0136 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0079 km² per grid cell Belarus
1400s 0.0409 km² per grid cell 0.0204 km² per grid cell 0.0205 km² per grid cell Belarus
1500s 0.1636 km² per grid cell 0.0712 km² per grid cell 0.0924 km² per grid cell Belarus
1600s 0.6136 km² per grid cell 0.2669 km² per grid cell 0.3467 km² per grid cell Belarus
1700s 2.45 km² per grid cell 0.9609 km² per grid cell 1.49 km² per grid cell Belarus
1710s 2.9 km² per grid cell 1.23 km² per grid cell 1.67 km² per grid cell Belarus
1720s 3.14 km² per grid cell 1.5 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell Belarus
1730s 3.4 km² per grid cell 1.81 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell Belarus
1740s 3.69 km² per grid cell 2.18 km² per grid cell 1.51 km² per grid cell Belarus
1750s 3.99 km² per grid cell 2.59 km² per grid cell 1.41 km² per grid cell Belarus
1760s 4.33 km² per grid cell 3.06 km² per grid cell 1.27 km² per grid cell Belarus
1770s 4.69 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell Belarus
1780s 5.08 km² per grid cell 4.21 km² per grid cell 0.8652 km² per grid cell Belarus
1790s 5.5 km² per grid cell 4.91 km² per grid cell 0.5905 km² per grid cell Belarus
1800s 5.96 km² per grid cell 5.7 km² per grid cell 0.2563 km² per grid cell Belarus
1810s 6.46 km² per grid cell 6.6 km² per grid cell 0.146 km² per grid cell Mozambique
1820s 9.33 km² per grid cell 7.62 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell Belarus
1830s 13.47 km² per grid cell 8.77 km² per grid cell 4.7 km² per grid cell Belarus
1840s 19.45 km² per grid cell 10.08 km² per grid cell 9.38 km² per grid cell Belarus
1850s 28.06 km² per grid cell 11.55 km² per grid cell 16.51 km² per grid cell Belarus
1860s 40.34 km² per grid cell 12.65 km² per grid cell 27.7 km² per grid cell Belarus
1870s 57.39 km² per grid cell 13.72 km² per grid cell 43.67 km² per grid cell Belarus
1880s 79.51 km² per grid cell 14.72 km² per grid cell 64.79 km² per grid cell Belarus
1890s 104.7 km² per grid cell 16.29 km² per grid cell 88.41 km² per grid cell Belarus
1900s 128.41 km² per grid cell 17.14 km² per grid cell 111.27 km² per grid cell Belarus
1910s 147.92 km² per grid cell 17.32 km² per grid cell 130.6 km² per grid cell Belarus
1920s 166.87 km² per grid cell 18.23 km² per grid cell 148.64 km² per grid cell Belarus
1930s 194.21 km² per grid cell 23.17 km² per grid cell 171.04 km² per grid cell Belarus
1940s 242.76 km² per grid cell 29.16 km² per grid cell 213.61 km² per grid cell Belarus
1950s 369.67 km² per grid cell 52.29 km² per grid cell 317.37 km² per grid cell Belarus
1960s 541.03 km² per grid cell 97.6 km² per grid cell 443.43 km² per grid cell Belarus
1970s 808.54 km² per grid cell 186.18 km² per grid cell 622.36 km² per grid cell Belarus
1980s 1,109 km² per grid cell 253.94 km² per grid cell 855.01 km² per grid cell Belarus
1990s 1,327 km² per grid cell 317.2 km² per grid cell 1,009 km² per grid cell Belarus
2000s 1,429 km² per grid cell 593.31 km² per grid cell 835.94 km² per grid cell Belarus
2010s 1,520 km² per grid cell 1,027 km² per grid cell 492.77 km² per grid cell Belarus
2020s 1,577 km² per grid cell 1,412 km² per grid cell 164.51 km² per grid cell Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belarus or Mozambique?
Belarus, at 1,590 km² per grid cell against 1,550 km² per grid cell in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belarus and Mozambique?
40 km² per grid cell, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mozambique?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Mozambique rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Belarus ranks 78th and Mozambique ranks 80th 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.