Bhutan vs Comoros: Urban area over the long-term

Bhutan
56.15 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Comoros
68.99 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bhutan rank
172nd
Comoros rank
169th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Bhutan
  • Comoros
0204060100015122025

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 68.99 km² per grid cell against 56.15 km² per grid cell in Bhutan, a difference of 12.84 km² per grid cell.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 172nd and Comoros ranks 169th of 202 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Comoros Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Comoros
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Comoros
1200s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Comoros
1300s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Comoros
1400s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.002 km² per grid cell Comoros
1500s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.008 km² per grid cell 0.0067 km² per grid cell Comoros
1600s 0.0054 km² per grid cell 0.0301 km² per grid cell 0.0246 km² per grid cell Comoros
1700s 0.0204 km² per grid cell 0.1082 km² per grid cell 0.0878 km² per grid cell Comoros
1710s 0.0254 km² per grid cell 0.1237 km² per grid cell 0.0983 km² per grid cell Comoros
1720s 0.0284 km² per grid cell 0.1452 km² per grid cell 0.1168 km² per grid cell Comoros
1730s 0.0316 km² per grid cell 0.1704 km² per grid cell 0.1387 km² per grid cell Comoros
1740s 0.0353 km² per grid cell 0.1999 km² per grid cell 0.1646 km² per grid cell Comoros
1750s 0.0394 km² per grid cell 0.2346 km² per grid cell 0.1952 km² per grid cell Comoros
1760s 0.0439 km² per grid cell 0.2753 km² per grid cell 0.2314 km² per grid cell Comoros
1770s 0.049 km² per grid cell 0.3231 km² per grid cell 0.2741 km² per grid cell Comoros
1780s 0.0546 km² per grid cell 0.3791 km² per grid cell 0.3244 km² per grid cell Comoros
1790s 0.061 km² per grid cell 0.4449 km² per grid cell 0.3839 km² per grid cell Comoros
1800s 0.068 km² per grid cell 0.522 km² per grid cell 0.454 km² per grid cell Comoros
1810s 0.0759 km² per grid cell 0.6126 km² per grid cell 0.5367 km² per grid cell Comoros
1820s 0.0903 km² per grid cell 0.7188 km² per grid cell 0.6285 km² per grid cell Comoros
1830s 0.1075 km² per grid cell 0.8435 km² per grid cell 0.736 km² per grid cell Comoros
1840s 0.128 km² per grid cell 0.9899 km² per grid cell 0.8619 km² per grid cell Comoros
1850s 0.1524 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell 1.01 km² per grid cell Comoros
1860s 0.1814 km² per grid cell 1.36 km² per grid cell 1.18 km² per grid cell Comoros
1870s 0.2207 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell 1.38 km² per grid cell Comoros
1880s 0.2686 km² per grid cell 1.88 km² per grid cell 1.61 km² per grid cell Comoros
1890s 0.3269 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell 1.87 km² per grid cell Comoros
1900s 0.3978 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell 2.16 km² per grid cell Comoros
1910s 0.484 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell Comoros
1920s 0.6358 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell 2.47 km² per grid cell Comoros
1930s 0.8329 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Comoros
1940s 1.08 km² per grid cell 3.1 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell Comoros
1950s 1.9 km² per grid cell 3.36 km² per grid cell 1.46 km² per grid cell Comoros
1960s 3.49 km² per grid cell 5.92 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell Comoros
1970s 6.14 km² per grid cell 9.21 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell Comoros
1980s 10.19 km² per grid cell 15.43 km² per grid cell 5.24 km² per grid cell Comoros
1990s 14.26 km² per grid cell 23.91 km² per grid cell 9.64 km² per grid cell Comoros
2000s 23.49 km² per grid cell 32.58 km² per grid cell 9.09 km² per grid cell Comoros
2010s 37.64 km² per grid cell 46.61 km² per grid cell 8.97 km² per grid cell Comoros
2020s 51.31 km² per grid cell 62.78 km² per grid cell 11.47 km² per grid cell Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bhutan or Comoros?
Comoros, at 68.99 km² per grid cell against 56.15 km² per grid cell in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bhutan and Comoros?
12.84 km² per grid cell, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Comoros?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Comoros rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Bhutan ranks 172nd and Comoros ranks 169th 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.