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