Bolivia vs Kenya: Urban area over the long-term
Bolivia
1,418 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kenya
1,567 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bolivia rank
82nd
Kenya rank
79th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bolivia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1,567 km² per grid cell against 1,418 km² per grid cell in Bolivia, a difference of 149 km² per grid cell.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 79th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 39 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 0.0058 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | 0.0072 km² per grid cell | 0.0117 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 0.0613 km² per grid cell | 0.0243 km² per grid cell | 0.037 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 0.0811 km² per grid cell | 0.1168 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 0.6362 km² per grid cell | 0.2683 km² per grid cell | 0.3679 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.9368 km² per grid cell | 0.7598 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 3.13 km² per grid cell | 1.96 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 6.09 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 2.43 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 4.14 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 8 km² per grid cell | 4.68 km² per grid cell | 3.32 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 9.17 km² per grid cell | 5.26 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 5.91 km² per grid cell | 4.6 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 5.43 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 13.76 km² per grid cell | 7.35 km² per grid cell | 6.41 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 15.7 km² per grid cell | 8.16 km² per grid cell | 7.55 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 9.02 km² per grid cell | 8.81 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 9.93 km² per grid cell | 10.12 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 22.22 km² per grid cell | 10.9 km² per grid cell | 11.32 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 28.09 km² per grid cell | 11.91 km² per grid cell | 16.18 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 34.57 km² per grid cell | 12.98 km² per grid cell | 21.59 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 35.25 km² per grid cell | 14.08 km² per grid cell | 21.16 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 35.25 km² per grid cell | 15.24 km² per grid cell | 20.01 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 40.43 km² per grid cell | 16.99 km² per grid cell | 23.43 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 33.49 km² per grid cell | 18.91 km² per grid cell | 14.57 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 27.27 km² per grid cell | 21.23 km² per grid cell | 6.04 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 44.22 km² per grid cell | 23.79 km² per grid cell | 20.43 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 39.59 km² per grid cell | 23.79 km² per grid cell | 15.79 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 48.39 km² per grid cell | 23.79 km² per grid cell | 24.59 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 76.92 km² per grid cell | 23.79 km² per grid cell | 53.13 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 87.74 km² per grid cell | 28.78 km² per grid cell | 58.96 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 116.47 km² per grid cell | 34.55 km² per grid cell | 81.92 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 139.59 km² per grid cell | 54.96 km² per grid cell | 84.63 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 193.54 km² per grid cell | 96.08 km² per grid cell | 97.45 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 285.45 km² per grid cell | 195.09 km² per grid cell | 90.35 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 448.4 km² per grid cell | 358.74 km² per grid cell | 89.66 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 664.75 km² per grid cell | 540.57 km² per grid cell | 124.18 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 898.41 km² per grid cell | 762.55 km² per grid cell | 135.85 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1,152 km² per grid cell | 1,092 km² per grid cell | 59.66 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1,355 km² per grid cell | 1,448 km² per grid cell | 92.11 km² per grid cell | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bolivia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 1,567 km² per grid cell against 1,418 km² per grid cell in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bolivia and Kenya?
- 149 km² per grid cell, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Kenya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Kenya rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 79th 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.