Bolivia vs Zambia: Urban area over the long-term
Bolivia
1,418 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zambia
1,407 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bolivia rank
82nd
Zambia rank
83rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bolivia
- Zambia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1,418 km² per grid cell against 1,407 km² per grid cell in Zambia, a difference of 11 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 35 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 0.0058 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 0.0613 km² per grid cell | 0.0155 km² per grid cell | 0.0458 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 0.0523 km² per grid cell | 0.1456 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 0.6362 km² per grid cell | 0.1744 km² per grid cell | 0.4619 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1700s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 1.98 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 6.09 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 2.23 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 8 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 2.5 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 9.17 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 2.68 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 7.63 km² per grid cell | 2.88 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 13.76 km² per grid cell | 10.39 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 15.7 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | 3.64 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 13.96 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 3.95 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 22.22 km² per grid cell | 18.53 km² per grid cell | 3.69 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 28.09 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 6.82 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 34.57 km² per grid cell | 24.37 km² per grid cell | 10.2 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 35.25 km² per grid cell | 27.87 km² per grid cell | 7.38 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 35.25 km² per grid cell | 31.81 km² per grid cell | 3.44 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 40.43 km² per grid cell | 35.18 km² per grid cell | 5.24 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 33.49 km² per grid cell | 38.8 km² per grid cell | 5.32 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1880s | 27.27 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 15.69 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1890s | 44.22 km² per grid cell | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 4.2 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1900s | 39.59 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 12.33 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1910s | 48.39 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1920s | 76.92 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 25 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 87.74 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 35.82 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 116.47 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 64.55 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 139.59 km² per grid cell | 59.64 km² per grid cell | 79.95 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 193.54 km² per grid cell | 111.26 km² per grid cell | 82.28 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 285.45 km² per grid cell | 227.72 km² per grid cell | 57.72 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 448.4 km² per grid cell | 375.17 km² per grid cell | 73.23 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 664.75 km² per grid cell | 498.75 km² per grid cell | 166 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 898.41 km² per grid cell | 658.5 km² per grid cell | 239.9 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1,152 km² per grid cell | 932.28 km² per grid cell | 219.72 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1,355 km² per grid cell | 1,282 km² per grid cell | 73.79 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bolivia or Zambia?
- Bolivia, at 1,418 km² per grid cell against 1,407 km² per grid cell in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bolivia and Zambia?
- 11 km² per grid cell, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Zambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 83rd 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.