Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mauritania: Urban area over the long-term

Bosnia and Herzegovina
460.69 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritania
434.94 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
130th
Mauritania rank
133rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Mauritania
0100200300400500100015122025

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 460.69 km² per grid cell against 434.94 km² per grid cell in Mauritania, a difference of 25.75 km² per grid cell.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th and Mauritania ranks 133rd of 202 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Mauritania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1100s 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1200s 0.0072 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0062 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1300s 0.0227 km² per grid cell 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0195 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1400s 0.0714 km² per grid cell 0.0099 km² per grid cell 0.0615 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1500s 0.2242 km² per grid cell 0.0306 km² per grid cell 0.1937 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1600s 0.8222 km² per grid cell 0.0941 km² per grid cell 0.7281 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1700s 2.47 km² per grid cell 0.2895 km² per grid cell 2.18 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1710s 2.61 km² per grid cell 0.334 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1720s 2.72 km² per grid cell 0.3743 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1730s 2.83 km² per grid cell 0.4193 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1740s 2.95 km² per grid cell 0.4694 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1750s 3.07 km² per grid cell 0.5253 km² per grid cell 2.54 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1760s 3.19 km² per grid cell 0.5876 km² per grid cell 2.61 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1770s 3.32 km² per grid cell 0.657 km² per grid cell 2.67 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1780s 3.46 km² per grid cell 0.7343 km² per grid cell 2.72 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1790s 3.6 km² per grid cell 0.8204 km² per grid cell 2.78 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1800s 3.75 km² per grid cell 0.9161 km² per grid cell 2.83 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1810s 3.9 km² per grid cell 1.02 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1820s 4.14 km² per grid cell 1.14 km² per grid cell 3 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1830s 4.39 km² per grid cell 1.27 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1840s 5.46 km² per grid cell 1.42 km² per grid cell 4.04 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1850s 7.24 km² per grid cell 1.58 km² per grid cell 5.66 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1860s 9.6 km² per grid cell 1.8 km² per grid cell 7.8 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1870s 13.3 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell 11.24 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1880s 18.41 km² per grid cell 2.37 km² per grid cell 16.05 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1890s 25.48 km² per grid cell 2.75 km² per grid cell 22.72 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1900s 35.07 km² per grid cell 3.23 km² per grid cell 31.84 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s 47.35 km² per grid cell 3.87 km² per grid cell 43.47 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s 62.38 km² per grid cell 4.5 km² per grid cell 57.88 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 74.3 km² per grid cell 5.72 km² per grid cell 68.58 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 80.09 km² per grid cell 7.12 km² per grid cell 72.97 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 96.19 km² per grid cell 13.31 km² per grid cell 82.89 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 132.57 km² per grid cell 26.89 km² per grid cell 105.68 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 194.73 km² per grid cell 48.24 km² per grid cell 146.49 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 267.13 km² per grid cell 87.14 km² per grid cell 179.99 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 271.41 km² per grid cell 131.96 km² per grid cell 139.44 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s 331.37 km² per grid cell 194.45 km² per grid cell 136.92 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 396.38 km² per grid cell 289.53 km² per grid cell 106.84 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 446.69 km² per grid cell 398.99 km² per grid cell 47.69 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Mauritania?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 460.69 km² per grid cell against 434.94 km² per grid cell in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania?
25.75 km² per grid cell, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mauritania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th and Mauritania ranks 133rd 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.