Bulgaria vs North Korea: Urban area over the long-term
Bulgaria
960.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
North Korea
954.94 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
North Korea rank
95th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bulgaria
- North Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 960.21 km² per grid cell against 954.94 km² per grid cell in North Korea, a difference of 5.27 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and North Korea ranks 95th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 31 and North Korea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 0.0182 km² per grid cell | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 0.0118 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 0.0587 km² per grid cell | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0442 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 0.0969 km² per grid cell | 0.0508 km² per grid cell | 0.0461 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 0.4227 km² per grid cell | 0.1741 km² per grid cell | 0.2486 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 0.653 km² per grid cell | 1.33 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 5.94 km² per grid cell | 2.45 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 6.15 km² per grid cell | 2.38 km² per grid cell | 3.77 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 6.44 km² per grid cell | 2.92 km² per grid cell | 3.52 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 4.41 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 7.4 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 7.76 km² per grid cell | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 8.12 km² per grid cell | 8.16 km² per grid cell | 0.0373 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1780s | 8.51 km² per grid cell | 10.02 km² per grid cell | 1.51 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1790s | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 12.31 km² per grid cell | 3.39 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1800s | 9.34 km² per grid cell | 15.12 km² per grid cell | 5.78 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1810s | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 18.57 km² per grid cell | 6.69 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1820s | 15.55 km² per grid cell | 22.8 km² per grid cell | 7.25 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1830s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 27.07 km² per grid cell | 7.01 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1840s | 26.38 km² per grid cell | 31.73 km² per grid cell | 5.34 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1850s | 34.72 km² per grid cell | 37.15 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | North Korea |
| 1860s | 44.15 km² per grid cell | 43.36 km² per grid cell | 0.7918 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 56.12 km² per grid cell | 50.07 km² per grid cell | 6.05 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 81.62 km² per grid cell | 56.28 km² per grid cell | 25.34 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 116.11 km² per grid cell | 60.46 km² per grid cell | 55.65 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 134.49 km² per grid cell | 60.5 km² per grid cell | 73.99 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 181.55 km² per grid cell | 60.5 km² per grid cell | 121.06 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 216.64 km² per grid cell | 67.72 km² per grid cell | 148.91 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 254.69 km² per grid cell | 76.39 km² per grid cell | 178.3 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 302.15 km² per grid cell | 92.56 km² per grid cell | 209.59 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 366.7 km² per grid cell | 141.33 km² per grid cell | 225.38 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 521.23 km² per grid cell | 231.47 km² per grid cell | 289.76 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 716.24 km² per grid cell | 381.86 km² per grid cell | 334.38 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 860.44 km² per grid cell | 482.89 km² per grid cell | 377.55 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 898.04 km² per grid cell | 605.22 km² per grid cell | 292.82 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 903.24 km² per grid cell | 711.69 km² per grid cell | 191.55 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 933.12 km² per grid cell | 818.94 km² per grid cell | 114.19 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 957.04 km² per grid cell | 927.36 km² per grid cell | 29.69 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bulgaria or North Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 960.21 km² per grid cell against 954.94 km² per grid cell in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 5.27 km² per grid cell, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and North Korea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and North Korea ranks 95th 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.