Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Urban area over the long-term
Burkina Faso
1,502 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mozambique
1,550 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
81st
Mozambique rank
80th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 1,550 km² per grid cell against 1,502 km² per grid cell in Burkina Faso, a difference of 48 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 81st and Mozambique ranks 80th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 33 and Mozambique in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 0.0086 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0071 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 0.0292 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | 0.0235 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 0.0994 km² per grid cell | 0.0204 km² per grid cell | 0.079 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 0.3379 km² per grid cell | 0.0712 km² per grid cell | 0.2667 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.15 km² per grid cell | 0.2669 km² per grid cell | 0.8818 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 3.91 km² per grid cell | 0.9609 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 4.42 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | 3.19 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 4.88 km² per grid cell | 1.5 km² per grid cell | 3.38 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 5.4 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | 3.58 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 5.97 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 3.8 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 6.61 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 4.02 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 7.32 km² per grid cell | 3.06 km² per grid cell | 4.26 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 8.11 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 4.51 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 8.99 km² per grid cell | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 4.78 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 4.91 km² per grid cell | 5.07 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 11.08 km² per grid cell | 5.7 km² per grid cell | 5.38 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 12.31 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 5.71 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 7.62 km² per grid cell | 6.08 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 15.27 km² per grid cell | 8.77 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 17.03 km² per grid cell | 10.08 km² per grid cell | 6.96 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 17.59 km² per grid cell | 11.55 km² per grid cell | 6.04 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 19.65 km² per grid cell | 12.65 km² per grid cell | 7 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 21.96 km² per grid cell | 13.72 km² per grid cell | 8.24 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 25.03 km² per grid cell | 14.72 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 28.51 km² per grid cell | 16.29 km² per grid cell | 12.22 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 32.76 km² per grid cell | 17.14 km² per grid cell | 15.62 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 39.81 km² per grid cell | 17.32 km² per grid cell | 22.48 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 47.09 km² per grid cell | 18.23 km² per grid cell | 28.86 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 55.82 km² per grid cell | 23.17 km² per grid cell | 32.65 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 63.86 km² per grid cell | 29.16 km² per grid cell | 34.7 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 77.65 km² per grid cell | 52.29 km² per grid cell | 25.36 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 91.08 km² per grid cell | 97.6 km² per grid cell | 6.52 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 108.91 km² per grid cell | 186.18 km² per grid cell | 77.27 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 192.38 km² per grid cell | 253.94 km² per grid cell | 61.56 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 281.03 km² per grid cell | 317.2 km² per grid cell | 36.17 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 495.78 km² per grid cell | 593.31 km² per grid cell | 97.52 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 924.98 km² per grid cell | 1,027 km² per grid cell | 102.09 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1,346 km² per grid cell | 1,412 km² per grid cell | 66.02 km² per grid cell | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 1,550 km² per grid cell against 1,502 km² per grid cell in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 48 km² per grid cell, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 81st and Mozambique ranks 80th 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.