Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Urban area over the long-term
Burkina Faso
1,502 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zambia
1,407 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
81st
Zambia rank
83rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1,502 km² per grid cell against 1,407 km² per grid cell in Zambia, a difference of 95 km² per grid cell.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 14 and Zambia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 0.0086 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 0.0292 km² per grid cell | 0.0155 km² per grid cell | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 0.0994 km² per grid cell | 0.0523 km² per grid cell | 0.0471 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 0.3379 km² per grid cell | 0.1744 km² per grid cell | 0.1635 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.15 km² per grid cell | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 0.5812 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 3.91 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 0.7984 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 4.42 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 0.5542 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 4.88 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 0.2574 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 5.4 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 0.0983 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1740s | 5.97 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 0.5209 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1750s | 6.61 km² per grid cell | 7.63 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1760s | 7.32 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1770s | 8.11 km² per grid cell | 10.39 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1780s | 8.99 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1790s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 13.96 km² per grid cell | 3.98 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1800s | 11.08 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 5.02 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1810s | 12.31 km² per grid cell | 18.53 km² per grid cell | 6.22 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1820s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 7.57 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1830s | 15.27 km² per grid cell | 24.37 km² per grid cell | 9.11 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1840s | 17.03 km² per grid cell | 27.87 km² per grid cell | 10.84 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1850s | 17.59 km² per grid cell | 31.81 km² per grid cell | 14.22 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1860s | 19.65 km² per grid cell | 35.18 km² per grid cell | 15.53 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1870s | 21.96 km² per grid cell | 38.8 km² per grid cell | 16.85 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1880s | 25.03 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 17.94 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1890s | 28.51 km² per grid cell | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 19.91 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1900s | 32.76 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 19.16 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1910s | 39.81 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 12.11 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1920s | 47.09 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 4.83 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1930s | 55.82 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 63.86 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 11.94 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 77.65 km² per grid cell | 59.64 km² per grid cell | 18.01 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 91.08 km² per grid cell | 111.26 km² per grid cell | 20.18 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1970s | 108.91 km² per grid cell | 227.72 km² per grid cell | 118.82 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1980s | 192.38 km² per grid cell | 375.17 km² per grid cell | 182.79 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1990s | 281.03 km² per grid cell | 498.75 km² per grid cell | 217.72 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 2000s | 495.78 km² per grid cell | 658.5 km² per grid cell | 162.72 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 2010s | 924.98 km² per grid cell | 932.28 km² per grid cell | 7.3 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1,346 km² per grid cell | 1,282 km² per grid cell | 64.58 km² per grid cell | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 1,502 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 Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 95 km² per grid cell, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 81st 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.