Burundi vs Estonia: Urban area over the long-term

Burundi
390.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Estonia
365.48 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Burundi rank
137th
Estonia rank
140th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Burundi
  • Estonia
0100200300400100015122025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 390.75 km² per grid cell against 365.48 km² per grid cell in Estonia, a difference of 25.27 km² per grid cell.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Estonia ahead.

Burundi ranks 137th and Estonia ranks 140th of 202 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Estonia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Estonia
1100s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0026 km² per grid cell Estonia
1200s 0.0018 km² per grid cell 0.0098 km² per grid cell 0.0079 km² per grid cell Estonia
1300s 0.0064 km² per grid cell 0.0309 km² per grid cell 0.0245 km² per grid cell Estonia
1400s 0.0216 km² per grid cell 0.0975 km² per grid cell 0.0759 km² per grid cell Estonia
1500s 0.0721 km² per grid cell 0.3079 km² per grid cell 0.2359 km² per grid cell Estonia
1600s 0.2344 km² per grid cell 0.9725 km² per grid cell 0.7381 km² per grid cell Estonia
1700s 0.709 km² per grid cell 3.06 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell Estonia
1710s 0.8223 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell Estonia
1720s 0.9249 km² per grid cell 5.08 km² per grid cell 4.15 km² per grid cell Estonia
1730s 1.04 km² per grid cell 6.39 km² per grid cell 5.35 km² per grid cell Estonia
1740s 1.16 km² per grid cell 7.95 km² per grid cell 6.79 km² per grid cell Estonia
1750s 1.29 km² per grid cell 9.72 km² per grid cell 8.44 km² per grid cell Estonia
1760s 1.43 km² per grid cell 11.63 km² per grid cell 10.2 km² per grid cell Estonia
1770s 1.58 km² per grid cell 13.56 km² per grid cell 11.98 km² per grid cell Estonia
1780s 1.74 km² per grid cell 15.42 km² per grid cell 13.68 km² per grid cell Estonia
1790s 1.91 km² per grid cell 17.19 km² per grid cell 15.28 km² per grid cell Estonia
1800s 2.09 km² per grid cell 18.98 km² per grid cell 16.89 km² per grid cell Estonia
1810s 2.28 km² per grid cell 20.97 km² per grid cell 18.69 km² per grid cell Estonia
1820s 2.48 km² per grid cell 22.98 km² per grid cell 20.49 km² per grid cell Estonia
1830s 2.7 km² per grid cell 25.7 km² per grid cell 23.01 km² per grid cell Estonia
1840s 2.93 km² per grid cell 29.56 km² per grid cell 26.63 km² per grid cell Estonia
1850s 3.17 km² per grid cell 35.11 km² per grid cell 31.94 km² per grid cell Estonia
1860s 3.54 km² per grid cell 43.17 km² per grid cell 39.63 km² per grid cell Estonia
1870s 3.95 km² per grid cell 49.34 km² per grid cell 45.39 km² per grid cell Estonia
1880s 4.45 km² per grid cell 56.77 km² per grid cell 52.31 km² per grid cell Estonia
1890s 5.02 km² per grid cell 65.71 km² per grid cell 60.69 km² per grid cell Estonia
1900s 5.02 km² per grid cell 76.48 km² per grid cell 71.46 km² per grid cell Estonia
1910s 5.02 km² per grid cell 89.39 km² per grid cell 84.37 km² per grid cell Estonia
1920s 5.02 km² per grid cell 106.1 km² per grid cell 101.08 km² per grid cell Estonia
1930s 6.03 km² per grid cell 126.15 km² per grid cell 120.12 km² per grid cell Estonia
1940s 7.31 km² per grid cell 150.07 km² per grid cell 142.76 km² per grid cell Estonia
1950s 10.66 km² per grid cell 203.27 km² per grid cell 192.62 km² per grid cell Estonia
1960s 14.51 km² per grid cell 266.13 km² per grid cell 251.63 km² per grid cell Estonia
1970s 23.56 km² per grid cell 333.29 km² per grid cell 309.73 km² per grid cell Estonia
1980s 47.39 km² per grid cell 382.42 km² per grid cell 335.03 km² per grid cell Estonia
1990s 80.67 km² per grid cell 371.87 km² per grid cell 291.2 km² per grid cell Estonia
2000s 130.46 km² per grid cell 344.76 km² per grid cell 214.3 km² per grid cell Estonia
2010s 234.01 km² per grid cell 351.87 km² per grid cell 117.86 km² per grid cell Estonia
2020s 351.18 km² per grid cell 362.92 km² per grid cell 11.74 km² per grid cell Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Burundi or Estonia?
Burundi, at 390.75 km² per grid cell against 365.48 km² per grid cell in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Burundi and Estonia?
25.27 km² per grid cell, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Estonia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Estonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Burundi ranks 137th and Estonia ranks 140th 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.