Burundi vs Gambia: Urban area over the long-term
Burundi
390.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Gambia
416.31 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Burundi rank
137th
Gambia rank
136th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 416.31 km² per grid cell against 390.75 km² per grid cell in Burundi, a difference of 25.56 km² per grid cell.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 137th and Gambia ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 20 and Gambia in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1200s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1300s | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0055 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1400s | 0.0216 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0185 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1500s | 0.0721 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | 0.0617 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1600s | 0.2344 km² per grid cell | 0.0356 km² per grid cell | 0.1987 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1700s | 0.709 km² per grid cell | 0.1222 km² per grid cell | 0.5868 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1710s | 0.8223 km² per grid cell | 0.2064 km² per grid cell | 0.6158 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1720s | 0.9249 km² per grid cell | 0.2963 km² per grid cell | 0.6286 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1730s | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 0.4013 km² per grid cell | 0.6351 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1740s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.5237 km² per grid cell | 0.6335 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1750s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 0.6657 km² per grid cell | 0.6217 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1760s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 0.8301 km² per grid cell | 0.5973 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1770s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.5576 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1780s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | 0.4994 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1790s | 1.91 km² per grid cell | 1.49 km² per grid cell | 0.4192 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1800s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 0.3131 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1810s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 2.1 km² per grid cell | 0.1768 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1820s | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 0.0055 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1830s | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 2.91 km² per grid cell | 0.2062 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1840s | 2.93 km² per grid cell | 3.39 km² per grid cell | 0.464 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1850s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 3.94 km² per grid cell | 0.7742 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1860s | 3.54 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1870s | 3.95 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 1.38 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1880s | 4.45 km² per grid cell | 6.38 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1890s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 7.64 km² per grid cell | 2.62 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1900s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 8.95 km² per grid cell | 3.93 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1910s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 10.35 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1920s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 11.38 km² per grid cell | 6.36 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1930s | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 12.49 km² per grid cell | 6.47 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1940s | 7.31 km² per grid cell | 12.49 km² per grid cell | 5.19 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1950s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 12.49 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1960s | 14.51 km² per grid cell | 14.98 km² per grid cell | 0.4699 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1970s | 23.56 km² per grid cell | 30.91 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1980s | 47.39 km² per grid cell | 60.37 km² per grid cell | 12.98 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 1990s | 80.67 km² per grid cell | 122.73 km² per grid cell | 42.06 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 2000s | 130.46 km² per grid cell | 225.68 km² per grid cell | 95.22 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 2010s | 234.01 km² per grid cell | 313.76 km² per grid cell | 79.75 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
| 2020s | 351.18 km² per grid cell | 389.05 km² per grid cell | 37.87 km² per grid cell | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Burundi or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 416.31 km² per grid cell against 390.75 km² per grid cell in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Burundi and Gambia?
- 25.56 km² per grid cell, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Burundi ranks 137th and Gambia ranks 136th 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.