Burundi vs Latvia: Urban area over the long-term
Burundi
390.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Latvia
421.38 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Burundi rank
137th
Latvia rank
135th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Burundi
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 421.38 km² per grid cell against 390.75 km² per grid cell in Burundi, a difference of 30.63 km² per grid cell.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1200s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0108 km² per grid cell | 0.009 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1300s | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 0.0341 km² per grid cell | 0.0277 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1400s | 0.0216 km² per grid cell | 0.1076 km² per grid cell | 0.0861 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1500s | 0.0721 km² per grid cell | 0.3399 km² per grid cell | 0.2678 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1600s | 0.2344 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 0.8388 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1700s | 0.709 km² per grid cell | 3.34 km² per grid cell | 2.63 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1710s | 0.8223 km² per grid cell | 4.35 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1720s | 0.9249 km² per grid cell | 5.48 km² per grid cell | 4.56 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1730s | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 6.87 km² per grid cell | 5.84 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1740s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 8.55 km² per grid cell | 7.39 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1750s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 10.54 km² per grid cell | 9.25 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1760s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 12.86 km² per grid cell | 11.43 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1770s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 15.5 km² per grid cell | 13.92 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1780s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 18.47 km² per grid cell | 16.74 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1790s | 1.91 km² per grid cell | 21.78 km² per grid cell | 19.87 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1800s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 25.46 km² per grid cell | 23.37 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1810s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 29.57 km² per grid cell | 27.29 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1820s | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 33.55 km² per grid cell | 31.07 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1830s | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 38.08 km² per grid cell | 35.38 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1840s | 2.93 km² per grid cell | 43.39 km² per grid cell | 40.46 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1850s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 49.77 km² per grid cell | 46.6 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1860s | 3.54 km² per grid cell | 57.63 km² per grid cell | 54.09 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1870s | 3.95 km² per grid cell | 65.63 km² per grid cell | 61.67 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1880s | 4.45 km² per grid cell | 75.72 km² per grid cell | 71.26 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1890s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 88.62 km² per grid cell | 83.6 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1900s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 105.33 km² per grid cell | 100.3 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1910s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 127.16 km² per grid cell | 122.14 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1920s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 146.82 km² per grid cell | 141.8 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1930s | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 170.03 km² per grid cell | 164 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1940s | 7.31 km² per grid cell | 193.34 km² per grid cell | 186.03 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1950s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 231.78 km² per grid cell | 221.13 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1960s | 14.51 km² per grid cell | 300.45 km² per grid cell | 285.94 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1970s | 23.56 km² per grid cell | 375.08 km² per grid cell | 351.52 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1980s | 47.39 km² per grid cell | 432.13 km² per grid cell | 384.74 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1990s | 80.67 km² per grid cell | 433.22 km² per grid cell | 352.55 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 2000s | 130.46 km² per grid cell | 400.38 km² per grid cell | 269.92 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 2010s | 234.01 km² per grid cell | 389.22 km² per grid cell | 155.22 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 2020s | 351.18 km² per grid cell | 402.3 km² per grid cell | 51.11 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Burundi or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 421.38 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 Latvia?
- 30.63 km² per grid cell, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Latvia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Burundi ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 135th 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.