Burundi vs Rwanda: Urban area over the long-term
Burundi
390.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Rwanda
369.67 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Burundi rank
137th
Rwanda rank
138th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 390.75 km² per grid cell against 369.67 km² per grid cell in Rwanda, a difference of 21.08 km² per grid cell.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 137th and Rwanda ranks 138th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 38 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1200s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1300s | 0.0064 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1400s | 0.0216 km² per grid cell | 0.0103 km² per grid cell | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1500s | 0.0721 km² per grid cell | 0.0345 km² per grid cell | 0.0376 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1600s | 0.2344 km² per grid cell | 0.1121 km² per grid cell | 0.1223 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1700s | 0.709 km² per grid cell | 0.3391 km² per grid cell | 0.3699 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1710s | 0.8223 km² per grid cell | 0.4046 km² per grid cell | 0.4177 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1720s | 0.9249 km² per grid cell | 0.4661 km² per grid cell | 0.4588 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1730s | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 0.5337 km² per grid cell | 0.5027 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1740s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.6076 km² per grid cell | 0.5496 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1750s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 0.688 km² per grid cell | 0.5994 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1760s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 0.7752 km² per grid cell | 0.6522 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1770s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 0.8693 km² per grid cell | 0.708 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1780s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 0.9705 km² per grid cell | 0.7668 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1790s | 1.91 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.8286 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1800s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 0.8934 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1810s | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | 0.9615 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1820s | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1830s | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 1.59 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1840s | 2.93 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1850s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 1.27 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1860s | 3.54 km² per grid cell | 2.02 km² per grid cell | 1.52 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1870s | 3.95 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 1.81 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1880s | 4.45 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1890s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 2.49 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1900s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 2.49 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1910s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 2.49 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1920s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 2.49 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1930s | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1940s | 7.31 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1950s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 4.81 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1960s | 14.51 km² per grid cell | 9.79 km² per grid cell | 4.72 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1970s | 23.56 km² per grid cell | 18.42 km² per grid cell | 5.14 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1980s | 47.39 km² per grid cell | 32.54 km² per grid cell | 14.85 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 1990s | 80.67 km² per grid cell | 53.87 km² per grid cell | 26.8 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
| 2000s | 130.46 km² per grid cell | 141.65 km² per grid cell | 11.19 km² per grid cell | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 234.01 km² per grid cell | 242.17 km² per grid cell | 8.16 km² per grid cell | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 351.18 km² per grid cell | 336.42 km² per grid cell | 14.76 km² per grid cell | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 390.75 km² per grid cell against 369.67 km² per grid cell in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 21.08 km² per grid cell, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Burundi ranks 137th and Rwanda ranks 138th 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.