What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cambodia and Cote d'Ivoire?

9 km² per grid cell, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Cote d'Ivoire?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Cambodia vs Cote d'Ivoire: Urban area over the long-term

Cambodia

1,688 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Cote d'Ivoire

1,697 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Cambodia rank

73rd

Cote d'Ivoire rank

72nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

Cambodia
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 1,697 km² per grid cell against 1,688 km² per grid cell in Cambodia, a difference of 9 km² per grid cell.

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

Cambodia ranks 73rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 35 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Cote d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0048 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0047 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1100s	0.0159 km² per grid cell	0.0003 km² per grid cell	0.0157 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1200s	0.0521 km² per grid cell	0.0009 km² per grid cell	0.0512 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1300s	0.1694 km² per grid cell	0.0031 km² per grid cell	0.1663 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1400s	0.5474 km² per grid cell	0.0106 km² per grid cell	0.5367 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1500s	1.76 km² per grid cell	0.0365 km² per grid cell	1.72 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1600s	5.86 km² per grid cell	0.1252 km² per grid cell	5.73 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1700s	19.32 km² per grid cell	0.4291 km² per grid cell	18.89 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1710s	22.02 km² per grid cell	0.534 km² per grid cell	21.49 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1720s	24.4 km² per grid cell	0.6671 km² per grid cell	23.73 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1730s	27.04 km² per grid cell	0.8321 km² per grid cell	26.2 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1740s	29.95 km² per grid cell	1.04 km² per grid cell	28.91 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1750s	33.17 km² per grid cell	1.29 km² per grid cell	31.88 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1760s	36.74 km² per grid cell	1.6 km² per grid cell	35.14 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1770s	40.68 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	38.69 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1780s	45.04 km² per grid cell	2.46 km² per grid cell	42.58 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1790s	49.87 km² per grid cell	3.05 km² per grid cell	46.82 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1800s	55.2 km² per grid cell	3.77 km² per grid cell	51.43 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1810s	61.1 km² per grid cell	4.66 km² per grid cell	56.43 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1820s	67.62 km² per grid cell	5.76 km² per grid cell	61.86 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1830s	75.47 km² per grid cell	7.1 km² per grid cell	68.36 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1840s	84.62 km² per grid cell	8.76 km² per grid cell	75.86 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1850s	94.89 km² per grid cell	10.79 km² per grid cell	84.09 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1860s	106.4 km² per grid cell	12.89 km² per grid cell	93.51 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1870s	119.3 km² per grid cell	15.31 km² per grid cell	104 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1880s	139.37 km² per grid cell	18.06 km² per grid cell	121.32 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1890s	163.5 km² per grid cell	21.82 km² per grid cell	141.68 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1900s	191.47 km² per grid cell	24.45 km² per grid cell	167.01 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1910s	222.18 km² per grid cell	25.01 km² per grid cell	197.17 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1920s	252.41 km² per grid cell	25.01 km² per grid cell	227.4 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1930s	267.38 km² per grid cell	26.36 km² per grid cell	241.02 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1940s	267.38 km² per grid cell	27.39 km² per grid cell	240 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1950s	267.38 km² per grid cell	38.76 km² per grid cell	228.63 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1960s	274.99 km² per grid cell	93.99 km² per grid cell	181.01 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1970s	297.87 km² per grid cell	202.16 km² per grid cell	95.71 km² per grid cell	Cambodia
1980s	316.41 km² per grid cell	384.52 km² per grid cell	68.11 km² per grid cell	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	542.33 km² per grid cell	639.62 km² per grid cell	97.3 km² per grid cell	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	888.33 km² per grid cell	961.13 km² per grid cell	72.8 km² per grid cell	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	1,231 km² per grid cell	1,316 km² per grid cell	85.11 km² per grid cell	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	1,574 km² per grid cell	1,611 km² per grid cell	37.21 km² per grid cell	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cambodia or Cote d'Ivoire?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 1,697 km² per grid cell against 1,688 km² per grid cell in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cambodia and Cote d'Ivoire?: 9 km² per grid cell, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Cote d'Ivoire?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Cambodia ranks 73rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.