Cambodia vs Israel: Urban area over the long-term

Cambodia
1,688 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Israel
1,604 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cambodia rank
73rd
Israel rank
76th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Cambodia
  • Israel
05001.0k1.5k100015122025

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 1,688 km² per grid cell against 1,604 km² per grid cell in Israel, a difference of 84 km² per grid cell.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Cambodia ranks 73rd and Israel ranks 76th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 27 and Israel in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Israel Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0048 km² per grid cell 2.81 km² per grid cell 2.8 km² per grid cell Israel
1100s 0.0159 km² per grid cell 3.48 km² per grid cell 3.46 km² per grid cell Israel
1200s 0.0521 km² per grid cell 4.31 km² per grid cell 4.26 km² per grid cell Israel
1300s 0.1694 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 5.16 km² per grid cell Israel
1400s 0.5474 km² per grid cell 4.65 km² per grid cell 4.11 km² per grid cell Israel
1500s 1.76 km² per grid cell 6.98 km² per grid cell 5.22 km² per grid cell Israel
1600s 5.86 km² per grid cell 8.09 km² per grid cell 2.23 km² per grid cell Israel
1700s 19.32 km² per grid cell 5.43 km² per grid cell 13.89 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1710s 22.02 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell 15.78 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1720s 24.4 km² per grid cell 6.9 km² per grid cell 17.51 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1730s 27.04 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 19.47 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1740s 29.95 km² per grid cell 8.25 km² per grid cell 21.7 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1750s 33.17 km² per grid cell 8.96 km² per grid cell 24.21 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1760s 36.74 km² per grid cell 9.71 km² per grid cell 27.03 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1770s 40.68 km² per grid cell 10.52 km² per grid cell 30.16 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1780s 45.04 km² per grid cell 11.42 km² per grid cell 33.62 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1790s 49.87 km² per grid cell 12.42 km² per grid cell 37.44 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1800s 55.2 km² per grid cell 13.56 km² per grid cell 41.64 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1810s 61.1 km² per grid cell 14.79 km² per grid cell 46.31 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1820s 67.62 km² per grid cell 16.4 km² per grid cell 51.21 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1830s 75.47 km² per grid cell 18.34 km² per grid cell 57.13 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1840s 84.62 km² per grid cell 20.67 km² per grid cell 63.95 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1850s 94.89 km² per grid cell 23.49 km² per grid cell 71.4 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1860s 106.4 km² per grid cell 26.93 km² per grid cell 79.47 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1870s 119.3 km² per grid cell 30.12 km² per grid cell 89.18 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1880s 139.37 km² per grid cell 33.75 km² per grid cell 105.63 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1890s 163.5 km² per grid cell 37.87 km² per grid cell 125.63 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1900s 191.47 km² per grid cell 42.56 km² per grid cell 148.9 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1910s 222.18 km² per grid cell 47.91 km² per grid cell 174.28 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1920s 252.41 km² per grid cell 66.15 km² per grid cell 186.26 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1930s 267.38 km² per grid cell 91.45 km² per grid cell 175.93 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1940s 267.38 km² per grid cell 126.59 km² per grid cell 140.79 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1950s 267.38 km² per grid cell 239.96 km² per grid cell 27.42 km² per grid cell Cambodia
1960s 274.99 km² per grid cell 396.2 km² per grid cell 121.21 km² per grid cell Israel
1970s 297.87 km² per grid cell 537.62 km² per grid cell 239.75 km² per grid cell Israel
1980s 316.41 km² per grid cell 685.12 km² per grid cell 368.71 km² per grid cell Israel
1990s 542.33 km² per grid cell 905.05 km² per grid cell 362.72 km² per grid cell Israel
2000s 888.33 km² per grid cell 1,127 km² per grid cell 238.87 km² per grid cell Israel
2010s 1,231 km² per grid cell 1,360 km² per grid cell 129.03 km² per grid cell Israel
2020s 1,574 km² per grid cell 1,555 km² per grid cell 19.43 km² per grid cell Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cambodia or Israel?
Cambodia, at 1,688 km² per grid cell against 1,604 km² per grid cell in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cambodia and Israel?
84 km² per grid cell, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Israel?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Israel rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Cambodia ranks 73rd and Israel ranks 76th 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.