Canada vs Pakistan: Urban area over the long-term

Canada
9,053 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Pakistan
8,527 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Pakistan rank
16th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Canada
  • Pakistan
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k100015122025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 9,053 km² per grid cell against 8,527 km² per grid cell in Pakistan, a difference of 526 km² per grid cell.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Canada ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 17 and Pakistan in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Pakistan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0124 km² per grid cell 0.0118 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1100s 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.0386 km² per grid cell 0.0363 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1200s 0.0079 km² per grid cell 0.1201 km² per grid cell 0.1122 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1300s 0.0271 km² per grid cell 0.3603 km² per grid cell 0.3331 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1400s 0.0916 km² per grid cell 1.22 km² per grid cell 1.13 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1500s 0.3052 km² per grid cell 3.91 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1600s 0.9156 km² per grid cell 15.23 km² per grid cell 14.32 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1700s 2.75 km² per grid cell 56.25 km² per grid cell 53.5 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1710s 3.1 km² per grid cell 64.03 km² per grid cell 60.93 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1720s 4.2 km² per grid cell 71.56 km² per grid cell 67.36 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1730s 5.71 km² per grid cell 79.97 km² per grid cell 74.26 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1740s 7.8 km² per grid cell 89.37 km² per grid cell 81.58 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1750s 10.66 km² per grid cell 99.88 km² per grid cell 89.22 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1760s 14.62 km² per grid cell 111.63 km² per grid cell 97.01 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1770s 20.09 km² per grid cell 124.75 km² per grid cell 104.67 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1780s 27.65 km² per grid cell 139.42 km² per grid cell 111.77 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1790s 38.11 km² per grid cell 155.82 km² per grid cell 117.71 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1800s 52.53 km² per grid cell 174.14 km² per grid cell 121.61 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1810s 72.23 km² per grid cell 194.62 km² per grid cell 122.39 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1820s 99.52 km² per grid cell 217.5 km² per grid cell 117.99 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1830s 135.4 km² per grid cell 243.08 km² per grid cell 107.68 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1840s 180.25 km² per grid cell 271.66 km² per grid cell 91.41 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1850s 232.59 km² per grid cell 303.59 km² per grid cell 71 km² per grid cell Pakistan
1860s 339.51 km² per grid cell 339.17 km² per grid cell 0.337 km² per grid cell Canada
1870s 387.76 km² per grid cell 378.42 km² per grid cell 9.34 km² per grid cell Canada
1880s 442.36 km² per grid cell 419.96 km² per grid cell 22.4 km² per grid cell Canada
1890s 487.17 km² per grid cell 458.27 km² per grid cell 28.9 km² per grid cell Canada
1900s 531.7 km² per grid cell 479.76 km² per grid cell 51.93 km² per grid cell Canada
1910s 749.95 km² per grid cell 479.76 km² per grid cell 270.19 km² per grid cell Canada
1920s 926.64 km² per grid cell 479.76 km² per grid cell 446.88 km² per grid cell Canada
1930s 1,209 km² per grid cell 479.76 km² per grid cell 728.84 km² per grid cell Canada
1940s 1,452 km² per grid cell 479.76 km² per grid cell 972.36 km² per grid cell Canada
1950s 2,154 km² per grid cell 571.9 km² per grid cell 1,582 km² per grid cell Canada
1960s 3,088 km² per grid cell 819.26 km² per grid cell 2,268 km² per grid cell Canada
1970s 3,924 km² per grid cell 1,227 km² per grid cell 2,698 km² per grid cell Canada
1980s 4,586 km² per grid cell 1,960 km² per grid cell 2,626 km² per grid cell Canada
1990s 5,485 km² per grid cell 2,990 km² per grid cell 2,495 km² per grid cell Canada
2000s 6,472 km² per grid cell 4,224 km² per grid cell 2,248 km² per grid cell Canada
2010s 7,642 km² per grid cell 5,925 km² per grid cell 1,717 km² per grid cell Canada
2020s 8,714 km² per grid cell 7,880 km² per grid cell 834.21 km² per grid cell Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Canada or Pakistan?
Canada, at 9,053 km² per grid cell against 8,527 km² per grid cell in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Canada and Pakistan?
526 km² per grid cell, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Pakistan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Canada and Pakistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Canada ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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.