What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Central African Republic and Singapore?

0.04 km² per grid cell, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Singapore?

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.

Central African Republic vs Singapore: Urban area over the long-term

Central African Republic

448 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Singapore

447.96 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

131st

Singapore rank

132nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

Central African Republic
Singapore

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 448 km² per grid cell against 447.96 km² per grid cell in Singapore, a difference of 0.04 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 131st and Singapore ranks 132nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 30 and Singapore in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0007 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1100s	0.0023 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0023 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1200s	0.0073 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0073 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1300s	0.0231 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.0231 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1400s	0.073 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.073 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1500s	0.2306 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.2304 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1600s	0.7282 km² per grid cell	0.001 km² per grid cell	0.7272 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1700s	2.3 km² per grid cell	0.0043 km² per grid cell	2.3 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1710s	2.6 km² per grid cell	0.007 km² per grid cell	2.59 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1720s	3.18 km² per grid cell	0.0109 km² per grid cell	3.17 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1730s	3.86 km² per grid cell	0.0169 km² per grid cell	3.84 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1740s	4.63 km² per grid cell	0.0263 km² per grid cell	4.6 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1750s	5.51 km² per grid cell	0.0408 km² per grid cell	5.47 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1760s	6.52 km² per grid cell	0.0634 km² per grid cell	6.46 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1770s	7.67 km² per grid cell	0.0984 km² per grid cell	7.57 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1780s	8.98 km² per grid cell	0.1528 km² per grid cell	8.83 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1790s	10.48 km² per grid cell	0.2373 km² per grid cell	10.24 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1800s	12.17 km² per grid cell	0.3685 km² per grid cell	11.8 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1810s	14.09 km² per grid cell	0.5723 km² per grid cell	13.52 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1820s	16.27 km² per grid cell	0.8888 km² per grid cell	15.38 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1830s	18.74 km² per grid cell	1.38 km² per grid cell	17.36 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1840s	21.52 km² per grid cell	2.14 km² per grid cell	19.38 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1850s	24.67 km² per grid cell	3.33 km² per grid cell	21.35 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1860s	27.17 km² per grid cell	5.16 km² per grid cell	22 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1870s	30.34 km² per grid cell	7.99 km² per grid cell	22.35 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1880s	34.38 km² per grid cell	12.24 km² per grid cell	22.14 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1890s	38.97 km² per grid cell	18.27 km² per grid cell	20.7 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1900s	40.73 km² per grid cell	25.83 km² per grid cell	14.9 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1910s	41.67 km² per grid cell	33.75 km² per grid cell	7.92 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1920s	41.9 km² per grid cell	41.15 km² per grid cell	0.7558 km² per grid cell	Central African Republic
1930s	46.76 km² per grid cell	58.02 km² per grid cell	11.26 km² per grid cell	Singapore
1940s	46.76 km² per grid cell	70.55 km² per grid cell	23.79 km² per grid cell	Singapore
1950s	47.05 km² per grid cell	124.76 km² per grid cell	77.71 km² per grid cell	Singapore
1960s	57.19 km² per grid cell	179.88 km² per grid cell	122.69 km² per grid cell	Singapore
1970s	84.87 km² per grid cell	223.18 km² per grid cell	138.32 km² per grid cell	Singapore
1980s	126.19 km² per grid cell	279.1 km² per grid cell	152.91 km² per grid cell	Singapore
1990s	178.41 km² per grid cell	376.52 km² per grid cell	198.11 km² per grid cell	Singapore
2000s	242.57 km² per grid cell	447.56 km² per grid cell	204.99 km² per grid cell	Singapore
2010s	321.01 km² per grid cell	447.96 km² per grid cell	126.95 km² per grid cell	Singapore
2020s	412.52 km² per grid cell	447.96 km² per grid cell	35.44 km² per grid cell	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Central African Republic or Singapore?: Central African Republic, at 448 km² per grid cell against 447.96 km² per grid cell in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Central African Republic and Singapore?: 0.04 km² per grid cell, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Singapore?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Singapore rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Central African Republic ranks 131st and Singapore ranks 132nd 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.