Chad vs Croatia: Urban area over the long-term

Chad
768.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Croatia
736.15 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Chad rank
106th
Croatia rank
108th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Chad
  • Croatia
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Chad currently reports 768.16 km² per grid cell against 736.15 km² per grid cell in Croatia, a difference of 32.01 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.

Chad ranks 106th and Croatia ranks 108th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Croatia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0013 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Croatia
1100s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.004 km² per grid cell 0.0027 km² per grid cell Croatia
1200s 0.0044 km² per grid cell 0.0128 km² per grid cell 0.0084 km² per grid cell Croatia
1300s 0.0145 km² per grid cell 0.0403 km² per grid cell 0.0258 km² per grid cell Croatia
1400s 0.0485 km² per grid cell 0.1267 km² per grid cell 0.0782 km² per grid cell Croatia
1500s 0.1556 km² per grid cell 0.3979 km² per grid cell 0.2423 km² per grid cell Croatia
1600s 0.5446 km² per grid cell 1.46 km² per grid cell 0.9142 km² per grid cell Croatia
1700s 1.87 km² per grid cell 4.38 km² per grid cell 2.51 km² per grid cell Croatia
1710s 2.2 km² per grid cell 4.47 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell Croatia
1720s 2.51 km² per grid cell 4.66 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell Croatia
1730s 2.85 km² per grid cell 4.85 km² per grid cell 1.99 km² per grid cell Croatia
1740s 3.25 km² per grid cell 5.04 km² per grid cell 1.8 km² per grid cell Croatia
1750s 3.69 km² per grid cell 5.25 km² per grid cell 1.56 km² per grid cell Croatia
1760s 4.19 km² per grid cell 5.46 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell Croatia
1770s 4.74 km² per grid cell 5.69 km² per grid cell 0.945 km² per grid cell Croatia
1780s 5.37 km² per grid cell 5.92 km² per grid cell 0.5515 km² per grid cell Croatia
1790s 6.07 km² per grid cell 6.16 km² per grid cell 0.0914 km² per grid cell Croatia
1800s 6.86 km² per grid cell 6.41 km² per grid cell 0.4438 km² per grid cell Chad
1810s 7.74 km² per grid cell 6.54 km² per grid cell 1.19 km² per grid cell Chad
1820s 8.73 km² per grid cell 8.68 km² per grid cell 0.0484 km² per grid cell Chad
1830s 9.83 km² per grid cell 11.5 km² per grid cell 1.67 km² per grid cell Croatia
1840s 11.06 km² per grid cell 15.25 km² per grid cell 4.19 km² per grid cell Croatia
1850s 12.44 km² per grid cell 20.22 km² per grid cell 7.78 km² per grid cell Croatia
1860s 13.75 km² per grid cell 26.8 km² per grid cell 13.06 km² per grid cell Croatia
1870s 15.17 km² per grid cell 37.13 km² per grid cell 21.96 km² per grid cell Croatia
1880s 16.86 km² per grid cell 51.42 km² per grid cell 34.56 km² per grid cell Croatia
1890s 18.64 km² per grid cell 71.14 km² per grid cell 52.5 km² per grid cell Croatia
1900s 18.64 km² per grid cell 97.93 km² per grid cell 79.3 km² per grid cell Croatia
1910s 18.74 km² per grid cell 132.2 km² per grid cell 113.46 km² per grid cell Croatia
1920s 18.74 km² per grid cell 174.18 km² per grid cell 155.44 km² per grid cell Croatia
1930s 21.35 km² per grid cell 207.46 km² per grid cell 186.1 km² per grid cell Croatia
1940s 23.55 km² per grid cell 223.64 km² per grid cell 200.09 km² per grid cell Croatia
1950s 32.46 km² per grid cell 248.56 km² per grid cell 216.1 km² per grid cell Croatia
1960s 53.45 km² per grid cell 293.25 km² per grid cell 239.8 km² per grid cell Croatia
1970s 103.29 km² per grid cell 379.59 km² per grid cell 276.3 km² per grid cell Croatia
1980s 146.68 km² per grid cell 474.34 km² per grid cell 327.66 km² per grid cell Croatia
1990s 200.84 km² per grid cell 541.79 km² per grid cell 340.95 km² per grid cell Croatia
2000s 306.45 km² per grid cell 576.03 km² per grid cell 269.58 km² per grid cell Croatia
2010s 489.07 km² per grid cell 645.7 km² per grid cell 156.64 km² per grid cell Croatia
2020s 698.18 km² per grid cell 717.23 km² per grid cell 19.05 km² per grid cell Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Chad or Croatia?
Chad, at 768.16 km² per grid cell against 736.15 km² per grid cell in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Chad and Croatia?
32.01 km² per grid cell, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Croatia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Chad and Croatia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Chad ranks 106th and Croatia ranks 108th 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.