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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.