Chad vs Turkmenistan: Urban area over the long-term

Chad
768.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turkmenistan
770.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Chad rank
106th
Turkmenistan rank
105th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Chad
  • Turkmenistan
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 770.36 km² per grid cell against 768.16 km² per grid cell in Chad, a difference of 2.2 km² per grid cell.

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

Chad ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 105th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 17 and Turkmenistan in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1100s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1200s 0.0044 km² per grid cell 0.0045 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1300s 0.0145 km² per grid cell 0.0145 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Chad
1400s 0.0485 km² per grid cell 0.0463 km² per grid cell 0.0022 km² per grid cell Chad
1500s 0.1556 km² per grid cell 0.1515 km² per grid cell 0.0041 km² per grid cell Chad
1600s 0.5446 km² per grid cell 0.5304 km² per grid cell 0.0142 km² per grid cell Chad
1700s 1.87 km² per grid cell 1.76 km² per grid cell 0.1056 km² per grid cell Chad
1710s 2.2 km² per grid cell 1.88 km² per grid cell 0.3158 km² per grid cell Chad
1720s 2.51 km² per grid cell 1.98 km² per grid cell 0.5212 km² per grid cell Chad
1730s 2.85 km² per grid cell 2.09 km² per grid cell 0.76 km² per grid cell Chad
1740s 3.25 km² per grid cell 2.21 km² per grid cell 1.04 km² per grid cell Chad
1750s 3.69 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell 1.36 km² per grid cell Chad
1760s 4.19 km² per grid cell 2.46 km² per grid cell 1.72 km² per grid cell Chad
1770s 4.74 km² per grid cell 2.6 km² per grid cell 2.14 km² per grid cell Chad
1780s 5.37 km² per grid cell 2.78 km² per grid cell 2.59 km² per grid cell Chad
1790s 6.07 km² per grid cell 3.67 km² per grid cell 2.4 km² per grid cell Chad
1800s 6.86 km² per grid cell 4.84 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell Chad
1810s 7.74 km² per grid cell 6.38 km² per grid cell 1.35 km² per grid cell Chad
1820s 8.73 km² per grid cell 8.42 km² per grid cell 0.3026 km² per grid cell Chad
1830s 9.83 km² per grid cell 11.11 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1840s 11.06 km² per grid cell 14.66 km² per grid cell 3.59 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1850s 12.44 km² per grid cell 19.32 km² per grid cell 6.88 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1860s 13.75 km² per grid cell 25.37 km² per grid cell 11.62 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1870s 15.17 km² per grid cell 32.96 km² per grid cell 17.79 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1880s 16.86 km² per grid cell 41.72 km² per grid cell 24.86 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1890s 18.64 km² per grid cell 50.18 km² per grid cell 31.54 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1900s 18.64 km² per grid cell 56.21 km² per grid cell 37.58 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1910s 18.74 km² per grid cell 59.15 km² per grid cell 40.41 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1920s 18.74 km² per grid cell 60.95 km² per grid cell 42.21 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1930s 21.35 km² per grid cell 64.8 km² per grid cell 43.45 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1940s 23.55 km² per grid cell 73.99 km² per grid cell 50.44 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1950s 32.46 km² per grid cell 105.49 km² per grid cell 73.03 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1960s 53.45 km² per grid cell 152.53 km² per grid cell 99.09 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1970s 103.29 km² per grid cell 213.28 km² per grid cell 109.99 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1980s 146.68 km² per grid cell 278.27 km² per grid cell 131.59 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
1990s 200.84 km² per grid cell 369.63 km² per grid cell 168.79 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
2000s 306.45 km² per grid cell 471.08 km² per grid cell 164.63 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
2010s 489.07 km² per grid cell 607.25 km² per grid cell 118.18 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan
2020s 698.18 km² per grid cell 733.93 km² per grid cell 35.75 km² per grid cell Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Chad or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 770.36 km² per grid cell against 768.16 km² per grid cell in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Chad and Turkmenistan?
2.2 km² per grid cell, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Turkmenistan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Chad and Turkmenistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Chad ranks 106th and Turkmenistan ranks 105th 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.