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