Chile vs Hungary: Urban area over the long-term
Chile
2,558 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Hungary
2,380 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Chile rank
49th
Hungary rank
52nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Chile
- Hungary
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2,558 km² per grid cell against 2,380 km² per grid cell in Hungary, a difference of 178 km² per grid cell.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hungary ahead.
Chile ranks 49th and Hungary ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.3157 km² per grid cell | 0.3151 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1100s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1200s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 4.55 km² per grid cell | 4.54 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1300s | 0.0237 km² per grid cell | 21.31 km² per grid cell | 21.29 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1400s | 0.0764 km² per grid cell | 51.15 km² per grid cell | 51.08 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1500s | 0.2457 km² per grid cell | 59.02 km² per grid cell | 58.78 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1600s | 0.7371 km² per grid cell | 60.25 km² per grid cell | 59.51 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1700s | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 70.83 km² per grid cell | 68.61 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1710s | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 86.64 km² per grid cell | 83.41 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1720s | 3.87 km² per grid cell | 104.06 km² per grid cell | 100.18 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1730s | 4.64 km² per grid cell | 123.06 km² per grid cell | 118.42 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1740s | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 143.66 km² per grid cell | 138.1 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1750s | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 165.84 km² per grid cell | 159.2 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1760s | 7.96 km² per grid cell | 180.39 km² per grid cell | 172.43 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1770s | 9.53 km² per grid cell | 195.31 km² per grid cell | 185.78 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1780s | 11.41 km² per grid cell | 210.62 km² per grid cell | 199.21 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1790s | 13.66 km² per grid cell | 226.31 km² per grid cell | 212.65 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1800s | 16.36 km² per grid cell | 242.38 km² per grid cell | 226.02 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1810s | 19.59 km² per grid cell | 262.57 km² per grid cell | 242.98 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1820s | 25.25 km² per grid cell | 283.66 km² per grid cell | 258.41 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1830s | 32.54 km² per grid cell | 329.65 km² per grid cell | 297.12 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1840s | 41.94 km² per grid cell | 376.94 km² per grid cell | 335 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1850s | 60.51 km² per grid cell | 408.18 km² per grid cell | 347.66 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1860s | 88.74 km² per grid cell | 466.77 km² per grid cell | 378.03 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1870s | 121.96 km² per grid cell | 559.94 km² per grid cell | 437.98 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1880s | 165.15 km² per grid cell | 655.27 km² per grid cell | 490.11 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1890s | 216.2 km² per grid cell | 728.79 km² per grid cell | 512.59 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1900s | 273.66 km² per grid cell | 777.58 km² per grid cell | 503.92 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1910s | 336.6 km² per grid cell | 863.4 km² per grid cell | 526.81 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1920s | 365.72 km² per grid cell | 892.67 km² per grid cell | 526.95 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1930s | 370.58 km² per grid cell | 990.88 km² per grid cell | 620.31 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1940s | 386.93 km² per grid cell | 1,138 km² per grid cell | 751.07 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1950s | 496.74 km² per grid cell | 1,401 km² per grid cell | 904.14 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1960s | 675.88 km² per grid cell | 1,493 km² per grid cell | 816.79 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1970s | 907.47 km² per grid cell | 1,627 km² per grid cell | 719.03 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 1,793 km² per grid cell | 631.3 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1,467 km² per grid cell | 1,835 km² per grid cell | 368.2 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1,824 km² per grid cell | 1,944 km² per grid cell | 120.26 km² per grid cell | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2,197 km² per grid cell | 2,180 km² per grid cell | 16.79 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2020s | 2,481 km² per grid cell | 2,351 km² per grid cell | 129.8 km² per grid cell | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Chile or Hungary?
- Chile, at 2,558 km² per grid cell against 2,380 km² per grid cell in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Chile and Hungary?
- 178 km² per grid cell, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hungary?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Hungary rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Chile ranks 49th and Hungary ranks 52nd 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.