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
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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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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.