Chile vs East Timor: Urban area over the long-term
Chile
2,558 km² per grid cell
in 2025
East Timor
2,471 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Chile rank
49th
East Timor rank
50th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Chile
- East Timor
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2,558 km² per grid cell against 2,471 km² per grid cell in East Timor, a difference of 87 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.
Chile ranks 49th and East Timor ranks 50th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and East Timor in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1100s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1200s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0141 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1300s | 0.0237 km² per grid cell | 0.0802 km² per grid cell | 0.0565 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1400s | 0.0764 km² per grid cell | 0.3006 km² per grid cell | 0.2242 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1500s | 0.2457 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.8816 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1600s | 0.7371 km² per grid cell | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 3.49 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1700s | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 15.85 km² per grid cell | 13.63 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1710s | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 18.19 km² per grid cell | 14.96 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1720s | 3.87 km² per grid cell | 20.29 km² per grid cell | 16.42 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1730s | 4.64 km² per grid cell | 22.64 km² per grid cell | 18 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1740s | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 25.25 km² per grid cell | 19.7 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1750s | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 28.17 km² per grid cell | 21.52 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1760s | 7.96 km² per grid cell | 31.42 km² per grid cell | 23.47 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1770s | 9.53 km² per grid cell | 35.06 km² per grid cell | 25.53 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1780s | 11.41 km² per grid cell | 39.1 km² per grid cell | 27.69 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1790s | 13.66 km² per grid cell | 43.62 km² per grid cell | 29.96 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1800s | 16.36 km² per grid cell | 48.66 km² per grid cell | 32.3 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1810s | 19.59 km² per grid cell | 54.28 km² per grid cell | 34.69 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1820s | 25.25 km² per grid cell | 64.62 km² per grid cell | 39.38 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1830s | 32.54 km² per grid cell | 76.93 km² per grid cell | 44.39 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1840s | 41.94 km² per grid cell | 91.58 km² per grid cell | 49.65 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1850s | 60.51 km² per grid cell | 109.03 km² per grid cell | 48.52 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1860s | 88.74 km² per grid cell | 129.8 km² per grid cell | 41.06 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1870s | 121.96 km² per grid cell | 148.34 km² per grid cell | 26.38 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1880s | 165.15 km² per grid cell | 169.53 km² per grid cell | 4.38 km² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1890s | 216.2 km² per grid cell | 193.75 km² per grid cell | 22.45 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1900s | 273.66 km² per grid cell | 221.43 km² per grid cell | 52.24 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1910s | 336.6 km² per grid cell | 253.06 km² per grid cell | 83.54 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1920s | 365.72 km² per grid cell | 288.71 km² per grid cell | 77.01 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1930s | 370.58 km² per grid cell | 329.38 km² per grid cell | 41.2 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1940s | 386.93 km² per grid cell | 375.78 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1950s | 496.74 km² per grid cell | 443.72 km² per grid cell | 53.02 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1960s | 675.88 km² per grid cell | 565.66 km² per grid cell | 110.22 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1970s | 907.47 km² per grid cell | 765.83 km² per grid cell | 141.64 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1980s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 746.03 km² per grid cell | 415.18 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 1990s | 1,467 km² per grid cell | 854.01 km² per grid cell | 612.9 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2000s | 1,824 km² per grid cell | 1,191 km² per grid cell | 633.32 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2010s | 2,197 km² per grid cell | 1,759 km² per grid cell | 437.67 km² per grid cell | Chile |
| 2020s | 2,481 km² per grid cell | 2,352 km² per grid cell | 128.5 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 East Timor?
- Chile, at 2,558 km² per grid cell against 2,471 km² per grid cell in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Chile and East Timor?
- 87 km² per grid cell, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and East Timor?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and East Timor rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Chile ranks 49th and East Timor ranks 50th 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.