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
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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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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.