Chile vs Zimbabwe: Urban area over the long-term

Chile
2,558 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,675 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Chile rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
46th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Chile
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2,675 km² per grid cell against 2,558 km² per grid cell in Chile, a difference of 117 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Chile ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 21 and Zimbabwe in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1100s 0.0022 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1200s 0.0073 km² per grid cell 0.0087 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1300s 0.0237 km² per grid cell 0.0262 km² per grid cell 0.0026 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1400s 0.0764 km² per grid cell 0.0787 km² per grid cell 0.0022 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1500s 0.2457 km² per grid cell 0.4719 km² per grid cell 0.2262 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1600s 0.7371 km² per grid cell 1.54 km² per grid cell 0.7989 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1700s 2.22 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 2.75 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1710s 3.23 km² per grid cell 5.79 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1720s 3.87 km² per grid cell 6.56 km² per grid cell 2.69 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1730s 4.64 km² per grid cell 7.42 km² per grid cell 2.78 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1740s 5.55 km² per grid cell 8.38 km² per grid cell 2.83 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1750s 6.65 km² per grid cell 9.46 km² per grid cell 2.82 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1760s 7.96 km² per grid cell 10.67 km² per grid cell 2.71 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1770s 9.53 km² per grid cell 12.03 km² per grid cell 2.5 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1780s 11.41 km² per grid cell 13.54 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1790s 13.66 km² per grid cell 15.23 km² per grid cell 1.57 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1800s 16.36 km² per grid cell 17.13 km² per grid cell 0.7694 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe
1810s 19.59 km² per grid cell 19.25 km² per grid cell 0.3426 km² per grid cell Chile
1820s 25.25 km² per grid cell 21.61 km² per grid cell 3.64 km² per grid cell Chile
1830s 32.54 km² per grid cell 24.25 km² per grid cell 8.29 km² per grid cell Chile
1840s 41.94 km² per grid cell 27.2 km² per grid cell 14.74 km² per grid cell Chile
1850s 60.51 km² per grid cell 30.49 km² per grid cell 30.03 km² per grid cell Chile
1860s 88.74 km² per grid cell 36.92 km² per grid cell 51.81 km² per grid cell Chile
1870s 121.96 km² per grid cell 44.71 km² per grid cell 77.24 km² per grid cell Chile
1880s 165.15 km² per grid cell 54.15 km² per grid cell 111 km² per grid cell Chile
1890s 216.2 km² per grid cell 65.58 km² per grid cell 150.62 km² per grid cell Chile
1900s 273.66 km² per grid cell 79.42 km² per grid cell 194.25 km² per grid cell Chile
1910s 336.6 km² per grid cell 102.39 km² per grid cell 234.2 km² per grid cell Chile
1920s 365.72 km² per grid cell 130.79 km² per grid cell 234.92 km² per grid cell Chile
1930s 370.58 km² per grid cell 176.3 km² per grid cell 194.28 km² per grid cell Chile
1940s 386.93 km² per grid cell 234.49 km² per grid cell 152.43 km² per grid cell Chile
1950s 496.74 km² per grid cell 374.8 km² per grid cell 121.94 km² per grid cell Chile
1960s 675.88 km² per grid cell 470.08 km² per grid cell 205.8 km² per grid cell Chile
1970s 907.47 km² per grid cell 564.77 km² per grid cell 342.71 km² per grid cell Chile
1980s 1,161 km² per grid cell 782.46 km² per grid cell 378.75 km² per grid cell Chile
1990s 1,467 km² per grid cell 1,247 km² per grid cell 219.49 km² per grid cell Chile
2000s 1,824 km² per grid cell 1,685 km² per grid cell 139.56 km² per grid cell Chile
2010s 2,197 km² per grid cell 2,111 km² per grid cell 85.39 km² per grid cell Chile
2020s 2,481 km² per grid cell 2,556 km² per grid cell 75.73 km² per grid cell Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Chile or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2,675 km² per grid cell against 2,558 km² per grid cell in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Chile and Zimbabwe?
117 km² per grid cell, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zimbabwe?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Chile and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Chile ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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.