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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.