Colombia vs Sweden: Urban area over the long-term
Colombia
2,817 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sweden
2,988 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Colombia rank
45th
Sweden rank
42nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,988 km² per grid cell against 2,817 km² per grid cell in Colombia, a difference of 171 km² per grid cell.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 0.161 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1600s | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 5.36 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1700s | 7.79 km² per grid cell | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 34.68 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1710s | 8.35 km² per grid cell | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 59.99 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1720s | 8.82 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 82.58 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1730s | 9.2 km² per grid cell | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 113.18 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1740s | 9.51 km² per grid cell | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 137.96 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1750s | 9.76 km² per grid cell | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 156.19 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1760s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 180.39 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1770s | 10.18 km² per grid cell | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 200.34 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1780s | 10.4 km² per grid cell | 223 km² per grid cell | 212.59 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1790s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 224.91 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1800s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 243.84 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1810s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 250.57 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1820s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 272.44 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1830s | 14.31 km² per grid cell | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 307.03 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1840s | 18.12 km² per grid cell | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 336.45 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1850s | 23.09 km² per grid cell | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 378.79 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1860s | 26.41 km² per grid cell | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 430.72 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1870s | 30 km² per grid cell | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 486.87 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1880s | 38.22 km² per grid cell | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 556.36 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1890s | 47.28 km² per grid cell | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 606.69 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1900s | 59.3 km² per grid cell | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 677.21 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1910s | 76.66 km² per grid cell | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 756.11 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1920s | 102.9 km² per grid cell | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 817.91 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1930s | 134.05 km² per grid cell | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 893.99 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1940s | 159.12 km² per grid cell | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 962.68 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1950s | 296.5 km² per grid cell | 1,418 km² per grid cell | 1,122 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1960s | 529.14 km² per grid cell | 1,706 km² per grid cell | 1,177 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1970s | 826.93 km² per grid cell | 1,976 km² per grid cell | 1,149 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1,188 km² per grid cell | 2,075 km² per grid cell | 887.52 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 2,225 km² per grid cell | 650.27 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,940 km² per grid cell | 2,359 km² per grid cell | 418.92 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,347 km² per grid cell | 2,630 km² per grid cell | 283.07 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,714 km² per grid cell | 2,902 km² per grid cell | 188.84 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Colombia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,988 km² per grid cell against 2,817 km² per grid cell in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Colombia and Sweden?
- 171 km² per grid cell, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sweden rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd 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.