Colombia vs Zimbabwe: Urban area over the long-term
Colombia
2,817 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,675 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Colombia rank
45th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2,817 km² per grid cell against 2,675 km² per grid cell in Zimbabwe, a difference of 142 km² per grid cell.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Colombia ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 14 and Zimbabwe in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0262 km² per grid cell | 0.0262 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.4719 km² per grid cell | 0.4719 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1600s | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 2.67 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1700s | 7.79 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 2.82 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1710s | 8.35 km² per grid cell | 5.79 km² per grid cell | 2.56 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1720s | 8.82 km² per grid cell | 6.56 km² per grid cell | 2.26 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1730s | 9.2 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1740s | 9.51 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1750s | 9.76 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 0.2964 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1760s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | 0.6946 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1770s | 10.18 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1780s | 10.4 km² per grid cell | 13.54 km² per grid cell | 3.14 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1790s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1800s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 17.13 km² per grid cell | 5.23 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1810s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 19.25 km² per grid cell | 7.35 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1820s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 21.61 km² per grid cell | 9.71 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1830s | 14.31 km² per grid cell | 24.25 km² per grid cell | 9.94 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1840s | 18.12 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 9.08 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1850s | 23.09 km² per grid cell | 30.49 km² per grid cell | 7.4 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 26.41 km² per grid cell | 36.92 km² per grid cell | 10.52 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 30 km² per grid cell | 44.71 km² per grid cell | 14.71 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 38.22 km² per grid cell | 54.15 km² per grid cell | 15.93 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 47.28 km² per grid cell | 65.58 km² per grid cell | 18.3 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 59.3 km² per grid cell | 79.42 km² per grid cell | 20.11 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 76.66 km² per grid cell | 102.39 km² per grid cell | 25.74 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 102.9 km² per grid cell | 130.79 km² per grid cell | 27.9 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 134.05 km² per grid cell | 176.3 km² per grid cell | 42.25 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 159.12 km² per grid cell | 234.49 km² per grid cell | 75.38 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 296.5 km² per grid cell | 374.8 km² per grid cell | 78.3 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 529.14 km² per grid cell | 470.08 km² per grid cell | 59.06 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1970s | 826.93 km² per grid cell | 564.77 km² per grid cell | 262.16 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1,188 km² per grid cell | 782.46 km² per grid cell | 405.49 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 1,247 km² per grid cell | 327.56 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1,940 km² per grid cell | 1,685 km² per grid cell | 255.32 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2,347 km² per grid cell | 2,111 km² per grid cell | 235.96 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2,714 km² per grid cell | 2,556 km² per grid cell | 157.26 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Colombia or Zimbabwe?
- Colombia, at 2,817 km² per grid cell against 2,675 km² per grid cell in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Colombia and Zimbabwe?
- 142 km² per grid cell, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 45th 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.