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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ghana: Urban area over the long-term

Democratic Republic of Congo
5,799 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ghana
4,600 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Ghana rank
30th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5,799 km² per grid cell against 4,600 km² per grid cell in Ghana, a difference of 1,198 km² per grid cell.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Ghana ranks 30th of 202 countries.

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About this data

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.