Congo vs Nicaragua: Urban area over the long-term

Congo
495.9 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nicaragua
500.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Congo rank
125th
Nicaragua rank
123rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Congo
  • Nicaragua
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 500.71 km² per grid cell against 495.9 km² per grid cell in Congo, a difference of 4.81 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Congo ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 21 and Nicaragua in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1100s 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0033 km² per grid cell 0.0025 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1200s 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0109 km² per grid cell 0.0079 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1300s 0.0101 km² per grid cell 0.0355 km² per grid cell 0.0254 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1400s 0.0346 km² per grid cell 0.1162 km² per grid cell 0.0816 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1500s 0.1186 km² per grid cell 0.3804 km² per grid cell 0.2618 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1600s 0.4067 km² per grid cell 0.5707 km² per grid cell 0.1639 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1700s 1.39 km² per grid cell 0.856 km² per grid cell 0.5386 km² per grid cell Congo
1710s 1.42 km² per grid cell 1.03 km² per grid cell 0.3911 km² per grid cell Congo
1720s 1.68 km² per grid cell 1.21 km² per grid cell 0.4694 km² per grid cell Congo
1730s 1.98 km² per grid cell 1.42 km² per grid cell 0.5611 km² per grid cell Congo
1740s 2.34 km² per grid cell 1.67 km² per grid cell 0.6683 km² per grid cell Congo
1750s 2.75 km² per grid cell 1.96 km² per grid cell 0.7934 km² per grid cell Congo
1760s 3.24 km² per grid cell 2.3 km² per grid cell 0.939 km² per grid cell Congo
1770s 3.81 km² per grid cell 2.7 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell Congo
1780s 4.47 km² per grid cell 3.17 km² per grid cell 1.3 km² per grid cell Congo
1790s 5.25 km² per grid cell 3.72 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell Congo
1800s 6.15 km² per grid cell 4.36 km² per grid cell 1.79 km² per grid cell Congo
1810s 7.21 km² per grid cell 5.12 km² per grid cell 2.1 km² per grid cell Congo
1820s 8.45 km² per grid cell 6 km² per grid cell 2.44 km² per grid cell Congo
1830s 9.89 km² per grid cell 7.79 km² per grid cell 2.1 km² per grid cell Congo
1840s 11.57 km² per grid cell 9.96 km² per grid cell 1.62 km² per grid cell Congo
1850s 13.53 km² per grid cell 12.72 km² per grid cell 0.8096 km² per grid cell Congo
1860s 15.46 km² per grid cell 14.79 km² per grid cell 0.6719 km² per grid cell Congo
1870s 18.76 km² per grid cell 17.14 km² per grid cell 1.62 km² per grid cell Congo
1880s 23.22 km² per grid cell 21.39 km² per grid cell 1.83 km² per grid cell Congo
1890s 28.45 km² per grid cell 26.73 km² per grid cell 1.72 km² per grid cell Congo
1900s 30.88 km² per grid cell 33.18 km² per grid cell 2.3 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1910s 31.67 km² per grid cell 40.21 km² per grid cell 8.54 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1920s 32.9 km² per grid cell 45.78 km² per grid cell 12.88 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1930s 39.07 km² per grid cell 51.77 km² per grid cell 12.69 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1940s 40.63 km² per grid cell 51.77 km² per grid cell 11.13 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1950s 42.97 km² per grid cell 59.63 km² per grid cell 16.66 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1960s 54.08 km² per grid cell 80.3 km² per grid cell 26.22 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1970s 82.4 km² per grid cell 121.24 km² per grid cell 38.83 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1980s 136.6 km² per grid cell 173.72 km² per grid cell 37.11 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1990s 204.07 km² per grid cell 238.62 km² per grid cell 34.55 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
2000s 282.9 km² per grid cell 310.74 km² per grid cell 27.85 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
2010s 403.66 km² per grid cell 398.95 km² per grid cell 4.7 km² per grid cell Congo
2020s 477.6 km² per grid cell 479.36 km² per grid cell 1.76 km² per grid cell Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Congo or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 500.71 km² per grid cell against 495.9 km² per grid cell in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Congo and Nicaragua?
4.81 km² per grid cell, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nicaragua?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Congo and Nicaragua rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Congo ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd 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.