Cote d'Ivoire vs Switzerland: Urban area over the long-term
Cote d'Ivoire
1,697 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
Switzerland
1,802 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
72nd
Switzerland rank
69th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,802 kmĀ² per grid cell against 1,697 kmĀ² per grid cell in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 105 kmĀ² per grid cell.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0001 kmĀ² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1100s | 0.0003 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0003 kmĀ² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1200s | 0.0009 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0009 kmĀ² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1300s | 0.0031 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0031 kmĀ² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1400s | 0.0106 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.23 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.22 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 0.0365 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.77 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.74 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 0.1252 kmĀ² per grid cell | 19.23 kmĀ² per grid cell | 19.11 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 0.4291 kmĀ² per grid cell | 31.64 kmĀ² per grid cell | 31.21 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 0.534 kmĀ² per grid cell | 35 kmĀ² per grid cell | 34.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 0.6671 kmĀ² per grid cell | 39.82 kmĀ² per grid cell | 39.15 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 0.8321 kmĀ² per grid cell | 45.15 kmĀ² per grid cell | 44.32 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 1.04 kmĀ² per grid cell | 50.97 kmĀ² per grid cell | 49.93 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 1.29 kmĀ² per grid cell | 57.16 kmĀ² per grid cell | 55.87 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 1.6 kmĀ² per grid cell | 63.51 kmĀ² per grid cell | 61.91 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 1.99 kmĀ² per grid cell | 69.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 67.77 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 2.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | 75.56 kmĀ² per grid cell | 73.1 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 3.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 80.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 77.57 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 3.77 kmĀ² per grid cell | 84.72 kmĀ² per grid cell | 80.95 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 4.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | 87.85 kmĀ² per grid cell | 83.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 5.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 97.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 92.04 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 7.1 kmĀ² per grid cell | 105.36 kmĀ² per grid cell | 98.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 8.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 112.86 kmĀ² per grid cell | 104.1 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 10.79 kmĀ² per grid cell | 121.09 kmĀ² per grid cell | 110.3 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 12.89 kmĀ² per grid cell | 127.51 kmĀ² per grid cell | 114.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 15.31 kmĀ² per grid cell | 138.12 kmĀ² per grid cell | 122.82 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 18.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | 151.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | 133.13 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 21.82 kmĀ² per grid cell | 164.79 kmĀ² per grid cell | 142.97 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 24.45 kmĀ² per grid cell | 199.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 174.6 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 25.01 kmĀ² per grid cell | 247.17 kmĀ² per grid cell | 222.16 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 25.01 kmĀ² per grid cell | 284.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | 259.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 26.36 kmĀ² per grid cell | 332.56 kmĀ² per grid cell | 306.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 27.39 kmĀ² per grid cell | 388.96 kmĀ² per grid cell | 361.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 38.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | 547.4 kmĀ² per grid cell | 508.64 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 93.99 kmĀ² per grid cell | 738.56 kmĀ² per grid cell | 644.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 202.16 kmĀ² per grid cell | 877.22 kmĀ² per grid cell | 675.07 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 384.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,038 kmĀ² per grid cell | 653.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 639.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,313 kmĀ² per grid cell | 673.78 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 961.13 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,428 kmĀ² per grid cell | 466.77 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,316 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,592 kmĀ² per grid cell | 276.49 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,611 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,753 kmĀ² per grid cell | 141.93 kmĀ² per grid cell | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cote d'Ivoire or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,802 kmĀ² per grid cell against 1,697 kmĀ² per grid cell in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cote d'Ivoire and Switzerland?
- 105 kmĀ² per grid cell, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Switzerland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd and Switzerland ranks 69th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) ā 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.