Croatia vs Nepal: Urban area over the long-term

Croatia
736.15 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nepal
680.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Croatia rank
108th
Nepal rank
110th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Croatia
  • Nepal
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 736.15 km² per grid cell against 680.09 km² per grid cell in Nepal, a difference of 56.06 km² per grid cell.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 108th and Nepal ranks 110th of 202 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Nepal Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0013 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Croatia
1100s 0.004 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell Croatia
1200s 0.0128 km² per grid cell 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.009 km² per grid cell Croatia
1300s 0.0403 km² per grid cell 0.0119 km² per grid cell 0.0284 km² per grid cell Croatia
1400s 0.1267 km² per grid cell 0.0375 km² per grid cell 0.0892 km² per grid cell Croatia
1500s 0.3979 km² per grid cell 0.1185 km² per grid cell 0.2793 km² per grid cell Croatia
1600s 1.46 km² per grid cell 0.4434 km² per grid cell 1.02 km² per grid cell Croatia
1700s 4.38 km² per grid cell 1.55 km² per grid cell 2.82 km² per grid cell Croatia
1710s 4.47 km² per grid cell 1.78 km² per grid cell 2.69 km² per grid cell Croatia
1720s 4.66 km² per grid cell 1.98 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell Croatia
1730s 4.85 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell 2.65 km² per grid cell Croatia
1740s 5.04 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell 2.61 km² per grid cell Croatia
1750s 5.25 km² per grid cell 2.69 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell Croatia
1760s 5.46 km² per grid cell 2.96 km² per grid cell 2.5 km² per grid cell Croatia
1770s 5.69 km² per grid cell 3.25 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell Croatia
1780s 5.92 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell 2.36 km² per grid cell Croatia
1790s 6.16 km² per grid cell 3.89 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Croatia
1800s 6.41 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell 2.18 km² per grid cell Croatia
1810s 6.54 km² per grid cell 4.6 km² per grid cell 1.95 km² per grid cell Croatia
1820s 8.68 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 3.71 km² per grid cell Croatia
1830s 11.5 km² per grid cell 5.44 km² per grid cell 6.07 km² per grid cell Croatia
1840s 15.25 km² per grid cell 5.98 km² per grid cell 9.27 km² per grid cell Croatia
1850s 20.22 km² per grid cell 6.55 km² per grid cell 13.66 km² per grid cell Croatia
1860s 26.8 km² per grid cell 7.16 km² per grid cell 19.65 km² per grid cell Croatia
1870s 37.13 km² per grid cell 7.79 km² per grid cell 29.34 km² per grid cell Croatia
1880s 51.42 km² per grid cell 8.58 km² per grid cell 42.83 km² per grid cell Croatia
1890s 71.14 km² per grid cell 9.42 km² per grid cell 61.72 km² per grid cell Croatia
1900s 97.93 km² per grid cell 10.01 km² per grid cell 87.92 km² per grid cell Croatia
1910s 132.2 km² per grid cell 11.14 km² per grid cell 121.06 km² per grid cell Croatia
1920s 174.18 km² per grid cell 13.49 km² per grid cell 160.69 km² per grid cell Croatia
1930s 207.46 km² per grid cell 15.37 km² per grid cell 192.09 km² per grid cell Croatia
1940s 223.64 km² per grid cell 17.51 km² per grid cell 206.13 km² per grid cell Croatia
1950s 248.56 km² per grid cell 23.99 km² per grid cell 224.57 km² per grid cell Croatia
1960s 293.25 km² per grid cell 33.94 km² per grid cell 259.3 km² per grid cell Croatia
1970s 379.59 km² per grid cell 52.5 km² per grid cell 327.09 km² per grid cell Croatia
1980s 474.34 km² per grid cell 97.56 km² per grid cell 376.78 km² per grid cell Croatia
1990s 541.79 km² per grid cell 176.86 km² per grid cell 364.93 km² per grid cell Croatia
2000s 576.03 km² per grid cell 314.97 km² per grid cell 261.06 km² per grid cell Croatia
2010s 645.7 km² per grid cell 480.48 km² per grid cell 165.22 km² per grid cell Croatia
2020s 717.23 km² per grid cell 628.95 km² per grid cell 88.28 km² per grid cell Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Croatia or Nepal?
Croatia, at 736.15 km² per grid cell against 680.09 km² per grid cell in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Croatia and Nepal?
56.06 km² per grid cell, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Nepal?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Nepal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Croatia ranks 108th and Nepal ranks 110th 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.