Denmark vs Zimbabwe: Urban area over the long-term
Denmark
2,630 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,675 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Denmark rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 2,675 km² per grid cell against 2,630 km² per grid cell in Denmark, a difference of 45 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.6774 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1300s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 0.0262 km² per grid cell | 3.41 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1400s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1500s | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 0.4719 km² per grid cell | 7.25 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1600s | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 12.49 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1700s | 45.79 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 40.82 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1710s | 63.31 km² per grid cell | 5.79 km² per grid cell | 57.52 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1720s | 71.75 km² per grid cell | 6.56 km² per grid cell | 65.19 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1730s | 81.37 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | 73.95 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1740s | 92.33 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | 83.94 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1750s | 104.83 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 95.37 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1760s | 120.97 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | 110.29 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1770s | 137.31 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 125.29 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1780s | 155.78 km² per grid cell | 13.54 km² per grid cell | 142.23 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1790s | 176.55 km² per grid cell | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 161.32 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1800s | 199.78 km² per grid cell | 17.13 km² per grid cell | 182.65 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1810s | 238.07 km² per grid cell | 19.25 km² per grid cell | 218.82 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1820s | 279.83 km² per grid cell | 21.61 km² per grid cell | 258.22 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1830s | 326.85 km² per grid cell | 24.25 km² per grid cell | 302.59 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1840s | 366.36 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 339.16 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1850s | 414.91 km² per grid cell | 30.49 km² per grid cell | 384.42 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1860s | 467.02 km² per grid cell | 36.92 km² per grid cell | 430.1 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1870s | 503.03 km² per grid cell | 44.71 km² per grid cell | 458.31 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1880s | 524.5 km² per grid cell | 54.15 km² per grid cell | 470.35 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1890s | 541.17 km² per grid cell | 65.58 km² per grid cell | 475.6 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1900s | 567.72 km² per grid cell | 79.42 km² per grid cell | 488.31 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1910s | 613.02 km² per grid cell | 102.39 km² per grid cell | 510.63 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1920s | 701.36 km² per grid cell | 130.79 km² per grid cell | 570.57 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1930s | 795.02 km² per grid cell | 176.3 km² per grid cell | 618.72 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1940s | 926.55 km² per grid cell | 234.49 km² per grid cell | 692.06 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 374.8 km² per grid cell | 786.67 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1,421 km² per grid cell | 470.08 km² per grid cell | 950.46 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 564.77 km² per grid cell | 1,130 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1,862 km² per grid cell | 782.46 km² per grid cell | 1,079 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 1,247 km² per grid cell | 735.28 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2,150 km² per grid cell | 1,685 km² per grid cell | 465.17 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,376 km² per grid cell | 2,111 km² per grid cell | 264.44 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,570 km² per grid cell | 2,556 km² per grid cell | 13.54 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Denmark or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 2,675 km² per grid cell against 2,630 km² per grid cell in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Denmark and Zimbabwe?
- 45 km² per grid cell, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 47th 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.