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Egypt vs Ghana: Urban area over the long-term

Egypt
4,434 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ghana
4,600 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Egypt rank
33rd
Ghana rank
30th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4,600 km² per grid cell against 4,434 km² per grid cell in Egypt, a difference of 166 km² per grid cell.

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

Egypt ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 30th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 39 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ghana Difference Ahead
1000s 28.84 km² per grid cell 0.004 km² per grid cell 28.84 km² per grid cell Egypt
1100s 26.54 km² per grid cell 0.0137 km² per grid cell 26.53 km² per grid cell Egypt
1200s 25.73 km² per grid cell 0.0471 km² per grid cell 25.69 km² per grid cell Egypt
1300s 31.8 km² per grid cell 0.1615 km² per grid cell 31.64 km² per grid cell Egypt
1400s 28.75 km² per grid cell 0.5537 km² per grid cell 28.2 km² per grid cell Egypt
1500s 29.73 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 27.83 km² per grid cell Egypt
1600s 38.82 km² per grid cell 6.51 km² per grid cell 32.31 km² per grid cell Egypt
1700s 36.44 km² per grid cell 22.32 km² per grid cell 14.12 km² per grid cell Egypt
1710s 40.14 km² per grid cell 24.89 km² per grid cell 15.25 km² per grid cell Egypt
1720s 42.96 km² per grid cell 26.99 km² per grid cell 15.98 km² per grid cell Egypt
1730s 45.96 km² per grid cell 29.25 km² per grid cell 16.71 km² per grid cell Egypt
1740s 49.14 km² per grid cell 31.71 km² per grid cell 17.43 km² per grid cell Egypt
1750s 52.51 km² per grid cell 34.37 km² per grid cell 18.14 km² per grid cell Egypt
1760s 56.07 km² per grid cell 37.24 km² per grid cell 18.83 km² per grid cell Egypt
1770s 59.83 km² per grid cell 40.35 km² per grid cell 19.48 km² per grid cell Egypt
1780s 63.81 km² per grid cell 43.72 km² per grid cell 20.09 km² per grid cell Egypt
1790s 68 km² per grid cell 47.36 km² per grid cell 20.64 km² per grid cell Egypt
1800s 72.4 km² per grid cell 51.3 km² per grid cell 21.11 km² per grid cell Egypt
1810s 88.36 km² per grid cell 55.56 km² per grid cell 32.81 km² per grid cell Egypt
1820s 106.7 km² per grid cell 60.16 km² per grid cell 46.54 km² per grid cell Egypt
1830s 127.74 km² per grid cell 65.14 km² per grid cell 62.6 km² per grid cell Egypt
1840s 151.81 km² per grid cell 70.52 km² per grid cell 81.29 km² per grid cell Egypt
1850s 179.31 km² per grid cell 76.33 km² per grid cell 102.98 km² per grid cell Egypt
1860s 174.9 km² per grid cell 88.28 km² per grid cell 86.61 km² per grid cell Egypt
1870s 218.87 km² per grid cell 101.94 km² per grid cell 116.93 km² per grid cell Egypt
1880s 273.61 km² per grid cell 118.39 km² per grid cell 155.22 km² per grid cell Egypt
1890s 414.02 km² per grid cell 136.61 km² per grid cell 277.41 km² per grid cell Egypt
1900s 537.88 km² per grid cell 151.6 km² per grid cell 386.27 km² per grid cell Egypt
1910s 628.98 km² per grid cell 155.9 km² per grid cell 473.08 km² per grid cell Egypt
1920s 667.48 km² per grid cell 155.9 km² per grid cell 511.58 km² per grid cell Egypt
1930s 667.48 km² per grid cell 155.9 km² per grid cell 511.58 km² per grid cell Egypt
1940s 667.48 km² per grid cell 155.9 km² per grid cell 511.58 km² per grid cell Egypt
1950s 692.91 km² per grid cell 213.54 km² per grid cell 479.37 km² per grid cell Egypt
1960s 927.06 km² per grid cell 388.93 km² per grid cell 538.14 km² per grid cell Egypt
1970s 1,228 km² per grid cell 580.55 km² per grid cell 647.34 km² per grid cell Egypt
1980s 1,634 km² per grid cell 859.77 km² per grid cell 774.72 km² per grid cell Egypt
1990s 2,108 km² per grid cell 1,378 km² per grid cell 730.49 km² per grid cell Egypt
2000s 2,579 km² per grid cell 2,221 km² per grid cell 357.46 km² per grid cell Egypt
2010s 3,327 km² per grid cell 3,289 km² per grid cell 37.84 km² per grid cell Egypt
2020s 4,193 km² per grid cell 4,290 km² per grid cell 96.49 km² per grid cell Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Egypt or Ghana?
Ghana, at 4,600 km² per grid cell against 4,434 km² per grid cell in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Egypt and Ghana?
166 km² per grid cell, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Egypt ranks 33rd and Ghana ranks 30th 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.