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Egypt vs Sudan: Urban area over the long-term

Egypt
4,434 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sudan
4,431 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Egypt rank
33rd
Sudan rank
34th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Egypt
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4,434 km² per grid cell against 4,431 km² per grid cell in Sudan, a difference of 3 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 34th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sudan Difference Ahead
1000s 28.84 km² per grid cell 0.0047 km² per grid cell 28.84 km² per grid cell Egypt
1100s 26.54 km² per grid cell 0.0145 km² per grid cell 26.52 km² per grid cell Egypt
1200s 25.73 km² per grid cell 0.0448 km² per grid cell 25.69 km² per grid cell Egypt
1300s 31.8 km² per grid cell 0.1458 km² per grid cell 31.66 km² per grid cell Egypt
1400s 28.75 km² per grid cell 0.4709 km² per grid cell 28.28 km² per grid cell Egypt
1500s 29.73 km² per grid cell 1.51 km² per grid cell 28.21 km² per grid cell Egypt
1600s 38.82 km² per grid cell 4.88 km² per grid cell 33.94 km² per grid cell Egypt
1700s 36.44 km² per grid cell 11.66 km² per grid cell 24.77 km² per grid cell Egypt
1710s 40.14 km² per grid cell 13.22 km² per grid cell 26.92 km² per grid cell Egypt
1720s 42.96 km² per grid cell 14.58 km² per grid cell 28.39 km² per grid cell Egypt
1730s 45.96 km² per grid cell 16.07 km² per grid cell 29.89 km² per grid cell Egypt
1740s 49.14 km² per grid cell 17.73 km² per grid cell 31.41 km² per grid cell Egypt
1750s 52.51 km² per grid cell 19.56 km² per grid cell 32.95 km² per grid cell Egypt
1760s 56.07 km² per grid cell 21.59 km² per grid cell 34.48 km² per grid cell Egypt
1770s 59.83 km² per grid cell 23.83 km² per grid cell 36 km² per grid cell Egypt
1780s 63.81 km² per grid cell 26.33 km² per grid cell 37.48 km² per grid cell Egypt
1790s 68 km² per grid cell 29.09 km² per grid cell 38.9 km² per grid cell Egypt
1800s 72.4 km² per grid cell 32.17 km² per grid cell 40.24 km² per grid cell Egypt
1810s 88.36 km² per grid cell 35.59 km² per grid cell 52.77 km² per grid cell Egypt
1820s 106.7 km² per grid cell 39.4 km² per grid cell 67.3 km² per grid cell Egypt
1830s 127.74 km² per grid cell 43.66 km² per grid cell 84.08 km² per grid cell Egypt
1840s 151.81 km² per grid cell 48.42 km² per grid cell 103.39 km² per grid cell Egypt
1850s 179.31 km² per grid cell 53.76 km² per grid cell 125.55 km² per grid cell Egypt
1860s 174.9 km² per grid cell 59.68 km² per grid cell 115.21 km² per grid cell Egypt
1870s 218.87 km² per grid cell 66.29 km² per grid cell 152.58 km² per grid cell Egypt
1880s 273.61 km² per grid cell 73.95 km² per grid cell 199.66 km² per grid cell Egypt
1890s 414.02 km² per grid cell 82.74 km² per grid cell 331.29 km² per grid cell Egypt
1900s 537.88 km² per grid cell 92.84 km² per grid cell 445.04 km² per grid cell Egypt
1910s 628.98 km² per grid cell 104.85 km² per grid cell 524.13 km² per grid cell Egypt
1920s 667.48 km² per grid cell 118.61 km² per grid cell 548.87 km² per grid cell Egypt
1930s 667.48 km² per grid cell 132.17 km² per grid cell 535.31 km² per grid cell Egypt
1940s 667.48 km² per grid cell 138.16 km² per grid cell 529.32 km² per grid cell Egypt
1950s 692.91 km² per grid cell 164.38 km² per grid cell 528.53 km² per grid cell Egypt
1960s 927.06 km² per grid cell 246.3 km² per grid cell 680.77 km² per grid cell Egypt
1970s 1,228 km² per grid cell 376.21 km² per grid cell 851.69 km² per grid cell Egypt
1980s 1,634 km² per grid cell 611.87 km² per grid cell 1,023 km² per grid cell Egypt
1990s 2,108 km² per grid cell 1,099 km² per grid cell 1,010 km² per grid cell Egypt
2000s 2,579 km² per grid cell 1,805 km² per grid cell 773.9 km² per grid cell Egypt
2010s 3,327 km² per grid cell 2,865 km² per grid cell 462.01 km² per grid cell Egypt
2020s 4,193 km² per grid cell 4,170 km² per grid cell 23.41 km² per grid cell Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Egypt or Sudan?
Egypt, at 4,434 km² per grid cell against 4,431 km² per grid cell in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Egypt and Sudan?
3 km² per grid cell, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Egypt ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 34th 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.