Estonia vs Moldova: Urban area over the long-term

Estonia
365.48 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Moldova
368.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Estonia rank
140th
Moldova rank
139th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Estonia
  • Moldova
0100200300400100015122025

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 368.49 km² per grid cell against 365.48 km² per grid cell in Estonia, a difference of 3.01 km² per grid cell.

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

Estonia ranks 140th and Moldova ranks 139th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 39 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Moldova Difference Ahead
1000s 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Estonia
1100s 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell Estonia
1200s 0.0098 km² per grid cell 0.0053 km² per grid cell 0.0044 km² per grid cell Estonia
1300s 0.0309 km² per grid cell 0.016 km² per grid cell 0.0149 km² per grid cell Estonia
1400s 0.0975 km² per grid cell 0.0481 km² per grid cell 0.0494 km² per grid cell Estonia
1500s 0.3079 km² per grid cell 0.1923 km² per grid cell 0.1157 km² per grid cell Estonia
1600s 0.9725 km² per grid cell 0.7211 km² per grid cell 0.2514 km² per grid cell Estonia
1700s 3.06 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell 0.1761 km² per grid cell Estonia
1710s 4.01 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 2.1 km² per grid cell Estonia
1720s 5.08 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell Estonia
1730s 6.39 km² per grid cell 2.23 km² per grid cell 4.16 km² per grid cell Estonia
1740s 7.95 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 5.53 km² per grid cell Estonia
1750s 9.72 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell 7.1 km² per grid cell Estonia
1760s 11.63 km² per grid cell 2.84 km² per grid cell 8.79 km² per grid cell Estonia
1770s 13.56 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell 10.49 km² per grid cell Estonia
1780s 15.42 km² per grid cell 3.33 km² per grid cell 12.09 km² per grid cell Estonia
1790s 17.19 km² per grid cell 3.61 km² per grid cell 13.58 km² per grid cell Estonia
1800s 18.98 km² per grid cell 3.91 km² per grid cell 15.07 km² per grid cell Estonia
1810s 20.97 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell 16.74 km² per grid cell Estonia
1820s 22.98 km² per grid cell 4.59 km² per grid cell 18.39 km² per grid cell Estonia
1830s 25.7 km² per grid cell 5.63 km² per grid cell 20.07 km² per grid cell Estonia
1840s 29.56 km² per grid cell 7.63 km² per grid cell 21.93 km² per grid cell Estonia
1850s 35.11 km² per grid cell 10.33 km² per grid cell 24.78 km² per grid cell Estonia
1860s 43.17 km² per grid cell 13.99 km² per grid cell 29.18 km² per grid cell Estonia
1870s 49.34 km² per grid cell 18.95 km² per grid cell 30.39 km² per grid cell Estonia
1880s 56.77 km² per grid cell 25.65 km² per grid cell 31.12 km² per grid cell Estonia
1890s 65.71 km² per grid cell 34.64 km² per grid cell 31.07 km² per grid cell Estonia
1900s 76.48 km² per grid cell 46.4 km² per grid cell 30.08 km² per grid cell Estonia
1910s 89.39 km² per grid cell 60.36 km² per grid cell 29.04 km² per grid cell Estonia
1920s 106.1 km² per grid cell 73.28 km² per grid cell 32.81 km² per grid cell Estonia
1930s 126.15 km² per grid cell 80.24 km² per grid cell 45.91 km² per grid cell Estonia
1940s 150.07 km² per grid cell 81.3 km² per grid cell 68.77 km² per grid cell Estonia
1950s 203.27 km² per grid cell 98.8 km² per grid cell 104.47 km² per grid cell Estonia
1960s 266.13 km² per grid cell 152.58 km² per grid cell 113.56 km² per grid cell Estonia
1970s 333.29 km² per grid cell 228.53 km² per grid cell 104.76 km² per grid cell Estonia
1980s 382.42 km² per grid cell 316.21 km² per grid cell 66.21 km² per grid cell Estonia
1990s 371.87 km² per grid cell 360.35 km² per grid cell 11.51 km² per grid cell Estonia
2000s 344.76 km² per grid cell 335.99 km² per grid cell 8.78 km² per grid cell Estonia
2010s 351.87 km² per grid cell 346.88 km² per grid cell 4.99 km² per grid cell Estonia
2020s 362.92 km² per grid cell 364.98 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Estonia or Moldova?
Moldova, at 368.49 km² per grid cell against 365.48 km² per grid cell in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Estonia and Moldova?
3.01 km² per grid cell, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Moldova?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Moldova rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Estonia ranks 140th and Moldova ranks 139th 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.