Ethiopia vs Morocco: Urban area over the long-term
Ethiopia
2,256 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Morocco
2,151 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
56th
Morocco rank
59th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Morocco
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2,256 km² per grid cell against 2,151 km² per grid cell in Morocco, a difference of 105 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 56th and Morocco ranks 59th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0055 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1100s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | 0.0154 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1200s | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0427 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1300s | 0.0213 km² per grid cell | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 0.1419 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1400s | 0.0738 km² per grid cell | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | 0.3647 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1500s | 0.2505 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 0.8456 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1600s | 0.8454 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1700s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 11.51 km² per grid cell | 8.69 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1710s | 3.96 km² per grid cell | 13.52 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1720s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 10.21 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1730s | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 17.55 km² per grid cell | 10.91 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1740s | 8.32 km² per grid cell | 19.95 km² per grid cell | 11.64 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1750s | 10.24 km² per grid cell | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 12.41 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1760s | 12.46 km² per grid cell | 25.69 km² per grid cell | 13.23 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1770s | 15.01 km² per grid cell | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 14.08 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1780s | 17.93 km² per grid cell | 32.91 km² per grid cell | 14.98 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1790s | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 37.2 km² per grid cell | 15.93 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1800s | 25.09 km² per grid cell | 42 km² per grid cell | 16.92 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1810s | 29.43 km² per grid cell | 47.38 km² per grid cell | 17.95 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1820s | 34.38 km² per grid cell | 53.41 km² per grid cell | 19.02 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1830s | 40 km² per grid cell | 60.15 km² per grid cell | 20.15 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1840s | 46.38 km² per grid cell | 67.69 km² per grid cell | 21.32 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1850s | 53.58 km² per grid cell | 76.12 km² per grid cell | 22.55 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1860s | 58.6 km² per grid cell | 92.19 km² per grid cell | 33.59 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1870s | 63.99 km² per grid cell | 111.64 km² per grid cell | 47.66 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1880s | 70.34 km² per grid cell | 135.2 km² per grid cell | 64.86 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1890s | 76.86 km² per grid cell | 163.71 km² per grid cell | 86.84 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1900s | 83.15 km² per grid cell | 192.05 km² per grid cell | 108.91 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1910s | 94.01 km² per grid cell | 251.95 km² per grid cell | 157.94 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1920s | 103 km² per grid cell | 280.19 km² per grid cell | 177.19 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1930s | 114.39 km² per grid cell | 306.79 km² per grid cell | 192.4 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1940s | 121.26 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 195.8 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1950s | 161.16 km² per grid cell | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 155.9 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1960s | 241.19 km² per grid cell | 350.14 km² per grid cell | 108.94 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1970s | 332.31 km² per grid cell | 493.68 km² per grid cell | 161.37 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1980s | 444.02 km² per grid cell | 761.55 km² per grid cell | 317.53 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1990s | 673.74 km² per grid cell | 1,061 km² per grid cell | 386.9 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 2000s | 961.27 km² per grid cell | 1,349 km² per grid cell | 388.1 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1,426 km² per grid cell | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 268.58 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 2020s | 2,027 km² per grid cell | 2,021 km² per grid cell | 6.88 km² per grid cell | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Ethiopia or Morocco?
- Ethiopia, at 2,256 km² per grid cell against 2,151 km² per grid cell in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ethiopia and Morocco?
- 105 km² per grid cell, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Morocco?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Morocco rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 56th and Morocco ranks 59th 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.