Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Urban area over the long-term
Ethiopia
2,256 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Myanmar
2,250 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
56th
Myanmar rank
57th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2,256 km² per grid cell against 2,250 km² per grid cell in Myanmar, a difference of 6 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 56th and Myanmar ranks 57th of 202 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0149 km² per grid cell | 0.0131 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.0535 km² per grid cell | 0.0475 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 0.0213 km² per grid cell | 0.1553 km² per grid cell | 0.1339 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 0.0738 km² per grid cell | 0.5541 km² per grid cell | 0.4803 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 0.2505 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 0.8454 km² per grid cell | 6.5 km² per grid cell | 5.66 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 21.68 km² per grid cell | 18.86 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 3.96 km² per grid cell | 24.92 km² per grid cell | 20.95 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 27.82 km² per grid cell | 22.62 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 6.65 km² per grid cell | 31.06 km² per grid cell | 24.41 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 8.32 km² per grid cell | 34.66 km² per grid cell | 26.34 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 10.24 km² per grid cell | 38.66 km² per grid cell | 28.42 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 12.46 km² per grid cell | 43.12 km² per grid cell | 30.65 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 15.01 km² per grid cell | 48.07 km² per grid cell | 33.06 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 17.93 km² per grid cell | 53.57 km² per grid cell | 35.64 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 59.68 km² per grid cell | 38.41 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 25.09 km² per grid cell | 66.47 km² per grid cell | 41.39 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 29.43 km² per grid cell | 77.66 km² per grid cell | 48.22 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 34.38 km² per grid cell | 90.37 km² per grid cell | 55.99 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 40 km² per grid cell | 104.8 km² per grid cell | 64.79 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 46.38 km² per grid cell | 121.16 km² per grid cell | 74.78 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 53.58 km² per grid cell | 139.68 km² per grid cell | 86.1 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 58.6 km² per grid cell | 170.19 km² per grid cell | 111.59 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 63.99 km² per grid cell | 205.25 km² per grid cell | 141.26 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 70.34 km² per grid cell | 245.41 km² per grid cell | 175.07 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 76.86 km² per grid cell | 291.17 km² per grid cell | 214.31 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 83.15 km² per grid cell | 342.13 km² per grid cell | 258.98 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 94.01 km² per grid cell | 405.5 km² per grid cell | 311.5 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 103 km² per grid cell | 454.09 km² per grid cell | 351.09 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 114.39 km² per grid cell | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 343.71 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 121.26 km² per grid cell | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 336.84 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 161.16 km² per grid cell | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 296.94 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 241.19 km² per grid cell | 459.2 km² per grid cell | 218.01 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 332.31 km² per grid cell | 566.7 km² per grid cell | 234.38 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 444.02 km² per grid cell | 741.2 km² per grid cell | 297.18 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 673.74 km² per grid cell | 985.65 km² per grid cell | 311.91 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 961.27 km² per grid cell | 1,329 km² per grid cell | 367.9 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1,426 km² per grid cell | 1,743 km² per grid cell | 317.44 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2,027 km² per grid cell | 2,146 km² per grid cell | 118.17 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
- Ethiopia, at 2,256 km² per grid cell against 2,250 km² per grid cell in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 6 km² per grid cell, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 56th and Myanmar ranks 57th 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.