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
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k100015122025

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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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.