Ethiopia vs Taiwan: Urban area over the long-term

Ethiopia
2,256 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Taiwan
2,214 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
56th
Taiwan rank
58th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2,256 km² per grid cell against 2,214 km² per grid cell in Taiwan, a difference of 42 km² per grid cell.

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

Ethiopia ranks 56th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1100s 0.0018 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1200s 0.006 km² per grid cell 0.0041 km² per grid cell 0.0019 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1300s 0.0213 km² per grid cell 0.014 km² per grid cell 0.0073 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1400s 0.0738 km² per grid cell 0.0474 km² per grid cell 0.0263 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1500s 0.2505 km² per grid cell 0.158 km² per grid cell 0.0924 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1600s 0.8454 km² per grid cell 0.4741 km² per grid cell 0.3713 km² per grid cell Ethiopia
1700s 2.82 km² per grid cell 7.11 km² per grid cell 4.29 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1710s 3.96 km² per grid cell 9.11 km² per grid cell 5.15 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1720s 5.21 km² per grid cell 10.51 km² per grid cell 5.3 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1730s 6.65 km² per grid cell 12.11 km² per grid cell 5.47 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1740s 8.32 km² per grid cell 13.97 km² per grid cell 5.65 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1750s 10.24 km² per grid cell 16.1 km² per grid cell 5.86 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1760s 12.46 km² per grid cell 18.56 km² per grid cell 6.1 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1770s 15.01 km² per grid cell 21.4 km² per grid cell 6.39 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1780s 17.93 km² per grid cell 24.67 km² per grid cell 6.74 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1790s 21.27 km² per grid cell 28.45 km² per grid cell 7.17 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1800s 25.09 km² per grid cell 32.79 km² per grid cell 7.71 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1810s 29.43 km² per grid cell 37.81 km² per grid cell 8.37 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1820s 34.38 km² per grid cell 43.59 km² per grid cell 9.21 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1830s 40 km² per grid cell 49.07 km² per grid cell 9.07 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1840s 46.38 km² per grid cell 55.6 km² per grid cell 9.22 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1850s 53.58 km² per grid cell 62.99 km² per grid cell 9.41 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1860s 58.6 km² per grid cell 71.27 km² per grid cell 12.67 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1870s 63.99 km² per grid cell 80.54 km² per grid cell 16.55 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1880s 70.34 km² per grid cell 91.1 km² per grid cell 20.76 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1890s 76.86 km² per grid cell 102.8 km² per grid cell 25.94 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1900s 83.15 km² per grid cell 127.91 km² per grid cell 44.76 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1910s 94.01 km² per grid cell 155.07 km² per grid cell 61.07 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1920s 103 km² per grid cell 176.24 km² per grid cell 73.24 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1930s 114.39 km² per grid cell 195.59 km² per grid cell 81.2 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1940s 121.26 km² per grid cell 204.61 km² per grid cell 83.35 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1950s 161.16 km² per grid cell 254.41 km² per grid cell 93.25 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1960s 241.19 km² per grid cell 410.64 km² per grid cell 169.44 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1970s 332.31 km² per grid cell 750.91 km² per grid cell 418.59 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1980s 444.02 km² per grid cell 1,225 km² per grid cell 781.17 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1990s 673.74 km² per grid cell 1,656 km² per grid cell 982.16 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2000s 961.27 km² per grid cell 1,948 km² per grid cell 986.82 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2010s 1,426 km² per grid cell 2,114 km² per grid cell 688.18 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2020s 2,027 km² per grid cell 2,197 km² per grid cell 169.18 km² per grid cell Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Ethiopia or Taiwan?
Ethiopia, at 2,256 km² per grid cell against 2,214 km² per grid cell in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ethiopia and Taiwan?
42 km² per grid cell, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Taiwan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Taiwan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Ethiopia ranks 56th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.