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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.