Gabon vs Latvia: Urban area over the long-term
Gabon
431.82 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Latvia
421.38 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Gabon rank
134th
Latvia rank
135th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Gabon
- Latvia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 431.82 km² per grid cell against 421.38 km² per grid cell in Latvia, a difference of 10.44 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Gabon ranks 134th and Latvia ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1100s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1200s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0108 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1300s | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | 0.0341 km² per grid cell | 0.0263 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1400s | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 0.1076 km² per grid cell | 0.081 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1500s | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | 0.3399 km² per grid cell | 0.2487 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1600s | 0.3126 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 0.7606 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1700s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 3.34 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1710s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 4.35 km² per grid cell | 3.08 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1720s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 5.48 km² per grid cell | 4.03 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1730s | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 6.87 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1740s | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 8.55 km² per grid cell | 6.65 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1750s | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 10.54 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1760s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 12.86 km² per grid cell | 10.4 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1770s | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 15.5 km² per grid cell | 12.71 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1780s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 18.47 km² per grid cell | 15.3 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1790s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 21.78 km² per grid cell | 18.18 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1800s | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 25.46 km² per grid cell | 21.38 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1810s | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 29.57 km² per grid cell | 24.96 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1820s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 33.55 km² per grid cell | 28.34 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1830s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 38.08 km² per grid cell | 32.2 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1840s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 43.39 km² per grid cell | 36.76 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 49.77 km² per grid cell | 42.3 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1860s | 8.69 km² per grid cell | 57.63 km² per grid cell | 48.94 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1870s | 10.11 km² per grid cell | 65.63 km² per grid cell | 55.52 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1880s | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 75.72 km² per grid cell | 63.85 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1890s | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 88.62 km² per grid cell | 74.69 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1900s | 14.5 km² per grid cell | 105.33 km² per grid cell | 90.83 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1910s | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 127.16 km² per grid cell | 112.91 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1920s | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 146.82 km² per grid cell | 132.57 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1930s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 170.03 km² per grid cell | 154.2 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1940s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 193.34 km² per grid cell | 177.51 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1950s | 15.95 km² per grid cell | 231.78 km² per grid cell | 215.83 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1960s | 21.22 km² per grid cell | 300.45 km² per grid cell | 279.23 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1970s | 43.92 km² per grid cell | 375.08 km² per grid cell | 331.16 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1980s | 80.14 km² per grid cell | 432.13 km² per grid cell | 351.99 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 1990s | 138.77 km² per grid cell | 433.22 km² per grid cell | 294.45 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 2000s | 215.84 km² per grid cell | 400.38 km² per grid cell | 184.54 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 2010s | 323.72 km² per grid cell | 389.22 km² per grid cell | 65.5 km² per grid cell | Latvia |
| 2020s | 413.99 km² per grid cell | 402.3 km² per grid cell | 11.69 km² per grid cell | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Gabon or Latvia?
- Gabon, at 431.82 km² per grid cell against 421.38 km² per grid cell in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Gabon and Latvia?
- 10.44 km² per grid cell, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Latvia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Gabon ranks 134th and Latvia ranks 135th 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.