Gambia vs Moldova: Urban area over the long-term

Gambia
416.31 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Moldova
368.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Gambia rank
136th
Moldova rank
139th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Gambia
  • Moldova
0100200300400100015122025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 416.31 km² per grid cell against 368.49 km² per grid cell in Moldova, a difference of 47.82 km² per grid cell.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.

Gambia ranks 136th and Moldova ranks 139th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Moldova Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Moldova
1100s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell Moldova
1200s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0053 km² per grid cell 0.0051 km² per grid cell Moldova
1300s 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.016 km² per grid cell 0.0151 km² per grid cell Moldova
1400s 0.003 km² per grid cell 0.0481 km² per grid cell 0.045 km² per grid cell Moldova
1500s 0.0104 km² per grid cell 0.1923 km² per grid cell 0.1819 km² per grid cell Moldova
1600s 0.0356 km² per grid cell 0.7211 km² per grid cell 0.6855 km² per grid cell Moldova
1700s 0.1222 km² per grid cell 2.88 km² per grid cell 2.76 km² per grid cell Moldova
1710s 0.2064 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell Moldova
1720s 0.2963 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell 1.76 km² per grid cell Moldova
1730s 0.4013 km² per grid cell 2.23 km² per grid cell 1.83 km² per grid cell Moldova
1740s 0.5237 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 1.89 km² per grid cell Moldova
1750s 0.6657 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell 1.95 km² per grid cell Moldova
1760s 0.8301 km² per grid cell 2.84 km² per grid cell 2.01 km² per grid cell Moldova
1770s 1.02 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell Moldova
1780s 1.24 km² per grid cell 3.33 km² per grid cell 2.09 km² per grid cell Moldova
1790s 1.49 km² per grid cell 3.61 km² per grid cell 2.12 km² per grid cell Moldova
1800s 1.78 km² per grid cell 3.91 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Moldova
1810s 2.1 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Moldova
1820s 2.48 km² per grid cell 4.59 km² per grid cell 2.11 km² per grid cell Moldova
1830s 2.91 km² per grid cell 5.63 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell Moldova
1840s 3.39 km² per grid cell 7.63 km² per grid cell 4.24 km² per grid cell Moldova
1850s 3.94 km² per grid cell 10.33 km² per grid cell 6.39 km² per grid cell Moldova
1860s 4.58 km² per grid cell 13.99 km² per grid cell 9.41 km² per grid cell Moldova
1870s 5.33 km² per grid cell 18.95 km² per grid cell 13.62 km² per grid cell Moldova
1880s 6.38 km² per grid cell 25.65 km² per grid cell 19.26 km² per grid cell Moldova
1890s 7.64 km² per grid cell 34.64 km² per grid cell 27 km² per grid cell Moldova
1900s 8.95 km² per grid cell 46.4 km² per grid cell 37.45 km² per grid cell Moldova
1910s 10.35 km² per grid cell 60.36 km² per grid cell 50 km² per grid cell Moldova
1920s 11.38 km² per grid cell 73.28 km² per grid cell 61.9 km² per grid cell Moldova
1930s 12.49 km² per grid cell 80.24 km² per grid cell 67.75 km² per grid cell Moldova
1940s 12.49 km² per grid cell 81.3 km² per grid cell 68.8 km² per grid cell Moldova
1950s 12.49 km² per grid cell 98.8 km² per grid cell 86.31 km² per grid cell Moldova
1960s 14.98 km² per grid cell 152.58 km² per grid cell 137.6 km² per grid cell Moldova
1970s 30.91 km² per grid cell 228.53 km² per grid cell 197.63 km² per grid cell Moldova
1980s 60.37 km² per grid cell 316.21 km² per grid cell 255.85 km² per grid cell Moldova
1990s 122.73 km² per grid cell 360.35 km² per grid cell 237.62 km² per grid cell Moldova
2000s 225.68 km² per grid cell 335.99 km² per grid cell 110.31 km² per grid cell Moldova
2010s 313.76 km² per grid cell 346.88 km² per grid cell 33.12 km² per grid cell Moldova
2020s 389.05 km² per grid cell 364.98 km² per grid cell 24.07 km² per grid cell Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Gambia or Moldova?
Gambia, at 416.31 km² per grid cell against 368.49 km² per grid cell in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Gambia and Moldova?
47.82 km² per grid cell, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Moldova?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Moldova rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Gambia ranks 136th and Moldova ranks 139th 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.