Haiti vs Nepal: Urban area over the long-term

Haiti
738.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nepal
680.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Haiti rank
107th
Nepal rank
110th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Haiti
  • Nepal
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 738.22 km² per grid cell against 680.09 km² per grid cell in Nepal, a difference of 58.13 km² per grid cell.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Haiti ranks 107th and Nepal ranks 110th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 22 and Nepal in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Nepal Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Nepal
1100s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell Nepal
1200s 0.0008 km² per grid cell 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell Nepal
1300s 0.0037 km² per grid cell 0.0119 km² per grid cell 0.0081 km² per grid cell Nepal
1400s 0.0168 km² per grid cell 0.0375 km² per grid cell 0.0208 km² per grid cell Nepal
1500s 0.0756 km² per grid cell 0.1185 km² per grid cell 0.043 km² per grid cell Nepal
1600s 0.045 km² per grid cell 0.4434 km² per grid cell 0.3984 km² per grid cell Nepal
1700s 0.1689 km² per grid cell 1.55 km² per grid cell 1.38 km² per grid cell Nepal
1710s 0.2379 km² per grid cell 1.78 km² per grid cell 1.54 km² per grid cell Nepal
1720s 0.3257 km² per grid cell 1.98 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell Nepal
1730s 0.4459 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell 1.75 km² per grid cell Nepal
1740s 0.6104 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell 1.82 km² per grid cell Nepal
1750s 0.8357 km² per grid cell 2.69 km² per grid cell 1.85 km² per grid cell Nepal
1760s 1.14 km² per grid cell 2.96 km² per grid cell 1.82 km² per grid cell Nepal
1770s 1.57 km² per grid cell 3.25 km² per grid cell 1.69 km² per grid cell Nepal
1780s 2.14 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell 1.42 km² per grid cell Nepal
1790s 2.94 km² per grid cell 3.89 km² per grid cell 0.9548 km² per grid cell Nepal
1800s 4.02 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell 0.2157 km² per grid cell Nepal
1810s 5.5 km² per grid cell 4.6 km² per grid cell 0.9073 km² per grid cell Haiti
1820s 7.53 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell Haiti
1830s 9.32 km² per grid cell 5.44 km² per grid cell 3.89 km² per grid cell Haiti
1840s 10.94 km² per grid cell 5.98 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell Haiti
1850s 12.84 km² per grid cell 6.55 km² per grid cell 6.29 km² per grid cell Haiti
1860s 15.65 km² per grid cell 7.16 km² per grid cell 8.49 km² per grid cell Haiti
1870s 18.88 km² per grid cell 7.79 km² per grid cell 11.09 km² per grid cell Haiti
1880s 22.04 km² per grid cell 8.58 km² per grid cell 13.45 km² per grid cell Haiti
1890s 27.2 km² per grid cell 9.42 km² per grid cell 17.78 km² per grid cell Haiti
1900s 33.4 km² per grid cell 10.01 km² per grid cell 23.39 km² per grid cell Haiti
1910s 41.34 km² per grid cell 11.14 km² per grid cell 30.21 km² per grid cell Haiti
1920s 49.04 km² per grid cell 13.49 km² per grid cell 35.54 km² per grid cell Haiti
1930s 51.06 km² per grid cell 15.37 km² per grid cell 35.69 km² per grid cell Haiti
1940s 51.06 km² per grid cell 17.51 km² per grid cell 33.55 km² per grid cell Haiti
1950s 51.58 km² per grid cell 23.99 km² per grid cell 27.6 km² per grid cell Haiti
1960s 64.39 km² per grid cell 33.94 km² per grid cell 30.45 km² per grid cell Haiti
1970s 87.37 km² per grid cell 52.5 km² per grid cell 34.87 km² per grid cell Haiti
1980s 127.02 km² per grid cell 97.56 km² per grid cell 29.46 km² per grid cell Haiti
1990s 226.08 km² per grid cell 176.86 km² per grid cell 49.22 km² per grid cell Haiti
2000s 377.09 km² per grid cell 314.97 km² per grid cell 62.12 km² per grid cell Haiti
2010s 533.21 km² per grid cell 480.48 km² per grid cell 52.73 km² per grid cell Haiti
2020s 710.41 km² per grid cell 628.95 km² per grid cell 81.46 km² per grid cell Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Haiti or Nepal?
Haiti, at 738.22 km² per grid cell against 680.09 km² per grid cell in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Haiti and Nepal?
58.13 km² per grid cell, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nepal?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Nepal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Haiti ranks 107th and Nepal ranks 110th 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.