What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Hungary and New Zealand?

91 km² per grid cell, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Hungary vs New Zealand: Urban area over the long-term

Hungary

2,380 km² per grid cell

in 2025

New Zealand

2,471 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Hungary rank

52nd

New Zealand rank

51st

Urban area over the long-term over time

Hungary
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,471 km² per grid cell against 2,380 km² per grid cell in Hungary, a difference of 91 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 51st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 37 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.3157 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	0.3157 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1100s	1.14 km² per grid cell	0 km² per grid cell	1.14 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1200s	4.55 km² per grid cell	0.001 km² per grid cell	4.55 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1300s	21.31 km² per grid cell	0.0038 km² per grid cell	21.31 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1400s	51.15 km² per grid cell	0.0113 km² per grid cell	51.14 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1500s	59.02 km² per grid cell	0.1276 km² per grid cell	58.89 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1600s	60.25 km² per grid cell	0.4711 km² per grid cell	59.78 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1700s	70.83 km² per grid cell	1.15 km² per grid cell	69.67 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1710s	86.64 km² per grid cell	3.28 km² per grid cell	83.37 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1720s	104.06 km² per grid cell	5.25 km² per grid cell	98.8 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1730s	123.06 km² per grid cell	7.05 km² per grid cell	116 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1740s	143.66 km² per grid cell	8.73 km² per grid cell	134.93 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1750s	165.84 km² per grid cell	10.32 km² per grid cell	155.53 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1760s	180.39 km² per grid cell	11.85 km² per grid cell	168.54 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1770s	195.31 km² per grid cell	13.35 km² per grid cell	181.96 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1780s	210.62 km² per grid cell	14.86 km² per grid cell	195.76 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1790s	226.31 km² per grid cell	16.4 km² per grid cell	209.91 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1800s	242.38 km² per grid cell	17.97 km² per grid cell	224.41 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1810s	262.57 km² per grid cell	19.52 km² per grid cell	243.05 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1820s	283.66 km² per grid cell	24.83 km² per grid cell	258.83 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1830s	329.65 km² per grid cell	31.42 km² per grid cell	298.24 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1840s	376.94 km² per grid cell	39.57 km² per grid cell	337.38 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1850s	408.18 km² per grid cell	49.64 km² per grid cell	358.53 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1860s	466.77 km² per grid cell	62.08 km² per grid cell	404.69 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1870s	559.94 km² per grid cell	77.42 km² per grid cell	482.52 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1880s	655.27 km² per grid cell	96.31 km² per grid cell	558.95 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1890s	728.79 km² per grid cell	144.67 km² per grid cell	584.12 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1900s	777.58 km² per grid cell	201.67 km² per grid cell	575.92 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1910s	863.4 km² per grid cell	267.64 km² per grid cell	595.76 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1920s	892.67 km² per grid cell	360.69 km² per grid cell	531.97 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1930s	990.88 km² per grid cell	466.73 km² per grid cell	524.16 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1940s	1,138 km² per grid cell	586.25 km² per grid cell	551.75 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1950s	1,401 km² per grid cell	815.47 km² per grid cell	585.41 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1960s	1,493 km² per grid cell	1,078 km² per grid cell	414.59 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1970s	1,627 km² per grid cell	1,338 km² per grid cell	288.65 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1980s	1,793 km² per grid cell	1,481 km² per grid cell	311.47 km² per grid cell	Hungary
1990s	1,835 km² per grid cell	1,704 km² per grid cell	131.3 km² per grid cell	Hungary
2000s	1,944 km² per grid cell	1,957 km² per grid cell	12.21 km² per grid cell	New Zealand
2010s	2,180 km² per grid cell	2,221 km² per grid cell	41.56 km² per grid cell	New Zealand
2020s	2,351 km² per grid cell	2,420 km² per grid cell	68.91 km² per grid cell	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Hungary or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 2,471 km² per grid cell against 2,380 km² per grid cell in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Hungary and New Zealand?: 91 km² per grid cell, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Hungary and New Zealand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Hungary ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 51st 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.