Iraq vs Kazakhstan: Urban area over the long-term
Iraq
3,477 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kazakhstan
3,421 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Iraq rank
38th
Kazakhstan rank
39th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3,477 km² per grid cell against 3,421 km² per grid cell in Kazakhstan, a difference of 56 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 38th and Kazakhstan ranks 39th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 23 and Kazakhstan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 14.88 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1100s | 13.8 km² per grid cell | 0.0091 km² per grid cell | 13.79 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1200s | 11.45 km² per grid cell | 0.0279 km² per grid cell | 11.43 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1300s | 8.77 km² per grid cell | 0.0933 km² per grid cell | 8.68 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1400s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 0.3139 km² per grid cell | 8.9 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1500s | 9.66 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | 8.61 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1600s | 12.63 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 9.03 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1700s | 10.55 km² per grid cell | 12.15 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 11.89 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 0.1452 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1720s | 13.02 km² per grid cell | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 1.1 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1730s | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 11.8 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1740s | 15.63 km² per grid cell | 11.69 km² per grid cell | 3.94 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1750s | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 5.55 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1760s | 18.75 km² per grid cell | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 7.3 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1770s | 20.54 km² per grid cell | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 9.2 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1780s | 22.5 km² per grid cell | 11.22 km² per grid cell | 11.28 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1790s | 24.65 km² per grid cell | 11.37 km² per grid cell | 13.28 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1800s | 27 km² per grid cell | 14.06 km² per grid cell | 12.94 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1810s | 31.13 km² per grid cell | 17.39 km² per grid cell | 13.73 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1820s | 35.89 km² per grid cell | 21.51 km² per grid cell | 14.37 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1830s | 41.37 km² per grid cell | 26.6 km² per grid cell | 14.77 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1840s | 47.69 km² per grid cell | 32.89 km² per grid cell | 14.8 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1850s | 54.92 km² per grid cell | 40.66 km² per grid cell | 14.27 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1860s | 63.08 km² per grid cell | 50.22 km² per grid cell | 12.85 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1870s | 77.94 km² per grid cell | 61.9 km² per grid cell | 16.05 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1880s | 94.08 km² per grid cell | 98.49 km² per grid cell | 4.41 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 108.27 km² per grid cell | 140.56 km² per grid cell | 32.3 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 116.14 km² per grid cell | 219.15 km² per grid cell | 103.01 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 116.5 km² per grid cell | 294.2 km² per grid cell | 177.7 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 116.5 km² per grid cell | 394.29 km² per grid cell | 277.79 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 116.5 km² per grid cell | 424.53 km² per grid cell | 308.03 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 136.41 km² per grid cell | 575.59 km² per grid cell | 439.18 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 223.03 km² per grid cell | 691.14 km² per grid cell | 468.11 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 392.61 km² per grid cell | 1,163 km² per grid cell | 770.32 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 687.88 km² per grid cell | 1,597 km² per grid cell | 909.04 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1,078 km² per grid cell | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 911.67 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1,499 km² per grid cell | 2,142 km² per grid cell | 642.24 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1,962 km² per grid cell | 2,223 km² per grid cell | 261.37 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2,584 km² per grid cell | 2,752 km² per grid cell | 168.47 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 3,222 km² per grid cell | 3,278 km² per grid cell | 55.9 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Iraq or Kazakhstan?
- Iraq, at 3,477 km² per grid cell against 3,421 km² per grid cell in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Iraq and Kazakhstan?
- 56 km² per grid cell, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kazakhstan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Kazakhstan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Kazakhstan ranks 39th 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.