Iraq vs Tanzania: Urban area over the long-term
Iraq
3,477 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tanzania
3,054 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Iraq rank
38th
Tanzania rank
41st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Iraq
- Tanzania
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3,477 km² per grid cell against 3,054 km² per grid cell in Tanzania, a difference of 423 km² per grid cell.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 41st of 202 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 14.88 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1100s | 13.8 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 13.8 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1200s | 11.45 km² per grid cell | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 11.45 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1300s | 8.77 km² per grid cell | 0.0337 km² per grid cell | 8.74 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1400s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 0.1227 km² per grid cell | 9.1 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1500s | 9.66 km² per grid cell | 0.2387 km² per grid cell | 9.42 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1600s | 12.63 km² per grid cell | 0.8695 km² per grid cell | 11.76 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1700s | 10.55 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 7.48 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1710s | 11.89 km² per grid cell | 3.73 km² per grid cell | 8.16 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1720s | 13.02 km² per grid cell | 4.39 km² per grid cell | 8.64 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1730s | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 5.13 km² per grid cell | 9.13 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1740s | 15.63 km² per grid cell | 5.98 km² per grid cell | 9.65 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1750s | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 6.94 km² per grid cell | 10.17 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1760s | 18.75 km² per grid cell | 8.04 km² per grid cell | 10.72 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1770s | 20.54 km² per grid cell | 9.27 km² per grid cell | 11.27 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1780s | 22.5 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | 11.83 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1790s | 24.65 km² per grid cell | 12.26 km² per grid cell | 12.39 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1800s | 27 km² per grid cell | 14.04 km² per grid cell | 12.96 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1810s | 31.13 km² per grid cell | 16.06 km² per grid cell | 15.07 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1820s | 35.89 km² per grid cell | 18.34 km² per grid cell | 17.55 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1830s | 41.37 km² per grid cell | 20.9 km² per grid cell | 20.47 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1840s | 47.69 km² per grid cell | 23.78 km² per grid cell | 23.91 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1850s | 54.92 km² per grid cell | 27.02 km² per grid cell | 27.9 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1860s | 63.08 km² per grid cell | 29.3 km² per grid cell | 33.78 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1870s | 77.94 km² per grid cell | 31.77 km² per grid cell | 46.17 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1880s | 94.08 km² per grid cell | 34.45 km² per grid cell | 59.63 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1890s | 108.27 km² per grid cell | 38.49 km² per grid cell | 69.77 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1900s | 116.14 km² per grid cell | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 77.23 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1910s | 116.5 km² per grid cell | 40.94 km² per grid cell | 75.57 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1920s | 116.5 km² per grid cell | 44.84 km² per grid cell | 71.67 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1930s | 116.5 km² per grid cell | 56.99 km² per grid cell | 59.52 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1940s | 136.41 km² per grid cell | 71.73 km² per grid cell | 64.69 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1950s | 223.03 km² per grid cell | 132.57 km² per grid cell | 90.46 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1960s | 392.61 km² per grid cell | 247.01 km² per grid cell | 145.59 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1970s | 687.88 km² per grid cell | 551.37 km² per grid cell | 136.5 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1,078 km² per grid cell | 712.35 km² per grid cell | 365.87 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1,499 km² per grid cell | 721.07 km² per grid cell | 778.19 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1,962 km² per grid cell | 1,043 km² per grid cell | 918.81 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2,584 km² per grid cell | 1,784 km² per grid cell | 800.13 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3,222 km² per grid cell | 2,651 km² per grid cell | 571.04 km² per grid cell | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Iraq or Tanzania?
- Iraq, at 3,477 km² per grid cell against 3,054 km² per grid cell in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Iraq and Tanzania?
- 423 km² per grid cell, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Tanzania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Iraq ranks 38th and Tanzania ranks 41st 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.