What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Iraq and Uzbekistan?

731 km² per grid cell, with Uzbekistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uzbekistan?

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.

Iraq vs Uzbekistan: Urban area over the long-term

Iraq

3,477 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Uzbekistan

4,208 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Iraq rank

38th

Uzbekistan rank

37th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Iraq
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4,208 km² per grid cell against 3,477 km² per grid cell in Iraq, a difference of 731 km² per grid cell.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 38th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 13 and Uzbekistan in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1000s	14.89 km² per grid cell	0.0014 km² per grid cell	14.88 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1100s	13.8 km² per grid cell	0.0046 km² per grid cell	13.8 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1200s	11.45 km² per grid cell	0.0149 km² per grid cell	11.44 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1300s	8.77 km² per grid cell	0.0476 km² per grid cell	8.73 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1400s	9.22 km² per grid cell	0.1517 km² per grid cell	9.07 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1500s	9.66 km² per grid cell	0.4858 km² per grid cell	9.18 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1600s	12.63 km² per grid cell	1.67 km² per grid cell	10.97 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1700s	10.55 km² per grid cell	5.62 km² per grid cell	4.93 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1710s	11.89 km² per grid cell	5.92 km² per grid cell	5.97 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1720s	13.02 km² per grid cell	7.49 km² per grid cell	5.53 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1730s	14.27 km² per grid cell	9.49 km² per grid cell	4.77 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1740s	15.63 km² per grid cell	12.02 km² per grid cell	3.6 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1750s	17.12 km² per grid cell	15.23 km² per grid cell	1.89 km² per grid cell	Iraq
1760s	18.75 km² per grid cell	19.29 km² per grid cell	0.539 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1770s	20.54 km² per grid cell	24.43 km² per grid cell	3.89 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1780s	22.5 km² per grid cell	30.95 km² per grid cell	8.45 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1790s	24.65 km² per grid cell	39.2 km² per grid cell	14.56 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1800s	27 km² per grid cell	49.66 km² per grid cell	22.66 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1810s	31.13 km² per grid cell	62.9 km² per grid cell	31.77 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1820s	35.89 km² per grid cell	79.67 km² per grid cell	43.79 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1830s	41.37 km² per grid cell	100.92 km² per grid cell	59.55 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1840s	47.69 km² per grid cell	127.83 km² per grid cell	80.14 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1850s	54.92 km² per grid cell	161.92 km² per grid cell	107 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1860s	63.08 km² per grid cell	205.1 km² per grid cell	142.02 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1870s	77.94 km² per grid cell	259.79 km² per grid cell	181.85 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1880s	94.08 km² per grid cell	329.06 km² per grid cell	234.99 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1890s	108.27 km² per grid cell	416.81 km² per grid cell	308.54 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1900s	116.14 km² per grid cell	527.8 km² per grid cell	411.66 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1910s	116.5 km² per grid cell	666.94 km² per grid cell	550.44 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1920s	116.5 km² per grid cell	832.81 km² per grid cell	716.31 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1930s	116.5 km² per grid cell	981.02 km² per grid cell	864.52 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1940s	136.41 km² per grid cell	1,059 km² per grid cell	922.77 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1950s	223.03 km² per grid cell	1,059 km² per grid cell	836.15 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1960s	392.61 km² per grid cell	1,109 km² per grid cell	716.16 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1970s	687.88 km² per grid cell	1,421 km² per grid cell	733.32 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1980s	1,078 km² per grid cell	1,907 km² per grid cell	828.66 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1990s	1,499 km² per grid cell	2,271 km² per grid cell	771.56 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2000s	1,962 km² per grid cell	2,602 km² per grid cell	640.52 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2010s	2,584 km² per grid cell	3,218 km² per grid cell	634.27 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2020s	3,222 km² per grid cell	3,978 km² per grid cell	756.42 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Iraq or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 4,208 km² per grid cell against 3,477 km² per grid cell in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Iraq and Uzbekistan?: 731 km² per grid cell, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uzbekistan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Uzbekistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Iraq ranks 38th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th 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.