Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Urban area over the long-term
Kazakhstan
3,421 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sweden
2,988 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
39th
Sweden rank
42nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3,421 km² per grid cell against 2,988 km² per grid cell in Sweden, a difference of 433 km² per grid cell.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 0.0103 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.0091 km² per grid cell | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 0.0376 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.0279 km² per grid cell | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 0.1331 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.0933 km² per grid cell | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 0.8904 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1400s | 0.3139 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.8495 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1500s | 1.05 km² per grid cell | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1600s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1700s | 12.15 km² per grid cell | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 30.32 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1710s | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 56.31 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1720s | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 79.48 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1730s | 11.8 km² per grid cell | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 110.57 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1740s | 11.69 km² per grid cell | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 135.78 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1750s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 154.38 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1760s | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 178.91 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1770s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 199.18 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1780s | 11.22 km² per grid cell | 223 km² per grid cell | 211.77 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1790s | 11.37 km² per grid cell | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 224.2 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1800s | 14.06 km² per grid cell | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 241.68 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1810s | 17.39 km² per grid cell | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 245.07 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1820s | 21.51 km² per grid cell | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 262.83 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1830s | 26.6 km² per grid cell | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 294.75 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1840s | 32.89 km² per grid cell | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 321.68 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1850s | 40.66 km² per grid cell | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 361.22 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1860s | 50.22 km² per grid cell | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 406.91 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1870s | 61.9 km² per grid cell | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 454.98 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1880s | 98.49 km² per grid cell | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 496.09 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1890s | 140.56 km² per grid cell | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 513.4 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1900s | 219.15 km² per grid cell | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 517.37 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1910s | 294.2 km² per grid cell | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 538.57 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1920s | 394.29 km² per grid cell | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 526.52 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1930s | 424.53 km² per grid cell | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 603.51 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1940s | 575.59 km² per grid cell | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 546.21 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1950s | 691.14 km² per grid cell | 1,418 km² per grid cell | 726.98 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1,163 km² per grid cell | 1,706 km² per grid cell | 542.89 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,597 km² per grid cell | 1,976 km² per grid cell | 378.95 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 2,075 km² per grid cell | 85.57 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2,142 km² per grid cell | 2,225 km² per grid cell | 83.76 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,223 km² per grid cell | 2,359 km² per grid cell | 135.96 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,752 km² per grid cell | 2,630 km² per grid cell | 122.29 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 3,278 km² per grid cell | 2,902 km² per grid cell | 375.11 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, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
- Kazakhstan, at 3,421 km² per grid cell against 2,988 km² per grid cell in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 433 km² per grid cell, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 42nd 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.