Kazakhstan vs Tanzania: Urban area over the long-term

Kazakhstan
3,421 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tanzania
3,054 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
39th
Tanzania rank
41st

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 3,421 km² per grid cell against 3,054 km² per grid cell in Tanzania, a difference of 367 km² per grid cell.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 41st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 39 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Tanzania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.003 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0025 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1100s 0.0091 km² per grid cell 0.0021 km² per grid cell 0.007 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1200s 0.0279 km² per grid cell 0.0088 km² per grid cell 0.0191 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1300s 0.0933 km² per grid cell 0.0337 km² per grid cell 0.0596 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1400s 0.3139 km² per grid cell 0.1227 km² per grid cell 0.1912 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1500s 1.05 km² per grid cell 0.2387 km² per grid cell 0.813 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1600s 3.6 km² per grid cell 0.8695 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1700s 12.15 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell 9.08 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1710s 12.03 km² per grid cell 3.73 km² per grid cell 8.3 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1720s 11.92 km² per grid cell 4.39 km² per grid cell 7.53 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1730s 11.8 km² per grid cell 5.13 km² per grid cell 6.67 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1740s 11.69 km² per grid cell 5.98 km² per grid cell 5.71 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1750s 11.57 km² per grid cell 6.94 km² per grid cell 4.63 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1760s 11.46 km² per grid cell 8.04 km² per grid cell 3.42 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1770s 11.34 km² per grid cell 9.27 km² per grid cell 2.07 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1780s 11.22 km² per grid cell 10.67 km² per grid cell 0.5511 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1790s 11.37 km² per grid cell 12.26 km² per grid cell 0.8877 km² per grid cell Tanzania
1800s 14.06 km² per grid cell 14.04 km² per grid cell 0.0191 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1810s 17.39 km² per grid cell 16.06 km² per grid cell 1.33 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1820s 21.51 km² per grid cell 18.34 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1830s 26.6 km² per grid cell 20.9 km² per grid cell 5.7 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1840s 32.89 km² per grid cell 23.78 km² per grid cell 9.11 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1850s 40.66 km² per grid cell 27.02 km² per grid cell 13.63 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1860s 50.22 km² per grid cell 29.3 km² per grid cell 20.92 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1870s 61.9 km² per grid cell 31.77 km² per grid cell 30.12 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1880s 98.49 km² per grid cell 34.45 km² per grid cell 64.04 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1890s 140.56 km² per grid cell 38.49 km² per grid cell 102.07 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1900s 219.15 km² per grid cell 38.91 km² per grid cell 180.24 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1910s 294.2 km² per grid cell 40.94 km² per grid cell 253.26 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1920s 394.29 km² per grid cell 44.84 km² per grid cell 349.45 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1930s 424.53 km² per grid cell 56.99 km² per grid cell 367.55 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1940s 575.59 km² per grid cell 71.73 km² per grid cell 503.87 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1950s 691.14 km² per grid cell 132.57 km² per grid cell 558.57 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1960s 1,163 km² per grid cell 247.01 km² per grid cell 915.91 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1970s 1,597 km² per grid cell 551.37 km² per grid cell 1,046 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1980s 1,990 km² per grid cell 712.35 km² per grid cell 1,278 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
1990s 2,142 km² per grid cell 721.07 km² per grid cell 1,420 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
2000s 2,223 km² per grid cell 1,043 km² per grid cell 1,180 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
2010s 2,752 km² per grid cell 1,784 km² per grid cell 968.6 km² per grid cell Kazakhstan
2020s 3,278 km² per grid cell 2,651 km² per grid cell 626.94 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 Tanzania?
Kazakhstan, at 3,421 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 Kazakhstan and Tanzania?
367 km² per grid cell, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tanzania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Tanzania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Kazakhstan ranks 39th 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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.