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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.