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

787 km² per grid cell, with Uzbekistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan 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.

Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Urban area over the long-term

Kazakhstan

3,421 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Uzbekistan

4,208 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

39th

Uzbekistan rank

37th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4,208 km² per grid cell against 3,421 km² per grid cell in Kazakhstan, a difference of 787 km² per grid cell.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 14 and Uzbekistan in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.003 km² per grid cell	0.0014 km² per grid cell	0.0015 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1100s	0.0091 km² per grid cell	0.0046 km² per grid cell	0.0045 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1200s	0.0279 km² per grid cell	0.0149 km² per grid cell	0.0131 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1300s	0.0933 km² per grid cell	0.0476 km² per grid cell	0.0458 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1400s	0.3139 km² per grid cell	0.1517 km² per grid cell	0.1623 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1500s	1.05 km² per grid cell	0.4858 km² per grid cell	0.5658 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1600s	3.6 km² per grid cell	1.67 km² per grid cell	1.94 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1700s	12.15 km² per grid cell	5.62 km² per grid cell	6.53 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1710s	12.03 km² per grid cell	5.92 km² per grid cell	6.12 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1720s	11.92 km² per grid cell	7.49 km² per grid cell	4.42 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1730s	11.8 km² per grid cell	9.49 km² per grid cell	2.31 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1740s	11.69 km² per grid cell	12.02 km² per grid cell	0.3361 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1750s	11.57 km² per grid cell	15.23 km² per grid cell	3.66 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1760s	11.46 km² per grid cell	19.29 km² per grid cell	7.83 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1770s	11.34 km² per grid cell	24.43 km² per grid cell	13.09 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1780s	11.22 km² per grid cell	30.95 km² per grid cell	19.73 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1790s	11.37 km² per grid cell	39.2 km² per grid cell	27.83 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1800s	14.06 km² per grid cell	49.66 km² per grid cell	35.59 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1810s	17.39 km² per grid cell	62.9 km² per grid cell	45.51 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1820s	21.51 km² per grid cell	79.67 km² per grid cell	58.16 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1830s	26.6 km² per grid cell	100.92 km² per grid cell	74.32 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1840s	32.89 km² per grid cell	127.83 km² per grid cell	94.94 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1850s	40.66 km² per grid cell	161.92 km² per grid cell	121.26 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1860s	50.22 km² per grid cell	205.1 km² per grid cell	154.87 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1870s	61.9 km² per grid cell	259.79 km² per grid cell	197.89 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1880s	98.49 km² per grid cell	329.06 km² per grid cell	230.58 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1890s	140.56 km² per grid cell	416.81 km² per grid cell	276.24 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1900s	219.15 km² per grid cell	527.8 km² per grid cell	308.65 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1910s	294.2 km² per grid cell	666.94 km² per grid cell	372.74 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1920s	394.29 km² per grid cell	832.81 km² per grid cell	438.52 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1930s	424.53 km² per grid cell	981.02 km² per grid cell	556.49 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1940s	575.59 km² per grid cell	1,059 km² per grid cell	483.59 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1950s	691.14 km² per grid cell	1,059 km² per grid cell	368.04 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1960s	1,163 km² per grid cell	1,109 km² per grid cell	54.15 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1970s	1,597 km² per grid cell	1,421 km² per grid cell	175.72 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1980s	1,990 km² per grid cell	1,907 km² per grid cell	83.01 km² per grid cell	Kazakhstan
1990s	2,142 km² per grid cell	2,271 km² per grid cell	129.31 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2000s	2,223 km² per grid cell	2,602 km² per grid cell	379.15 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2010s	2,752 km² per grid cell	3,218 km² per grid cell	465.8 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2020s	3,278 km² per grid cell	3,978 km² per grid cell	700.52 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, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 4,208 km² per grid cell against 3,421 km² per grid cell in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?: 787 km² per grid cell, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Kazakhstan ranks 39th 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.