Kazakhstan vs Vietnam: Urban area over the long-term
Kazakhstan
3,421 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Vietnam
4,339 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
39th
Vietnam rank
36th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Kazakhstan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 4,339 km² per grid cell against 3,421 km² per grid cell in Kazakhstan, a difference of 918 km² per grid cell.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 36th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 8 and Vietnam in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 0.0091 km² per grid cell | 0.0049 km² per grid cell | 0.0043 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1200s | 0.0279 km² per grid cell | 0.0179 km² per grid cell | 0.01 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1300s | 0.0933 km² per grid cell | 0.0639 km² per grid cell | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1400s | 0.3139 km² per grid cell | 0.2219 km² per grid cell | 0.092 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1500s | 1.05 km² per grid cell | 0.7566 km² per grid cell | 0.295 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1600s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | 0.7649 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1700s | 12.15 km² per grid cell | 10.21 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 12.64 km² per grid cell | 0.6103 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1720s | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 15.09 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1730s | 11.8 km² per grid cell | 17.89 km² per grid cell | 6.09 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1740s | 11.69 km² per grid cell | 21.09 km² per grid cell | 9.4 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1750s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 24.73 km² per grid cell | 13.16 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 28.87 km² per grid cell | 17.42 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 33.58 km² per grid cell | 22.24 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 11.22 km² per grid cell | 38.92 km² per grid cell | 27.7 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 11.37 km² per grid cell | 44.98 km² per grid cell | 33.61 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 14.06 km² per grid cell | 51.84 km² per grid cell | 37.78 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 17.39 km² per grid cell | 59.6 km² per grid cell | 42.2 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 21.51 km² per grid cell | 68.36 km² per grid cell | 46.85 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 26.6 km² per grid cell | 83.96 km² per grid cell | 57.36 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 32.89 km² per grid cell | 101.91 km² per grid cell | 69.02 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 40.66 km² per grid cell | 122.52 km² per grid cell | 81.87 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 50.22 km² per grid cell | 146.13 km² per grid cell | 95.91 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 61.9 km² per grid cell | 173.13 km² per grid cell | 111.24 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 98.49 km² per grid cell | 229.28 km² per grid cell | 130.79 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 140.56 km² per grid cell | 294.55 km² per grid cell | 153.98 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 219.15 km² per grid cell | 370.17 km² per grid cell | 151.02 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 294.2 km² per grid cell | 457.52 km² per grid cell | 163.32 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 394.29 km² per grid cell | 536.57 km² per grid cell | 142.28 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 424.53 km² per grid cell | 626.52 km² per grid cell | 201.99 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 575.59 km² per grid cell | 728.74 km² per grid cell | 153.15 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 691.14 km² per grid cell | 1,032 km² per grid cell | 340.41 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 1,163 km² per grid cell | 1,604 km² per grid cell | 441.3 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 1,597 km² per grid cell | 2,272 km² per grid cell | 674.73 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 2,606 km² per grid cell | 616.07 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2,142 km² per grid cell | 2,626 km² per grid cell | 484.5 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 2,223 km² per grid cell | 2,694 km² per grid cell | 470.83 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 2,752 km² per grid cell | 3,201 km² per grid cell | 448.34 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 3,278 km² per grid cell | 4,101 km² per grid cell | 823.7 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Kazakhstan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 4,339 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 Vietnam?
- 918 km² per grid cell, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Vietnam?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Vietnam rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 36th 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.