Kazakhstan vs Yemen: Urban area over the long-term
Kazakhstan
3,421 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Yemen
3,250 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
39th
Yemen rank
40th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Kazakhstan
- Yemen
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3,421 km² per grid cell against 3,250 km² per grid cell in Yemen, a difference of 171 km² per grid cell.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 25 and Yemen in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.003 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1100s | 0.0091 km² per grid cell | 0.0095 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1200s | 0.0279 km² per grid cell | 0.03 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1300s | 0.0933 km² per grid cell | 0.0941 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1400s | 0.3139 km² per grid cell | 0.2632 km² per grid cell | 0.0508 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1500s | 1.05 km² per grid cell | 0.8665 km² per grid cell | 0.1852 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1600s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 0.714 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1700s | 12.15 km² per grid cell | 7.8 km² per grid cell | 4.35 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1710s | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 8.82 km² per grid cell | 3.22 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1720s | 11.92 km² per grid cell | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1730s | 11.8 km² per grid cell | 10.85 km² per grid cell | 0.9561 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1740s | 11.69 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 0.3427 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1750s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 13.34 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1760s | 11.46 km² per grid cell | 14.8 km² per grid cell | 3.34 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1770s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 16.41 km² per grid cell | 5.07 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1780s | 11.22 km² per grid cell | 18.2 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1790s | 11.37 km² per grid cell | 20.19 km² per grid cell | 8.82 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1800s | 14.06 km² per grid cell | 22.39 km² per grid cell | 8.33 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1810s | 17.39 km² per grid cell | 24.83 km² per grid cell | 7.44 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1820s | 21.51 km² per grid cell | 27.54 km² per grid cell | 6.03 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1830s | 26.6 km² per grid cell | 30.48 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1840s | 32.89 km² per grid cell | 34.06 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | Yemen |
| 1850s | 40.66 km² per grid cell | 38.06 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 50.22 km² per grid cell | 42.54 km² per grid cell | 7.68 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 61.9 km² per grid cell | 47.54 km² per grid cell | 14.35 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 98.49 km² per grid cell | 54.09 km² per grid cell | 44.4 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 140.56 km² per grid cell | 61.45 km² per grid cell | 79.12 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 219.15 km² per grid cell | 69.72 km² per grid cell | 149.43 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 294.2 km² per grid cell | 79.01 km² per grid cell | 215.19 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 394.29 km² per grid cell | 93.93 km² per grid cell | 300.36 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 424.53 km² per grid cell | 110.99 km² per grid cell | 313.55 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 575.59 km² per grid cell | 130.44 km² per grid cell | 445.16 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 691.14 km² per grid cell | 206.5 km² per grid cell | 484.64 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1,163 km² per grid cell | 367.8 km² per grid cell | 795.12 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1,597 km² per grid cell | 467.19 km² per grid cell | 1,130 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1,990 km² per grid cell | 469.17 km² per grid cell | 1,521 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 2,142 km² per grid cell | 618.75 km² per grid cell | 1,523 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 2,223 km² per grid cell | 1,110 km² per grid cell | 1,113 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2,752 km² per grid cell | 1,921 km² per grid cell | 831.39 km² per grid cell | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 3,278 km² per grid cell | 2,894 km² per grid cell | 383.19 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 Yemen?
- Kazakhstan, at 3,421 km² per grid cell against 3,250 km² per grid cell in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kazakhstan and Yemen?
- 171 km² per grid cell, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Yemen rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Kazakhstan ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 40th 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.