Kenya vs Mozambique: Urban area over the long-term

Kenya
1,567 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mozambique
1,550 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kenya rank
79th
Mozambique rank
80th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Kenya
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1,567 km² per grid cell against 1,550 km² per grid cell in Mozambique, a difference of 17 km² per grid cell.

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

Kenya ranks 79th and Mozambique ranks 80th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 39 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mozambique Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Kenya
1100s 0.0021 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell Kenya
1200s 0.0072 km² per grid cell 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0056 km² per grid cell Kenya
1300s 0.0243 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0186 km² per grid cell Kenya
1400s 0.0811 km² per grid cell 0.0204 km² per grid cell 0.0607 km² per grid cell Kenya
1500s 0.2683 km² per grid cell 0.0712 km² per grid cell 0.1971 km² per grid cell Kenya
1600s 0.9368 km² per grid cell 0.2669 km² per grid cell 0.6699 km² per grid cell Kenya
1700s 3.13 km² per grid cell 0.9609 km² per grid cell 2.17 km² per grid cell Kenya
1710s 3.66 km² per grid cell 1.23 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell Kenya
1720s 4.14 km² per grid cell 1.5 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell Kenya
1730s 4.68 km² per grid cell 1.81 km² per grid cell 2.86 km² per grid cell Kenya
1740s 5.26 km² per grid cell 2.18 km² per grid cell 3.09 km² per grid cell Kenya
1750s 5.91 km² per grid cell 2.59 km² per grid cell 3.32 km² per grid cell Kenya
1760s 6.6 km² per grid cell 3.06 km² per grid cell 3.54 km² per grid cell Kenya
1770s 7.35 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell 3.75 km² per grid cell Kenya
1780s 8.16 km² per grid cell 4.21 km² per grid cell 3.94 km² per grid cell Kenya
1790s 9.02 km² per grid cell 4.91 km² per grid cell 4.11 km² per grid cell Kenya
1800s 9.93 km² per grid cell 5.7 km² per grid cell 4.23 km² per grid cell Kenya
1810s 10.9 km² per grid cell 6.6 km² per grid cell 4.29 km² per grid cell Kenya
1820s 11.91 km² per grid cell 7.62 km² per grid cell 4.29 km² per grid cell Kenya
1830s 12.98 km² per grid cell 8.77 km² per grid cell 4.2 km² per grid cell Kenya
1840s 14.08 km² per grid cell 10.08 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell Kenya
1850s 15.24 km² per grid cell 11.55 km² per grid cell 3.69 km² per grid cell Kenya
1860s 16.99 km² per grid cell 12.65 km² per grid cell 4.35 km² per grid cell Kenya
1870s 18.91 km² per grid cell 13.72 km² per grid cell 5.2 km² per grid cell Kenya
1880s 21.23 km² per grid cell 14.72 km² per grid cell 6.5 km² per grid cell Kenya
1890s 23.79 km² per grid cell 16.29 km² per grid cell 7.51 km² per grid cell Kenya
1900s 23.79 km² per grid cell 17.14 km² per grid cell 6.66 km² per grid cell Kenya
1910s 23.79 km² per grid cell 17.32 km² per grid cell 6.47 km² per grid cell Kenya
1920s 23.79 km² per grid cell 18.23 km² per grid cell 5.57 km² per grid cell Kenya
1930s 28.78 km² per grid cell 23.17 km² per grid cell 5.61 km² per grid cell Kenya
1940s 34.55 km² per grid cell 29.16 km² per grid cell 5.39 km² per grid cell Kenya
1950s 54.96 km² per grid cell 52.29 km² per grid cell 2.66 km² per grid cell Kenya
1960s 96.08 km² per grid cell 97.6 km² per grid cell 1.52 km² per grid cell Mozambique
1970s 195.09 km² per grid cell 186.18 km² per grid cell 8.92 km² per grid cell Kenya
1980s 358.74 km² per grid cell 253.94 km² per grid cell 104.81 km² per grid cell Kenya
1990s 540.57 km² per grid cell 317.2 km² per grid cell 223.37 km² per grid cell Kenya
2000s 762.55 km² per grid cell 593.31 km² per grid cell 169.25 km² per grid cell Kenya
2010s 1,092 km² per grid cell 1,027 km² per grid cell 65.27 km² per grid cell Kenya
2020s 1,448 km² per grid cell 1,412 km² per grid cell 35.29 km² per grid cell Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Kenya or Mozambique?
Kenya, at 1,567 km² per grid cell against 1,550 km² per grid cell in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kenya and Mozambique?
17 km² per grid cell, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Kenya ranks 79th and Mozambique ranks 80th 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.