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