South Korea vs Zimbabwe: Urban area over the long-term
South Korea
2,837 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,675 km² per grid cell
in 2025
South Korea rank
44th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- South Korea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2,837 km² per grid cell against 2,675 km² per grid cell in Zimbabwe, a difference of 162 km² per grid cell.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 39 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1100s | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0074 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1200s | 0.0414 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 0.0327 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1300s | 0.0932 km² per grid cell | 0.0262 km² per grid cell | 0.067 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1400s | 0.3262 km² per grid cell | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 0.2476 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1500s | 1.12 km² per grid cell | 0.4719 km² per grid cell | 0.6467 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1600s | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1700s | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 10.76 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1710s | 19.49 km² per grid cell | 5.79 km² per grid cell | 13.69 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1720s | 22.87 km² per grid cell | 6.56 km² per grid cell | 16.31 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1730s | 26.84 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | 19.42 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1740s | 31.49 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | 23.11 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1750s | 36.95 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 27.49 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1760s | 43.36 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | 32.69 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1770s | 50.88 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 38.86 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1780s | 59.71 km² per grid cell | 13.54 km² per grid cell | 46.17 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1790s | 70.07 km² per grid cell | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 54.84 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1800s | 82.22 km² per grid cell | 17.13 km² per grid cell | 65.1 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1810s | 96.49 km² per grid cell | 19.25 km² per grid cell | 77.24 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1820s | 113.23 km² per grid cell | 21.61 km² per grid cell | 91.62 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1830s | 125.49 km² per grid cell | 24.25 km² per grid cell | 101.23 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1840s | 137.71 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 110.51 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1850s | 151.13 km² per grid cell | 30.49 km² per grid cell | 120.64 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1860s | 167.33 km² per grid cell | 36.92 km² per grid cell | 130.4 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1870s | 185.23 km² per grid cell | 44.71 km² per grid cell | 140.52 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1880s | 203.81 km² per grid cell | 54.15 km² per grid cell | 149.66 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1890s | 223.92 km² per grid cell | 65.58 km² per grid cell | 158.34 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1900s | 244.39 km² per grid cell | 79.42 km² per grid cell | 164.97 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1910s | 264.35 km² per grid cell | 102.39 km² per grid cell | 161.96 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1920s | 307.91 km² per grid cell | 130.79 km² per grid cell | 177.12 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1930s | 325.83 km² per grid cell | 176.3 km² per grid cell | 149.53 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1940s | 325.83 km² per grid cell | 234.49 km² per grid cell | 91.34 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1950s | 346.09 km² per grid cell | 374.8 km² per grid cell | 28.71 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 517.88 km² per grid cell | 470.08 km² per grid cell | 47.8 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1970s | 910.19 km² per grid cell | 564.77 km² per grid cell | 345.42 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1,445 km² per grid cell | 782.46 km² per grid cell | 662.37 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 1,247 km² per grid cell | 735.1 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2,332 km² per grid cell | 1,685 km² per grid cell | 646.98 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2,572 km² per grid cell | 2,111 km² per grid cell | 460.6 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2,751 km² per grid cell | 2,556 km² per grid cell | 194.5 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, South Korea or Zimbabwe?
- South Korea, at 2,837 km² per grid cell against 2,675 km² per grid cell in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between South Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 162 km² per grid cell, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- South Korea ranks 44th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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.