Kuwait vs Niger: Urban area over the long-term
Kuwait
849.6 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Niger
831.29 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Kuwait rank
99th
Niger rank
101st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Kuwait
- Niger
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 849.6 km² per grid cell against 831.29 km² per grid cell in Niger, a difference of 18.31 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Niger ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Niger ranks 101st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 22 and Niger in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1100s | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1200s | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1300s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.0098 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1400s | 0.0264 km² per grid cell | 0.0597 km² per grid cell | 0.0333 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1500s | 0.0793 km² per grid cell | 0.1963 km² per grid cell | 0.117 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1600s | 0.4656 km² per grid cell | 0.6854 km² per grid cell | 0.2198 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1700s | 1.21 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1710s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1720s | 1.48 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 1.32 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1730s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 3.05 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1740s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1750s | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1760s | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 3.88 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1770s | 3.36 km² per grid cell | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 0.8299 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1780s | 3.96 km² per grid cell | 4.51 km² per grid cell | 0.5513 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1790s | 4.67 km² per grid cell | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 0.1775 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1800s | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 5.19 km² per grid cell | 0.3123 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1810s | 6.48 km² per grid cell | 5.54 km² per grid cell | 0.9421 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1820s | 7.64 km² per grid cell | 5.9 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1830s | 9 km² per grid cell | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 2.74 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1840s | 10.61 km² per grid cell | 6.64 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1850s | 12.49 km² per grid cell | 7.01 km² per grid cell | 5.48 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 14.66 km² per grid cell | 7.51 km² per grid cell | 7.15 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 17.06 km² per grid cell | 8.12 km² per grid cell | 8.94 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 19.38 km² per grid cell | 8.84 km² per grid cell | 10.54 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 21 km² per grid cell | 9.62 km² per grid cell | 11.38 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 10.45 km² per grid cell | 10.75 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 12.17 km² per grid cell | 9.03 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 13.76 km² per grid cell | 7.45 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 16.51 km² per grid cell | 4.7 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 21.21 km² per grid cell | 19.62 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 28.55 km² per grid cell | 29.37 km² per grid cell | 0.821 km² per grid cell | Niger |
| 1960s | 78.33 km² per grid cell | 48.72 km² per grid cell | 29.62 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 196.08 km² per grid cell | 104.85 km² per grid cell | 91.23 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 371.31 km² per grid cell | 175.13 km² per grid cell | 196.18 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 427.11 km² per grid cell | 252.02 km² per grid cell | 175.09 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 509.3 km² per grid cell | 366.61 km² per grid cell | 142.69 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 682.44 km² per grid cell | 528.89 km² per grid cell | 153.55 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 813.12 km² per grid cell | 745.77 km² per grid cell | 67.34 km² per grid cell | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Kuwait or Niger?
- Kuwait, at 849.6 km² per grid cell against 831.29 km² per grid cell in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kuwait and Niger?
- 18.31 km² per grid cell, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Niger rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Niger ranks 101st 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.