What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kyrgyzstan and Nepal?

2.96 km² per grid cell, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Nepal?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Nepal: Urban area over the long-term

Kyrgyzstan

677.13 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Nepal

680.09 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan rank

111th

Nepal rank

110th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Kyrgyzstan
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 680.09 km² per grid cell against 677.13 km² per grid cell in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 2.96 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Nepal ranks 110th of 202 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0008 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	0.0004 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1100s	0.0026 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0014 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1200s	0.0084 km² per grid cell	0.0037 km² per grid cell	0.0047 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1300s	0.027 km² per grid cell	0.0119 km² per grid cell	0.0152 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1400s	0.0863 km² per grid cell	0.0375 km² per grid cell	0.0488 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1500s	0.2747 km² per grid cell	0.1185 km² per grid cell	0.1561 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1600s	0.9418 km² per grid cell	0.4434 km² per grid cell	0.4984 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1700s	3.18 km² per grid cell	1.55 km² per grid cell	1.62 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1710s	3.36 km² per grid cell	1.78 km² per grid cell	1.58 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1720s	3.54 km² per grid cell	1.98 km² per grid cell	1.56 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1730s	3.74 km² per grid cell	2.2 km² per grid cell	1.54 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1740s	3.95 km² per grid cell	2.43 km² per grid cell	1.52 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1750s	4.17 km² per grid cell	2.69 km² per grid cell	1.48 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1760s	4.4 km² per grid cell	2.96 km² per grid cell	1.44 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1770s	4.64 km² per grid cell	3.25 km² per grid cell	1.39 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1780s	4.9 km² per grid cell	3.56 km² per grid cell	1.34 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1790s	5.17 km² per grid cell	3.89 km² per grid cell	1.28 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1800s	5.09 km² per grid cell	4.23 km² per grid cell	0.854 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1810s	6.71 km² per grid cell	4.6 km² per grid cell	2.12 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1820s	8.86 km² per grid cell	4.97 km² per grid cell	3.89 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1830s	11.69 km² per grid cell	5.44 km² per grid cell	6.25 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1840s	15.42 km² per grid cell	5.98 km² per grid cell	9.45 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1850s	20.35 km² per grid cell	6.55 km² per grid cell	13.79 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1860s	26.83 km² per grid cell	7.16 km² per grid cell	19.67 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1870s	35.3 km² per grid cell	7.79 km² per grid cell	27.51 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1880s	46.07 km² per grid cell	8.58 km² per grid cell	37.49 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1890s	58.77 km² per grid cell	9.42 km² per grid cell	49.34 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1900s	71.28 km² per grid cell	10.01 km² per grid cell	61.27 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1910s	79.98 km² per grid cell	11.14 km² per grid cell	68.85 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1920s	83.29 km² per grid cell	13.49 km² per grid cell	69.8 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1930s	84.42 km² per grid cell	15.37 km² per grid cell	69.05 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1940s	88.68 km² per grid cell	17.51 km² per grid cell	71.17 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1950s	123.28 km² per grid cell	23.99 km² per grid cell	99.3 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1960s	193.03 km² per grid cell	33.94 km² per grid cell	159.08 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1970s	271.97 km² per grid cell	52.5 km² per grid cell	219.46 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1980s	347.78 km² per grid cell	97.56 km² per grid cell	250.21 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
1990s	402.52 km² per grid cell	176.86 km² per grid cell	225.66 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
2000s	447 km² per grid cell	314.97 km² per grid cell	132.03 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	536.1 km² per grid cell	480.48 km² per grid cell	55.62 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	643.17 km² per grid cell	628.95 km² per grid cell	14.23 km² per grid cell	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Kyrgyzstan or Nepal?: Nepal, at 680.09 km² per grid cell against 677.13 km² per grid cell in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Kyrgyzstan and Nepal?: 2.96 km² per grid cell, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Nepal?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Nepal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Nepal ranks 110th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.