Luxembourg vs Moldova: Urban area over the long-term
Luxembourg
354.97 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Moldova
368.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
141st
Moldova rank
139th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 368.49 km² per grid cell against 354.97 km² per grid cell in Luxembourg, a difference of 13.52 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 141st and Moldova ranks 139th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 32 and Moldova in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1100s | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1200s | 0.0141 km² per grid cell | 0.0053 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1300s | 0.0431 km² per grid cell | 0.016 km² per grid cell | 0.027 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1400s | 0.1318 km² per grid cell | 0.0481 km² per grid cell | 0.0837 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1500s | 0.4032 km² per grid cell | 0.1923 km² per grid cell | 0.2109 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1600s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.7211 km² per grid cell | 0.4716 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1700s | 2.56 km² per grid cell | 2.88 km² per grid cell | 0.3274 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 1710s | 4.49 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 2.59 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1720s | 6.36 km² per grid cell | 2.06 km² per grid cell | 4.3 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1730s | 8.16 km² per grid cell | 2.23 km² per grid cell | 5.93 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1740s | 9.89 km² per grid cell | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 7.47 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1750s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 2.62 km² per grid cell | 8.95 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1760s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | 10.38 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1770s | 14.85 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 11.78 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1780s | 16.52 km² per grid cell | 3.33 km² per grid cell | 13.19 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1790s | 18.26 km² per grid cell | 3.61 km² per grid cell | 14.65 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1800s | 20.11 km² per grid cell | 3.91 km² per grid cell | 16.21 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1810s | 22.13 km² per grid cell | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 17.9 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1820s | 25.7 km² per grid cell | 4.59 km² per grid cell | 21.11 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 29.91 km² per grid cell | 5.63 km² per grid cell | 24.28 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1840s | 34.93 km² per grid cell | 7.63 km² per grid cell | 27.3 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1850s | 40.96 km² per grid cell | 10.33 km² per grid cell | 30.63 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 48.26 km² per grid cell | 13.99 km² per grid cell | 34.27 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 51.61 km² per grid cell | 18.95 km² per grid cell | 32.67 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 58.1 km² per grid cell | 25.65 km² per grid cell | 32.46 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 65.1 km² per grid cell | 34.64 km² per grid cell | 30.45 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 72.63 km² per grid cell | 46.4 km² per grid cell | 26.24 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 80.74 km² per grid cell | 60.36 km² per grid cell | 20.39 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 89.47 km² per grid cell | 73.28 km² per grid cell | 16.19 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 98.85 km² per grid cell | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 18.6 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 108.92 km² per grid cell | 81.3 km² per grid cell | 27.62 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 118.52 km² per grid cell | 98.8 km² per grid cell | 19.72 km² per grid cell | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 136.16 km² per grid cell | 152.58 km² per grid cell | 16.42 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 1970s | 160.39 km² per grid cell | 228.53 km² per grid cell | 68.15 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 1980s | 176.87 km² per grid cell | 316.21 km² per grid cell | 139.35 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 1990s | 202.23 km² per grid cell | 360.35 km² per grid cell | 158.12 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 2000s | 239.43 km² per grid cell | 335.99 km² per grid cell | 96.56 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 2010s | 293.7 km² per grid cell | 346.88 km² per grid cell | 53.18 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
| 2020s | 340.43 km² per grid cell | 364.98 km² per grid cell | 24.55 km² per grid cell | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Luxembourg or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 368.49 km² per grid cell against 354.97 km² per grid cell in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Luxembourg and Moldova?
- 13.52 km² per grid cell, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Moldova?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Moldova rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Luxembourg ranks 141st and Moldova ranks 139th 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.