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
0100200300400100015122025

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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.