Luxembourg vs Rwanda: Urban area over the long-term

Luxembourg
354.97 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Rwanda
369.67 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
141st
Rwanda rank
138th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Rwanda
0100200300400100015122025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 369.67 km² per grid cell against 354.97 km² per grid cell in Luxembourg, a difference of 14.7 km² per grid cell.

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

Luxembourg ranks 141st and Rwanda ranks 138th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Rwanda Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1100s 0.0046 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0043 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1200s 0.0141 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0132 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1300s 0.0431 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell 0.04 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1400s 0.1318 km² per grid cell 0.0103 km² per grid cell 0.1215 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1500s 0.4032 km² per grid cell 0.0345 km² per grid cell 0.3687 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1600s 1.19 km² per grid cell 0.1121 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1700s 2.56 km² per grid cell 0.3391 km² per grid cell 2.22 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1710s 4.49 km² per grid cell 0.4046 km² per grid cell 4.09 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1720s 6.36 km² per grid cell 0.4661 km² per grid cell 5.9 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1730s 8.16 km² per grid cell 0.5337 km² per grid cell 7.63 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1740s 9.89 km² per grid cell 0.6076 km² per grid cell 9.29 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1750s 11.57 km² per grid cell 0.688 km² per grid cell 10.88 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1760s 13.21 km² per grid cell 0.7752 km² per grid cell 12.44 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1770s 14.85 km² per grid cell 0.8693 km² per grid cell 13.98 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1780s 16.52 km² per grid cell 0.9705 km² per grid cell 15.55 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1790s 18.26 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell 17.18 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1800s 20.11 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 18.92 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1810s 22.13 km² per grid cell 1.32 km² per grid cell 20.81 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1820s 25.7 km² per grid cell 1.45 km² per grid cell 24.25 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1830s 29.91 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell 28.32 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1840s 34.93 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell 33.19 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1850s 40.96 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 39.06 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1860s 48.26 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell 46.24 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1870s 51.61 km² per grid cell 2.14 km² per grid cell 49.47 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1880s 58.1 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell 55.83 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1890s 65.1 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 62.61 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1900s 72.63 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 70.14 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1910s 80.74 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 78.25 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1920s 89.47 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 86.98 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1930s 98.85 km² per grid cell 2.96 km² per grid cell 95.89 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1940s 108.92 km² per grid cell 3.59 km² per grid cell 105.33 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1950s 118.52 km² per grid cell 5.85 km² per grid cell 112.67 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1960s 136.16 km² per grid cell 9.79 km² per grid cell 126.37 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1970s 160.39 km² per grid cell 18.42 km² per grid cell 141.97 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1980s 176.87 km² per grid cell 32.54 km² per grid cell 144.33 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
1990s 202.23 km² per grid cell 53.87 km² per grid cell 148.35 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
2000s 239.43 km² per grid cell 141.65 km² per grid cell 97.78 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
2010s 293.7 km² per grid cell 242.17 km² per grid cell 51.53 km² per grid cell Luxembourg
2020s 340.43 km² per grid cell 336.42 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Luxembourg or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 369.67 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 Rwanda?
14.7 km² per grid cell, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Rwanda?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Rwanda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Luxembourg ranks 141st and Rwanda ranks 138th 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.