Moldova vs Rwanda: Urban area over the long-term

Moldova
368.49 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Rwanda
369.67 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Moldova rank
139th
Rwanda rank
138th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Moldova
  • Rwanda
0100200300400100015122025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 369.67 km² per grid cell against 368.49 km² per grid cell in Moldova, a difference of 1.18 km² per grid cell.

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

Moldova ranks 139th and Rwanda ranks 138th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Rwanda Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Moldova
1100s 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Moldova
1200s 0.0053 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0045 km² per grid cell Moldova
1300s 0.016 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell 0.013 km² per grid cell Moldova
1400s 0.0481 km² per grid cell 0.0103 km² per grid cell 0.0378 km² per grid cell Moldova
1500s 0.1923 km² per grid cell 0.0345 km² per grid cell 0.1578 km² per grid cell Moldova
1600s 0.7211 km² per grid cell 0.1121 km² per grid cell 0.609 km² per grid cell Moldova
1700s 2.88 km² per grid cell 0.3391 km² per grid cell 2.55 km² per grid cell Moldova
1710s 1.9 km² per grid cell 0.4046 km² per grid cell 1.5 km² per grid cell Moldova
1720s 2.06 km² per grid cell 0.4661 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell Moldova
1730s 2.23 km² per grid cell 0.5337 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell Moldova
1740s 2.42 km² per grid cell 0.6076 km² per grid cell 1.81 km² per grid cell Moldova
1750s 2.62 km² per grid cell 0.688 km² per grid cell 1.93 km² per grid cell Moldova
1760s 2.84 km² per grid cell 0.7752 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell Moldova
1770s 3.07 km² per grid cell 0.8693 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Moldova
1780s 3.33 km² per grid cell 0.9705 km² per grid cell 2.36 km² per grid cell Moldova
1790s 3.61 km² per grid cell 1.08 km² per grid cell 2.53 km² per grid cell Moldova
1800s 3.91 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 2.71 km² per grid cell Moldova
1810s 4.23 km² per grid cell 1.32 km² per grid cell 2.92 km² per grid cell Moldova
1820s 4.59 km² per grid cell 1.45 km² per grid cell 3.14 km² per grid cell Moldova
1830s 5.63 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell 4.04 km² per grid cell Moldova
1840s 7.63 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell 5.89 km² per grid cell Moldova
1850s 10.33 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 8.43 km² per grid cell Moldova
1860s 13.99 km² per grid cell 2.02 km² per grid cell 11.97 km² per grid cell Moldova
1870s 18.95 km² per grid cell 2.14 km² per grid cell 16.8 km² per grid cell Moldova
1880s 25.65 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell 23.37 km² per grid cell Moldova
1890s 34.64 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 32.15 km² per grid cell Moldova
1900s 46.4 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 43.91 km² per grid cell Moldova
1910s 60.36 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 57.86 km² per grid cell Moldova
1920s 73.28 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell 70.79 km² per grid cell Moldova
1930s 80.24 km² per grid cell 2.96 km² per grid cell 77.28 km² per grid cell Moldova
1940s 81.3 km² per grid cell 3.59 km² per grid cell 77.71 km² per grid cell Moldova
1950s 98.8 km² per grid cell 5.85 km² per grid cell 92.96 km² per grid cell Moldova
1960s 152.58 km² per grid cell 9.79 km² per grid cell 142.79 km² per grid cell Moldova
1970s 228.53 km² per grid cell 18.42 km² per grid cell 210.11 km² per grid cell Moldova
1980s 316.21 km² per grid cell 32.54 km² per grid cell 283.67 km² per grid cell Moldova
1990s 360.35 km² per grid cell 53.87 km² per grid cell 306.48 km² per grid cell Moldova
2000s 335.99 km² per grid cell 141.65 km² per grid cell 194.34 km² per grid cell Moldova
2010s 346.88 km² per grid cell 242.17 km² per grid cell 104.71 km² per grid cell Moldova
2020s 364.98 km² per grid cell 336.42 km² per grid cell 28.56 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, Moldova or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 369.67 km² per grid cell against 368.49 km² per grid cell in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Moldova and Rwanda?
1.18 km² per grid cell, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Rwanda?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Rwanda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Moldova ranks 139th 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.