Morocco vs Myanmar: Urban area over the long-term
Morocco
2,151 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Myanmar
2,250 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Morocco rank
59th
Myanmar rank
57th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Morocco
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2,250 km² per grid cell against 2,151 km² per grid cell in Morocco, a difference of 99 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 59th and Myanmar ranks 57th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.006 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1100s | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | 0.0149 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1200s | 0.0487 km² per grid cell | 0.0535 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 0.1632 km² per grid cell | 0.1553 km² per grid cell | 0.0079 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1400s | 0.4384 km² per grid cell | 0.5541 km² per grid cell | 0.1157 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 1.1 km² per grid cell | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 0.8312 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 4.93 km² per grid cell | 6.5 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 11.51 km² per grid cell | 21.68 km² per grid cell | 10.17 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 13.52 km² per grid cell | 24.92 km² per grid cell | 11.39 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 15.42 km² per grid cell | 27.82 km² per grid cell | 12.41 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 17.55 km² per grid cell | 31.06 km² per grid cell | 13.51 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 19.95 km² per grid cell | 34.66 km² per grid cell | 14.71 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 22.65 km² per grid cell | 38.66 km² per grid cell | 16.01 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 25.69 km² per grid cell | 43.12 km² per grid cell | 17.43 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 48.07 km² per grid cell | 18.97 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 32.91 km² per grid cell | 53.57 km² per grid cell | 20.65 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 37.2 km² per grid cell | 59.68 km² per grid cell | 22.48 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 42 km² per grid cell | 66.47 km² per grid cell | 24.47 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 47.38 km² per grid cell | 77.66 km² per grid cell | 30.27 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 53.41 km² per grid cell | 90.37 km² per grid cell | 36.96 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 60.15 km² per grid cell | 104.8 km² per grid cell | 44.65 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 67.69 km² per grid cell | 121.16 km² per grid cell | 53.46 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 76.12 km² per grid cell | 139.68 km² per grid cell | 63.55 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 92.19 km² per grid cell | 170.19 km² per grid cell | 78 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 111.64 km² per grid cell | 205.25 km² per grid cell | 93.6 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 135.2 km² per grid cell | 245.41 km² per grid cell | 110.21 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 163.71 km² per grid cell | 291.17 km² per grid cell | 127.47 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 192.05 km² per grid cell | 342.13 km² per grid cell | 150.08 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 251.95 km² per grid cell | 405.5 km² per grid cell | 153.55 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 280.19 km² per grid cell | 454.09 km² per grid cell | 173.9 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 306.79 km² per grid cell | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 151.31 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 141.04 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 317.06 km² per grid cell | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 141.04 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 350.14 km² per grid cell | 459.2 km² per grid cell | 109.07 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 493.68 km² per grid cell | 566.7 km² per grid cell | 73.01 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 761.55 km² per grid cell | 741.2 km² per grid cell | 20.35 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 1990s | 1,061 km² per grid cell | 985.65 km² per grid cell | 74.99 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1,349 km² per grid cell | 1,329 km² per grid cell | 20.19 km² per grid cell | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 1,743 km² per grid cell | 48.86 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 2,021 km² per grid cell | 2,146 km² per grid cell | 125.04 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Morocco or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 2,250 km² per grid cell against 2,151 km² per grid cell in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Morocco and Myanmar?
- 99 km² per grid cell, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Myanmar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Myanmar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Morocco ranks 59th and Myanmar ranks 57th 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.