Mozambique vs Zambia: Urban area over the long-term

Mozambique
1,550 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zambia
1,407 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mozambique rank
80th
Zambia rank
83rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1,550 km² per grid cell against 1,407 km² per grid cell in Zambia, a difference of 143 km² per grid cell.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Mozambique ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 83rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Zambia
1100s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0013 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Zambia
1200s 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0045 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell Zambia
1300s 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0155 km² per grid cell 0.0098 km² per grid cell Zambia
1400s 0.0204 km² per grid cell 0.0523 km² per grid cell 0.0319 km² per grid cell Zambia
1500s 0.0712 km² per grid cell 0.1744 km² per grid cell 0.1032 km² per grid cell Zambia
1600s 0.2669 km² per grid cell 0.5675 km² per grid cell 0.3006 km² per grid cell Zambia
1700s 0.9609 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell Zambia
1710s 1.23 km² per grid cell 3.86 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell Zambia
1720s 1.5 km² per grid cell 4.62 km² per grid cell 3.12 km² per grid cell Zambia
1730s 1.81 km² per grid cell 5.5 km² per grid cell 3.68 km² per grid cell Zambia
1740s 2.18 km² per grid cell 6.49 km² per grid cell 4.32 km² per grid cell Zambia
1750s 2.59 km² per grid cell 7.63 km² per grid cell 5.04 km² per grid cell Zambia
1760s 3.06 km² per grid cell 8.92 km² per grid cell 5.86 km² per grid cell Zambia
1770s 3.6 km² per grid cell 10.39 km² per grid cell 6.79 km² per grid cell Zambia
1780s 4.21 km² per grid cell 12.06 km² per grid cell 7.85 km² per grid cell Zambia
1790s 4.91 km² per grid cell 13.96 km² per grid cell 9.05 km² per grid cell Zambia
1800s 5.7 km² per grid cell 16.1 km² per grid cell 10.4 km² per grid cell Zambia
1810s 6.6 km² per grid cell 18.53 km² per grid cell 11.93 km² per grid cell Zambia
1820s 7.62 km² per grid cell 21.27 km² per grid cell 13.65 km² per grid cell Zambia
1830s 8.77 km² per grid cell 24.37 km² per grid cell 15.6 km² per grid cell Zambia
1840s 10.08 km² per grid cell 27.87 km² per grid cell 17.79 km² per grid cell Zambia
1850s 11.55 km² per grid cell 31.81 km² per grid cell 20.26 km² per grid cell Zambia
1860s 12.65 km² per grid cell 35.18 km² per grid cell 22.53 km² per grid cell Zambia
1870s 13.72 km² per grid cell 38.8 km² per grid cell 25.09 km² per grid cell Zambia
1880s 14.72 km² per grid cell 42.96 km² per grid cell 28.24 km² per grid cell Zambia
1890s 16.29 km² per grid cell 48.42 km² per grid cell 32.13 km² per grid cell Zambia
1900s 17.14 km² per grid cell 51.92 km² per grid cell 34.78 km² per grid cell Zambia
1910s 17.32 km² per grid cell 51.92 km² per grid cell 34.6 km² per grid cell Zambia
1920s 18.23 km² per grid cell 51.92 km² per grid cell 33.69 km² per grid cell Zambia
1930s 23.17 km² per grid cell 51.92 km² per grid cell 28.75 km² per grid cell Zambia
1940s 29.16 km² per grid cell 51.92 km² per grid cell 22.76 km² per grid cell Zambia
1950s 52.29 km² per grid cell 59.64 km² per grid cell 7.35 km² per grid cell Zambia
1960s 97.6 km² per grid cell 111.26 km² per grid cell 13.66 km² per grid cell Zambia
1970s 186.18 km² per grid cell 227.72 km² per grid cell 41.55 km² per grid cell Zambia
1980s 253.94 km² per grid cell 375.17 km² per grid cell 121.23 km² per grid cell Zambia
1990s 317.2 km² per grid cell 498.75 km² per grid cell 181.55 km² per grid cell Zambia
2000s 593.31 km² per grid cell 658.5 km² per grid cell 65.2 km² per grid cell Zambia
2010s 1,027 km² per grid cell 932.28 km² per grid cell 94.79 km² per grid cell Mozambique
2020s 1,412 km² per grid cell 1,282 km² per grid cell 130.6 km² per grid cell Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Mozambique or Zambia?
Mozambique, at 1,550 km² per grid cell against 1,407 km² per grid cell in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Mozambique and Zambia?
143 km² per grid cell, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Mozambique ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 83rd 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.