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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.