Myanmar vs Taiwan: Urban area over the long-term
Myanmar
2,250 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Taiwan
2,214 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Myanmar rank
57th
Taiwan rank
58th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Myanmar
- Taiwan
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2,250 km² per grid cell against 2,214 km² per grid cell in Taiwan, a difference of 36 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 34 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1100s | 0.0149 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 0.0535 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.0494 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 0.1553 km² per grid cell | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 0.1412 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 0.5541 km² per grid cell | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 0.5067 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 0.158 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 6.5 km² per grid cell | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | 6.03 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 21.68 km² per grid cell | 7.11 km² per grid cell | 14.57 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 24.92 km² per grid cell | 9.11 km² per grid cell | 15.8 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 27.82 km² per grid cell | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 17.32 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 31.06 km² per grid cell | 12.11 km² per grid cell | 18.95 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 34.66 km² per grid cell | 13.97 km² per grid cell | 20.69 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 38.66 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 22.56 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 43.12 km² per grid cell | 18.56 km² per grid cell | 24.55 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 48.07 km² per grid cell | 21.4 km² per grid cell | 26.66 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 53.57 km² per grid cell | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 28.89 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 59.68 km² per grid cell | 28.45 km² per grid cell | 31.24 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 66.47 km² per grid cell | 32.79 km² per grid cell | 33.68 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 77.66 km² per grid cell | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 39.85 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 90.37 km² per grid cell | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 46.78 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 104.8 km² per grid cell | 49.07 km² per grid cell | 55.73 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 121.16 km² per grid cell | 55.6 km² per grid cell | 65.56 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 139.68 km² per grid cell | 62.99 km² per grid cell | 76.68 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 170.19 km² per grid cell | 71.27 km² per grid cell | 98.92 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 205.25 km² per grid cell | 80.54 km² per grid cell | 124.71 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 245.41 km² per grid cell | 91.1 km² per grid cell | 154.31 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 291.17 km² per grid cell | 102.8 km² per grid cell | 188.38 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 342.13 km² per grid cell | 127.91 km² per grid cell | 214.22 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 405.5 km² per grid cell | 155.07 km² per grid cell | 250.43 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 454.09 km² per grid cell | 176.24 km² per grid cell | 277.85 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 195.59 km² per grid cell | 262.5 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 204.61 km² per grid cell | 253.49 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 458.1 km² per grid cell | 254.41 km² per grid cell | 203.69 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 459.2 km² per grid cell | 410.64 km² per grid cell | 48.57 km² per grid cell | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 566.7 km² per grid cell | 750.91 km² per grid cell | 184.21 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 741.2 km² per grid cell | 1,225 km² per grid cell | 483.99 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 985.65 km² per grid cell | 1,656 km² per grid cell | 670.24 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1,329 km² per grid cell | 1,948 km² per grid cell | 618.92 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1,743 km² per grid cell | 2,114 km² per grid cell | 370.74 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 2,146 km² per grid cell | 2,197 km² per grid cell | 51.01 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Myanmar or Taiwan?
- Myanmar, at 2,250 km² per grid cell against 2,214 km² per grid cell in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Myanmar and Taiwan?
- 36 km² per grid cell, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Taiwan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Taiwan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Myanmar ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.