Myanmar vs United Arab Emirates: Urban area over the long-term

Myanmar
2,250 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2,302 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Myanmar rank
57th
United Arab Emirates rank
55th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Myanmar
  • United Arab Emirates
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k100015122025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2,302 km² per grid cell against 2,250 km² per grid cell in Myanmar, a difference of 52 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 55th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 38 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1000s 0.004 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0038 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1100s 0.0149 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0143 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1200s 0.0535 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell 0.0518 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1300s 0.1553 km² per grid cell 0.0052 km² per grid cell 0.15 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1400s 0.5541 km² per grid cell 0.0157 km² per grid cell 0.5384 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1500s 1.93 km² per grid cell 0.047 km² per grid cell 1.88 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1600s 6.5 km² per grid cell 0.1912 km² per grid cell 6.31 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1700s 21.68 km² per grid cell 0.7237 km² per grid cell 20.96 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1710s 24.92 km² per grid cell 0.6871 km² per grid cell 24.23 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1720s 27.82 km² per grid cell 0.7794 km² per grid cell 27.05 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1730s 31.06 km² per grid cell 0.884 km² per grid cell 30.18 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1740s 34.66 km² per grid cell 1 km² per grid cell 33.66 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1750s 38.66 km² per grid cell 1.14 km² per grid cell 37.53 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1760s 43.12 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell 41.83 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1770s 48.07 km² per grid cell 1.46 km² per grid cell 46.6 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1780s 53.57 km² per grid cell 1.66 km² per grid cell 51.91 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1790s 59.68 km² per grid cell 1.88 km² per grid cell 57.8 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1800s 66.47 km² per grid cell 2.14 km² per grid cell 64.34 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1810s 77.66 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 75.24 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1820s 90.37 km² per grid cell 2.97 km² per grid cell 87.4 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1830s 104.8 km² per grid cell 3.64 km² per grid cell 101.15 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1840s 121.16 km² per grid cell 4.47 km² per grid cell 116.69 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1850s 139.68 km² per grid cell 5.48 km² per grid cell 134.2 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1860s 170.19 km² per grid cell 6.71 km² per grid cell 163.48 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1870s 205.25 km² per grid cell 8.18 km² per grid cell 197.07 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1880s 245.41 km² per grid cell 9.81 km² per grid cell 235.6 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1890s 291.17 km² per grid cell 11.35 km² per grid cell 279.83 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1900s 342.13 km² per grid cell 12.3 km² per grid cell 329.83 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1910s 405.5 km² per grid cell 12.36 km² per grid cell 393.14 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1920s 454.09 km² per grid cell 12.36 km² per grid cell 441.73 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1930s 458.1 km² per grid cell 12.36 km² per grid cell 445.74 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1940s 458.1 km² per grid cell 12.36 km² per grid cell 445.74 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1950s 458.1 km² per grid cell 15.47 km² per grid cell 442.62 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1960s 459.2 km² per grid cell 33.42 km² per grid cell 425.78 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1970s 566.7 km² per grid cell 138 km² per grid cell 428.69 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1980s 741.2 km² per grid cell 379.97 km² per grid cell 361.23 km² per grid cell Myanmar
1990s 985.65 km² per grid cell 685.3 km² per grid cell 300.36 km² per grid cell Myanmar
2000s 1,329 km² per grid cell 1,186 km² per grid cell 142.72 km² per grid cell Myanmar
2010s 1,743 km² per grid cell 1,902 km² per grid cell 158.82 km² per grid cell United Arab Emirates
2020s 2,146 km² per grid cell 2,182 km² per grid cell 36.21 km² per grid cell United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Myanmar or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2,302 km² per grid cell against 2,250 km² per grid cell in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Myanmar and United Arab Emirates?
52 km² per grid cell, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and United Arab Emirates?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Myanmar ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 55th 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.