Namibia vs Paraguay: Urban area over the long-term

Namibia
563.77 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Paraguay
613.64 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Namibia rank
119th
Paraguay rank
116th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Namibia
  • Paraguay
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 613.64 km² per grid cell against 563.77 km² per grid cell in Namibia, a difference of 49.87 km² per grid cell.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 119th and Paraguay ranks 116th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 8 and Paraguay in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Namibia
1100s 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Namibia
1200s 0.0064 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Namibia
1300s 0.0205 km² per grid cell 0.0195 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell Namibia
1400s 0.066 km² per grid cell 0.0658 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Namibia
1500s 0.2127 km² per grid cell 0.2193 km² per grid cell 0.0066 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1600s 0.6854 km² per grid cell 0.6579 km² per grid cell 0.0275 km² per grid cell Namibia
1700s 2.21 km² per grid cell 1.97 km² per grid cell 0.2348 km² per grid cell Namibia
1710s 2.45 km² per grid cell 2.33 km² per grid cell 0.113 km² per grid cell Namibia
1720s 2.64 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell 0.0422 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1730s 2.84 km² per grid cell 3.07 km² per grid cell 0.228 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1740s 3.06 km² per grid cell 3.51 km² per grid cell 0.4488 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1750s 3.29 km² per grid cell 4 km² per grid cell 0.7096 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1760s 3.54 km² per grid cell 4.56 km² per grid cell 1.02 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1770s 3.81 km² per grid cell 5.18 km² per grid cell 1.37 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1780s 4.09 km² per grid cell 5.89 km² per grid cell 1.79 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1790s 4.4 km² per grid cell 6.68 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1800s 4.73 km² per grid cell 7.56 km² per grid cell 2.84 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1810s 5.08 km² per grid cell 9.39 km² per grid cell 4.31 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1820s 5.45 km² per grid cell 11.49 km² per grid cell 6.04 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1830s 5.85 km² per grid cell 13.91 km² per grid cell 8.06 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1840s 6.28 km² per grid cell 16.69 km² per grid cell 10.41 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1850s 6.73 km² per grid cell 19.87 km² per grid cell 13.14 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1860s 8.15 km² per grid cell 22.63 km² per grid cell 14.48 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1870s 9.87 km² per grid cell 25.74 km² per grid cell 15.87 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1880s 11.95 km² per grid cell 29.23 km² per grid cell 17.28 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1890s 14.45 km² per grid cell 33.1 km² per grid cell 18.65 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1900s 17.35 km² per grid cell 37.19 km² per grid cell 19.84 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1910s 21.65 km² per grid cell 50.9 km² per grid cell 29.25 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1920s 25.16 km² per grid cell 62.15 km² per grid cell 36.99 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1930s 27.84 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 38.28 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1940s 27.94 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 38.18 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1950s 32.33 km² per grid cell 66.12 km² per grid cell 33.79 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1960s 45.61 km² per grid cell 69.5 km² per grid cell 23.89 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1970s 69.43 km² per grid cell 92.73 km² per grid cell 23.29 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1980s 103 km² per grid cell 143.99 km² per grid cell 40.99 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1990s 170.92 km² per grid cell 227.38 km² per grid cell 56.46 km² per grid cell Paraguay
2000s 263.67 km² per grid cell 330.3 km² per grid cell 66.64 km² per grid cell Paraguay
2010s 404.7 km² per grid cell 458.21 km² per grid cell 53.51 km² per grid cell Paraguay
2020s 525.32 km² per grid cell 579.35 km² per grid cell 54.03 km² per grid cell Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Namibia or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 613.64 km² per grid cell against 563.77 km² per grid cell in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Namibia and Paraguay?
49.87 km² per grid cell, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Paraguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Paraguay rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Namibia ranks 119th and Paraguay ranks 116th 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.