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