Netherlands vs Sudan: Urban area over the long-term

Netherlands
4,359 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sudan
4,431 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Netherlands rank
35th
Sudan rank
34th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4,431 km² per grid cell against 4,359 km² per grid cell in Netherlands, a difference of 72 km² per grid cell.

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

Netherlands ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 34th of 202 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sudan Difference Ahead
1000s 1.51 km² per grid cell 0.0047 km² per grid cell 1.5 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1100s 3.56 km² per grid cell 0.0145 km² per grid cell 3.55 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1200s 8.31 km² per grid cell 0.0448 km² per grid cell 8.27 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1300s 23.31 km² per grid cell 0.1458 km² per grid cell 23.17 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1400s 14.31 km² per grid cell 0.4709 km² per grid cell 13.84 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1500s 39.21 km² per grid cell 1.51 km² per grid cell 37.7 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1600s 91.54 km² per grid cell 4.88 km² per grid cell 86.66 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1700s 165.2 km² per grid cell 11.66 km² per grid cell 153.54 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1710s 172.52 km² per grid cell 13.22 km² per grid cell 159.29 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1720s 180.04 km² per grid cell 14.58 km² per grid cell 165.47 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1730s 187.8 km² per grid cell 16.07 km² per grid cell 171.72 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1740s 195.78 km² per grid cell 17.73 km² per grid cell 178.05 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1750s 204 km² per grid cell 19.56 km² per grid cell 184.44 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1760s 212.47 km² per grid cell 21.59 km² per grid cell 190.88 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1770s 221.2 km² per grid cell 23.83 km² per grid cell 197.36 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1780s 230.19 km² per grid cell 26.33 km² per grid cell 203.86 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1790s 239.46 km² per grid cell 29.09 km² per grid cell 210.36 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1800s 249.01 km² per grid cell 32.17 km² per grid cell 216.84 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1810s 258.85 km² per grid cell 35.59 km² per grid cell 223.26 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1820s 268.99 km² per grid cell 39.4 km² per grid cell 229.59 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1830s 301.18 km² per grid cell 43.66 km² per grid cell 257.52 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1840s 337.78 km² per grid cell 48.42 km² per grid cell 289.36 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1850s 372.76 km² per grid cell 53.76 km² per grid cell 319.01 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1860s 413.6 km² per grid cell 59.68 km² per grid cell 353.92 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1870s 460.16 km² per grid cell 66.29 km² per grid cell 393.87 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1880s 528.52 km² per grid cell 73.95 km² per grid cell 454.57 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1890s 609.01 km² per grid cell 82.74 km² per grid cell 526.28 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1900s 706.65 km² per grid cell 92.84 km² per grid cell 613.81 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1910s 831.27 km² per grid cell 104.85 km² per grid cell 726.42 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1920s 981.98 km² per grid cell 118.61 km² per grid cell 863.37 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1930s 1,162 km² per grid cell 132.17 km² per grid cell 1,030 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1940s 1,337 km² per grid cell 138.16 km² per grid cell 1,198 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1950s 1,684 km² per grid cell 164.38 km² per grid cell 1,519 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1960s 2,029 km² per grid cell 246.3 km² per grid cell 1,783 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1970s 2,364 km² per grid cell 376.21 km² per grid cell 1,987 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1980s 2,676 km² per grid cell 611.87 km² per grid cell 2,064 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1990s 3,119 km² per grid cell 1,099 km² per grid cell 2,020 km² per grid cell Netherlands
2000s 3,647 km² per grid cell 1,805 km² per grid cell 1,842 km² per grid cell Netherlands
2010s 4,035 km² per grid cell 2,865 km² per grid cell 1,170 km² per grid cell Netherlands
2020s 4,283 km² per grid cell 4,170 km² per grid cell 113.58 km² per grid cell Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Netherlands or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4,431 km² per grid cell against 4,359 km² per grid cell in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Netherlands and Sudan?
72 km² per grid cell, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sudan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sudan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Netherlands ranks 35th and Sudan ranks 34th 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.