What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Netherlands and Uzbekistan?

151 km² per grid cell, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uzbekistan?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Netherlands vs Uzbekistan: Urban area over the long-term

Netherlands

4,359 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Uzbekistan

4,208 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Netherlands rank

35th

Uzbekistan rank

37th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Netherlands
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4,359 km² per grid cell against 4,208 km² per grid cell in Uzbekistan, a difference of 151 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1000s	1.51 km² per grid cell	0.0014 km² per grid cell	1.51 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1100s	3.56 km² per grid cell	0.0046 km² per grid cell	3.56 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1200s	8.31 km² per grid cell	0.0149 km² per grid cell	8.3 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1300s	23.31 km² per grid cell	0.0476 km² per grid cell	23.27 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1400s	14.31 km² per grid cell	0.1517 km² per grid cell	14.16 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1500s	39.21 km² per grid cell	0.4858 km² per grid cell	38.73 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1600s	91.54 km² per grid cell	1.67 km² per grid cell	89.87 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1700s	165.2 km² per grid cell	5.62 km² per grid cell	159.58 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1710s	172.52 km² per grid cell	5.92 km² per grid cell	166.6 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1720s	180.04 km² per grid cell	7.49 km² per grid cell	172.55 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1730s	187.8 km² per grid cell	9.49 km² per grid cell	178.3 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1740s	195.78 km² per grid cell	12.02 km² per grid cell	183.76 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1750s	204 km² per grid cell	15.23 km² per grid cell	188.77 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1760s	212.47 km² per grid cell	19.29 km² per grid cell	193.18 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1770s	221.2 km² per grid cell	24.43 km² per grid cell	196.76 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1780s	230.19 km² per grid cell	30.95 km² per grid cell	199.24 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1790s	239.46 km² per grid cell	39.2 km² per grid cell	200.25 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1800s	249.01 km² per grid cell	49.66 km² per grid cell	199.35 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1810s	258.85 km² per grid cell	62.9 km² per grid cell	195.95 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1820s	268.99 km² per grid cell	79.67 km² per grid cell	189.32 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1830s	301.18 km² per grid cell	100.92 km² per grid cell	200.26 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1840s	337.78 km² per grid cell	127.83 km² per grid cell	209.95 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1850s	372.76 km² per grid cell	161.92 km² per grid cell	210.85 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1860s	413.6 km² per grid cell	205.1 km² per grid cell	208.5 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1870s	460.16 km² per grid cell	259.79 km² per grid cell	200.38 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1880s	528.52 km² per grid cell	329.06 km² per grid cell	199.46 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1890s	609.01 km² per grid cell	416.81 km² per grid cell	192.21 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1900s	706.65 km² per grid cell	527.8 km² per grid cell	178.85 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1910s	831.27 km² per grid cell	666.94 km² per grid cell	164.33 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1920s	981.98 km² per grid cell	832.81 km² per grid cell	149.17 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1930s	1,162 km² per grid cell	981.02 km² per grid cell	180.86 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1940s	1,337 km² per grid cell	1,059 km² per grid cell	277.34 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1950s	1,684 km² per grid cell	1,059 km² per grid cell	624.33 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1960s	2,029 km² per grid cell	1,109 km² per grid cell	920.14 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1970s	2,364 km² per grid cell	1,421 km² per grid cell	942.45 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1980s	2,676 km² per grid cell	1,907 km² per grid cell	769.19 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
1990s	3,119 km² per grid cell	2,271 km² per grid cell	848.32 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
2000s	3,647 km² per grid cell	2,602 km² per grid cell	1,044 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
2010s	4,035 km² per grid cell	3,218 km² per grid cell	816.81 km² per grid cell	Netherlands
2020s	4,283 km² per grid cell	3,978 km² per grid cell	305.25 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 Uzbekistan?: Netherlands, at 4,359 km² per grid cell against 4,208 km² per grid cell in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Netherlands and Uzbekistan?: 151 km² per grid cell, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uzbekistan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Uzbekistan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Netherlands ranks 35th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.