New Zealand vs East Timor: Urban area over the long-term
New Zealand
2,471 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
East Timor
2,471 kmĀ² per grid cell
in 2025
New Zealand rank
51st
East Timor rank
50th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- New Zealand
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2,471 kmĀ² per grid cell against 2,471 kmĀ² per grid cell in New Zealand, a difference of 0 kmĀ² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.
New Zealand ranks 51st and East Timor ranks 50th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 12 and East Timor in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0015 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0015 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1100s | 0 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0057 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0057 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1200s | 0.001 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0214 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0204 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1300s | 0.0038 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0802 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.0764 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1400s | 0.0113 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.3006 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.2893 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1500s | 0.1276 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1.13 kmĀ² per grid cell | 0.9998 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1600s | 0.4711 kmĀ² per grid cell | 4.23 kmĀ² per grid cell | 3.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1700s | 1.15 kmĀ² per grid cell | 15.85 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.7 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1710s | 3.28 kmĀ² per grid cell | 18.19 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.91 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1720s | 5.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | 20.29 kmĀ² per grid cell | 15.04 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1730s | 7.05 kmĀ² per grid cell | 22.64 kmĀ² per grid cell | 15.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1740s | 8.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | 25.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | 16.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1750s | 10.32 kmĀ² per grid cell | 28.17 kmĀ² per grid cell | 17.85 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1760s | 11.85 kmĀ² per grid cell | 31.42 kmĀ² per grid cell | 19.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1770s | 13.35 kmĀ² per grid cell | 35.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | 21.7 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1780s | 14.86 kmĀ² per grid cell | 39.1 kmĀ² per grid cell | 24.24 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1790s | 16.4 kmĀ² per grid cell | 43.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 27.22 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1800s | 17.97 kmĀ² per grid cell | 48.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | 30.69 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1810s | 19.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | 54.28 kmĀ² per grid cell | 34.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1820s | 24.83 kmĀ² per grid cell | 64.62 kmĀ² per grid cell | 39.79 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1830s | 31.42 kmĀ² per grid cell | 76.93 kmĀ² per grid cell | 45.52 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1840s | 39.57 kmĀ² per grid cell | 91.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | 52.02 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1850s | 49.64 kmĀ² per grid cell | 109.03 kmĀ² per grid cell | 59.39 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1860s | 62.08 kmĀ² per grid cell | 129.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | 67.72 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1870s | 77.42 kmĀ² per grid cell | 148.34 kmĀ² per grid cell | 70.92 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1880s | 96.31 kmĀ² per grid cell | 169.53 kmĀ² per grid cell | 73.22 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1890s | 144.67 kmĀ² per grid cell | 193.75 kmĀ² per grid cell | 49.08 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1900s | 201.67 kmĀ² per grid cell | 221.43 kmĀ² per grid cell | 19.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | East Timor |
| 1910s | 267.64 kmĀ² per grid cell | 253.06 kmĀ² per grid cell | 14.58 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 360.69 kmĀ² per grid cell | 288.71 kmĀ² per grid cell | 71.98 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 466.73 kmĀ² per grid cell | 329.38 kmĀ² per grid cell | 137.34 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 586.25 kmĀ² per grid cell | 375.78 kmĀ² per grid cell | 210.46 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 815.47 kmĀ² per grid cell | 443.72 kmĀ² per grid cell | 371.76 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1,078 kmĀ² per grid cell | 565.66 kmĀ² per grid cell | 512.42 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1,338 kmĀ² per grid cell | 765.83 kmĀ² per grid cell | 572.03 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1,481 kmĀ² per grid cell | 746.03 kmĀ² per grid cell | 735 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1,704 kmĀ² per grid cell | 854.01 kmĀ² per grid cell | 849.8 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,957 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,191 kmĀ² per grid cell | 765.79 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2,221 kmĀ² per grid cell | 1,759 kmĀ² per grid cell | 462.44 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,420 kmĀ² per grid cell | 2,352 kmĀ² per grid cell | 67.61 kmĀ² per grid cell | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, New Zealand or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 2,471 kmĀ² per grid cell against 2,471 kmĀ² per grid cell in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between New Zealand and East Timor?
- 0 kmĀ² per grid cell, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and East Timor?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and East Timor rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- New Zealand ranks 51st and East Timor ranks 50th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) ā 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.