Nicaragua vs Qatar: Urban area over the long-term

Nicaragua
500.71 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Qatar
499.79 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
123rd
Qatar rank
124th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Qatar
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 500.71 km² per grid cell against 499.79 km² per grid cell in Qatar, a difference of 0.92 km² per grid cell.

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

Nicaragua ranks 123rd and Qatar ranks 124th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Qatar Difference Ahead
1000s 0.001 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1100s 0.0033 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0033 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1200s 0.0109 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0108 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1300s 0.0355 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0353 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1400s 0.1162 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell 0.1155 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1500s 0.3804 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.3781 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1600s 0.5707 km² per grid cell 0.0072 km² per grid cell 0.5634 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1700s 0.856 km² per grid cell 0.0186 km² per grid cell 0.8374 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1710s 1.03 km² per grid cell 0.0207 km² per grid cell 1.01 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1720s 1.21 km² per grid cell 0.0223 km² per grid cell 1.19 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1730s 1.42 km² per grid cell 0.0238 km² per grid cell 1.4 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1740s 1.67 km² per grid cell 0.0252 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1750s 1.96 km² per grid cell 0.0266 km² per grid cell 1.93 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1760s 2.3 km² per grid cell 0.028 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1770s 2.7 km² per grid cell 0.0294 km² per grid cell 2.67 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1780s 3.17 km² per grid cell 0.0311 km² per grid cell 3.14 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1790s 3.72 km² per grid cell 0.033 km² per grid cell 3.68 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1800s 4.36 km² per grid cell 0.0352 km² per grid cell 4.32 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1810s 5.12 km² per grid cell 0.0379 km² per grid cell 5.08 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1820s 6 km² per grid cell 0.0413 km² per grid cell 5.96 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1830s 7.79 km² per grid cell 0.0455 km² per grid cell 7.75 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1840s 9.96 km² per grid cell 0.0508 km² per grid cell 9.91 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1850s 12.72 km² per grid cell 0.0573 km² per grid cell 12.66 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1860s 14.79 km² per grid cell 0.0656 km² per grid cell 14.73 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1870s 17.14 km² per grid cell 0.0726 km² per grid cell 17.07 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1880s 21.39 km² per grid cell 0.0807 km² per grid cell 21.31 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1890s 26.73 km² per grid cell 0.0898 km² per grid cell 26.64 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1900s 33.18 km² per grid cell 0.1002 km² per grid cell 33.08 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1910s 40.21 km² per grid cell 0.112 km² per grid cell 40.1 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1920s 45.78 km² per grid cell 0.2484 km² per grid cell 45.53 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1930s 51.77 km² per grid cell 0.5519 km² per grid cell 51.21 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1940s 51.77 km² per grid cell 1.23 km² per grid cell 50.54 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1950s 59.63 km² per grid cell 3.9 km² per grid cell 55.73 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1960s 80.3 km² per grid cell 8.59 km² per grid cell 71.71 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1970s 121.24 km² per grid cell 20.99 km² per grid cell 100.24 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1980s 173.72 km² per grid cell 45.82 km² per grid cell 127.89 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
1990s 238.62 km² per grid cell 78.9 km² per grid cell 159.72 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
2000s 310.74 km² per grid cell 161.85 km² per grid cell 148.89 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
2010s 398.95 km² per grid cell 371.46 km² per grid cell 27.49 km² per grid cell Nicaragua
2020s 479.36 km² per grid cell 476.33 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Nicaragua or Qatar?
Nicaragua, at 500.71 km² per grid cell against 499.79 km² per grid cell in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Nicaragua and Qatar?
0.92 km² per grid cell, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Qatar?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Qatar rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Nicaragua ranks 123rd and Qatar ranks 124th 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.