Oman vs Zambia: Urban area over the long-term
Oman
1,399 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zambia
1,407 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Oman rank
84th
Zambia rank
83rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Oman
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1,407 km² per grid cell against 1,399 km² per grid cell in Oman, a difference of 8 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 14 and Zambia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1100s | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1200s | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.0039 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1300s | 0.0254 km² per grid cell | 0.0155 km² per grid cell | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1400s | 0.0762 km² per grid cell | 0.0523 km² per grid cell | 0.0239 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1500s | 0.2286 km² per grid cell | 0.1744 km² per grid cell | 0.0543 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1600s | 0.806 km² per grid cell | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 0.2385 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1700s | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 0.3292 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1710s | 3.18 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 0.6846 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1720s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1730s | 3.92 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1740s | 4.36 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1750s | 4.84 km² per grid cell | 7.63 km² per grid cell | 2.79 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1760s | 5.37 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 3.55 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1770s | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 10.39 km² per grid cell | 4.43 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1780s | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | 5.44 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1790s | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 13.96 km² per grid cell | 6.61 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1800s | 8.15 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 7.95 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1810s | 9.04 km² per grid cell | 18.53 km² per grid cell | 9.49 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1820s | 10.03 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 11.25 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1830s | 11.29 km² per grid cell | 24.37 km² per grid cell | 13.09 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1840s | 12.73 km² per grid cell | 27.87 km² per grid cell | 15.14 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1850s | 14.35 km² per grid cell | 31.81 km² per grid cell | 17.46 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1860s | 16.18 km² per grid cell | 35.18 km² per grid cell | 19.01 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1870s | 18.24 km² per grid cell | 38.8 km² per grid cell | 20.57 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1880s | 20.53 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 22.43 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1890s | 23.67 km² per grid cell | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 24.75 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1900s | 27.29 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 24.63 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1910s | 31.46 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 20.46 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1920s | 34.68 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 17.24 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1930s | 38.37 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 13.55 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1940s | 42.45 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 9.47 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1950s | 70.85 km² per grid cell | 59.64 km² per grid cell | 11.21 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1960s | 154.99 km² per grid cell | 111.26 km² per grid cell | 43.73 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1970s | 262.4 km² per grid cell | 227.72 km² per grid cell | 34.67 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1980s | 372.66 km² per grid cell | 375.17 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1990s | 542.92 km² per grid cell | 498.75 km² per grid cell | 44.17 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 2000s | 719.96 km² per grid cell | 658.5 km² per grid cell | 61.45 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 2010s | 1,018 km² per grid cell | 932.28 km² per grid cell | 85.91 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 2020s | 1,302 km² per grid cell | 1,282 km² per grid cell | 20.46 km² per grid cell | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Oman or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1,407 km² per grid cell against 1,399 km² per grid cell in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Oman and Zambia?
- 8 km² per grid cell, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Zambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Oman ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 83rd 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.