Paraguay vs Somalia: Urban area over the long-term

Paraguay
613.64 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Somalia
597.81 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Paraguay rank
116th
Somalia rank
118th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Paraguay
  • Somalia
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 613.64 km² per grid cell against 597.81 km² per grid cell in Somalia, a difference of 15.83 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 116th and Somalia ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 38 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1100s 0.0016 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0013 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1200s 0.0057 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.0044 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1300s 0.0195 km² per grid cell 0.0043 km² per grid cell 0.0152 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1400s 0.0658 km² per grid cell 0.0143 km² per grid cell 0.0514 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1500s 0.2193 km² per grid cell 0.0478 km² per grid cell 0.1715 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1600s 0.6579 km² per grid cell 0.1524 km² per grid cell 0.5055 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1700s 1.97 km² per grid cell 0.4841 km² per grid cell 1.49 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1710s 2.33 km² per grid cell 0.4052 km² per grid cell 1.93 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1720s 2.68 km² per grid cell 0.5075 km² per grid cell 2.17 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1730s 3.07 km² per grid cell 0.6345 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1740s 3.51 km² per grid cell 0.7919 km² per grid cell 2.71 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1750s 4 km² per grid cell 0.987 km² per grid cell 3.01 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1760s 4.56 km² per grid cell 1.23 km² per grid cell 3.33 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1770s 5.18 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell 3.65 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1780s 5.89 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 3.99 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1790s 6.68 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell 4.33 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1800s 7.56 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 4.65 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1810s 9.39 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell 5.78 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1820s 11.49 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell 7.04 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1830s 13.91 km² per grid cell 5.51 km² per grid cell 8.41 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1840s 16.69 km² per grid cell 6.8 km² per grid cell 9.89 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1850s 19.87 km² per grid cell 8.38 km² per grid cell 11.48 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1860s 22.63 km² per grid cell 10.06 km² per grid cell 12.57 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1870s 25.74 km² per grid cell 12.07 km² per grid cell 13.67 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1880s 29.23 km² per grid cell 14.62 km² per grid cell 14.6 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1890s 33.1 km² per grid cell 17.66 km² per grid cell 15.43 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1900s 37.19 km² per grid cell 21.53 km² per grid cell 15.66 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1910s 50.9 km² per grid cell 25.35 km² per grid cell 25.55 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1920s 62.15 km² per grid cell 27.43 km² per grid cell 34.72 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1930s 66.12 km² per grid cell 29.02 km² per grid cell 37.1 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1940s 66.12 km² per grid cell 29.02 km² per grid cell 37.1 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1950s 66.12 km² per grid cell 34.81 km² per grid cell 31.31 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1960s 69.5 km² per grid cell 52.44 km² per grid cell 17.06 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1970s 92.73 km² per grid cell 88.25 km² per grid cell 4.48 km² per grid cell Paraguay
1980s 143.99 km² per grid cell 165.93 km² per grid cell 21.94 km² per grid cell Somalia
1990s 227.38 km² per grid cell 220.83 km² per grid cell 6.55 km² per grid cell Paraguay
2000s 330.3 km² per grid cell 350.19 km² per grid cell 19.89 km² per grid cell Somalia
2010s 458.21 km² per grid cell 419.75 km² per grid cell 38.46 km² per grid cell Paraguay
2020s 579.35 km² per grid cell 554.7 km² per grid cell 24.64 km² per grid cell Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Paraguay or Somalia?
Paraguay, at 613.64 km² per grid cell against 597.81 km² per grid cell in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Paraguay and Somalia?
15.83 km² per grid cell, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Somalia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Somalia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Paraguay ranks 116th and Somalia ranks 118th 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.