Peru vs Romania: Urban area over the long-term

Peru
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Romania
1,985 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Peru rank
64th
Romania rank
66th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Peru
  • Romania
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 2,049 km² per grid cell against 1,985 km² per grid cell in Romania, a difference of 64 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 64th and Romania ranks 66th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 16 and Romania in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Romania Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0116 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.0102 km² per grid cell Peru
1100s 0.0371 km² per grid cell 0.0046 km² per grid cell 0.0325 km² per grid cell Peru
1200s 0.1183 km² per grid cell 0.0153 km² per grid cell 0.1029 km² per grid cell Peru
1300s 0.3756 km² per grid cell 0.069 km² per grid cell 0.3067 km² per grid cell Peru
1400s 1.19 km² per grid cell 0.1724 km² per grid cell 1.02 km² per grid cell Peru
1500s 3.76 km² per grid cell 0.8277 km² per grid cell 2.93 km² per grid cell Peru
1600s 3.66 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell 1.18 km² per grid cell Peru
1700s 12.56 km² per grid cell 9.31 km² per grid cell 3.24 km² per grid cell Peru
1710s 13.89 km² per grid cell 11.14 km² per grid cell 2.75 km² per grid cell Peru
1720s 14.87 km² per grid cell 11.94 km² per grid cell 2.93 km² per grid cell Peru
1730s 15.81 km² per grid cell 12.79 km² per grid cell 3.02 km² per grid cell Peru
1740s 16.67 km² per grid cell 13.7 km² per grid cell 2.96 km² per grid cell Peru
1750s 17.36 km² per grid cell 14.68 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell Peru
1760s 17.84 km² per grid cell 15.73 km² per grid cell 2.11 km² per grid cell Peru
1770s 18.05 km² per grid cell 16.85 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell Peru
1780s 18.05 km² per grid cell 18.06 km² per grid cell 0.0042 km² per grid cell Romania
1790s 18.05 km² per grid cell 19.35 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell Romania
1800s 18.05 km² per grid cell 20.73 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell Romania
1810s 18.05 km² per grid cell 25.14 km² per grid cell 7.09 km² per grid cell Romania
1820s 18.05 km² per grid cell 33.68 km² per grid cell 15.62 km² per grid cell Romania
1830s 18.45 km² per grid cell 46.69 km² per grid cell 28.24 km² per grid cell Romania
1840s 20.92 km² per grid cell 62 km² per grid cell 41.08 km² per grid cell Romania
1850s 24.04 km² per grid cell 82.26 km² per grid cell 58.22 km² per grid cell Romania
1860s 28.25 km² per grid cell 109.98 km² per grid cell 81.73 km² per grid cell Romania
1870s 33.23 km² per grid cell 145.02 km² per grid cell 111.79 km² per grid cell Romania
1880s 41.67 km² per grid cell 186.18 km² per grid cell 144.51 km² per grid cell Romania
1890s 59.59 km² per grid cell 227.04 km² per grid cell 167.45 km² per grid cell Romania
1900s 77.96 km² per grid cell 257.91 km² per grid cell 179.94 km² per grid cell Romania
1910s 94.64 km² per grid cell 278.71 km² per grid cell 184.07 km² per grid cell Romania
1920s 114.61 km² per grid cell 282.37 km² per grid cell 167.76 km² per grid cell Romania
1930s 139.48 km² per grid cell 326.58 km² per grid cell 187.1 km² per grid cell Romania
1940s 172.33 km² per grid cell 371.23 km² per grid cell 198.9 km² per grid cell Romania
1950s 251.97 km² per grid cell 582.11 km² per grid cell 330.14 km² per grid cell Romania
1960s 399.88 km² per grid cell 808.77 km² per grid cell 408.88 km² per grid cell Romania
1970s 641.67 km² per grid cell 1,064 km² per grid cell 422.4 km² per grid cell Romania
1980s 922.16 km² per grid cell 1,376 km² per grid cell 453.87 km² per grid cell Romania
1990s 1,219 km² per grid cell 1,590 km² per grid cell 371.31 km² per grid cell Romania
2000s 1,507 km² per grid cell 1,649 km² per grid cell 141.41 km² per grid cell Romania
2010s 1,809 km² per grid cell 1,822 km² per grid cell 12.8 km² per grid cell Romania
2020s 1,996 km² per grid cell 1,956 km² per grid cell 39.74 km² per grid cell Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Peru or Romania?
Peru, at 2,049 km² per grid cell against 1,985 km² per grid cell in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Peru and Romania?
64 km² per grid cell, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Romania?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Peru and Romania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Peru ranks 64th and Romania ranks 66th 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.