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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.