Peru vs Uganda: Urban area over the long-term

Peru
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uganda
1,870 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Peru rank
64th
Uganda rank
67th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Peru
  • Uganda
05001.0k1.5k2.0k100015122025

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2,049 km² per grid cell against 1,870 km² per grid cell in Uganda, a difference of 179 km² per grid cell.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Peru ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 67th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Uganda Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0116 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.011 km² per grid cell Peru
1100s 0.0371 km² per grid cell 0.0021 km² per grid cell 0.035 km² per grid cell Peru
1200s 0.1183 km² per grid cell 0.0073 km² per grid cell 0.111 km² per grid cell Peru
1300s 0.3756 km² per grid cell 0.0246 km² per grid cell 0.351 km² per grid cell Peru
1400s 1.19 km² per grid cell 0.0814 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell Peru
1500s 3.76 km² per grid cell 0.2591 km² per grid cell 3.5 km² per grid cell Peru
1600s 3.66 km² per grid cell 0.8172 km² per grid cell 2.85 km² per grid cell Peru
1700s 12.56 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell 10.27 km² per grid cell Peru
1710s 13.89 km² per grid cell 2.53 km² per grid cell 11.36 km² per grid cell Peru
1720s 14.87 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell 12.14 km² per grid cell Peru
1730s 15.81 km² per grid cell 2.93 km² per grid cell 12.88 km² per grid cell Peru
1740s 16.67 km² per grid cell 3.16 km² per grid cell 13.51 km² per grid cell Peru
1750s 17.36 km² per grid cell 3.4 km² per grid cell 13.96 km² per grid cell Peru
1760s 17.84 km² per grid cell 3.66 km² per grid cell 14.18 km² per grid cell Peru
1770s 18.05 km² per grid cell 3.94 km² per grid cell 14.11 km² per grid cell Peru
1780s 18.05 km² per grid cell 4.25 km² per grid cell 13.81 km² per grid cell Peru
1790s 18.05 km² per grid cell 4.58 km² per grid cell 13.48 km² per grid cell Peru
1800s 18.05 km² per grid cell 4.94 km² per grid cell 13.12 km² per grid cell Peru
1810s 18.05 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 12.72 km² per grid cell Peru
1820s 18.05 km² per grid cell 5.76 km² per grid cell 12.29 km² per grid cell Peru
1830s 18.45 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell 12.21 km² per grid cell Peru
1840s 20.92 km² per grid cell 6.77 km² per grid cell 14.15 km² per grid cell Peru
1850s 24.04 km² per grid cell 8.83 km² per grid cell 15.2 km² per grid cell Peru
1860s 28.25 km² per grid cell 9.78 km² per grid cell 18.46 km² per grid cell Peru
1870s 33.23 km² per grid cell 10.84 km² per grid cell 22.39 km² per grid cell Peru
1880s 41.67 km² per grid cell 12.15 km² per grid cell 29.52 km² per grid cell Peru
1890s 59.59 km² per grid cell 13.62 km² per grid cell 45.97 km² per grid cell Peru
1900s 77.96 km² per grid cell 14.39 km² per grid cell 63.57 km² per grid cell Peru
1910s 94.64 km² per grid cell 14.39 km² per grid cell 80.26 km² per grid cell Peru
1920s 114.61 km² per grid cell 14.86 km² per grid cell 99.75 km² per grid cell Peru
1930s 139.48 km² per grid cell 18.83 km² per grid cell 120.65 km² per grid cell Peru
1940s 172.33 km² per grid cell 23.18 km² per grid cell 149.15 km² per grid cell Peru
1950s 251.97 km² per grid cell 41.54 km² per grid cell 210.43 km² per grid cell Peru
1960s 399.88 km² per grid cell 86.29 km² per grid cell 313.59 km² per grid cell Peru
1970s 641.67 km² per grid cell 146.66 km² per grid cell 495.02 km² per grid cell Peru
1980s 922.16 km² per grid cell 253.1 km² per grid cell 669.06 km² per grid cell Peru
1990s 1,219 km² per grid cell 446.82 km² per grid cell 771.7 km² per grid cell Peru
2000s 1,507 km² per grid cell 666.99 km² per grid cell 840.48 km² per grid cell Peru
2010s 1,809 km² per grid cell 1,083 km² per grid cell 726.05 km² per grid cell Peru
2020s 1,996 km² per grid cell 1,649 km² per grid cell 346.59 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 Uganda?
Peru, at 2,049 km² per grid cell against 1,870 km² per grid cell in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Peru and Uganda?
179 km² per grid cell, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uganda?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Peru and Uganda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Peru ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 67th 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.