Puerto Rico vs Zimbabwe: Urban area over the long-term
Puerto Rico
2,845 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2,675 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Puerto Rico
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2,845 km² per grid cell against 2,675 km² per grid cell in Zimbabwe, a difference of 170 km² per grid cell.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 25 and Zimbabwe in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1200s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0087 km² per grid cell | 0.0083 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1300s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0262 km² per grid cell | 0.0241 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1400s | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.0787 km² per grid cell | 0.0689 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1500s | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | 0.4719 km² per grid cell | 0.4281 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1600s | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1700s | 0.888 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 4.08 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1710s | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 5.79 km² per grid cell | 4.49 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1720s | 1.86 km² per grid cell | 6.56 km² per grid cell | 4.7 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1730s | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | 4.76 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1740s | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | 4.59 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1750s | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 9.46 km² per grid cell | 4.05 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1760s | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | 2.95 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1770s | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | Zimbabwe |
| 1780s | 15.72 km² per grid cell | 13.54 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1790s | 22.43 km² per grid cell | 15.23 km² per grid cell | 7.2 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1800s | 32.01 km² per grid cell | 17.13 km² per grid cell | 14.88 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1810s | 45.68 km² per grid cell | 19.25 km² per grid cell | 26.43 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1820s | 65.16 km² per grid cell | 21.61 km² per grid cell | 43.55 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1830s | 86.03 km² per grid cell | 24.25 km² per grid cell | 61.78 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1840s | 109.92 km² per grid cell | 27.2 km² per grid cell | 82.72 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1850s | 149.53 km² per grid cell | 30.49 km² per grid cell | 119.04 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 194.46 km² per grid cell | 36.92 km² per grid cell | 157.54 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 241.82 km² per grid cell | 44.71 km² per grid cell | 197.11 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 281.23 km² per grid cell | 54.15 km² per grid cell | 227.08 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 304.38 km² per grid cell | 65.58 km² per grid cell | 238.8 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 315.37 km² per grid cell | 79.42 km² per grid cell | 235.96 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 347.69 km² per grid cell | 102.39 km² per grid cell | 245.3 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 374.25 km² per grid cell | 130.79 km² per grid cell | 243.46 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 407.64 km² per grid cell | 176.3 km² per grid cell | 231.33 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 460.17 km² per grid cell | 234.49 km² per grid cell | 225.68 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 604.8 km² per grid cell | 374.8 km² per grid cell | 230 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 834.05 km² per grid cell | 470.08 km² per grid cell | 363.96 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1,198 km² per grid cell | 564.77 km² per grid cell | 633.26 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1,572 km² per grid cell | 782.46 km² per grid cell | 789.39 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2,207 km² per grid cell | 1,247 km² per grid cell | 959.56 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2,689 km² per grid cell | 1,685 km² per grid cell | 1,004 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2,814 km² per grid cell | 2,111 km² per grid cell | 702.45 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2,851 km² per grid cell | 2,556 km² per grid cell | 294.45 km² per grid cell | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Puerto Rico or Zimbabwe?
- Puerto Rico, at 2,845 km² per grid cell against 2,675 km² per grid cell in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
- 170 km² per grid cell, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Puerto Rico ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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.