Romania vs Switzerland: Urban area over the long-term

Romania
1,985 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Switzerland
1,802 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Romania rank
66th
Switzerland rank
69th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Romania
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,985 km² per grid cell against 1,802 km² per grid cell in Switzerland, a difference of 183 km² per grid cell.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

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

Romania ranks 66th and Switzerland ranks 69th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 17 and Switzerland in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell Romania
1100s 0.0046 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0046 km² per grid cell Romania
1200s 0.0153 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0153 km² per grid cell Romania
1300s 0.069 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.069 km² per grid cell Romania
1400s 0.1724 km² per grid cell 3.23 km² per grid cell 3.06 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1500s 0.8277 km² per grid cell 14.77 km² per grid cell 13.94 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1600s 2.48 km² per grid cell 19.23 km² per grid cell 16.75 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1700s 9.31 km² per grid cell 31.64 km² per grid cell 22.33 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1710s 11.14 km² per grid cell 35 km² per grid cell 23.86 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1720s 11.94 km² per grid cell 39.82 km² per grid cell 27.88 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1730s 12.79 km² per grid cell 45.15 km² per grid cell 32.36 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1740s 13.7 km² per grid cell 50.97 km² per grid cell 37.27 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1750s 14.68 km² per grid cell 57.16 km² per grid cell 42.47 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1760s 15.73 km² per grid cell 63.51 km² per grid cell 47.78 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1770s 16.85 km² per grid cell 69.76 km² per grid cell 52.91 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1780s 18.06 km² per grid cell 75.56 km² per grid cell 57.51 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1790s 19.35 km² per grid cell 80.62 km² per grid cell 61.27 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1800s 20.73 km² per grid cell 84.72 km² per grid cell 63.99 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1810s 25.14 km² per grid cell 87.85 km² per grid cell 62.71 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1820s 33.68 km² per grid cell 97.8 km² per grid cell 64.12 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1830s 46.69 km² per grid cell 105.36 km² per grid cell 58.67 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1840s 62 km² per grid cell 112.86 km² per grid cell 50.86 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1850s 82.26 km² per grid cell 121.09 km² per grid cell 38.84 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1860s 109.98 km² per grid cell 127.51 km² per grid cell 17.53 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1870s 145.02 km² per grid cell 138.12 km² per grid cell 6.9 km² per grid cell Romania
1880s 186.18 km² per grid cell 151.19 km² per grid cell 34.98 km² per grid cell Romania
1890s 227.04 km² per grid cell 164.79 km² per grid cell 62.24 km² per grid cell Romania
1900s 257.91 km² per grid cell 199.05 km² per grid cell 58.86 km² per grid cell Romania
1910s 278.71 km² per grid cell 247.17 km² per grid cell 31.54 km² per grid cell Romania
1920s 282.37 km² per grid cell 284.47 km² per grid cell 2.09 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1930s 326.58 km² per grid cell 332.56 km² per grid cell 5.98 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1940s 371.23 km² per grid cell 388.96 km² per grid cell 17.73 km² per grid cell Switzerland
1950s 582.11 km² per grid cell 547.4 km² per grid cell 34.71 km² per grid cell Romania
1960s 808.77 km² per grid cell 738.56 km² per grid cell 70.2 km² per grid cell Romania
1970s 1,064 km² per grid cell 877.22 km² per grid cell 186.86 km² per grid cell Romania
1980s 1,376 km² per grid cell 1,038 km² per grid cell 337.92 km² per grid cell Romania
1990s 1,590 km² per grid cell 1,313 km² per grid cell 276.42 km² per grid cell Romania
2000s 1,649 km² per grid cell 1,428 km² per grid cell 220.98 km² per grid cell Romania
2010s 1,822 km² per grid cell 1,592 km² per grid cell 230 km² per grid cell Romania
2020s 1,956 km² per grid cell 1,753 km² per grid cell 202.88 km² per grid cell Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Romania or Switzerland?
Romania, at 1,985 km² per grid cell against 1,802 km² per grid cell in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Romania and Switzerland?
183 km² per grid cell, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Romania ranks 66th and Switzerland ranks 69th 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.