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