Romania vs Uganda: Urban area over the long-term

Romania
1,985 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uganda
1,870 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Romania rank
66th
Uganda rank
67th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Romania
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,985 km² per grid cell against 1,870 km² per grid cell in Uganda, a difference of 115 km² per grid cell.

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

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

Romania ranks 66th and Uganda ranks 67th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Uganda Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell Romania
1100s 0.0046 km² per grid cell 0.0021 km² per grid cell 0.0025 km² per grid cell Romania
1200s 0.0153 km² per grid cell 0.0073 km² per grid cell 0.0081 km² per grid cell Romania
1300s 0.069 km² per grid cell 0.0246 km² per grid cell 0.0444 km² per grid cell Romania
1400s 0.1724 km² per grid cell 0.0814 km² per grid cell 0.0911 km² per grid cell Romania
1500s 0.8277 km² per grid cell 0.2591 km² per grid cell 0.5685 km² per grid cell Romania
1600s 2.48 km² per grid cell 0.8172 km² per grid cell 1.67 km² per grid cell Romania
1700s 9.31 km² per grid cell 2.28 km² per grid cell 7.03 km² per grid cell Romania
1710s 11.14 km² per grid cell 2.53 km² per grid cell 8.61 km² per grid cell Romania
1720s 11.94 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell 9.21 km² per grid cell Romania
1730s 12.79 km² per grid cell 2.93 km² per grid cell 9.85 km² per grid cell Romania
1740s 13.7 km² per grid cell 3.16 km² per grid cell 10.54 km² per grid cell Romania
1750s 14.68 km² per grid cell 3.4 km² per grid cell 11.28 km² per grid cell Romania
1760s 15.73 km² per grid cell 3.66 km² per grid cell 12.07 km² per grid cell Romania
1770s 16.85 km² per grid cell 3.94 km² per grid cell 12.91 km² per grid cell Romania
1780s 18.06 km² per grid cell 4.25 km² per grid cell 13.81 km² per grid cell Romania
1790s 19.35 km² per grid cell 4.58 km² per grid cell 14.77 km² per grid cell Romania
1800s 20.73 km² per grid cell 4.94 km² per grid cell 15.79 km² per grid cell Romania
1810s 25.14 km² per grid cell 5.33 km² per grid cell 19.81 km² per grid cell Romania
1820s 33.68 km² per grid cell 5.76 km² per grid cell 27.91 km² per grid cell Romania
1830s 46.69 km² per grid cell 6.24 km² per grid cell 40.45 km² per grid cell Romania
1840s 62 km² per grid cell 6.77 km² per grid cell 55.22 km² per grid cell Romania
1850s 82.26 km² per grid cell 8.83 km² per grid cell 73.43 km² per grid cell Romania
1860s 109.98 km² per grid cell 9.78 km² per grid cell 100.19 km² per grid cell Romania
1870s 145.02 km² per grid cell 10.84 km² per grid cell 134.18 km² per grid cell Romania
1880s 186.18 km² per grid cell 12.15 km² per grid cell 174.03 km² per grid cell Romania
1890s 227.04 km² per grid cell 13.62 km² per grid cell 213.42 km² per grid cell Romania
1900s 257.91 km² per grid cell 14.39 km² per grid cell 243.52 km² per grid cell Romania
1910s 278.71 km² per grid cell 14.39 km² per grid cell 264.32 km² per grid cell Romania
1920s 282.37 km² per grid cell 14.86 km² per grid cell 267.51 km² per grid cell Romania
1930s 326.58 km² per grid cell 18.83 km² per grid cell 307.75 km² per grid cell Romania
1940s 371.23 km² per grid cell 23.18 km² per grid cell 348.05 km² per grid cell Romania
1950s 582.11 km² per grid cell 41.54 km² per grid cell 540.57 km² per grid cell Romania
1960s 808.77 km² per grid cell 86.29 km² per grid cell 722.47 km² per grid cell Romania
1970s 1,064 km² per grid cell 146.66 km² per grid cell 917.42 km² per grid cell Romania
1980s 1,376 km² per grid cell 253.1 km² per grid cell 1,123 km² per grid cell Romania
1990s 1,590 km² per grid cell 446.82 km² per grid cell 1,143 km² per grid cell Romania
2000s 1,649 km² per grid cell 666.99 km² per grid cell 981.89 km² per grid cell Romania
2010s 1,822 km² per grid cell 1,083 km² per grid cell 738.85 km² per grid cell Romania
2020s 1,956 km² per grid cell 1,649 km² per grid cell 306.85 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 Uganda?
Romania, at 1,985 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 Romania and Uganda?
115 km² per grid cell, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uganda?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Romania and Uganda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Romania ranks 66th 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.