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