Sudan vs Venezuela: Urban area over the long-term
Sudan
4,431 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Venezuela
4,456 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sudan rank
34th
Venezuela rank
32nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Sudan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 4,456 km² per grid cell against 4,431 km² per grid cell in Sudan, a difference of 25 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 34th and Venezuela ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 31 and Venezuela in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1100s | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0067 km² per grid cell | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1200s | 0.0448 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 0.0235 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1300s | 0.1458 km² per grid cell | 0.0678 km² per grid cell | 0.0779 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1400s | 0.4709 km² per grid cell | 0.2148 km² per grid cell | 0.2561 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1500s | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 0.8353 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1600s | 4.88 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1700s | 11.66 km² per grid cell | 7.56 km² per grid cell | 4.1 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1710s | 13.22 km² per grid cell | 8.56 km² per grid cell | 4.66 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1720s | 14.58 km² per grid cell | 9.38 km² per grid cell | 5.19 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1730s | 16.07 km² per grid cell | 10.22 km² per grid cell | 5.86 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1740s | 17.73 km² per grid cell | 11.02 km² per grid cell | 6.71 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1750s | 19.56 km² per grid cell | 11.76 km² per grid cell | 7.8 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1760s | 21.59 km² per grid cell | 12.37 km² per grid cell | 9.22 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1770s | 23.83 km² per grid cell | 12.81 km² per grid cell | 11.02 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1780s | 26.33 km² per grid cell | 13.07 km² per grid cell | 13.26 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1790s | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 13.15 km² per grid cell | 15.94 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1800s | 32.17 km² per grid cell | 13.15 km² per grid cell | 19.01 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1810s | 35.59 km² per grid cell | 13.15 km² per grid cell | 22.43 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1820s | 39.4 km² per grid cell | 15.6 km² per grid cell | 23.8 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1830s | 43.66 km² per grid cell | 18.82 km² per grid cell | 24.84 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1840s | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 22.92 km² per grid cell | 25.5 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1850s | 53.76 km² per grid cell | 28.27 km² per grid cell | 25.48 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1860s | 59.68 km² per grid cell | 35.45 km² per grid cell | 24.23 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1870s | 66.29 km² per grid cell | 41.5 km² per grid cell | 24.79 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1880s | 73.95 km² per grid cell | 49.56 km² per grid cell | 24.39 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1890s | 82.74 km² per grid cell | 61.01 km² per grid cell | 21.73 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1900s | 92.84 km² per grid cell | 68.49 km² per grid cell | 24.34 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1910s | 104.85 km² per grid cell | 76.42 km² per grid cell | 28.44 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1920s | 118.61 km² per grid cell | 85.57 km² per grid cell | 33.05 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1930s | 132.17 km² per grid cell | 124.04 km² per grid cell | 8.13 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1940s | 138.16 km² per grid cell | 165.05 km² per grid cell | 26.89 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 164.38 km² per grid cell | 374.95 km² per grid cell | 210.57 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 246.3 km² per grid cell | 686.84 km² per grid cell | 440.54 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 376.21 km² per grid cell | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 777.48 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 611.87 km² per grid cell | 1,711 km² per grid cell | 1,099 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1,099 km² per grid cell | 2,355 km² per grid cell | 1,256 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1,805 km² per grid cell | 3,070 km² per grid cell | 1,265 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2,865 km² per grid cell | 3,769 km² per grid cell | 903.89 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4,170 km² per grid cell | 4,301 km² per grid cell | 131.41 km² per grid cell | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Sudan or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 4,456 km² per grid cell against 4,431 km² per grid cell in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Sudan and Venezuela?
- 25 km² per grid cell, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Venezuela?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Venezuela rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Sudan ranks 34th and Venezuela ranks 32nd 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.