Sudan vs Vietnam: Urban area over the long-term
Sudan
4,431 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Vietnam
4,339 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sudan rank
34th
Vietnam rank
36th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Sudan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4,431 km² per grid cell against 4,339 km² per grid cell in Vietnam, a difference of 92 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 36th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 10 and Vietnam in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1100s | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0049 km² per grid cell | 0.0096 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1200s | 0.0448 km² per grid cell | 0.0179 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1300s | 0.1458 km² per grid cell | 0.0639 km² per grid cell | 0.0819 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1400s | 0.4709 km² per grid cell | 0.2219 km² per grid cell | 0.249 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1500s | 1.51 km² per grid cell | 0.7566 km² per grid cell | 0.757 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1600s | 4.88 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1700s | 11.66 km² per grid cell | 10.21 km² per grid cell | 1.45 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1710s | 13.22 km² per grid cell | 12.64 km² per grid cell | 0.5788 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
| 1720s | 14.58 km² per grid cell | 15.09 km² per grid cell | 0.5152 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1730s | 16.07 km² per grid cell | 17.89 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1740s | 17.73 km² per grid cell | 21.09 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1750s | 19.56 km² per grid cell | 24.73 km² per grid cell | 5.17 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1760s | 21.59 km² per grid cell | 28.87 km² per grid cell | 7.28 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1770s | 23.83 km² per grid cell | 33.58 km² per grid cell | 9.75 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1780s | 26.33 km² per grid cell | 38.92 km² per grid cell | 12.6 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1790s | 29.09 km² per grid cell | 44.98 km² per grid cell | 15.89 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1800s | 32.17 km² per grid cell | 51.84 km² per grid cell | 19.67 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1810s | 35.59 km² per grid cell | 59.6 km² per grid cell | 24.01 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1820s | 39.4 km² per grid cell | 68.36 km² per grid cell | 28.96 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1830s | 43.66 km² per grid cell | 83.96 km² per grid cell | 40.3 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1840s | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 101.91 km² per grid cell | 53.5 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1850s | 53.76 km² per grid cell | 122.52 km² per grid cell | 68.77 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 59.68 km² per grid cell | 146.13 km² per grid cell | 86.45 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 66.29 km² per grid cell | 173.13 km² per grid cell | 106.84 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 73.95 km² per grid cell | 229.28 km² per grid cell | 155.33 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 82.74 km² per grid cell | 294.55 km² per grid cell | 211.81 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 92.84 km² per grid cell | 370.17 km² per grid cell | 277.33 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 104.85 km² per grid cell | 457.52 km² per grid cell | 352.67 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 118.61 km² per grid cell | 536.57 km² per grid cell | 417.95 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 132.17 km² per grid cell | 626.52 km² per grid cell | 494.35 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 138.16 km² per grid cell | 728.74 km² per grid cell | 590.58 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 164.38 km² per grid cell | 1,032 km² per grid cell | 867.16 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 246.3 km² per grid cell | 1,604 km² per grid cell | 1,358 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 376.21 km² per grid cell | 2,272 km² per grid cell | 1,895 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 611.87 km² per grid cell | 2,606 km² per grid cell | 1,994 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 1,099 km² per grid cell | 2,626 km² per grid cell | 1,527 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 1,805 km² per grid cell | 2,694 km² per grid cell | 888.77 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 2,865 km² per grid cell | 3,201 km² per grid cell | 335.75 km² per grid cell | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 4,170 km² per grid cell | 4,101 km² per grid cell | 68.49 km² per grid cell | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Sudan or Vietnam?
- Sudan, at 4,431 km² per grid cell against 4,339 km² per grid cell in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Sudan and Vietnam?
- 92 km² per grid cell, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Vietnam?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sudan and Vietnam rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Sudan ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 36th 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.