Sweden vs Tanzania: Urban area over the long-term
Sweden
2,988 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tanzania
3,054 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sweden rank
42nd
Tanzania rank
41st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Sweden
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3,054 km² per grid cell against 2,988 km² per grid cell in Sweden, a difference of 66 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 41st of 202 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0128 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0446 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.1521 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 0.0337 km² per grid cell | 0.95 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1400s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.1227 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1500s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 0.2387 km² per grid cell | 3.85 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1600s | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 0.8695 km² per grid cell | 8.69 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1700s | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 39.4 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1710s | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 3.73 km² per grid cell | 64.61 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1720s | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 4.39 km² per grid cell | 87.02 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1730s | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 5.13 km² per grid cell | 117.24 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1740s | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 5.98 km² per grid cell | 141.48 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1750s | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 6.94 km² per grid cell | 159.01 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1760s | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 8.04 km² per grid cell | 182.33 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1770s | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 9.27 km² per grid cell | 201.25 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1780s | 223 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | 212.32 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1790s | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 12.26 km² per grid cell | 223.31 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1800s | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 14.04 km² per grid cell | 241.69 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1810s | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 16.06 km² per grid cell | 246.4 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1820s | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 18.34 km² per grid cell | 266.01 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1830s | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 20.9 km² per grid cell | 300.45 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1840s | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 23.78 km² per grid cell | 330.79 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1850s | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 27.02 km² per grid cell | 374.86 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1860s | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 29.3 km² per grid cell | 427.83 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1870s | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 31.77 km² per grid cell | 485.11 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1880s | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 34.45 km² per grid cell | 560.13 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1890s | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 38.49 km² per grid cell | 615.47 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1900s | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 697.61 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1910s | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 40.94 km² per grid cell | 791.83 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1920s | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 44.84 km² per grid cell | 875.97 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 56.99 km² per grid cell | 971.05 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 71.73 km² per grid cell | 1,050 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1,418 km² per grid cell | 132.57 km² per grid cell | 1,286 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1,706 km² per grid cell | 247.01 km² per grid cell | 1,459 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,976 km² per grid cell | 551.37 km² per grid cell | 1,424 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,075 km² per grid cell | 712.35 km² per grid cell | 1,363 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2,225 km² per grid cell | 721.07 km² per grid cell | 1,504 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,359 km² per grid cell | 1,043 km² per grid cell | 1,316 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,630 km² per grid cell | 1,784 km² per grid cell | 846.31 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,902 km² per grid cell | 2,651 km² per grid cell | 251.83 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3,054 km² per grid cell against 2,988 km² per grid cell in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Sweden and Tanzania?
- 66 km² per grid cell, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Sweden ranks 42nd and Tanzania ranks 41st 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.