Sweden vs Yemen: Urban area over the long-term
Sweden
2,988 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Yemen
3,250 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sweden rank
42nd
Yemen rank
40th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Sweden
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3,250 km² per grid cell against 2,988 km² per grid cell in Sweden, a difference of 262 km² per grid cell.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 40th of 202 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0132 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1100s | 0.0467 km² per grid cell | 0.0095 km² per grid cell | 0.0372 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1200s | 0.161 km² per grid cell | 0.03 km² per grid cell | 0.131 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1300s | 0.9838 km² per grid cell | 0.0941 km² per grid cell | 0.8896 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1400s | 1.16 km² per grid cell | 0.2632 km² per grid cell | 0.9003 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1500s | 4.09 km² per grid cell | 0.8665 km² per grid cell | 3.22 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1600s | 9.56 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 6.68 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1700s | 42.47 km² per grid cell | 7.8 km² per grid cell | 34.67 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1710s | 68.34 km² per grid cell | 8.82 km² per grid cell | 59.52 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1720s | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 81.62 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1730s | 122.38 km² per grid cell | 10.85 km² per grid cell | 111.53 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1740s | 147.46 km² per grid cell | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 135.43 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1750s | 165.95 km² per grid cell | 13.34 km² per grid cell | 152.61 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1760s | 190.37 km² per grid cell | 14.8 km² per grid cell | 175.57 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1770s | 210.52 km² per grid cell | 16.41 km² per grid cell | 194.11 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1780s | 223 km² per grid cell | 18.2 km² per grid cell | 204.79 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1790s | 235.57 km² per grid cell | 20.19 km² per grid cell | 215.38 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1800s | 255.74 km² per grid cell | 22.39 km² per grid cell | 233.35 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1810s | 262.46 km² per grid cell | 24.83 km² per grid cell | 237.63 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1820s | 284.34 km² per grid cell | 27.54 km² per grid cell | 256.8 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1830s | 321.35 km² per grid cell | 30.48 km² per grid cell | 290.87 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1840s | 354.57 km² per grid cell | 34.06 km² per grid cell | 320.51 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1850s | 401.88 km² per grid cell | 38.06 km² per grid cell | 363.81 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1860s | 457.13 km² per grid cell | 42.54 km² per grid cell | 414.59 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1870s | 516.88 km² per grid cell | 47.54 km² per grid cell | 469.34 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1880s | 594.58 km² per grid cell | 54.09 km² per grid cell | 540.49 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1890s | 653.97 km² per grid cell | 61.45 km² per grid cell | 592.52 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1900s | 736.52 km² per grid cell | 69.72 km² per grid cell | 666.8 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1910s | 832.77 km² per grid cell | 79.01 km² per grid cell | 753.76 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1920s | 920.81 km² per grid cell | 93.93 km² per grid cell | 826.87 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1,028 km² per grid cell | 110.99 km² per grid cell | 917.05 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1,122 km² per grid cell | 130.44 km² per grid cell | 991.36 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1,418 km² per grid cell | 206.5 km² per grid cell | 1,212 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1,706 km² per grid cell | 367.8 km² per grid cell | 1,338 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,976 km² per grid cell | 467.19 km² per grid cell | 1,509 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,075 km² per grid cell | 469.17 km² per grid cell | 1,606 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2,225 km² per grid cell | 618.75 km² per grid cell | 1,607 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,359 km² per grid cell | 1,110 km² per grid cell | 1,249 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,630 km² per grid cell | 1,921 km² per grid cell | 709.11 km² per grid cell | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,902 km² per grid cell | 2,894 km² per grid cell | 8.09 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3,250 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 Yemen?
- 262 km² per grid cell, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Yemen?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Yemen rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Sweden ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 40th 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.