What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Uzbekistan and Vietnam?

131 km² per grid cell, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uzbekistan and Vietnam?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Uzbekistan vs Vietnam: Urban area over the long-term

Uzbekistan

4,208 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Vietnam

4,339 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Uzbekistan rank

37th

Vietnam rank

36th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Uzbekistan
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 4,339 km² per grid cell against 4,208 km² per grid cell in Uzbekistan, a difference of 131 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Uzbekistan ranks 37th and Vietnam ranks 36th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Uzbekistan averaged higher in 17 and Vietnam in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uzbekistan	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0014 km² per grid cell	0.0012 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1100s	0.0046 km² per grid cell	0.0049 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1200s	0.0149 km² per grid cell	0.0179 km² per grid cell	0.0031 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1300s	0.0476 km² per grid cell	0.0639 km² per grid cell	0.0163 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1400s	0.1517 km² per grid cell	0.2219 km² per grid cell	0.0703 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1500s	0.4858 km² per grid cell	0.7566 km² per grid cell	0.2708 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1600s	1.67 km² per grid cell	2.84 km² per grid cell	1.17 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1700s	5.62 km² per grid cell	10.21 km² per grid cell	4.59 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1710s	5.92 km² per grid cell	12.64 km² per grid cell	6.73 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1720s	7.49 km² per grid cell	15.09 km² per grid cell	7.6 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1730s	9.49 km² per grid cell	17.89 km² per grid cell	8.4 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1740s	12.02 km² per grid cell	21.09 km² per grid cell	9.06 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1750s	15.23 km² per grid cell	24.73 km² per grid cell	9.5 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1760s	19.29 km² per grid cell	28.87 km² per grid cell	9.58 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1770s	24.43 km² per grid cell	33.58 km² per grid cell	9.15 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1780s	30.95 km² per grid cell	38.92 km² per grid cell	7.97 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1790s	39.2 km² per grid cell	44.98 km² per grid cell	5.78 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1800s	49.66 km² per grid cell	51.84 km² per grid cell	2.18 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1810s	62.9 km² per grid cell	59.6 km² per grid cell	3.3 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1820s	79.67 km² per grid cell	68.36 km² per grid cell	11.31 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1830s	100.92 km² per grid cell	83.96 km² per grid cell	16.96 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1840s	127.83 km² per grid cell	101.91 km² per grid cell	25.92 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1850s	161.92 km² per grid cell	122.52 km² per grid cell	39.4 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1860s	205.1 km² per grid cell	146.13 km² per grid cell	58.96 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1870s	259.79 km² per grid cell	173.13 km² per grid cell	86.66 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1880s	329.06 km² per grid cell	229.28 km² per grid cell	99.79 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1890s	416.81 km² per grid cell	294.55 km² per grid cell	122.26 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1900s	527.8 km² per grid cell	370.17 km² per grid cell	157.63 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1910s	666.94 km² per grid cell	457.52 km² per grid cell	209.42 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1920s	832.81 km² per grid cell	536.57 km² per grid cell	296.25 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1930s	981.02 km² per grid cell	626.52 km² per grid cell	354.5 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1940s	1,059 km² per grid cell	728.74 km² per grid cell	330.44 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1950s	1,059 km² per grid cell	1,032 km² per grid cell	27.63 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1960s	1,109 km² per grid cell	1,604 km² per grid cell	495.45 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1970s	1,421 km² per grid cell	2,272 km² per grid cell	850.45 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1980s	1,907 km² per grid cell	2,606 km² per grid cell	699.08 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
1990s	2,271 km² per grid cell	2,626 km² per grid cell	355.18 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
2000s	2,602 km² per grid cell	2,694 km² per grid cell	91.68 km² per grid cell	Vietnam
2010s	3,218 km² per grid cell	3,201 km² per grid cell	17.45 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2020s	3,978 km² per grid cell	4,101 km² per grid cell	123.18 km² per grid cell	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Uzbekistan or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 4,339 km² per grid cell against 4,208 km² per grid cell in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Uzbekistan and Vietnam?: 131 km² per grid cell, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uzbekistan and Vietnam?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Uzbekistan and Vietnam rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Uzbekistan ranks 37th 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

Indicator: Urban area over the long-term
Unit: km² per grid cell
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.