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

958 km² per grid cell, with Uzbekistan ahead.

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

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 Yemen: Urban area over the long-term

Uzbekistan

4,208 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Yemen

3,250 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Uzbekistan rank

37th

Yemen rank

40th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Uzbekistan
Yemen

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 4,208 km² per grid cell against 3,250 km² per grid cell in Yemen, a difference of 958 km² per grid cell.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Yemen ahead.

Uzbekistan ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 40th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Uzbekistan averaged higher in 28 and Yemen in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uzbekistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0014 km² per grid cell	0.0036 km² per grid cell	0.0021 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1100s	0.0046 km² per grid cell	0.0095 km² per grid cell	0.0049 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1200s	0.0149 km² per grid cell	0.03 km² per grid cell	0.0151 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1300s	0.0476 km² per grid cell	0.0941 km² per grid cell	0.0466 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1400s	0.1517 km² per grid cell	0.2632 km² per grid cell	0.1115 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1500s	0.4858 km² per grid cell	0.8665 km² per grid cell	0.3807 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1600s	1.67 km² per grid cell	2.89 km² per grid cell	1.22 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1700s	5.62 km² per grid cell	7.8 km² per grid cell	2.18 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1710s	5.92 km² per grid cell	8.82 km² per grid cell	2.9 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1720s	7.49 km² per grid cell	9.78 km² per grid cell	2.29 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1730s	9.49 km² per grid cell	10.85 km² per grid cell	1.35 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1740s	12.02 km² per grid cell	12.03 km² per grid cell	0.0066 km² per grid cell	Yemen
1750s	15.23 km² per grid cell	13.34 km² per grid cell	1.89 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1760s	19.29 km² per grid cell	14.8 km² per grid cell	4.49 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1770s	24.43 km² per grid cell	16.41 km² per grid cell	8.02 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1780s	30.95 km² per grid cell	18.2 km² per grid cell	12.75 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1790s	39.2 km² per grid cell	20.19 km² per grid cell	19.01 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1800s	49.66 km² per grid cell	22.39 km² per grid cell	27.27 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1810s	62.9 km² per grid cell	24.83 km² per grid cell	38.07 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1820s	79.67 km² per grid cell	27.54 km² per grid cell	52.13 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1830s	100.92 km² per grid cell	30.48 km² per grid cell	70.44 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1840s	127.83 km² per grid cell	34.06 km² per grid cell	93.77 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1850s	161.92 km² per grid cell	38.06 km² per grid cell	123.85 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1860s	205.1 km² per grid cell	42.54 km² per grid cell	162.56 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1870s	259.79 km² per grid cell	47.54 km² per grid cell	212.25 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1880s	329.06 km² per grid cell	54.09 km² per grid cell	274.98 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1890s	416.81 km² per grid cell	61.45 km² per grid cell	355.36 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1900s	527.8 km² per grid cell	69.72 km² per grid cell	458.08 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1910s	666.94 km² per grid cell	79.01 km² per grid cell	587.94 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1920s	832.81 km² per grid cell	93.93 km² per grid cell	738.88 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1930s	981.02 km² per grid cell	110.99 km² per grid cell	870.03 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1940s	1,059 km² per grid cell	130.44 km² per grid cell	928.74 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1950s	1,059 km² per grid cell	206.5 km² per grid cell	852.68 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1960s	1,109 km² per grid cell	367.8 km² per grid cell	740.97 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1970s	1,421 km² per grid cell	467.19 km² per grid cell	954.01 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1980s	1,907 km² per grid cell	469.17 km² per grid cell	1,438 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
1990s	2,271 km² per grid cell	618.75 km² per grid cell	1,652 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2000s	2,602 km² per grid cell	1,110 km² per grid cell	1,492 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2010s	3,218 km² per grid cell	1,921 km² per grid cell	1,297 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan
2020s	3,978 km² per grid cell	2,894 km² per grid cell	1,084 km² per grid cell	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Uzbekistan or Yemen?: Uzbekistan, at 4,208 km² per grid cell against 3,250 km² per grid cell in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Uzbekistan and Yemen?: 958 km² per grid cell, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uzbekistan and Yemen?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Uzbekistan and Yemen rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Uzbekistan ranks 37th 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

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.