Albania vs Cyprus: Urban area over the long-term

Albania
315.76 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cyprus
302.65 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Albania rank
146th
Cyprus rank
149th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Albania
  • Cyprus
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

Albania currently reports 315.76 km² per grid cell against 302.65 km² per grid cell in Cyprus, a difference of 13.11 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Albania ranks 146th and Cyprus ranks 149th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 32 and Cyprus in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Cyprus Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.0157 km² per grid cell 0.0153 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1100s 0.0011 km² per grid cell 0.0209 km² per grid cell 0.0198 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1200s 0.0032 km² per grid cell 0.0316 km² per grid cell 0.0284 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1300s 0.0095 km² per grid cell 0.0495 km² per grid cell 0.04 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1400s 0.0286 km² per grid cell 0.0495 km² per grid cell 0.0209 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1500s 0.0858 km² per grid cell 0.0881 km² per grid cell 0.0022 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1600s 0.2575 km² per grid cell 0.0705 km² per grid cell 0.1871 km² per grid cell Albania
1700s 1.16 km² per grid cell 0.0861 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell Albania
1710s 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.1154 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell Albania
1720s 1.25 km² per grid cell 0.1443 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell Albania
1730s 1.29 km² per grid cell 0.1804 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell Albania
1740s 1.34 km² per grid cell 0.2255 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell Albania
1750s 1.38 km² per grid cell 0.2818 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell Albania
1760s 1.42 km² per grid cell 0.3523 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell Albania
1770s 1.47 km² per grid cell 0.4404 km² per grid cell 1.03 km² per grid cell Albania
1780s 1.51 km² per grid cell 0.5504 km² per grid cell 0.9612 km² per grid cell Albania
1790s 1.56 km² per grid cell 0.6881 km² per grid cell 0.8678 km² per grid cell Albania
1800s 1.6 km² per grid cell 0.8601 km² per grid cell 0.7398 km² per grid cell Albania
1810s 1.64 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell 0.4907 km² per grid cell Albania
1820s 1.83 km² per grid cell 1.54 km² per grid cell 0.2931 km² per grid cell Albania
1830s 2.33 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell 0.2835 km² per grid cell Albania
1840s 3.09 km² per grid cell 2.71 km² per grid cell 0.3781 km² per grid cell Albania
1850s 4.09 km² per grid cell 3.58 km² per grid cell 0.5152 km² per grid cell Albania
1860s 5.64 km² per grid cell 4.97 km² per grid cell 0.6645 km² per grid cell Albania
1870s 7.66 km² per grid cell 6.81 km² per grid cell 0.8464 km² per grid cell Albania
1880s 10.34 km² per grid cell 9.15 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell Albania
1890s 13.4 km² per grid cell 11.84 km² per grid cell 1.56 km² per grid cell Albania
1900s 16.46 km² per grid cell 14.37 km² per grid cell 2.09 km² per grid cell Albania
1910s 18.55 km² per grid cell 17.23 km² per grid cell 1.32 km² per grid cell Albania
1920s 19.28 km² per grid cell 19.14 km² per grid cell 0.146 km² per grid cell Albania
1930s 19.55 km² per grid cell 20.76 km² per grid cell 1.21 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1940s 21.94 km² per grid cell 23.39 km² per grid cell 1.45 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1950s 41.32 km² per grid cell 39.92 km² per grid cell 1.4 km² per grid cell Albania
1960s 67.42 km² per grid cell 53.14 km² per grid cell 14.27 km² per grid cell Albania
1970s 93.77 km² per grid cell 70.75 km² per grid cell 23.02 km² per grid cell Albania
1980s 130.62 km² per grid cell 105.52 km² per grid cell 25.11 km² per grid cell Albania
1990s 162.17 km² per grid cell 135.5 km² per grid cell 26.67 km² per grid cell Albania
2000s 197.47 km² per grid cell 180.01 km² per grid cell 17.46 km² per grid cell Albania
2010s 262.25 km² per grid cell 221.42 km² per grid cell 40.83 km² per grid cell Albania
2020s 304.84 km² per grid cell 284.67 km² per grid cell 20.17 km² per grid cell Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Albania or Cyprus?
Albania, at 315.76 km² per grid cell against 302.65 km² per grid cell in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Albania and Cyprus?
13.11 km² per grid cell, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Cyprus?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Albania and Cyprus rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Albania ranks 146th and Cyprus ranks 149th 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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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
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Total built-up area of a country over time.