Algeria vs Belgium: Urban area over the long-term
Algeria
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belgium
5,207 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Algeria rank
31st
Belgium rank
29th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 5,207 km² per grid cell against 4,598 km² per grid cell in Algeria, a difference of 609 km² per grid cell.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 29th of 202 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 9.44 km² per grid cell | 7.35 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1100s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 38.17 km² per grid cell | 35.45 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1200s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 59.77 km² per grid cell | 56.24 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1300s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 85.51 km² per grid cell | 81.34 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1400s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 86.66 km² per grid cell | 81.81 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1500s | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 147.91 km² per grid cell | 141.3 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1600s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 176.82 km² per grid cell | 163.61 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1700s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 219.51 km² per grid cell | 205.81 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1710s | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 227.67 km² per grid cell | 211.54 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1720s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 233.6 km² per grid cell | 215.18 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1730s | 21 km² per grid cell | 237.28 km² per grid cell | 216.28 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1740s | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 238.7 km² per grid cell | 214.8 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1750s | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 237.83 km² per grid cell | 210.66 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1760s | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 252.73 km² per grid cell | 221.89 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1770s | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 267.6 km² per grid cell | 232.63 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1780s | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 282.45 km² per grid cell | 242.84 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1790s | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 297.27 km² per grid cell | 252.46 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1800s | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 312.08 km² per grid cell | 261.43 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1810s | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 398.66 km² per grid cell | 341.48 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1820s | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 492.42 km² per grid cell | 427.91 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1830s | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 616.78 km² per grid cell | 544.82 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1840s | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 705.58 km² per grid cell | 625.34 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1850s | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 846.07 km² per grid cell | 756.61 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1860s | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 1,004 km² per grid cell | 896.02 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1870s | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 1,173 km² per grid cell | 1,042 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1880s | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 1,412 km² per grid cell | 1,254 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1890s | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 1,682 km² per grid cell | 1,491 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1900s | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 1,998 km² per grid cell | 1,775 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1910s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 2,377 km² per grid cell | 2,111 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1920s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 2,553 km² per grid cell | 2,288 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1930s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 2,946 km² per grid cell | 2,680 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1940s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 3,221 km² per grid cell | 2,955 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1950s | 292.99 km² per grid cell | 3,643 km² per grid cell | 3,350 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1960s | 463.95 km² per grid cell | 3,938 km² per grid cell | 3,474 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1970s | 717.41 km² per grid cell | 4,162 km² per grid cell | 3,445 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1,194 km² per grid cell | 4,280 km² per grid cell | 3,086 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1,883 km² per grid cell | 4,435 km² per grid cell | 2,553 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2,622 km² per grid cell | 4,635 km² per grid cell | 2,013 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3,585 km² per grid cell | 4,919 km² per grid cell | 1,334 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4,390 km² per grid cell | 5,140 km² per grid cell | 749.91 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Algeria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 5,207 km² per grid cell against 4,598 km² per grid cell in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Algeria and Belgium?
- 609 km² per grid cell, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Belgium?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Belgium rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 31st and Belgium ranks 29th 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.