Belarus vs Syria: Urban area over the long-term

Belarus
1,590 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Syria
1,606 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belarus rank
78th
Syria rank
75th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Belarus
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 1,606 km² per grid cell against 1,590 km² per grid cell in Belarus, a difference of 16 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.

Belarus ranks 78th and Syria ranks 75th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 21 and Syria in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Syria Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Syria
1100s 0.001 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell Syria
1200s 0.0045 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Syria
1300s 0.0136 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell 2.47 km² per grid cell Syria
1400s 0.0409 km² per grid cell 1.94 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell Syria
1500s 0.1636 km² per grid cell 2.03 km² per grid cell 1.86 km² per grid cell Syria
1600s 0.6136 km² per grid cell 2.31 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell Syria
1700s 2.45 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 0.1876 km² per grid cell Belarus
1710s 2.9 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell 0.3439 km² per grid cell Belarus
1720s 3.14 km² per grid cell 3 km² per grid cell 0.1423 km² per grid cell Belarus
1730s 3.4 km² per grid cell 3.52 km² per grid cell 0.1158 km² per grid cell Syria
1740s 3.69 km² per grid cell 4.13 km² per grid cell 0.4421 km² per grid cell Syria
1750s 3.99 km² per grid cell 4.84 km² per grid cell 0.8504 km² per grid cell Syria
1760s 4.33 km² per grid cell 5.68 km² per grid cell 1.36 km² per grid cell Syria
1770s 4.69 km² per grid cell 6.67 km² per grid cell 1.98 km² per grid cell Syria
1780s 5.08 km² per grid cell 7.82 km² per grid cell 2.74 km² per grid cell Syria
1790s 5.5 km² per grid cell 9.18 km² per grid cell 3.68 km² per grid cell Syria
1800s 5.96 km² per grid cell 10.77 km² per grid cell 4.81 km² per grid cell Syria
1810s 6.46 km² per grid cell 12.63 km² per grid cell 6.17 km² per grid cell Syria
1820s 9.33 km² per grid cell 14.81 km² per grid cell 5.49 km² per grid cell Syria
1830s 13.47 km² per grid cell 18.01 km² per grid cell 4.54 km² per grid cell Syria
1840s 19.45 km² per grid cell 21.69 km² per grid cell 2.24 km² per grid cell Syria
1850s 28.06 km² per grid cell 26.12 km² per grid cell 1.94 km² per grid cell Belarus
1860s 40.34 km² per grid cell 31.46 km² per grid cell 8.88 km² per grid cell Belarus
1870s 57.39 km² per grid cell 37.89 km² per grid cell 19.5 km² per grid cell Belarus
1880s 79.51 km² per grid cell 49.89 km² per grid cell 29.63 km² per grid cell Belarus
1890s 104.7 km² per grid cell 64.74 km² per grid cell 39.96 km² per grid cell Belarus
1900s 128.41 km² per grid cell 73.56 km² per grid cell 54.85 km² per grid cell Belarus
1910s 147.92 km² per grid cell 81.56 km² per grid cell 66.36 km² per grid cell Belarus
1920s 166.87 km² per grid cell 84.94 km² per grid cell 81.92 km² per grid cell Belarus
1930s 194.21 km² per grid cell 84.94 km² per grid cell 109.26 km² per grid cell Belarus
1940s 242.76 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 133.06 km² per grid cell Belarus
1950s 369.67 km² per grid cell 123.16 km² per grid cell 246.51 km² per grid cell Belarus
1960s 541.03 km² per grid cell 170.04 km² per grid cell 370.98 km² per grid cell Belarus
1970s 808.54 km² per grid cell 261.65 km² per grid cell 546.89 km² per grid cell Belarus
1980s 1,109 km² per grid cell 408.22 km² per grid cell 700.73 km² per grid cell Belarus
1990s 1,327 km² per grid cell 608.66 km² per grid cell 718.04 km² per grid cell Belarus
2000s 1,429 km² per grid cell 884.71 km² per grid cell 544.54 km² per grid cell Belarus
2010s 1,520 km² per grid cell 1,228 km² per grid cell 291.57 km² per grid cell Belarus
2020s 1,577 km² per grid cell 1,508 km² per grid cell 68.68 km² per grid cell Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belarus or Syria?
Syria, at 1,606 km² per grid cell against 1,590 km² per grid cell in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belarus and Syria?
16 km² per grid cell, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Syria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Syria rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Belarus ranks 78th and Syria ranks 75th 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.