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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.