Belize vs Samoa: Urban area over the long-term
Belize
25.88 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Samoa
13.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belize rank
184th
Samoa rank
186th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Belize
- Samoa
How they compare
Belize currently reports 25.88 km² per grid cell against 13.46 km² per grid cell in Samoa, a difference of 12.42 km² per grid cell.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.9 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 184th and Samoa ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 37 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1200s | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1300s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1400s | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0038 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1500s | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0124 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1600s | 0.0406 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0406 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1700s | 0.1328 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.1328 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1710s | 0.1618 km² per grid cell | 0.0206 km² per grid cell | 0.1412 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1720s | 0.1918 km² per grid cell | 0.0253 km² per grid cell | 0.1665 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1730s | 0.2273 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.1962 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1740s | 0.2693 km² per grid cell | 0.0381 km² per grid cell | 0.2312 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1750s | 0.3191 km² per grid cell | 0.0468 km² per grid cell | 0.2723 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1760s | 0.3782 km² per grid cell | 0.0575 km² per grid cell | 0.3206 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1770s | 0.4481 km² per grid cell | 0.0707 km² per grid cell | 0.3775 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1780s | 0.5311 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | 0.4443 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1790s | 0.6293 km² per grid cell | 0.1066 km² per grid cell | 0.5227 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1800s | 0.7457 km² per grid cell | 0.1309 km² per grid cell | 0.6149 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1810s | 0.8837 km² per grid cell | 0.1607 km² per grid cell | 0.723 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1820s | 1 km² per grid cell | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 0.8022 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1830s | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 0.2437 km² per grid cell | 0.8881 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1840s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 0.3001 km² per grid cell | 0.9806 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1850s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 0.3696 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1860s | 1.63 km² per grid cell | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1870s | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.5974 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1880s | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 0.784 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1890s | 2.67 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 1.65 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1900s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 1.48 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1910s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1920s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1930s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 2.18 km² per grid cell | 0.6441 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1940s | 2.86 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 0.2049 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1950s | 3.82 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 0.3551 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1960s | 4.98 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 0.5332 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1970s | 6.15 km² per grid cell | 6.9 km² per grid cell | 0.7492 km² per grid cell | Samoa |
| 1980s | 7.62 km² per grid cell | 7.6 km² per grid cell | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 1990s | 10.12 km² per grid cell | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 2000s | 15.09 km² per grid cell | 9.9 km² per grid cell | 5.19 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 2010s | 20.93 km² per grid cell | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 9.59 km² per grid cell | Belize |
| 2020s | 24.91 km² per grid cell | 12.81 km² per grid cell | 12.1 km² per grid cell | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belize or Samoa?
- Belize, at 25.88 km² per grid cell against 13.46 km² per grid cell in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belize and Samoa?
- 12.42 km² per grid cell, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Samoa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Samoa rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Belize ranks 184th and Samoa ranks 186th 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.