Benin vs Ireland: Urban area over the long-term
Benin
1,225 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ireland
1,155 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Benin rank
86th
Ireland rank
89th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Benin
- Ireland
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1,225 km² per grid cell against 1,155 km² per grid cell in Ireland, a difference of 70 km² per grid cell.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 86th and Ireland ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Ireland in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1100s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1200s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1300s | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1400s | 0.1022 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.1022 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1500s | 0.3405 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.3405 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1600s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1.06 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1700s | 3.3 km² per grid cell | 34.38 km² per grid cell | 31.09 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1710s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 57.57 km² per grid cell | 54.62 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1720s | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 74.15 km² per grid cell | 70.84 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1730s | 3.71 km² per grid cell | 90.56 km² per grid cell | 86.85 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1740s | 4.16 km² per grid cell | 107.02 km² per grid cell | 102.86 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1750s | 4.66 km² per grid cell | 123.74 km² per grid cell | 119.08 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1760s | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 137.25 km² per grid cell | 132.03 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1770s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 150.69 km² per grid cell | 144.84 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1780s | 6.55 km² per grid cell | 183.83 km² per grid cell | 177.28 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1790s | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 237.74 km² per grid cell | 230.4 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1800s | 8.23 km² per grid cell | 276.78 km² per grid cell | 268.55 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1810s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 342.69 km² per grid cell | 333.48 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1820s | 9.87 km² per grid cell | 435 km² per grid cell | 425.13 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1830s | 10.58 km² per grid cell | 513.34 km² per grid cell | 502.76 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1840s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 584.3 km² per grid cell | 572.97 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1850s | 12.14 km² per grid cell | 512.21 km² per grid cell | 500.07 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1860s | 13.01 km² per grid cell | 460.18 km² per grid cell | 447.17 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1870s | 15.17 km² per grid cell | 453.83 km² per grid cell | 438.66 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1880s | 17.7 km² per grid cell | 460.79 km² per grid cell | 443.09 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1890s | 20.64 km² per grid cell | 441.17 km² per grid cell | 420.53 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1900s | 24.06 km² per grid cell | 440.61 km² per grid cell | 416.55 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1910s | 27.99 km² per grid cell | 455.27 km² per grid cell | 427.28 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1920s | 32.18 km² per grid cell | 476.27 km² per grid cell | 444.09 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1930s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 300.58 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1940s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 356.37 km² per grid cell | 321.05 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1950s | 36.97 km² per grid cell | 390.51 km² per grid cell | 353.53 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1960s | 55.71 km² per grid cell | 437 km² per grid cell | 381.3 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1970s | 106.39 km² per grid cell | 536.44 km² per grid cell | 430.05 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1980s | 199.64 km² per grid cell | 638.38 km² per grid cell | 438.74 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 1990s | 351.34 km² per grid cell | 684.81 km² per grid cell | 333.47 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 2000s | 546.79 km² per grid cell | 819.5 km² per grid cell | 272.71 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 2010s | 806.45 km² per grid cell | 1,009 km² per grid cell | 202.38 km² per grid cell | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,128 km² per grid cell | 1,119 km² per grid cell | 8.76 km² per grid cell | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Benin or Ireland?
- Benin, at 1,225 km² per grid cell against 1,155 km² per grid cell in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Benin and Ireland?
- 70 km² per grid cell, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ireland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Ireland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Benin ranks 86th and Ireland ranks 89th 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.