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
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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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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.