Benin vs Liberia: Urban area over the long-term
Benin
1,225 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Liberia
1,198 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Benin rank
86th
Liberia rank
88th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1,225 km² per grid cell against 1,198 km² per grid cell in Liberia, a difference of 27 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 33 and Liberia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1100s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1200s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1300s | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | 0.0139 km² per grid cell | 0.0163 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1400s | 0.1022 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.0582 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1500s | 0.3405 km² per grid cell | 0.1389 km² per grid cell | 0.2016 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1600s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 0.4387 km² per grid cell | 0.6169 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1700s | 3.3 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 1.91 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1710s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1720s | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | 1.49 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1730s | 3.71 km² per grid cell | 2.06 km² per grid cell | 1.65 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.16 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.66 km² per grid cell | 2.61 km² per grid cell | 2.05 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1760s | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1770s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 2.54 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1780s | 6.55 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | 2.83 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1790s | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 4.18 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1800s | 8.23 km² per grid cell | 4.69 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1810s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 5.27 km² per grid cell | 3.95 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1820s | 9.87 km² per grid cell | 5.91 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1830s | 10.58 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 3.96 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1840s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | 3.92 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1850s | 12.14 km² per grid cell | 8.31 km² per grid cell | 3.84 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1860s | 13.01 km² per grid cell | 10.06 km² per grid cell | 2.95 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1870s | 15.17 km² per grid cell | 12.18 km² per grid cell | 2.99 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1880s | 17.7 km² per grid cell | 14.75 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1890s | 20.64 km² per grid cell | 17.83 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1900s | 24.06 km² per grid cell | 21.42 km² per grid cell | 2.64 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1910s | 27.99 km² per grid cell | 26.73 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1920s | 32.18 km² per grid cell | 31.06 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1930s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 34.37 km² per grid cell | 0.9542 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1940s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 34.5 km² per grid cell | 0.8239 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1950s | 36.97 km² per grid cell | 58.21 km² per grid cell | 21.24 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1960s | 55.71 km² per grid cell | 95.26 km² per grid cell | 39.55 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1970s | 106.39 km² per grid cell | 167.58 km² per grid cell | 61.19 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1980s | 199.64 km² per grid cell | 304.19 km² per grid cell | 104.55 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1990s | 351.34 km² per grid cell | 385.54 km² per grid cell | 34.2 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 2000s | 546.79 km² per grid cell | 606.06 km² per grid cell | 59.27 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 2010s | 806.45 km² per grid cell | 824.87 km² per grid cell | 18.42 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1,128 km² per grid cell | 1,089 km² per grid cell | 38.76 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 Liberia?
- Benin, at 1,225 km² per grid cell against 1,198 km² per grid cell in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Benin and Liberia?
- 27 km² per grid cell, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Benin ranks 86th and Liberia ranks 88th 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.