Benin vs Oman: Urban area over the long-term
Benin
1,225 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Oman
1,399 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Benin rank
86th
Oman rank
84th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Benin
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1,399 km² per grid cell against 1,225 km² per grid cell in Benin, a difference of 174 km² per grid cell.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Oman ahead.
Benin ranks 86th and Oman ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Oman in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1100s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1200s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1300s | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | 0.0254 km² per grid cell | 0.0049 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1400s | 0.1022 km² per grid cell | 0.0762 km² per grid cell | 0.0259 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1500s | 0.3405 km² per grid cell | 0.2286 km² per grid cell | 0.1119 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1600s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 0.806 km² per grid cell | 0.2496 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1700s | 3.3 km² per grid cell | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 0.5198 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1710s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 3.18 km² per grid cell | 0.2209 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1720s | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.2182 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1730s | 3.71 km² per grid cell | 3.92 km² per grid cell | 0.2111 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1740s | 4.16 km² per grid cell | 4.36 km² per grid cell | 0.1986 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1750s | 4.66 km² per grid cell | 4.84 km² per grid cell | 0.1795 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1760s | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 5.37 km² per grid cell | 0.1522 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1770s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 0.1152 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1780s | 6.55 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 0.0664 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1790s | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 0.0036 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1800s | 8.23 km² per grid cell | 8.15 km² per grid cell | 0.076 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1810s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 9.04 km² per grid cell | 0.1754 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1820s | 9.87 km² per grid cell | 10.03 km² per grid cell | 0.1534 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1830s | 10.58 km² per grid cell | 11.29 km² per grid cell | 0.7078 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1840s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 12.73 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1850s | 12.14 km² per grid cell | 14.35 km² per grid cell | 2.2 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1860s | 13.01 km² per grid cell | 16.18 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1870s | 15.17 km² per grid cell | 18.24 km² per grid cell | 3.06 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1880s | 17.7 km² per grid cell | 20.53 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1890s | 20.64 km² per grid cell | 23.67 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1900s | 24.06 km² per grid cell | 27.29 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1910s | 27.99 km² per grid cell | 31.46 km² per grid cell | 3.47 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1920s | 32.18 km² per grid cell | 34.68 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1930s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 38.37 km² per grid cell | 3.05 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1940s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 42.45 km² per grid cell | 7.13 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1950s | 36.97 km² per grid cell | 70.85 km² per grid cell | 33.88 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1960s | 55.71 km² per grid cell | 154.99 km² per grid cell | 99.28 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1970s | 106.39 km² per grid cell | 262.4 km² per grid cell | 156 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1980s | 199.64 km² per grid cell | 372.66 km² per grid cell | 173.02 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1990s | 351.34 km² per grid cell | 542.92 km² per grid cell | 191.59 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 2000s | 546.79 km² per grid cell | 719.96 km² per grid cell | 173.17 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 2010s | 806.45 km² per grid cell | 1,018 km² per grid cell | 211.74 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 2020s | 1,128 km² per grid cell | 1,302 km² per grid cell | 174.42 km² per grid cell | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Benin or Oman?
- Oman, at 1,399 km² per grid cell against 1,225 km² per grid cell in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Benin and Oman?
- 174 km² per grid cell, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Oman?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Oman rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Benin ranks 86th and Oman ranks 84th 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.