Benin vs Zambia: Urban area over the long-term
Benin
1,225 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zambia
1,407 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Benin rank
86th
Zambia rank
83rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1,407 km² per grid cell against 1,225 km² per grid cell in Benin, a difference of 182 km² per grid cell.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Zambia in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1100s | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1200s | 0.0088 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.0043 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1300s | 0.0303 km² per grid cell | 0.0155 km² per grid cell | 0.0148 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1400s | 0.1022 km² per grid cell | 0.0523 km² per grid cell | 0.0498 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1500s | 0.3405 km² per grid cell | 0.1744 km² per grid cell | 0.1662 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1600s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 0.4881 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1700s | 3.3 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 0.1905 km² per grid cell | Benin |
| 1710s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 0.9055 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1720s | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1730s | 3.71 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1740s | 4.16 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1750s | 4.66 km² per grid cell | 7.63 km² per grid cell | 2.97 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1760s | 5.22 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 3.7 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1770s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 10.39 km² per grid cell | 4.54 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1780s | 6.55 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | 5.51 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1790s | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 13.96 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1800s | 8.23 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 7.88 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1810s | 9.22 km² per grid cell | 18.53 km² per grid cell | 9.31 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1820s | 9.87 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 11.4 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1830s | 10.58 km² per grid cell | 24.37 km² per grid cell | 13.79 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1840s | 11.34 km² per grid cell | 27.87 km² per grid cell | 16.53 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1850s | 12.14 km² per grid cell | 31.81 km² per grid cell | 19.67 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1860s | 13.01 km² per grid cell | 35.18 km² per grid cell | 22.17 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1870s | 15.17 km² per grid cell | 38.8 km² per grid cell | 23.63 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1880s | 17.7 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 25.27 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1890s | 20.64 km² per grid cell | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 27.78 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1900s | 24.06 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 27.86 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1910s | 27.99 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 23.93 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1920s | 32.18 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 19.74 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1930s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 16.6 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1940s | 35.32 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 16.6 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1950s | 36.97 km² per grid cell | 59.64 km² per grid cell | 22.67 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1960s | 55.71 km² per grid cell | 111.26 km² per grid cell | 55.55 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1970s | 106.39 km² per grid cell | 227.72 km² per grid cell | 121.33 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1980s | 199.64 km² per grid cell | 375.17 km² per grid cell | 175.53 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1990s | 351.34 km² per grid cell | 498.75 km² per grid cell | 147.41 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 2000s | 546.79 km² per grid cell | 658.5 km² per grid cell | 111.72 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 2010s | 806.45 km² per grid cell | 932.28 km² per grid cell | 125.82 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1,128 km² per grid cell | 1,282 km² per grid cell | 153.96 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Benin or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1,407 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 Zambia?
- 182 km² per grid cell, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Benin ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 83rd 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.