Bolivia vs Libya: Urban area over the long-term
Bolivia
1,418 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Libya
1,243 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bolivia rank
82nd
Libya rank
85th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bolivia
- Libya
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1,418 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya, a difference of 175 km² per grid cell.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Bolivia ranks 82nd and Libya ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 29 and Libya in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 0.6415 km² per grid cell | 0.6398 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.0058 km² per grid cell | 0.5987 km² per grid cell | 0.593 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.0189 km² per grid cell | 0.4562 km² per grid cell | 0.4373 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.0613 km² per grid cell | 0.9124 km² per grid cell | 0.8511 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1400s | 0.1979 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1500s | 0.6362 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 2.07 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1600s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 1.91 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1700s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 4.81 km² per grid cell | 0.2842 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1710s | 6.09 km² per grid cell | 5.04 km² per grid cell | 1.05 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1720s | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1730s | 8 km² per grid cell | 6.12 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1740s | 9.17 km² per grid cell | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 2.41 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1750s | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 7.45 km² per grid cell | 3.06 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1760s | 12.03 km² per grid cell | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 3.82 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1770s | 13.76 km² per grid cell | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 4.71 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1780s | 15.7 km² per grid cell | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1790s | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 11 km² per grid cell | 6.83 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1800s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 12.12 km² per grid cell | 7.93 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1810s | 22.22 km² per grid cell | 13.36 km² per grid cell | 8.86 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1820s | 28.09 km² per grid cell | 15.85 km² per grid cell | 12.24 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1830s | 34.57 km² per grid cell | 17.51 km² per grid cell | 17.06 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1840s | 35.25 km² per grid cell | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 15.9 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 35.25 km² per grid cell | 21.37 km² per grid cell | 13.87 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 40.43 km² per grid cell | 23.61 km² per grid cell | 16.81 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 33.49 km² per grid cell | 26.08 km² per grid cell | 7.4 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 27.27 km² per grid cell | 28.81 km² per grid cell | 1.53 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1890s | 44.22 km² per grid cell | 33.39 km² per grid cell | 10.83 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 39.59 km² per grid cell | 41.6 km² per grid cell | 2.01 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1910s | 48.39 km² per grid cell | 46.67 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 76.92 km² per grid cell | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 28.68 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 87.74 km² per grid cell | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 39.5 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 116.47 km² per grid cell | 48.68 km² per grid cell | 67.79 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 139.59 km² per grid cell | 55.04 km² per grid cell | 84.55 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 193.54 km² per grid cell | 94.55 km² per grid cell | 98.99 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 285.45 km² per grid cell | 239.84 km² per grid cell | 45.61 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 448.4 km² per grid cell | 423.2 km² per grid cell | 25.2 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 664.75 km² per grid cell | 672.8 km² per grid cell | 8.05 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2000s | 898.41 km² per grid cell | 913.65 km² per grid cell | 15.25 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,152 km² per grid cell | 1,052 km² per grid cell | 100.19 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1,355 km² per grid cell | 1,204 km² per grid cell | 151.14 km² per grid cell | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bolivia or Libya?
- Bolivia, at 1,418 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bolivia and Libya?
- 175 km² per grid cell, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Libya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Libya rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bolivia ranks 82nd and Libya ranks 85th 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.