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
05001.0k1.5k100015122025

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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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.