Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Jamaica: Urban area over the long-term

Bosnia and Herzegovina
460.69 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Jamaica
461.16 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
130th
Jamaica rank
129th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Jamaica
0100200300400500100015122025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 461.16 km² per grid cell against 460.69 km² per grid cell in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.47 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th and Jamaica ranks 129th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 19 and Jamaica in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Jamaica Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1100s 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0021 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1200s 0.0072 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.006 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1300s 0.0227 km² per grid cell 0.0073 km² per grid cell 0.0154 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1400s 0.0714 km² per grid cell 0.0435 km² per grid cell 0.0279 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1500s 0.2242 km² per grid cell 0.2611 km² per grid cell 0.0368 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1600s 0.8222 km² per grid cell 0.3916 km² per grid cell 0.4306 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1700s 2.47 km² per grid cell 0.5874 km² per grid cell 1.88 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1710s 2.61 km² per grid cell 0.8153 km² per grid cell 1.8 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1720s 2.72 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1730s 2.83 km² per grid cell 1.4 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1740s 2.95 km² per grid cell 1.84 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1750s 3.07 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 0.6482 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1760s 3.19 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell 0.0174 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1770s 3.32 km² per grid cell 4.17 km² per grid cell 0.8447 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1780s 3.46 km² per grid cell 5.47 km² per grid cell 2.01 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1790s 3.6 km² per grid cell 7.18 km² per grid cell 3.58 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1800s 3.75 km² per grid cell 9.42 km² per grid cell 5.68 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1810s 3.9 km² per grid cell 12.37 km² per grid cell 8.47 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1820s 4.14 km² per grid cell 14.29 km² per grid cell 10.15 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1830s 4.39 km² per grid cell 16.51 km² per grid cell 12.12 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1840s 5.46 km² per grid cell 19.07 km² per grid cell 13.61 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1850s 7.24 km² per grid cell 22.02 km² per grid cell 14.78 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1860s 9.6 km² per grid cell 25.37 km² per grid cell 15.77 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1870s 13.3 km² per grid cell 32 km² per grid cell 18.7 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1880s 18.41 km² per grid cell 39.53 km² per grid cell 21.11 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1890s 25.48 km² per grid cell 46.73 km² per grid cell 21.25 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1900s 35.07 km² per grid cell 51.55 km² per grid cell 16.48 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1910s 47.35 km² per grid cell 52.99 km² per grid cell 5.64 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1920s 62.38 km² per grid cell 52.99 km² per grid cell 9.39 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 74.3 km² per grid cell 53.73 km² per grid cell 20.56 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 80.09 km² per grid cell 58.34 km² per grid cell 21.76 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 96.19 km² per grid cell 88.86 km² per grid cell 7.34 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 132.57 km² per grid cell 135.42 km² per grid cell 2.85 km² per grid cell Jamaica
1970s 194.73 km² per grid cell 189.58 km² per grid cell 5.15 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 267.13 km² per grid cell 251.01 km² per grid cell 16.12 km² per grid cell Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 271.41 km² per grid cell 302.9 km² per grid cell 31.5 km² per grid cell Jamaica
2000s 331.37 km² per grid cell 354.16 km² per grid cell 22.79 km² per grid cell Jamaica
2010s 396.38 km² per grid cell 404.81 km² per grid cell 8.43 km² per grid cell Jamaica
2020s 446.69 km² per grid cell 448.74 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 461.16 km² per grid cell against 460.69 km² per grid cell in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica?
0.47 km² per grid cell, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jamaica rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th and Jamaica ranks 129th 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.