Brunei vs Hong Kong: Urban area over the long-term
Brunei
244.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Hong Kong
305.85 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brunei rank
151st
Hong Kong rank
148th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Brunei
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 305.85 km² per grid cell against 244.05 km² per grid cell in Brunei, a difference of 61.8 km² per grid cell.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Brunei ranks 151st and Hong Kong ranks 148th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 20 and Hong Kong in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1200s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1300s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1400s | 0.0075 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1500s | 0.0187 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1600s | 0.07 km² per grid cell | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0653 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1700s | 0.2519 km² per grid cell | 0.0136 km² per grid cell | 0.2382 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1710s | 0.2944 km² per grid cell | 0.062 km² per grid cell | 0.2325 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1720s | 0.3518 km² per grid cell | 0.1143 km² per grid cell | 0.2375 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1730s | 0.4203 km² per grid cell | 0.1709 km² per grid cell | 0.2494 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1740s | 0.5022 km² per grid cell | 0.232 km² per grid cell | 0.2702 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1750s | 0.6001 km² per grid cell | 0.2979 km² per grid cell | 0.3021 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1760s | 0.7169 km² per grid cell | 0.3689 km² per grid cell | 0.348 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1770s | 0.8566 km² per grid cell | 0.4453 km² per grid cell | 0.4113 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1780s | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 0.5274 km² per grid cell | 0.4961 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1790s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 0.6156 km² per grid cell | 0.6073 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1800s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 0.7102 km² per grid cell | 0.7509 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1810s | 1.75 km² per grid cell | 0.8114 km² per grid cell | 0.9343 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1820s | 2.01 km² per grid cell | 0.9192 km² per grid cell | 1.09 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1830s | 2.32 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1840s | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1850s | 3.08 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1860s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 4.49 km² per grid cell | 0.9298 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 7.05 km² per grid cell | 3.08 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 4.44 km² per grid cell | 9.21 km² per grid cell | 4.77 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 5.19 km² per grid cell | 10.64 km² per grid cell | 5.45 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 6.01 km² per grid cell | 13.35 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 6.8 km² per grid cell | 18.3 km² per grid cell | 11.5 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 7.25 km² per grid cell | 21.39 km² per grid cell | 14.14 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 24.5 km² per grid cell | 15.92 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 8.72 km² per grid cell | 50.56 km² per grid cell | 41.84 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 11.79 km² per grid cell | 81.44 km² per grid cell | 69.65 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 24.66 km² per grid cell | 109.66 km² per grid cell | 85.01 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 44.35 km² per grid cell | 142.81 km² per grid cell | 98.46 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 64.53 km² per grid cell | 181.87 km² per grid cell | 117.34 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 98.84 km² per grid cell | 231.67 km² per grid cell | 132.83 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 141.22 km² per grid cell | 263.61 km² per grid cell | 122.39 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 189.36 km² per grid cell | 289.02 km² per grid cell | 99.66 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 230.75 km² per grid cell | 302.9 km² per grid cell | 72.15 km² per grid cell | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Brunei or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 305.85 km² per grid cell against 244.05 km² per grid cell in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 61.8 km² per grid cell, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Hong Kong?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Hong Kong rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Brunei ranks 151st and Hong Kong ranks 148th 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.