Brunei vs Laos: Urban area over the long-term

Brunei
244.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Laos
201.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brunei rank
151st
Laos rank
154th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Brunei
  • Laos
050100150200250100015122025

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 244.05 km² per grid cell against 201.75 km² per grid cell in Laos, a difference of 42.3 km² per grid cell.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.

Brunei ranks 151st and Laos ranks 154th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 11 and Laos in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Laos Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell Laos
1100s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Laos
1200s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0008 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Laos
1300s 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.0025 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Laos
1400s 0.0075 km² per grid cell 0.0082 km² per grid cell 0.0007 km² per grid cell Laos
1500s 0.0187 km² per grid cell 0.0267 km² per grid cell 0.008 km² per grid cell Laos
1600s 0.07 km² per grid cell 0.1001 km² per grid cell 0.0301 km² per grid cell Laos
1700s 0.2519 km² per grid cell 0.3603 km² per grid cell 0.1085 km² per grid cell Laos
1710s 0.2944 km² per grid cell 0.3551 km² per grid cell 0.0606 km² per grid cell Laos
1720s 0.3518 km² per grid cell 0.4124 km² per grid cell 0.0606 km² per grid cell Laos
1730s 0.4203 km² per grid cell 0.479 km² per grid cell 0.0586 km² per grid cell Laos
1740s 0.5022 km² per grid cell 0.5561 km² per grid cell 0.0538 km² per grid cell Laos
1750s 0.6001 km² per grid cell 0.6454 km² per grid cell 0.0454 km² per grid cell Laos
1760s 0.7169 km² per grid cell 0.749 km² per grid cell 0.032 km² per grid cell Laos
1770s 0.8566 km² per grid cell 0.8689 km² per grid cell 0.0123 km² per grid cell Laos
1780s 1.02 km² per grid cell 1.01 km² per grid cell 0.0156 km² per grid cell Brunei
1790s 1.22 km² per grid cell 1.17 km² per grid cell 0.054 km² per grid cell Brunei
1800s 1.46 km² per grid cell 1.36 km² per grid cell 0.1059 km² per grid cell Brunei
1810s 1.75 km² per grid cell 1.73 km² per grid cell 0.02 km² per grid cell Brunei
1820s 2.01 km² per grid cell 2.17 km² per grid cell 0.162 km² per grid cell Laos
1830s 2.32 km² per grid cell 2.72 km² per grid cell 0.3961 km² per grid cell Laos
1840s 2.68 km² per grid cell 3.37 km² per grid cell 0.6937 km² per grid cell Laos
1850s 3.08 km² per grid cell 4.15 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell Laos
1860s 3.56 km² per grid cell 5.09 km² per grid cell 1.53 km² per grid cell Laos
1870s 3.97 km² per grid cell 6.21 km² per grid cell 2.24 km² per grid cell Laos
1880s 4.44 km² per grid cell 7.55 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell Laos
1890s 5.19 km² per grid cell 9.14 km² per grid cell 3.95 km² per grid cell Laos
1900s 6.01 km² per grid cell 11.01 km² per grid cell 5 km² per grid cell Laos
1910s 6.8 km² per grid cell 12.26 km² per grid cell 5.46 km² per grid cell Laos
1920s 7.25 km² per grid cell 14.27 km² per grid cell 7.01 km² per grid cell Laos
1930s 8.58 km² per grid cell 16.26 km² per grid cell 7.67 km² per grid cell Laos
1940s 8.72 km² per grid cell 17.82 km² per grid cell 9.1 km² per grid cell Laos
1950s 11.79 km² per grid cell 19.96 km² per grid cell 8.18 km² per grid cell Laos
1960s 24.66 km² per grid cell 23.06 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell Brunei
1970s 44.35 km² per grid cell 30.39 km² per grid cell 13.96 km² per grid cell Brunei
1980s 64.53 km² per grid cell 38.05 km² per grid cell 26.48 km² per grid cell Brunei
1990s 98.84 km² per grid cell 55.51 km² per grid cell 43.33 km² per grid cell Brunei
2000s 141.22 km² per grid cell 95.09 km² per grid cell 46.13 km² per grid cell Brunei
2010s 189.36 km² per grid cell 145.75 km² per grid cell 43.61 km² per grid cell Brunei
2020s 230.75 km² per grid cell 188.14 km² per grid cell 42.62 km² per grid cell Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Brunei or Laos?
Brunei, at 244.05 km² per grid cell against 201.75 km² per grid cell in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Brunei and Laos?
42.3 km² per grid cell, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Laos?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Laos rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Brunei ranks 151st and Laos ranks 154th 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.