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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.