Brunei vs North Macedonia: Urban area over the long-term

Brunei
244.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
North Macedonia
299.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brunei rank
151st
North Macedonia rank
150th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Brunei
  • North Macedonia
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 299.33 km² per grid cell against 244.05 km² per grid cell in Brunei, a difference of 55.28 km² per grid cell.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Brunei ranks 151st and North Macedonia ranks 150th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1100s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1200s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0033 km² per grid cell 0.0026 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1300s 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.0103 km² per grid cell 0.008 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1400s 0.0075 km² per grid cell 0.0325 km² per grid cell 0.025 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1500s 0.0187 km² per grid cell 0.1019 km² per grid cell 0.0833 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1600s 0.07 km² per grid cell 0.3738 km² per grid cell 0.3038 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1700s 0.2519 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell 0.8695 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1710s 0.2944 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell 0.8608 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1720s 0.3518 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.8433 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1730s 0.4203 km² per grid cell 1.24 km² per grid cell 0.816 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1740s 0.5022 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 0.7767 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1750s 0.6001 km² per grid cell 1.32 km² per grid cell 0.723 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1760s 0.7169 km² per grid cell 1.37 km² per grid cell 0.6517 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1770s 0.8566 km² per grid cell 1.42 km² per grid cell 0.5593 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1780s 1.02 km² per grid cell 1.46 km² per grid cell 0.4412 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1790s 1.22 km² per grid cell 1.52 km² per grid cell 0.2923 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1800s 1.46 km² per grid cell 1.57 km² per grid cell 0.1064 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1810s 1.75 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell 0.1077 km² per grid cell Brunei
1820s 2.01 km² per grid cell 2.23 km² per grid cell 0.221 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1830s 2.32 km² per grid cell 3.05 km² per grid cell 0.7255 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1840s 2.68 km² per grid cell 4.15 km² per grid cell 1.48 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1850s 3.08 km² per grid cell 5.66 km² per grid cell 2.57 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1860s 3.56 km² per grid cell 7.68 km² per grid cell 4.13 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1870s 3.97 km² per grid cell 10.67 km² per grid cell 6.69 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1880s 4.44 km² per grid cell 14.47 km² per grid cell 10.03 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1890s 5.19 km² per grid cell 18.7 km² per grid cell 13.52 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1900s 6.01 km² per grid cell 22.54 km² per grid cell 16.53 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1910s 6.8 km² per grid cell 25.4 km² per grid cell 18.61 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1920s 7.25 km² per grid cell 27 km² per grid cell 19.74 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1930s 8.58 km² per grid cell 29.43 km² per grid cell 20.85 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1940s 8.72 km² per grid cell 34.37 km² per grid cell 25.66 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1950s 11.79 km² per grid cell 57.29 km² per grid cell 45.5 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1960s 24.66 km² per grid cell 91.45 km² per grid cell 66.79 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1970s 44.35 km² per grid cell 135.21 km² per grid cell 90.86 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1980s 64.53 km² per grid cell 171.71 km² per grid cell 107.18 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1990s 98.84 km² per grid cell 209.19 km² per grid cell 110.35 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
2000s 141.22 km² per grid cell 239.83 km² per grid cell 98.61 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
2010s 189.36 km² per grid cell 263.01 km² per grid cell 73.66 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
2020s 230.75 km² per grid cell 289.48 km² per grid cell 58.72 km² per grid cell North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Brunei or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 299.33 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 North Macedonia?
55.28 km² per grid cell, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and North Macedonia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Brunei and North Macedonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Brunei ranks 151st and North Macedonia ranks 150th 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

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
Last refreshed

Total built-up area of a country over time.