Brunei vs Reunion: Urban area over the long-term
Brunei
244.05 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Reunion
217.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Brunei rank
151st
Reunion rank
153rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Brunei
- Reunion
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 244.05 km² per grid cell against 217.46 km² per grid cell in Reunion, a difference of 26.59 km² per grid cell.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 151st and Reunion ranks 153rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 17 and Reunion in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1200s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1300s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1400s | 0.0075 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0075 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1500s | 0.0187 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0181 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1600s | 0.07 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0677 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1700s | 0.2519 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.2435 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1710s | 0.2944 km² per grid cell | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.2785 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1720s | 0.3518 km² per grid cell | 0.0295 km² per grid cell | 0.3223 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1730s | 0.4203 km² per grid cell | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 0.3658 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1740s | 0.5022 km² per grid cell | 0.1009 km² per grid cell | 0.4013 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1750s | 0.6001 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.4133 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1760s | 0.7169 km² per grid cell | 0.3456 km² per grid cell | 0.3714 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1770s | 0.8566 km² per grid cell | 0.6395 km² per grid cell | 0.2171 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1780s | 1.02 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.1599 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1790s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 0.4407 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1800s | 1.46 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 0.7634 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1810s | 1.75 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 1.11 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1820s | 2.01 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 1.55 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1830s | 2.32 km² per grid cell | 4.28 km² per grid cell | 1.96 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1840s | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 5.47 km² per grid cell | 2.79 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1850s | 3.08 km² per grid cell | 6.28 km² per grid cell | 3.2 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1860s | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | 6.75 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1870s | 3.97 km² per grid cell | 12.41 km² per grid cell | 8.44 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1880s | 4.44 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 8.53 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1890s | 5.19 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 7.78 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1900s | 6.01 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 6.96 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1910s | 6.8 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 6.17 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1920s | 7.25 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 5.72 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1930s | 8.58 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 4.39 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1940s | 8.72 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 4.26 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1950s | 11.79 km² per grid cell | 15.07 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1960s | 24.66 km² per grid cell | 27.26 km² per grid cell | 2.61 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1970s | 44.35 km² per grid cell | 42.04 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | Brunei |
| 1980s | 64.53 km² per grid cell | 73.68 km² per grid cell | 9.15 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1990s | 98.84 km² per grid cell | 119.39 km² per grid cell | 20.55 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2000s | 141.22 km² per grid cell | 159.4 km² per grid cell | 18.19 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2010s | 189.36 km² per grid cell | 191.22 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2020s | 230.75 km² per grid cell | 211.6 km² per grid cell | 19.15 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 Reunion?
- Brunei, at 244.05 km² per grid cell against 217.46 km² per grid cell in Reunion as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Brunei and Reunion?
- 26.59 km² per grid cell, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Reunion?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Reunion rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Brunei ranks 151st and Reunion ranks 153rd 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.