Cambodia vs Syria: Urban area over the long-term
Cambodia
1,688 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Syria
1,606 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cambodia rank
73rd
Syria rank
75th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Cambodia
- Syria
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1,688 km² per grid cell against 1,606 km² per grid cell in Syria, a difference of 82 km² per grid cell.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.
Cambodia ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 32 and Syria in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1100s | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1200s | 0.0521 km² per grid cell | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 2.36 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1300s | 0.1694 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1400s | 0.5474 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1500s | 1.76 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.2692 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1600s | 5.86 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 3.55 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1700s | 19.32 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 17.05 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1710s | 22.02 km² per grid cell | 2.56 km² per grid cell | 19.47 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1720s | 24.4 km² per grid cell | 3 km² per grid cell | 21.4 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1730s | 27.04 km² per grid cell | 3.52 km² per grid cell | 23.52 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1740s | 29.95 km² per grid cell | 4.13 km² per grid cell | 25.82 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1750s | 33.17 km² per grid cell | 4.84 km² per grid cell | 28.33 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1760s | 36.74 km² per grid cell | 5.68 km² per grid cell | 31.05 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1770s | 40.68 km² per grid cell | 6.67 km² per grid cell | 34.01 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1780s | 45.04 km² per grid cell | 7.82 km² per grid cell | 37.22 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1790s | 49.87 km² per grid cell | 9.18 km² per grid cell | 40.69 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1800s | 55.2 km² per grid cell | 10.77 km² per grid cell | 44.43 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1810s | 61.1 km² per grid cell | 12.63 km² per grid cell | 48.47 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1820s | 67.62 km² per grid cell | 14.81 km² per grid cell | 52.8 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1830s | 75.47 km² per grid cell | 18.01 km² per grid cell | 57.45 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1840s | 84.62 km² per grid cell | 21.69 km² per grid cell | 62.93 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1850s | 94.89 km² per grid cell | 26.12 km² per grid cell | 68.76 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 106.4 km² per grid cell | 31.46 km² per grid cell | 74.94 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 119.3 km² per grid cell | 37.89 km² per grid cell | 81.42 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 139.37 km² per grid cell | 49.89 km² per grid cell | 89.49 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 163.5 km² per grid cell | 64.74 km² per grid cell | 98.76 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 191.47 km² per grid cell | 73.56 km² per grid cell | 117.91 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 222.18 km² per grid cell | 81.56 km² per grid cell | 140.62 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 252.41 km² per grid cell | 84.94 km² per grid cell | 167.46 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 84.94 km² per grid cell | 182.44 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 109.7 km² per grid cell | 157.68 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 123.16 km² per grid cell | 144.22 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 274.99 km² per grid cell | 170.04 km² per grid cell | 104.95 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 297.87 km² per grid cell | 261.65 km² per grid cell | 36.22 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 316.41 km² per grid cell | 408.22 km² per grid cell | 91.81 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1990s | 542.33 km² per grid cell | 608.66 km² per grid cell | 66.33 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 2000s | 888.33 km² per grid cell | 884.71 km² per grid cell | 3.62 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1,231 km² per grid cell | 1,228 km² per grid cell | 2.41 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1,574 km² per grid cell | 1,508 km² per grid cell | 65.88 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cambodia or Syria?
- Cambodia, at 1,688 km² per grid cell against 1,606 km² per grid cell in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cambodia and Syria?
- 82 km² per grid cell, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Syria rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Cambodia ranks 73rd and Syria ranks 75th 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.