Cameroon vs Syria: Urban area over the long-term

Cameroon
1,647 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Syria
1,606 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cameroon rank
74th
Syria rank
75th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Cameroon
  • Syria
05001.0k1.5k100015122025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1,647 km² per grid cell against 1,606 km² per grid cell in Syria, a difference of 41 km² per grid cell.

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

Cameroon ranks 74th and Syria ranks 75th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 15 and Syria in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Syria Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Syria
1100s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell 2.34 km² per grid cell Syria
1200s 0.0084 km² per grid cell 2.42 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Syria
1300s 0.0287 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell 2.45 km² per grid cell Syria
1400s 0.0985 km² per grid cell 1.94 km² per grid cell 1.84 km² per grid cell Syria
1500s 0.3375 km² per grid cell 2.03 km² per grid cell 1.69 km² per grid cell Syria
1600s 1.16 km² per grid cell 2.31 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell Syria
1700s 3.97 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1710s 4.61 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell 2.06 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1720s 5.21 km² per grid cell 3 km² per grid cell 2.21 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1730s 5.88 km² per grid cell 3.52 km² per grid cell 2.36 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1740s 6.63 km² per grid cell 4.13 km² per grid cell 2.5 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1750s 7.47 km² per grid cell 4.84 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1760s 8.41 km² per grid cell 5.68 km² per grid cell 2.72 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1770s 9.46 km² per grid cell 6.67 km² per grid cell 2.79 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1780s 10.63 km² per grid cell 7.82 km² per grid cell 2.81 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1790s 11.94 km² per grid cell 9.18 km² per grid cell 2.76 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1800s 13.4 km² per grid cell 10.77 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1810s 15.04 km² per grid cell 12.63 km² per grid cell 2.41 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1820s 16.86 km² per grid cell 14.81 km² per grid cell 2.04 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1830s 18.89 km² per grid cell 18.01 km² per grid cell 0.8821 km² per grid cell Cameroon
1840s 21.16 km² per grid cell 21.69 km² per grid cell 0.5286 km² per grid cell Syria
1850s 23.69 km² per grid cell 26.12 km² per grid cell 2.43 km² per grid cell Syria
1860s 27.2 km² per grid cell 31.46 km² per grid cell 4.26 km² per grid cell Syria
1870s 31.33 km² per grid cell 37.89 km² per grid cell 6.56 km² per grid cell Syria
1880s 36.46 km² per grid cell 49.89 km² per grid cell 13.43 km² per grid cell Syria
1890s 42.43 km² per grid cell 64.74 km² per grid cell 22.31 km² per grid cell Syria
1900s 44.65 km² per grid cell 73.56 km² per grid cell 28.9 km² per grid cell Syria
1910s 44.65 km² per grid cell 81.56 km² per grid cell 36.91 km² per grid cell Syria
1920s 45.58 km² per grid cell 84.94 km² per grid cell 39.36 km² per grid cell Syria
1930s 51.92 km² per grid cell 84.94 km² per grid cell 33.02 km² per grid cell Syria
1940s 52.14 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 57.56 km² per grid cell Syria
1950s 55.93 km² per grid cell 123.16 km² per grid cell 67.23 km² per grid cell Syria
1960s 77.47 km² per grid cell 170.04 km² per grid cell 92.57 km² per grid cell Syria
1970s 135.42 km² per grid cell 261.65 km² per grid cell 126.23 km² per grid cell Syria
1980s 248.12 km² per grid cell 408.22 km² per grid cell 160.1 km² per grid cell Syria
1990s 438.28 km² per grid cell 608.66 km² per grid cell 170.38 km² per grid cell Syria
2000s 721.89 km² per grid cell 884.71 km² per grid cell 162.83 km² per grid cell Syria
2010s 1,153 km² per grid cell 1,228 km² per grid cell 75.1 km² per grid cell Syria
2020s 1,530 km² per grid cell 1,508 km² per grid cell 22.27 km² per grid cell Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cameroon or Syria?
Cameroon, at 1,647 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 Cameroon and Syria?
41 km² per grid cell, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Syria rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Cameroon ranks 74th 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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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.