What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cyprus and Hong Kong?

3.2 km² per grid cell, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Hong Kong?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

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.

Cyprus vs Hong Kong: Urban area over the long-term

Cyprus

302.65 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Hong Kong

305.85 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Cyprus rank

149th

Hong Kong rank

148th

Urban area over the long-term over time

Cyprus
Hong Kong

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 305.85 km² per grid cell against 302.65 km² per grid cell in Cyprus, a difference of 3.2 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 149th and Hong Kong ranks 148th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 22 and Hong Kong in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0157 km² per grid cell	0.0001 km² per grid cell	0.0156 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1100s	0.0209 km² per grid cell	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0.0202 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1200s	0.0316 km² per grid cell	0.0023 km² per grid cell	0.0293 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1300s	0.0495 km² per grid cell	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0494 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1400s	0.0495 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	0.049 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1500s	0.0881 km² per grid cell	0.0016 km² per grid cell	0.0865 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1600s	0.0705 km² per grid cell	0.0046 km² per grid cell	0.0658 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1700s	0.0861 km² per grid cell	0.0136 km² per grid cell	0.0725 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1710s	0.1154 km² per grid cell	0.062 km² per grid cell	0.0535 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1720s	0.1443 km² per grid cell	0.1143 km² per grid cell	0.03 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1730s	0.1804 km² per grid cell	0.1709 km² per grid cell	0.0095 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1740s	0.2255 km² per grid cell	0.232 km² per grid cell	0.0065 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1750s	0.2818 km² per grid cell	0.2979 km² per grid cell	0.0161 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1760s	0.3523 km² per grid cell	0.3689 km² per grid cell	0.0166 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1770s	0.4404 km² per grid cell	0.4453 km² per grid cell	0.0049 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1780s	0.5504 km² per grid cell	0.5274 km² per grid cell	0.023 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1790s	0.6881 km² per grid cell	0.6156 km² per grid cell	0.0724 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1800s	0.8601 km² per grid cell	0.7102 km² per grid cell	0.1499 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1810s	1.15 km² per grid cell	0.8114 km² per grid cell	0.3419 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1820s	1.54 km² per grid cell	0.9192 km² per grid cell	0.6201 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1830s	2.05 km² per grid cell	1.19 km² per grid cell	0.8564 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1840s	2.71 km² per grid cell	1.54 km² per grid cell	1.17 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1850s	3.58 km² per grid cell	1.84 km² per grid cell	1.74 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1860s	4.97 km² per grid cell	4.49 km² per grid cell	0.4856 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1870s	6.81 km² per grid cell	7.05 km² per grid cell	0.2395 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1880s	9.15 km² per grid cell	9.21 km² per grid cell	0.0633 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1890s	11.84 km² per grid cell	10.64 km² per grid cell	1.2 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1900s	14.37 km² per grid cell	13.35 km² per grid cell	1.02 km² per grid cell	Cyprus
1910s	17.23 km² per grid cell	18.3 km² per grid cell	1.07 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1920s	19.14 km² per grid cell	21.39 km² per grid cell	2.26 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1930s	20.76 km² per grid cell	24.5 km² per grid cell	3.74 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1940s	23.39 km² per grid cell	50.56 km² per grid cell	27.17 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1950s	39.92 km² per grid cell	81.44 km² per grid cell	41.52 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1960s	53.14 km² per grid cell	109.66 km² per grid cell	56.52 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1970s	70.75 km² per grid cell	142.81 km² per grid cell	72.06 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1980s	105.52 km² per grid cell	181.87 km² per grid cell	76.35 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
1990s	135.5 km² per grid cell	231.67 km² per grid cell	96.18 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
2000s	180.01 km² per grid cell	263.61 km² per grid cell	83.59 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
2010s	221.42 km² per grid cell	289.02 km² per grid cell	67.6 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong
2020s	284.67 km² per grid cell	302.9 km² per grid cell	18.23 km² per grid cell	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cyprus or Hong Kong?: Hong Kong, at 305.85 km² per grid cell against 302.65 km² per grid cell in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Cyprus and Hong Kong?: 3.2 km² per grid cell, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Hong Kong?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Hong Kong rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Cyprus ranks 149th and Hong Kong ranks 148th 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: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.