Cyprus vs Lesotho: Urban area over the long-term

Cyprus
302.65 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Lesotho
314.83 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cyprus rank
149th
Lesotho rank
147th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Cyprus
  • Lesotho
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 314.83 km² per grid cell against 302.65 km² per grid cell in Cyprus, a difference of 12.18 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 Lesotho ranks 147th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 34 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Lesotho Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0157 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0157 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1100s 0.0209 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0208 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1200s 0.0316 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0313 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1300s 0.0495 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0486 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1400s 0.0495 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0465 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1500s 0.0881 km² per grid cell 0.0106 km² per grid cell 0.0775 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1600s 0.0705 km² per grid cell 0.0362 km² per grid cell 0.0343 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1700s 0.0861 km² per grid cell 0.124 km² per grid cell 0.0379 km² per grid cell Lesotho
1710s 0.1154 km² per grid cell 0.1438 km² per grid cell 0.0283 km² per grid cell Lesotho
1720s 0.1443 km² per grid cell 0.1622 km² per grid cell 0.0179 km² per grid cell Lesotho
1730s 0.1804 km² per grid cell 0.1832 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell Lesotho
1740s 0.2255 km² per grid cell 0.2073 km² per grid cell 0.0182 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1750s 0.2818 km² per grid cell 0.2348 km² per grid cell 0.047 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1760s 0.3523 km² per grid cell 0.2665 km² per grid cell 0.0857 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1770s 0.4404 km² per grid cell 0.3031 km² per grid cell 0.1373 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1780s 0.5504 km² per grid cell 0.3454 km² per grid cell 0.205 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1790s 0.6881 km² per grid cell 0.3945 km² per grid cell 0.2935 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1800s 0.8601 km² per grid cell 0.4519 km² per grid cell 0.4082 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1810s 1.15 km² per grid cell 0.5191 km² per grid cell 0.6341 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1820s 1.54 km² per grid cell 0.5985 km² per grid cell 0.9408 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1830s 2.05 km² per grid cell 0.6928 km² per grid cell 1.35 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1840s 2.71 km² per grid cell 0.8425 km² per grid cell 1.87 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1850s 3.58 km² per grid cell 0.953 km² per grid cell 2.63 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1860s 4.97 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell 3.82 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1870s 6.81 km² per grid cell 1.4 km² per grid cell 5.41 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1880s 9.15 km² per grid cell 1.69 km² per grid cell 7.45 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1890s 11.84 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell 9.79 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1900s 14.37 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell 11.89 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1910s 17.23 km² per grid cell 3.17 km² per grid cell 14.06 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1920s 19.14 km² per grid cell 3.99 km² per grid cell 15.15 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1930s 20.76 km² per grid cell 5.19 km² per grid cell 15.57 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1940s 23.39 km² per grid cell 8.48 km² per grid cell 14.91 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1950s 39.92 km² per grid cell 12.3 km² per grid cell 27.62 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1960s 53.14 km² per grid cell 35.68 km² per grid cell 17.46 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1970s 70.75 km² per grid cell 61.87 km² per grid cell 8.88 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1980s 105.52 km² per grid cell 74.38 km² per grid cell 31.13 km² per grid cell Cyprus
1990s 135.5 km² per grid cell 103.98 km² per grid cell 31.52 km² per grid cell Cyprus
2000s 180.01 km² per grid cell 151.31 km² per grid cell 28.71 km² per grid cell Cyprus
2010s 221.42 km² per grid cell 230.72 km² per grid cell 9.3 km² per grid cell Lesotho
2020s 284.67 km² per grid cell 294.17 km² per grid cell 9.5 km² per grid cell Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Cyprus or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 314.83 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 Lesotho?
12.18 km² per grid cell, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lesotho?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Lesotho rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Cyprus ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 147th 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.