Eritrea vs Eswatini: Urban area over the long-term
Eritrea
155.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eswatini
152.09 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eritrea rank
157th
Eswatini rank
160th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 155.22 km² per grid cell against 152.09 km² per grid cell in Eswatini, a difference of 3.13 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 157th and Eswatini ranks 160th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 36 and Eswatini in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1200s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1300s | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1400s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0066 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1500s | 0.0248 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0224 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1600s | 0.1172 km² per grid cell | 0.0083 km² per grid cell | 0.1088 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 0.4803 km² per grid cell | 0.0358 km² per grid cell | 0.4445 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 0.5765 km² per grid cell | 0.0453 km² per grid cell | 0.5312 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 0.6701 km² per grid cell | 0.0552 km² per grid cell | 0.615 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 0.7763 km² per grid cell | 0.0664 km² per grid cell | 0.7099 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 0.8967 km² per grid cell | 0.0794 km² per grid cell | 0.8174 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0941 km² per grid cell | 0.9389 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.111 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.1303 km² per grid cell | 1.23 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.56 km² per grid cell | 0.1522 km² per grid cell | 1.41 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 0.1771 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 0.2053 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 0.2373 km² per grid cell | 2.07 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 0.2736 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 2.98 km² per grid cell | 0.3146 km² per grid cell | 2.67 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 3.38 km² per grid cell | 0.361 km² per grid cell | 3.02 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 3.83 km² per grid cell | 0.4133 km² per grid cell | 3.42 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 0.5005 km² per grid cell | 3.81 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 4.86 km² per grid cell | 0.6062 km² per grid cell | 4.26 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 0.7341 km² per grid cell | 4.77 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 0.889 km² per grid cell | 5.38 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 7.18 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 6.1 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 6.91 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | 7.94 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 2.39 km² per grid cell | 9.19 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 14.21 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 11.73 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 23.43 km² per grid cell | 5.74 km² per grid cell | 17.68 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 33.14 km² per grid cell | 12.8 km² per grid cell | 20.34 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 24.61 km² per grid cell | 14.29 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 44.53 km² per grid cell | 43.96 km² per grid cell | 0.5685 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 46.32 km² per grid cell | 66.38 km² per grid cell | 20.06 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 61.99 km² per grid cell | 84.16 km² per grid cell | 22.17 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 95.7 km² per grid cell | 109.06 km² per grid cell | 13.35 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 137.64 km² per grid cell | 140.08 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Eritrea or Eswatini?
- Eritrea, at 155.22 km² per grid cell against 152.09 km² per grid cell in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 3.13 km² per grid cell, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Eswatini rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Eritrea ranks 157th and Eswatini ranks 160th 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.