Eritrea vs Fiji: Urban area over the long-term
Eritrea
155.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Fiji
152.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eritrea rank
157th
Fiji rank
159th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Eritrea
- Fiji
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 155.22 km² per grid cell against 152.36 km² per grid cell in Fiji, a difference of 2.86 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 157th and Fiji ranks 159th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 24 and Fiji in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Fiji | 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 | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1200s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1300s | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1400s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1500s | 0.0248 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0166 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1600s | 0.1172 km² per grid cell | 0.0272 km² per grid cell | 0.09 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 0.4803 km² per grid cell | 0.0906 km² per grid cell | 0.3897 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 0.5765 km² per grid cell | 0.1584 km² per grid cell | 0.4181 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 0.6701 km² per grid cell | 0.2001 km² per grid cell | 0.47 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 0.7763 km² per grid cell | 0.2528 km² per grid cell | 0.5236 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 0.8967 km² per grid cell | 0.3193 km² per grid cell | 0.5775 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.4033 km² per grid cell | 0.6297 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.5094 km² per grid cell | 0.6777 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.6435 km² per grid cell | 0.7177 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.56 km² per grid cell | 0.8128 km² per grid cell | 0.7449 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.7525 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 0.732 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 0.6717 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 0.5511 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 2.98 km² per grid cell | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 0.3531 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 3.38 km² per grid cell | 3.33 km² per grid cell | 0.0516 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 3.83 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 0.3866 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1860s | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 5.34 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1870s | 4.86 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 1.77 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1880s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1890s | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 10.23 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1900s | 7.18 km² per grid cell | 12.43 km² per grid cell | 5.25 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1910s | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 14.23 km² per grid cell | 5.93 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1920s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 5.17 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1930s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1940s | 14.21 km² per grid cell | 16.13 km² per grid cell | 1.92 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1950s | 23.43 km² per grid cell | 20.06 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 33.14 km² per grid cell | 31.35 km² per grid cell | 1.79 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 45.01 km² per grid cell | 6.11 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1980s | 44.53 km² per grid cell | 60.34 km² per grid cell | 15.81 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 1990s | 46.32 km² per grid cell | 81.34 km² per grid cell | 35.03 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2000s | 61.99 km² per grid cell | 103.3 km² per grid cell | 41.31 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2010s | 95.7 km² per grid cell | 128.24 km² per grid cell | 32.54 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
| 2020s | 137.64 km² per grid cell | 152.07 km² per grid cell | 14.43 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Eritrea or Fiji?
- Eritrea, at 155.22 km² per grid cell against 152.36 km² per grid cell in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Eritrea and Fiji?
- 2.86 km² per grid cell, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Fiji rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Eritrea ranks 157th and Fiji ranks 159th 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.