Eritrea vs Laos: Urban area over the long-term
Eritrea
155.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Laos
201.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eritrea rank
157th
Laos rank
154th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Eritrea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 201.75 km² per grid cell against 155.22 km² per grid cell in Eritrea, a difference of 46.53 km² per grid cell.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Eritrea ranks 157th and Laos ranks 154th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 20 and Laos in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1200s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1300s | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1400s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1500s | 0.0248 km² per grid cell | 0.0267 km² per grid cell | 0.0019 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1600s | 0.1172 km² per grid cell | 0.1001 km² per grid cell | 0.0171 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 0.4803 km² per grid cell | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 0.12 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 0.5765 km² per grid cell | 0.3551 km² per grid cell | 0.2214 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 0.6701 km² per grid cell | 0.4124 km² per grid cell | 0.2577 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 0.7763 km² per grid cell | 0.479 km² per grid cell | 0.2974 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 0.8967 km² per grid cell | 0.5561 km² per grid cell | 0.3407 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.6454 km² per grid cell | 0.3876 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.749 km² per grid cell | 0.4381 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.8689 km² per grid cell | 0.4923 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.56 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 0.5498 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 0.6104 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 0.6737 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 0.5842 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 0.4515 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 2.98 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 0.2651 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 3.38 km² per grid cell | 3.37 km² per grid cell | 0.0122 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 3.83 km² per grid cell | 4.15 km² per grid cell | 0.3215 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1860s | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 0.7812 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1870s | 4.86 km² per grid cell | 6.21 km² per grid cell | 1.35 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1880s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 7.55 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1890s | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 9.14 km² per grid cell | 2.87 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1900s | 7.18 km² per grid cell | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 3.83 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1910s | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 12.26 km² per grid cell | 3.96 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1920s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 4.56 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1930s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 16.26 km² per grid cell | 4.68 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1940s | 14.21 km² per grid cell | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 3.61 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1950s | 23.43 km² per grid cell | 19.96 km² per grid cell | 3.47 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 33.14 km² per grid cell | 23.06 km² per grid cell | 10.08 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 30.39 km² per grid cell | 8.52 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 44.53 km² per grid cell | 38.05 km² per grid cell | 6.48 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 46.32 km² per grid cell | 55.51 km² per grid cell | 9.19 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 2000s | 61.99 km² per grid cell | 95.09 km² per grid cell | 33.1 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 2010s | 95.7 km² per grid cell | 145.75 km² per grid cell | 50.05 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 2020s | 137.64 km² per grid cell | 188.14 km² per grid cell | 50.5 km² per grid cell | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Eritrea or Laos?
- Laos, at 201.75 km² per grid cell against 155.22 km² per grid cell in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Eritrea and Laos?
- 46.53 km² per grid cell, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Eritrea ranks 157th and Laos ranks 154th 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.