Georgia vs Sierra Leone: Urban area over the long-term

Georgia
614.35 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sierra Leone
633.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Georgia rank
115th
Sierra Leone rank
114th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Georgia
  • Sierra Leone
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 633.37 km² per grid cell against 614.35 km² per grid cell in Georgia, a difference of 19.02 km² per grid cell.

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

Georgia ranks 115th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 34 and Sierra Leone in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Georgia
1100s 0.0022 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell Georgia
1200s 0.009 km² per grid cell 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.007 km² per grid cell Georgia
1300s 0.0337 km² per grid cell 0.0066 km² per grid cell 0.0271 km² per grid cell Georgia
1400s 0.0809 km² per grid cell 0.022 km² per grid cell 0.0589 km² per grid cell Georgia
1500s 0.3036 km² per grid cell 0.0733 km² per grid cell 0.2304 km² per grid cell Georgia
1600s 1.09 km² per grid cell 0.2442 km² per grid cell 0.8478 km² per grid cell Georgia
1700s 3.82 km² per grid cell 0.8141 km² per grid cell 3.01 km² per grid cell Georgia
1710s 2.43 km² per grid cell 1.19 km² per grid cell 1.25 km² per grid cell Georgia
1720s 2.64 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell 1.04 km² per grid cell Georgia
1730s 2.86 km² per grid cell 2.08 km² per grid cell 0.7776 km² per grid cell Georgia
1740s 3.1 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell 0.4601 km² per grid cell Georgia
1750s 3.35 km² per grid cell 3.28 km² per grid cell 0.0755 km² per grid cell Georgia
1760s 3.63 km² per grid cell 4.02 km² per grid cell 0.3862 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1770s 3.94 km² per grid cell 4.87 km² per grid cell 0.936 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1780s 4.26 km² per grid cell 5.85 km² per grid cell 1.59 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1790s 4.85 km² per grid cell 6.97 km² per grid cell 2.12 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1800s 6.57 km² per grid cell 8.25 km² per grid cell 1.68 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1810s 8.9 km² per grid cell 9.71 km² per grid cell 0.8173 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1820s 12.05 km² per grid cell 11.38 km² per grid cell 0.668 km² per grid cell Georgia
1830s 16.31 km² per grid cell 13.27 km² per grid cell 3.04 km² per grid cell Georgia
1840s 22.09 km² per grid cell 15.43 km² per grid cell 6.67 km² per grid cell Georgia
1850s 29.91 km² per grid cell 17.87 km² per grid cell 12.05 km² per grid cell Georgia
1860s 40.5 km² per grid cell 20.57 km² per grid cell 19.93 km² per grid cell Georgia
1870s 54.81 km² per grid cell 23.92 km² per grid cell 30.9 km² per grid cell Georgia
1880s 73.98 km² per grid cell 28.09 km² per grid cell 45.9 km² per grid cell Georgia
1890s 98.91 km² per grid cell 32.97 km² per grid cell 65.93 km² per grid cell Georgia
1900s 128.53 km² per grid cell 38.64 km² per grid cell 89.89 km² per grid cell Georgia
1910s 157.05 km² per grid cell 44.88 km² per grid cell 112.18 km² per grid cell Georgia
1920s 175.49 km² per grid cell 49.89 km² per grid cell 125.6 km² per grid cell Georgia
1930s 182.46 km² per grid cell 55.76 km² per grid cell 126.7 km² per grid cell Georgia
1940s 213.31 km² per grid cell 55.76 km² per grid cell 157.55 km² per grid cell Georgia
1950s 228.96 km² per grid cell 57.15 km² per grid cell 171.81 km² per grid cell Georgia
1960s 286.74 km² per grid cell 71.33 km² per grid cell 215.4 km² per grid cell Georgia
1970s 353.85 km² per grid cell 108.16 km² per grid cell 245.68 km² per grid cell Georgia
1980s 430.73 km² per grid cell 167.53 km² per grid cell 263.21 km² per grid cell Georgia
1990s 444.14 km² per grid cell 216.71 km² per grid cell 227.43 km² per grid cell Georgia
2000s 406.38 km² per grid cell 315.69 km² per grid cell 90.69 km² per grid cell Georgia
2010s 424.46 km² per grid cell 395.35 km² per grid cell 29.1 km² per grid cell Georgia
2020s 579.82 km² per grid cell 574.77 km² per grid cell 5.05 km² per grid cell Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Georgia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 633.37 km² per grid cell against 614.35 km² per grid cell in Georgia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Georgia and Sierra Leone?
19.02 km² per grid cell, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Sierra Leone?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Georgia and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Georgia ranks 115th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th 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.