Haiti vs Lebanon: Urban area over the long-term

Haiti
738.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Lebanon
798.64 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Haiti rank
107th
Lebanon rank
104th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Haiti
  • Lebanon
0200400600800100015122025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 798.64 km² per grid cell against 738.22 km² per grid cell in Haiti, a difference of 60.42 km² per grid cell.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 107th and Lebanon ranks 104th of 202 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Lebanon Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 2.44 km² per grid cell 2.44 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1100s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 2.54 km² per grid cell 2.54 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1200s 0.0008 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1300s 0.0037 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell 2.73 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1400s 0.0168 km² per grid cell 2.15 km² per grid cell 2.14 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1500s 0.0756 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell 2.2 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1600s 0.045 km² per grid cell 2.62 km² per grid cell 2.57 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1700s 0.1689 km² per grid cell 2.21 km² per grid cell 2.04 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1710s 0.2379 km² per grid cell 2.24 km² per grid cell 2 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1720s 0.3257 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell 2.24 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1730s 0.4459 km² per grid cell 2.93 km² per grid cell 2.49 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1740s 0.6104 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell 2.74 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1750s 0.8357 km² per grid cell 3.84 km² per grid cell 3 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1760s 1.14 km² per grid cell 4.39 km² per grid cell 3.24 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1770s 1.57 km² per grid cell 5.02 km² per grid cell 3.45 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1780s 2.14 km² per grid cell 5.74 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1790s 2.94 km² per grid cell 6.57 km² per grid cell 3.63 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1800s 4.02 km² per grid cell 7.51 km² per grid cell 3.49 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1810s 5.5 km² per grid cell 8.59 km² per grid cell 3.09 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1820s 7.53 km² per grid cell 9.83 km² per grid cell 2.29 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1830s 9.32 km² per grid cell 12.47 km² per grid cell 3.15 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1840s 10.94 km² per grid cell 15.59 km² per grid cell 4.65 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1850s 12.84 km² per grid cell 19.49 km² per grid cell 6.65 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1860s 15.65 km² per grid cell 24.36 km² per grid cell 8.71 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1870s 18.88 km² per grid cell 30.45 km² per grid cell 11.57 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1880s 22.04 km² per grid cell 42.41 km² per grid cell 20.38 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1890s 27.2 km² per grid cell 49.96 km² per grid cell 22.76 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1900s 33.4 km² per grid cell 64.64 km² per grid cell 31.24 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1910s 41.34 km² per grid cell 75.03 km² per grid cell 33.68 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1920s 49.04 km² per grid cell 87.71 km² per grid cell 38.67 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1930s 51.06 km² per grid cell 110.43 km² per grid cell 59.37 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1940s 51.06 km² per grid cell 123.83 km² per grid cell 72.77 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1950s 51.58 km² per grid cell 144.67 km² per grid cell 93.08 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1960s 64.39 km² per grid cell 219.18 km² per grid cell 154.79 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1970s 87.37 km² per grid cell 322.39 km² per grid cell 235.02 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1980s 127.02 km² per grid cell 386.84 km² per grid cell 259.82 km² per grid cell Lebanon
1990s 226.08 km² per grid cell 483.48 km² per grid cell 257.39 km² per grid cell Lebanon
2000s 377.09 km² per grid cell 598.67 km² per grid cell 221.58 km² per grid cell Lebanon
2010s 533.21 km² per grid cell 698 km² per grid cell 164.79 km² per grid cell Lebanon
2020s 710.41 km² per grid cell 776.2 km² per grid cell 65.79 km² per grid cell Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Haiti or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 798.64 km² per grid cell against 738.22 km² per grid cell in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Haiti and Lebanon?
60.42 km² per grid cell, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lebanon?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Lebanon rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Haiti ranks 107th and Lebanon ranks 104th 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.