Israel vs Syria: Urban area over the long-term
Israel
1,604 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Syria
1,606 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Israel rank
76th
Syria rank
75th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Israel
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1,606 km² per grid cell against 1,604 km² per grid cell in Israel, a difference of 2 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 76th and Syria ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 31 and Syria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.81 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 0.5335 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1100s | 3.48 km² per grid cell | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1200s | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 2.42 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1300s | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 2.48 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1400s | 4.65 km² per grid cell | 1.94 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1500s | 6.98 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 4.95 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1600s | 8.09 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 5.77 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1700s | 5.43 km² per grid cell | 2.27 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1710s | 6.24 km² per grid cell | 2.56 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1720s | 6.9 km² per grid cell | 3 km² per grid cell | 3.9 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1730s | 7.56 km² per grid cell | 3.52 km² per grid cell | 4.04 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1740s | 8.25 km² per grid cell | 4.13 km² per grid cell | 4.12 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1750s | 8.96 km² per grid cell | 4.84 km² per grid cell | 4.11 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1760s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 5.68 km² per grid cell | 4.03 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1770s | 10.52 km² per grid cell | 6.67 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1780s | 11.42 km² per grid cell | 7.82 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1790s | 12.42 km² per grid cell | 9.18 km² per grid cell | 3.25 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1800s | 13.56 km² per grid cell | 10.77 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1810s | 14.79 km² per grid cell | 12.63 km² per grid cell | 2.16 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1820s | 16.4 km² per grid cell | 14.81 km² per grid cell | 1.59 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1830s | 18.34 km² per grid cell | 18.01 km² per grid cell | 0.324 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1840s | 20.67 km² per grid cell | 21.69 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1850s | 23.49 km² per grid cell | 26.12 km² per grid cell | 2.63 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1860s | 26.93 km² per grid cell | 31.46 km² per grid cell | 4.53 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1870s | 30.12 km² per grid cell | 37.89 km² per grid cell | 7.76 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1880s | 33.75 km² per grid cell | 49.89 km² per grid cell | 16.14 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1890s | 37.87 km² per grid cell | 64.74 km² per grid cell | 26.87 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1900s | 42.56 km² per grid cell | 73.56 km² per grid cell | 31 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1910s | 47.91 km² per grid cell | 81.56 km² per grid cell | 33.65 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1920s | 66.15 km² per grid cell | 84.94 km² per grid cell | 18.8 km² per grid cell | Syria |
| 1930s | 91.45 km² per grid cell | 84.94 km² per grid cell | 6.51 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1940s | 126.59 km² per grid cell | 109.7 km² per grid cell | 16.89 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1950s | 239.96 km² per grid cell | 123.16 km² per grid cell | 116.8 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1960s | 396.2 km² per grid cell | 170.04 km² per grid cell | 226.16 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1970s | 537.62 km² per grid cell | 261.65 km² per grid cell | 275.97 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1980s | 685.12 km² per grid cell | 408.22 km² per grid cell | 276.9 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 1990s | 905.05 km² per grid cell | 608.66 km² per grid cell | 296.39 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 2000s | 1,127 km² per grid cell | 884.71 km² per grid cell | 242.48 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 2010s | 1,360 km² per grid cell | 1,228 km² per grid cell | 131.44 km² per grid cell | Israel |
| 2020s | 1,555 km² per grid cell | 1,508 km² per grid cell | 46.45 km² per grid cell | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Israel or Syria?
- Syria, at 1,606 km² per grid cell against 1,604 km² per grid cell in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Israel and Syria?
- 2 km² per grid cell, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Syria rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Israel ranks 76th and Syria ranks 75th 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.