Jordan vs Liberia: Urban area over the long-term
Jordan
1,109 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Liberia
1,198 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Jordan rank
91st
Liberia rank
88th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Jordan
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1,198 km² per grid cell against 1,109 km² per grid cell in Jordan, a difference of 89 km² per grid cell.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 91st and Liberia ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 8 and Liberia in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8389 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.8385 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1100s | 0.9171 km² per grid cell | 0.0014 km² per grid cell | 0.9157 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1200s | 0.9985 km² per grid cell | 0.0044 km² per grid cell | 0.9941 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1300s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 0.0139 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1400s | 0.827 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.783 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1500s | 1.09 km² per grid cell | 0.1389 km² per grid cell | 0.9548 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1600s | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 0.4387 km² per grid cell | 0.706 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 1700s | 0.9483 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | 0.4372 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1710s | 1.11 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | 0.4976 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1720s | 1.22 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | 0.5983 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1730s | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 2.06 km² per grid cell | 0.7137 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1740s | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 2.32 km² per grid cell | 0.8456 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1750s | 1.62 km² per grid cell | 2.61 km² per grid cell | 0.9962 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1760s | 1.77 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1770s | 1.95 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1780s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 3.72 km² per grid cell | 1.58 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1790s | 2.34 km² per grid cell | 4.18 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1800s | 2.57 km² per grid cell | 4.69 km² per grid cell | 2.12 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1810s | 2.82 km² per grid cell | 5.27 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1820s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 5.91 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1830s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 3.05 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1840s | 4.12 km² per grid cell | 7.42 km² per grid cell | 3.3 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1850s | 4.74 km² per grid cell | 8.31 km² per grid cell | 3.57 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1860s | 5.45 km² per grid cell | 10.06 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1870s | 6.2 km² per grid cell | 12.18 km² per grid cell | 5.99 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1880s | 8.18 km² per grid cell | 14.75 km² per grid cell | 6.57 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1890s | 10.3 km² per grid cell | 17.83 km² per grid cell | 7.53 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1900s | 12.09 km² per grid cell | 21.42 km² per grid cell | 9.33 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1910s | 13.26 km² per grid cell | 26.73 km² per grid cell | 13.47 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1920s | 13.58 km² per grid cell | 31.06 km² per grid cell | 17.48 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1930s | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 34.37 km² per grid cell | 20.09 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1940s | 16.06 km² per grid cell | 34.5 km² per grid cell | 18.43 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1950s | 32.52 km² per grid cell | 58.21 km² per grid cell | 25.7 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1960s | 71.19 km² per grid cell | 95.26 km² per grid cell | 24.07 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1970s | 131.11 km² per grid cell | 167.58 km² per grid cell | 36.48 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1980s | 219.39 km² per grid cell | 304.19 km² per grid cell | 84.8 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 1990s | 417.44 km² per grid cell | 385.54 km² per grid cell | 31.91 km² per grid cell | Jordan |
| 2000s | 586.16 km² per grid cell | 606.06 km² per grid cell | 19.9 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 2010s | 816.84 km² per grid cell | 824.87 km² per grid cell | 8.03 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1,036 km² per grid cell | 1,089 km² per grid cell | 52.54 km² per grid cell | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Jordan or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 1,198 km² per grid cell against 1,109 km² per grid cell in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Jordan and Liberia?
- 89 km² per grid cell, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Liberia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Liberia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Jordan ranks 91st and Liberia ranks 88th 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.