Laos vs Reunion: Urban area over the long-term
Laos
201.75 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Reunion
217.46 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Laos rank
154th
Reunion rank
153rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Laos
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 217.46 km² per grid cell against 201.75 km² per grid cell in Laos, a difference of 15.71 km² per grid cell.
That makes Reunion's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 154th and Reunion ranks 153rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 19 and Reunion in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1200s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1300s | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1400s | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1500s | 0.0267 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0261 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1600s | 0.1001 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0979 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1700s | 0.3603 km² per grid cell | 0.0084 km² per grid cell | 0.352 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1710s | 0.3551 km² per grid cell | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.3391 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1720s | 0.4124 km² per grid cell | 0.0295 km² per grid cell | 0.383 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1730s | 0.479 km² per grid cell | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 0.4244 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1740s | 0.5561 km² per grid cell | 0.1009 km² per grid cell | 0.4552 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1750s | 0.6454 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.4587 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1760s | 0.749 km² per grid cell | 0.3456 km² per grid cell | 0.4034 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1770s | 0.8689 km² per grid cell | 0.6395 km² per grid cell | 0.2295 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1780s | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 0.1755 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1790s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 0.4947 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1800s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | 0.8693 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1810s | 1.73 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1820s | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | 1.39 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1830s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 4.28 km² per grid cell | 1.56 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1840s | 3.37 km² per grid cell | 5.47 km² per grid cell | 2.1 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1850s | 4.15 km² per grid cell | 6.28 km² per grid cell | 2.13 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1860s | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 10.3 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1870s | 6.21 km² per grid cell | 12.41 km² per grid cell | 6.2 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1880s | 7.55 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 5.42 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1890s | 9.14 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 3.83 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1900s | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 1.96 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1910s | 12.26 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 0.7135 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1920s | 14.27 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1930s | 16.26 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1940s | 17.82 km² per grid cell | 12.97 km² per grid cell | 4.84 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1950s | 19.96 km² per grid cell | 15.07 km² per grid cell | 4.89 km² per grid cell | Laos |
| 1960s | 23.06 km² per grid cell | 27.26 km² per grid cell | 4.21 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1970s | 30.39 km² per grid cell | 42.04 km² per grid cell | 11.65 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1980s | 38.05 km² per grid cell | 73.68 km² per grid cell | 35.63 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 1990s | 55.51 km² per grid cell | 119.39 km² per grid cell | 63.88 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2000s | 95.09 km² per grid cell | 159.4 km² per grid cell | 64.32 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2010s | 145.75 km² per grid cell | 191.22 km² per grid cell | 45.47 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
| 2020s | 188.14 km² per grid cell | 211.6 km² per grid cell | 23.47 km² per grid cell | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Laos or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 217.46 km² per grid cell against 201.75 km² per grid cell in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Laos and Reunion?
- 15.71 km² per grid cell, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Reunion?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Reunion rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Laos ranks 154th and Reunion ranks 153rd 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.