Latvia vs Singapore: Urban area over the long-term

Latvia
421.38 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Singapore
447.96 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Latvia rank
135th
Singapore rank
132nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Latvia
  • Singapore
0100200300400500100015122025

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 447.96 km² per grid cell against 421.38 km² per grid cell in Latvia, a difference of 26.58 km² per grid cell.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 132nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 37 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Singapore Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0011 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell Latvia
1100s 0.0034 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0034 km² per grid cell Latvia
1200s 0.0108 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0108 km² per grid cell Latvia
1300s 0.0341 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0341 km² per grid cell Latvia
1400s 0.1076 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.1076 km² per grid cell Latvia
1500s 0.3399 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.3396 km² per grid cell Latvia
1600s 1.07 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell Latvia
1700s 3.34 km² per grid cell 0.0043 km² per grid cell 3.33 km² per grid cell Latvia
1710s 4.35 km² per grid cell 0.007 km² per grid cell 4.34 km² per grid cell Latvia
1720s 5.48 km² per grid cell 0.0109 km² per grid cell 5.47 km² per grid cell Latvia
1730s 6.87 km² per grid cell 0.0169 km² per grid cell 6.85 km² per grid cell Latvia
1740s 8.55 km² per grid cell 0.0263 km² per grid cell 8.52 km² per grid cell Latvia
1750s 10.54 km² per grid cell 0.0408 km² per grid cell 10.5 km² per grid cell Latvia
1760s 12.86 km² per grid cell 0.0634 km² per grid cell 12.79 km² per grid cell Latvia
1770s 15.5 km² per grid cell 0.0984 km² per grid cell 15.4 km² per grid cell Latvia
1780s 18.47 km² per grid cell 0.1528 km² per grid cell 18.32 km² per grid cell Latvia
1790s 21.78 km² per grid cell 0.2373 km² per grid cell 21.54 km² per grid cell Latvia
1800s 25.46 km² per grid cell 0.3685 km² per grid cell 25.09 km² per grid cell Latvia
1810s 29.57 km² per grid cell 0.5723 km² per grid cell 29 km² per grid cell Latvia
1820s 33.55 km² per grid cell 0.8888 km² per grid cell 32.66 km² per grid cell Latvia
1830s 38.08 km² per grid cell 1.38 km² per grid cell 36.7 km² per grid cell Latvia
1840s 43.39 km² per grid cell 2.14 km² per grid cell 41.25 km² per grid cell Latvia
1850s 49.77 km² per grid cell 3.33 km² per grid cell 46.44 km² per grid cell Latvia
1860s 57.63 km² per grid cell 5.16 km² per grid cell 52.47 km² per grid cell Latvia
1870s 65.63 km² per grid cell 7.99 km² per grid cell 57.64 km² per grid cell Latvia
1880s 75.72 km² per grid cell 12.24 km² per grid cell 63.47 km² per grid cell Latvia
1890s 88.62 km² per grid cell 18.27 km² per grid cell 70.35 km² per grid cell Latvia
1900s 105.33 km² per grid cell 25.83 km² per grid cell 79.5 km² per grid cell Latvia
1910s 127.16 km² per grid cell 33.75 km² per grid cell 93.41 km² per grid cell Latvia
1920s 146.82 km² per grid cell 41.15 km² per grid cell 105.67 km² per grid cell Latvia
1930s 170.03 km² per grid cell 58.02 km² per grid cell 112.01 km² per grid cell Latvia
1940s 193.34 km² per grid cell 70.55 km² per grid cell 122.79 km² per grid cell Latvia
1950s 231.78 km² per grid cell 124.76 km² per grid cell 107.03 km² per grid cell Latvia
1960s 300.45 km² per grid cell 179.88 km² per grid cell 120.56 km² per grid cell Latvia
1970s 375.08 km² per grid cell 223.18 km² per grid cell 151.9 km² per grid cell Latvia
1980s 432.13 km² per grid cell 279.1 km² per grid cell 153.04 km² per grid cell Latvia
1990s 433.22 km² per grid cell 376.52 km² per grid cell 56.71 km² per grid cell Latvia
2000s 400.38 km² per grid cell 447.56 km² per grid cell 47.18 km² per grid cell Singapore
2010s 389.22 km² per grid cell 447.96 km² per grid cell 58.73 km² per grid cell Singapore
2020s 402.3 km² per grid cell 447.96 km² per grid cell 45.66 km² per grid cell Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Latvia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 447.96 km² per grid cell against 421.38 km² per grid cell in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Latvia and Singapore?
26.58 km² per grid cell, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Singapore rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Latvia ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 132nd 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.