Lesotho vs North Macedonia: Urban area over the long-term

Lesotho
314.83 km² per grid cell
in 2025
North Macedonia
299.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Lesotho rank
147th
North Macedonia rank
150th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Lesotho
  • North Macedonia
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 314.83 km² per grid cell against 299.33 km² per grid cell in North Macedonia, a difference of 15.5 km² per grid cell.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

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

Lesotho ranks 147th and North Macedonia ranks 150th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1100s 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell 0.001 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1200s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0033 km² per grid cell 0.003 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1300s 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0103 km² per grid cell 0.0094 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1400s 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0325 km² per grid cell 0.0294 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1500s 0.0106 km² per grid cell 0.1019 km² per grid cell 0.0914 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1600s 0.0362 km² per grid cell 0.3738 km² per grid cell 0.3376 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1700s 0.124 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell 0.9973 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1710s 0.1438 km² per grid cell 1.16 km² per grid cell 1.01 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1720s 0.1622 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 1.03 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1730s 0.1832 km² per grid cell 1.24 km² per grid cell 1.05 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1740s 0.2073 km² per grid cell 1.28 km² per grid cell 1.07 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1750s 0.2348 km² per grid cell 1.32 km² per grid cell 1.09 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1760s 0.2665 km² per grid cell 1.37 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1770s 0.3031 km² per grid cell 1.42 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1780s 0.3454 km² per grid cell 1.46 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1790s 0.3945 km² per grid cell 1.52 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1800s 0.4519 km² per grid cell 1.57 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1810s 0.5191 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell 1.12 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1820s 0.5985 km² per grid cell 2.23 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1830s 0.6928 km² per grid cell 3.05 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1840s 0.8425 km² per grid cell 4.15 km² per grid cell 3.31 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1850s 0.953 km² per grid cell 5.66 km² per grid cell 4.7 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1860s 1.15 km² per grid cell 7.68 km² per grid cell 6.53 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1870s 1.4 km² per grid cell 10.67 km² per grid cell 9.27 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1880s 1.69 km² per grid cell 14.47 km² per grid cell 12.77 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1890s 2.05 km² per grid cell 18.7 km² per grid cell 16.66 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1900s 2.48 km² per grid cell 22.54 km² per grid cell 20.06 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1910s 3.17 km² per grid cell 25.4 km² per grid cell 22.23 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1920s 3.99 km² per grid cell 27 km² per grid cell 23.01 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1930s 5.19 km² per grid cell 29.43 km² per grid cell 24.25 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1940s 8.48 km² per grid cell 34.37 km² per grid cell 25.9 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1950s 12.3 km² per grid cell 57.29 km² per grid cell 44.99 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1960s 35.68 km² per grid cell 91.45 km² per grid cell 55.77 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1970s 61.87 km² per grid cell 135.21 km² per grid cell 73.34 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1980s 74.38 km² per grid cell 171.71 km² per grid cell 97.33 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
1990s 103.98 km² per grid cell 209.19 km² per grid cell 105.22 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
2000s 151.31 km² per grid cell 239.83 km² per grid cell 88.52 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
2010s 230.72 km² per grid cell 263.01 km² per grid cell 32.29 km² per grid cell North Macedonia
2020s 294.17 km² per grid cell 289.48 km² per grid cell 4.69 km² per grid cell Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Lesotho or North Macedonia?
Lesotho, at 314.83 km² per grid cell against 299.33 km² per grid cell in North Macedonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Lesotho and North Macedonia?
15.5 km² per grid cell, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North Macedonia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and North Macedonia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Lesotho ranks 147th and North Macedonia ranks 150th 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.