Liberia vs Libya: Urban area over the long-term

Liberia
1,198 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Libya
1,243 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Liberia rank
88th
Libya rank
85th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Liberia
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1,243 km² per grid cell against 1,198 km² per grid cell in Liberia, a difference of 45 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.

Liberia ranks 88th and Libya ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Libya Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0.6415 km² per grid cell 0.6411 km² per grid cell Libya
1100s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 0.5987 km² per grid cell 0.5973 km² per grid cell Libya
1200s 0.0044 km² per grid cell 0.4562 km² per grid cell 0.4518 km² per grid cell Libya
1300s 0.0139 km² per grid cell 0.9124 km² per grid cell 0.8984 km² per grid cell Libya
1400s 0.044 km² per grid cell 1.62 km² per grid cell 1.58 km² per grid cell Libya
1500s 0.1389 km² per grid cell 2.7 km² per grid cell 2.56 km² per grid cell Libya
1600s 0.4387 km² per grid cell 3.6 km² per grid cell 3.17 km² per grid cell Libya
1700s 1.39 km² per grid cell 4.81 km² per grid cell 3.42 km² per grid cell Libya
1710s 1.61 km² per grid cell 5.04 km² per grid cell 3.43 km² per grid cell Libya
1720s 1.82 km² per grid cell 5.55 km² per grid cell 3.73 km² per grid cell Libya
1730s 2.06 km² per grid cell 6.12 km² per grid cell 4.07 km² per grid cell Libya
1740s 2.32 km² per grid cell 6.75 km² per grid cell 4.43 km² per grid cell Libya
1750s 2.61 km² per grid cell 7.45 km² per grid cell 4.83 km² per grid cell Libya
1760s 2.94 km² per grid cell 8.21 km² per grid cell 5.27 km² per grid cell Libya
1770s 3.31 km² per grid cell 9.05 km² per grid cell 5.74 km² per grid cell Libya
1780s 3.72 km² per grid cell 9.98 km² per grid cell 6.26 km² per grid cell Libya
1790s 4.18 km² per grid cell 11 km² per grid cell 6.82 km² per grid cell Libya
1800s 4.69 km² per grid cell 12.12 km² per grid cell 7.43 km² per grid cell Libya
1810s 5.27 km² per grid cell 13.36 km² per grid cell 8.09 km² per grid cell Libya
1820s 5.91 km² per grid cell 15.85 km² per grid cell 9.94 km² per grid cell Libya
1830s 6.62 km² per grid cell 17.51 km² per grid cell 10.89 km² per grid cell Libya
1840s 7.42 km² per grid cell 19.35 km² per grid cell 11.93 km² per grid cell Libya
1850s 8.31 km² per grid cell 21.37 km² per grid cell 13.07 km² per grid cell Libya
1860s 10.06 km² per grid cell 23.61 km² per grid cell 13.55 km² per grid cell Libya
1870s 12.18 km² per grid cell 26.08 km² per grid cell 13.9 km² per grid cell Libya
1880s 14.75 km² per grid cell 28.81 km² per grid cell 14.06 km² per grid cell Libya
1890s 17.83 km² per grid cell 33.39 km² per grid cell 15.56 km² per grid cell Libya
1900s 21.42 km² per grid cell 41.6 km² per grid cell 20.18 km² per grid cell Libya
1910s 26.73 km² per grid cell 46.67 km² per grid cell 19.94 km² per grid cell Libya
1920s 31.06 km² per grid cell 48.24 km² per grid cell 17.18 km² per grid cell Libya
1930s 34.37 km² per grid cell 48.24 km² per grid cell 13.87 km² per grid cell Libya
1940s 34.5 km² per grid cell 48.68 km² per grid cell 14.19 km² per grid cell Libya
1950s 58.21 km² per grid cell 55.04 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell Liberia
1960s 95.26 km² per grid cell 94.55 km² per grid cell 0.7108 km² per grid cell Liberia
1970s 167.58 km² per grid cell 239.84 km² per grid cell 72.26 km² per grid cell Libya
1980s 304.19 km² per grid cell 423.2 km² per grid cell 119.02 km² per grid cell Libya
1990s 385.54 km² per grid cell 672.8 km² per grid cell 287.26 km² per grid cell Libya
2000s 606.06 km² per grid cell 913.65 km² per grid cell 307.59 km² per grid cell Libya
2010s 824.87 km² per grid cell 1,052 km² per grid cell 226.93 km² per grid cell Libya
2020s 1,089 km² per grid cell 1,204 km² per grid cell 115.37 km² per grid cell Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Liberia or Libya?
Libya, at 1,243 km² per grid cell against 1,198 km² per grid cell in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Liberia and Libya?
45 km² per grid cell, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Libya?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Libya rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Liberia ranks 88th and Libya ranks 85th 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.