Liberia vs Tunisia: Urban area over the long-term

Liberia
1,198 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Tunisia
1,211 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Liberia rank
88th
Tunisia rank
87th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Liberia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,211 km² per grid cell against 1,198 km² per grid cell in Liberia, a difference of 13 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 202 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 8.07 km² per grid cell 8.07 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1100s 0.0014 km² per grid cell 8.1 km² per grid cell 8.1 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1200s 0.0044 km² per grid cell 8.98 km² per grid cell 8.97 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1300s 0.0139 km² per grid cell 9.43 km² per grid cell 9.41 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1400s 0.044 km² per grid cell 7.9 km² per grid cell 7.86 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1500s 0.1389 km² per grid cell 8.27 km² per grid cell 8.13 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1600s 0.4387 km² per grid cell 10.78 km² per grid cell 10.34 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1700s 1.39 km² per grid cell 8.99 km² per grid cell 7.6 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1710s 1.61 km² per grid cell 10.43 km² per grid cell 8.81 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1720s 1.82 km² per grid cell 11.74 km² per grid cell 9.92 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1730s 2.06 km² per grid cell 13.22 km² per grid cell 11.17 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1740s 2.32 km² per grid cell 14.87 km² per grid cell 12.55 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1750s 2.61 km² per grid cell 16.72 km² per grid cell 14.1 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1760s 2.94 km² per grid cell 18.78 km² per grid cell 15.84 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1770s 3.31 km² per grid cell 21.08 km² per grid cell 17.77 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1780s 3.72 km² per grid cell 23.65 km² per grid cell 19.93 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1790s 4.18 km² per grid cell 26.52 km² per grid cell 22.34 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1800s 4.69 km² per grid cell 29.73 km² per grid cell 25.03 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1810s 5.27 km² per grid cell 33.3 km² per grid cell 28.03 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1820s 5.91 km² per grid cell 37.28 km² per grid cell 31.37 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1830s 6.62 km² per grid cell 41.72 km² per grid cell 35.1 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1840s 7.42 km² per grid cell 46.66 km² per grid cell 39.24 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1850s 8.31 km² per grid cell 52.16 km² per grid cell 43.85 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1860s 10.06 km² per grid cell 63.07 km² per grid cell 53.01 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1870s 12.18 km² per grid cell 75.93 km² per grid cell 63.75 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1880s 14.75 km² per grid cell 90.19 km² per grid cell 75.44 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1890s 17.83 km² per grid cell 103.61 km² per grid cell 85.78 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1900s 21.42 km² per grid cell 111.53 km² per grid cell 90.11 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1910s 26.73 km² per grid cell 118.44 km² per grid cell 91.71 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1920s 31.06 km² per grid cell 118.44 km² per grid cell 87.38 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1930s 34.37 km² per grid cell 118.44 km² per grid cell 84.08 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1940s 34.5 km² per grid cell 118.44 km² per grid cell 83.95 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1950s 58.21 km² per grid cell 143.01 km² per grid cell 84.8 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1960s 95.26 km² per grid cell 197.55 km² per grid cell 102.29 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1970s 167.58 km² per grid cell 293.21 km² per grid cell 125.63 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1980s 304.19 km² per grid cell 450.26 km² per grid cell 146.07 km² per grid cell Tunisia
1990s 385.54 km² per grid cell 670.7 km² per grid cell 285.16 km² per grid cell Tunisia
2000s 606.06 km² per grid cell 847.73 km² per grid cell 241.67 km² per grid cell Tunisia
2010s 824.87 km² per grid cell 1,020 km² per grid cell 195.46 km² per grid cell Tunisia
2020s 1,089 km² per grid cell 1,169 km² per grid cell 80.21 km² per grid cell Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Liberia or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1,211 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 Tunisia?
13 km² per grid cell, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Tunisia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Tunisia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Liberia ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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.