Libya vs Oman: Urban area over the long-term
Libya
1,243 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Oman
1,399 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Libya rank
85th
Oman rank
84th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Libya
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1,399 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya, a difference of 156 km² per grid cell.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 85th and Oman ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 36 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6415 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.6406 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.5987 km² per grid cell | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 0.5959 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.4562 km² per grid cell | 0.0085 km² per grid cell | 0.4477 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.9124 km² per grid cell | 0.0254 km² per grid cell | 0.887 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1400s | 1.62 km² per grid cell | 0.0762 km² per grid cell | 1.55 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1500s | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 0.2286 km² per grid cell | 2.47 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1600s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 0.806 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1700s | 4.81 km² per grid cell | 2.78 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1710s | 5.04 km² per grid cell | 3.18 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1720s | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 2.03 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1730s | 6.12 km² per grid cell | 3.92 km² per grid cell | 2.2 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1740s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 4.36 km² per grid cell | 2.4 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1750s | 7.45 km² per grid cell | 4.84 km² per grid cell | 2.61 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1760s | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 5.37 km² per grid cell | 2.84 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1770s | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 3.09 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1780s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1790s | 11 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | 3.65 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1800s | 12.12 km² per grid cell | 8.15 km² per grid cell | 3.97 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1810s | 13.36 km² per grid cell | 9.04 km² per grid cell | 4.32 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1820s | 15.85 km² per grid cell | 10.03 km² per grid cell | 5.82 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1830s | 17.51 km² per grid cell | 11.29 km² per grid cell | 6.22 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1840s | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 12.73 km² per grid cell | 6.62 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1850s | 21.37 km² per grid cell | 14.35 km² per grid cell | 7.03 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1860s | 23.61 km² per grid cell | 16.18 km² per grid cell | 7.44 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1870s | 26.08 km² per grid cell | 18.24 km² per grid cell | 7.84 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1880s | 28.81 km² per grid cell | 20.53 km² per grid cell | 8.27 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1890s | 33.39 km² per grid cell | 23.67 km² per grid cell | 9.72 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1900s | 41.6 km² per grid cell | 27.29 km² per grid cell | 14.31 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1910s | 46.67 km² per grid cell | 31.46 km² per grid cell | 15.21 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1920s | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 34.68 km² per grid cell | 13.56 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1930s | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 38.37 km² per grid cell | 9.87 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1940s | 48.68 km² per grid cell | 42.45 km² per grid cell | 6.24 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1950s | 55.04 km² per grid cell | 70.85 km² per grid cell | 15.81 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1960s | 94.55 km² per grid cell | 154.99 km² per grid cell | 60.44 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1970s | 239.84 km² per grid cell | 262.4 km² per grid cell | 22.56 km² per grid cell | Oman |
| 1980s | 423.2 km² per grid cell | 372.66 km² per grid cell | 50.54 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1990s | 672.8 km² per grid cell | 542.92 km² per grid cell | 129.87 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2000s | 913.65 km² per grid cell | 719.96 km² per grid cell | 193.69 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,052 km² per grid cell | 1,018 km² per grid cell | 33.62 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2020s | 1,204 km² per grid cell | 1,302 km² per grid cell | 97.82 km² per grid cell | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Libya or Oman?
- Oman, at 1,399 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Libya and Oman?
- 156 km² per grid cell, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Oman rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Libya ranks 85th and Oman ranks 84th 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.