Libya vs Zambia: Urban area over the long-term
Libya
1,243 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Zambia
1,407 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Libya rank
85th
Zambia rank
83rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Libya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1,407 km² per grid cell against 1,243 km² per grid cell in Libya, a difference of 164 km² per grid cell.
That makes Zambia'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 Zambia ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 17 and Zambia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6415 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | 0.6411 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.5987 km² per grid cell | 0.0013 km² per grid cell | 0.5974 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.4562 km² per grid cell | 0.0045 km² per grid cell | 0.4517 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.9124 km² per grid cell | 0.0155 km² per grid cell | 0.8969 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1400s | 1.62 km² per grid cell | 0.0523 km² per grid cell | 1.57 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1500s | 2.7 km² per grid cell | 0.1744 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1600s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 0.5675 km² per grid cell | 3.04 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1700s | 4.81 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1710s | 5.04 km² per grid cell | 3.86 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1720s | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 0.9318 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1730s | 6.12 km² per grid cell | 5.5 km² per grid cell | 0.6298 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1740s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 6.49 km² per grid cell | 0.2618 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1750s | 7.45 km² per grid cell | 7.63 km² per grid cell | 0.1819 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1760s | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 0.7126 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1770s | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 10.39 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1780s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 12.06 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1790s | 11 km² per grid cell | 13.96 km² per grid cell | 2.96 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1800s | 12.12 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 3.98 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1810s | 13.36 km² per grid cell | 18.53 km² per grid cell | 5.17 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1820s | 15.85 km² per grid cell | 21.27 km² per grid cell | 5.43 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1830s | 17.51 km² per grid cell | 24.37 km² per grid cell | 6.86 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1840s | 19.35 km² per grid cell | 27.87 km² per grid cell | 8.52 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1850s | 21.37 km² per grid cell | 31.81 km² per grid cell | 10.44 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1860s | 23.61 km² per grid cell | 35.18 km² per grid cell | 11.57 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1870s | 26.08 km² per grid cell | 38.8 km² per grid cell | 12.72 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1880s | 28.81 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 14.16 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1890s | 33.39 km² per grid cell | 48.42 km² per grid cell | 15.02 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1900s | 41.6 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 10.32 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1910s | 46.67 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 5.25 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1920s | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1930s | 48.24 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 3.68 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1940s | 48.68 km² per grid cell | 51.92 km² per grid cell | 3.24 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1950s | 55.04 km² per grid cell | 59.64 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1960s | 94.55 km² per grid cell | 111.26 km² per grid cell | 16.71 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
| 1970s | 239.84 km² per grid cell | 227.72 km² per grid cell | 12.12 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1980s | 423.2 km² per grid cell | 375.17 km² per grid cell | 48.03 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 1990s | 672.8 km² per grid cell | 498.75 km² per grid cell | 174.04 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2000s | 913.65 km² per grid cell | 658.5 km² per grid cell | 255.15 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,052 km² per grid cell | 932.28 km² per grid cell | 119.53 km² per grid cell | Libya |
| 2020s | 1,204 km² per grid cell | 1,282 km² per grid cell | 77.36 km² per grid cell | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Libya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1,407 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 Zambia?
- 164 km² per grid cell, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Zambia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Libya ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 83rd 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.