Lithuania vs Sierra Leone: Urban area over the long-term

Lithuania
603.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sierra Leone
633.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Lithuania rank
117th
Sierra Leone rank
114th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Lithuania
  • Sierra Leone
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 633.37 km² per grid cell against 603.33 km² per grid cell in Lithuania, a difference of 30.04 km² per grid cell.

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

Lithuania ranks 117th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0007 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1100s 0.0022 km² per grid cell 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1200s 0.0071 km² per grid cell 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.0051 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1300s 0.0223 km² per grid cell 0.0066 km² per grid cell 0.0158 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1400s 0.0706 km² per grid cell 0.022 km² per grid cell 0.0486 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1500s 0.2228 km² per grid cell 0.0733 km² per grid cell 0.1496 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1600s 0.7037 km² per grid cell 0.2442 km² per grid cell 0.4594 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1700s 2.22 km² per grid cell 0.8141 km² per grid cell 1.41 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1710s 2.92 km² per grid cell 1.19 km² per grid cell 1.73 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1720s 3.73 km² per grid cell 1.6 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1730s 4.76 km² per grid cell 2.08 km² per grid cell 2.68 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1740s 6.07 km² per grid cell 2.64 km² per grid cell 3.44 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1750s 7.73 km² per grid cell 3.28 km² per grid cell 4.45 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1760s 9.8 km² per grid cell 4.02 km² per grid cell 5.79 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1770s 12.36 km² per grid cell 4.87 km² per grid cell 7.49 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1780s 15.44 km² per grid cell 5.85 km² per grid cell 9.59 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1790s 19.02 km² per grid cell 6.97 km² per grid cell 12.05 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1800s 23.01 km² per grid cell 8.25 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1810s 27.21 km² per grid cell 9.71 km² per grid cell 17.5 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1820s 30.82 km² per grid cell 11.38 km² per grid cell 19.44 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1830s 34.21 km² per grid cell 13.27 km² per grid cell 20.94 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1840s 37.47 km² per grid cell 15.43 km² per grid cell 22.04 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1850s 40.84 km² per grid cell 17.87 km² per grid cell 22.97 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1860s 44.71 km² per grid cell 20.57 km² per grid cell 24.15 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1870s 48.23 km² per grid cell 23.92 km² per grid cell 24.31 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1880s 53.08 km² per grid cell 28.09 km² per grid cell 24.99 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1890s 59.91 km² per grid cell 32.97 km² per grid cell 26.94 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1900s 69.59 km² per grid cell 38.64 km² per grid cell 30.95 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1910s 83.37 km² per grid cell 44.88 km² per grid cell 38.49 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1920s 96.4 km² per grid cell 49.89 km² per grid cell 46.51 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1930s 112.13 km² per grid cell 55.76 km² per grid cell 56.37 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1940s 147.25 km² per grid cell 55.76 km² per grid cell 91.49 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1950s 195.25 km² per grid cell 57.15 km² per grid cell 138.1 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1960s 293.63 km² per grid cell 71.33 km² per grid cell 222.29 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1970s 419.68 km² per grid cell 108.16 km² per grid cell 311.52 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1980s 546.88 km² per grid cell 167.53 km² per grid cell 379.35 km² per grid cell Lithuania
1990s 601.45 km² per grid cell 216.71 km² per grid cell 384.74 km² per grid cell Lithuania
2000s 580.81 km² per grid cell 315.69 km² per grid cell 265.12 km² per grid cell Lithuania
2010s 583.13 km² per grid cell 395.35 km² per grid cell 187.78 km² per grid cell Lithuania
2020s 599.34 km² per grid cell 574.77 km² per grid cell 24.57 km² per grid cell Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Lithuania or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 633.37 km² per grid cell against 603.33 km² per grid cell in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Lithuania and Sierra Leone?
30.04 km² per grid cell, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sierra Leone?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Lithuania ranks 117th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th 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.