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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.