Paraguay vs Sierra Leone: Urban area over the long-term
Paraguay
613.64 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sierra Leone
633.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Paraguay rank
116th
Sierra Leone rank
114th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Paraguay
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 633.37 km² per grid cell against 613.64 km² per grid cell in Paraguay, a difference of 19.73 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 33 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1100s | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1200s | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | 0.0037 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1300s | 0.0195 km² per grid cell | 0.0066 km² per grid cell | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1400s | 0.0658 km² per grid cell | 0.022 km² per grid cell | 0.0438 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1500s | 0.2193 km² per grid cell | 0.0733 km² per grid cell | 0.146 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1600s | 0.6579 km² per grid cell | 0.2442 km² per grid cell | 0.4137 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1700s | 1.97 km² per grid cell | 0.8141 km² per grid cell | 1.16 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1710s | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.15 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1720s | 2.68 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1730s | 3.07 km² per grid cell | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 0.9881 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1740s | 3.51 km² per grid cell | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 0.8707 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1750s | 4 km² per grid cell | 3.28 km² per grid cell | 0.722 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1760s | 4.56 km² per grid cell | 4.02 km² per grid cell | 0.5371 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1770s | 5.18 km² per grid cell | 4.87 km² per grid cell | 0.3105 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1780s | 5.89 km² per grid cell | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 0.0358 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1790s | 6.68 km² per grid cell | 6.97 km² per grid cell | 0.2941 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1800s | 7.56 km² per grid cell | 8.25 km² per grid cell | 0.6871 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1810s | 9.39 km² per grid cell | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 0.3239 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1820s | 11.49 km² per grid cell | 11.38 km² per grid cell | 0.1148 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 13.91 km² per grid cell | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 0.6399 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 16.69 km² per grid cell | 15.43 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 19.87 km² per grid cell | 17.87 km² per grid cell | 2 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 22.63 km² per grid cell | 20.57 km² per grid cell | 2.06 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 25.74 km² per grid cell | 23.92 km² per grid cell | 1.82 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 29.23 km² per grid cell | 28.09 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 33.1 km² per grid cell | 32.97 km² per grid cell | 0.1234 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 37.19 km² per grid cell | 38.64 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 50.9 km² per grid cell | 44.88 km² per grid cell | 6.03 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 62.15 km² per grid cell | 49.89 km² per grid cell | 12.25 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 66.12 km² per grid cell | 55.76 km² per grid cell | 10.36 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 66.12 km² per grid cell | 55.76 km² per grid cell | 10.36 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 66.12 km² per grid cell | 57.15 km² per grid cell | 8.97 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 69.5 km² per grid cell | 71.33 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 92.73 km² per grid cell | 108.16 km² per grid cell | 15.44 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 143.99 km² per grid cell | 167.53 km² per grid cell | 23.54 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 227.38 km² per grid cell | 216.71 km² per grid cell | 10.67 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 330.3 km² per grid cell | 315.69 km² per grid cell | 14.61 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 458.21 km² per grid cell | 395.35 km² per grid cell | 62.86 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 579.35 km² per grid cell | 574.77 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Paraguay or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 633.37 km² per grid cell against 613.64 km² per grid cell in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Paraguay and Sierra Leone?
- 19.73 km² per grid cell, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sierra Leone?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Sierra Leone rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Paraguay ranks 116th 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.