Qatar vs Western Sahara: Urban area over the long-term
Qatar
499.79 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Western Sahara
526.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Qatar rank
124th
Western Sahara rank
122nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Qatar
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 526.56 km² per grid cell against 499.79 km² per grid cell in Qatar, a difference of 26.77 km² per grid cell.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 124th and Western Sahara ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 13 and Western Sahara in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1200s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1300s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1400s | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1500s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.002 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1600s | 0.0072 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1700s | 0.0186 km² per grid cell | 0.007 km² per grid cell | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1710s | 0.0207 km² per grid cell | 0.0103 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1720s | 0.0223 km² per grid cell | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1730s | 0.0238 km² per grid cell | 0.0162 km² per grid cell | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1740s | 0.0252 km² per grid cell | 0.0204 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1750s | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 0.0255 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Qatar |
| 1760s | 0.028 km² per grid cell | 0.032 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1770s | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | 0.0402 km² per grid cell | 0.0107 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1780s | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 0.0193 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1790s | 0.033 km² per grid cell | 0.0632 km² per grid cell | 0.0302 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1800s | 0.0352 km² per grid cell | 0.0793 km² per grid cell | 0.0441 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1810s | 0.0379 km² per grid cell | 0.0994 km² per grid cell | 0.0615 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1820s | 0.0413 km² per grid cell | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | 0.084 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1830s | 0.0455 km² per grid cell | 0.1579 km² per grid cell | 0.1124 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1840s | 0.0508 km² per grid cell | 0.1991 km² per grid cell | 0.1483 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1850s | 0.0573 km² per grid cell | 0.2507 km² per grid cell | 0.1934 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1860s | 0.0656 km² per grid cell | 0.3151 km² per grid cell | 0.2495 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1870s | 0.0726 km² per grid cell | 0.3976 km² per grid cell | 0.3249 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1880s | 0.0807 km² per grid cell | 0.4914 km² per grid cell | 0.4107 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1890s | 0.0898 km² per grid cell | 0.5811 km² per grid cell | 0.4913 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1900s | 0.1002 km² per grid cell | 0.6413 km² per grid cell | 0.5412 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1910s | 0.112 km² per grid cell | 0.6595 km² per grid cell | 0.5475 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1920s | 0.2484 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1930s | 0.5519 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1940s | 1.23 km² per grid cell | 5.39 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1950s | 3.9 km² per grid cell | 17.92 km² per grid cell | 14.02 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 8.59 km² per grid cell | 50.91 km² per grid cell | 42.32 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 20.99 km² per grid cell | 140.03 km² per grid cell | 119.04 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 45.82 km² per grid cell | 307.98 km² per grid cell | 262.16 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 78.9 km² per grid cell | 350.47 km² per grid cell | 271.57 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 161.85 km² per grid cell | 359.54 km² per grid cell | 197.69 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 371.46 km² per grid cell | 452.2 km² per grid cell | 80.74 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 476.33 km² per grid cell | 513.02 km² per grid cell | 36.69 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Qatar or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 526.56 km² per grid cell against 499.79 km² per grid cell in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Qatar and Western Sahara?
- 26.77 km² per grid cell, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Western Sahara rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Qatar ranks 124th and Western Sahara ranks 122nd 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.