Senegal vs Western Sahara: Urban area over the long-term
Senegal
563.31 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Western Sahara
526.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Senegal rank
120th
Western Sahara rank
122nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Senegal
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 563.31 km² per grid cell against 526.56 km² per grid cell in Western Sahara, a difference of 36.75 km² per grid cell.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 120th and Western Sahara ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 35 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1100s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1200s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1300s | 0.0089 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0089 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1400s | 0.0333 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0332 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1500s | 0.1248 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.1245 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1600s | 0.4681 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.4665 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1700s | 1.76 km² per grid cell | 0.007 km² per grid cell | 1.75 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1710s | 2.05 km² per grid cell | 0.0103 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1720s | 2.32 km² per grid cell | 0.0129 km² per grid cell | 2.3 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1730s | 2.62 km² per grid cell | 0.0162 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1740s | 2.96 km² per grid cell | 0.0204 km² per grid cell | 2.94 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1750s | 3.34 km² per grid cell | 0.0255 km² per grid cell | 3.31 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1760s | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 0.032 km² per grid cell | 3.73 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1770s | 4.24 km² per grid cell | 0.0402 km² per grid cell | 4.2 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1780s | 4.77 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 4.72 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1790s | 5.37 km² per grid cell | 0.0632 km² per grid cell | 5.31 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1800s | 6.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0793 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1810s | 6.78 km² per grid cell | 0.0994 km² per grid cell | 6.68 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1820s | 7.61 km² per grid cell | 0.1253 km² per grid cell | 7.49 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1830s | 8.54 km² per grid cell | 0.1579 km² per grid cell | 8.38 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1840s | 9.58 km² per grid cell | 0.1991 km² per grid cell | 9.38 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1850s | 10.73 km² per grid cell | 0.2507 km² per grid cell | 10.48 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1860s | 12.48 km² per grid cell | 0.3151 km² per grid cell | 12.16 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1870s | 14.8 km² per grid cell | 0.3976 km² per grid cell | 14.4 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1880s | 18.08 km² per grid cell | 0.4914 km² per grid cell | 17.59 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1890s | 21.66 km² per grid cell | 0.5811 km² per grid cell | 21.08 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1900s | 25.4 km² per grid cell | 0.6413 km² per grid cell | 24.76 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1910s | 29.59 km² per grid cell | 0.6595 km² per grid cell | 28.93 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1920s | 33.22 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 31.93 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1930s | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 35.26 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1940s | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 5.39 km² per grid cell | 32.41 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1950s | 39.74 km² per grid cell | 17.92 km² per grid cell | 21.82 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1960s | 53.39 km² per grid cell | 50.91 km² per grid cell | 2.49 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
| 1970s | 86.21 km² per grid cell | 140.03 km² per grid cell | 53.82 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 133.45 km² per grid cell | 307.98 km² per grid cell | 174.53 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 198.28 km² per grid cell | 350.47 km² per grid cell | 152.19 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 281.35 km² per grid cell | 359.54 km² per grid cell | 78.19 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 400.26 km² per grid cell | 452.2 km² per grid cell | 51.95 km² per grid cell | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 524.8 km² per grid cell | 513.02 km² per grid cell | 11.78 km² per grid cell | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Senegal or Western Sahara?
- Senegal, at 563.31 km² per grid cell against 526.56 km² per grid cell in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Senegal and Western Sahara?
- 36.75 km² per grid cell, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Western Sahara rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Senegal ranks 120th 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.