Sierra Leone vs Togo: Urban area over the long-term
Sierra Leone
633.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Togo
663.58 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
114th
Togo rank
113th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 663.58 km² per grid cell against 633.37 km² per grid cell in Sierra Leone, a difference of 30.21 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 114th and Togo ranks 113th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 36 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1100s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1200s | 0.002 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1300s | 0.0066 km² per grid cell | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0026 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1400s | 0.022 km² per grid cell | 0.0138 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1500s | 0.0733 km² per grid cell | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 0.0259 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1600s | 0.2442 km² per grid cell | 0.1624 km² per grid cell | 0.0818 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1700s | 0.8141 km² per grid cell | 0.5569 km² per grid cell | 0.2572 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1710s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.6597 km² per grid cell | 0.5296 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1720s | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 0.758 km² per grid cell | 0.8427 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1730s | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 0.869 km² per grid cell | 1.21 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1740s | 2.64 km² per grid cell | 0.9942 km² per grid cell | 1.64 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1750s | 3.28 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1760s | 4.02 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 2.72 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1770s | 4.87 km² per grid cell | 1.47 km² per grid cell | 3.4 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1780s | 5.85 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 4.17 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1790s | 6.97 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 5.07 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1800s | 8.25 km² per grid cell | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 6.1 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1810s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | 7.27 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1820s | 11.38 km² per grid cell | 2.76 km² per grid cell | 8.62 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1830s | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 3.12 km² per grid cell | 10.15 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1840s | 15.43 km² per grid cell | 3.52 km² per grid cell | 11.9 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1850s | 17.87 km² per grid cell | 3.98 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 20.57 km² per grid cell | 4.62 km² per grid cell | 15.95 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 23.92 km² per grid cell | 5.37 km² per grid cell | 18.54 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 28.09 km² per grid cell | 6.44 km² per grid cell | 21.65 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 32.97 km² per grid cell | 7.54 km² per grid cell | 25.43 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 38.64 km² per grid cell | 8.76 km² per grid cell | 29.89 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 44.88 km² per grid cell | 9.88 km² per grid cell | 35 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 49.89 km² per grid cell | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 39.39 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 55.76 km² per grid cell | 10.8 km² per grid cell | 44.96 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 55.76 km² per grid cell | 10.8 km² per grid cell | 44.96 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 57.15 km² per grid cell | 14.79 km² per grid cell | 42.36 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 71.33 km² per grid cell | 35.28 km² per grid cell | 36.05 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 108.16 km² per grid cell | 74.89 km² per grid cell | 33.27 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 167.53 km² per grid cell | 126.62 km² per grid cell | 40.91 km² per grid cell | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 216.71 km² per grid cell | 221.44 km² per grid cell | 4.73 km² per grid cell | Togo |
| 2000s | 315.69 km² per grid cell | 362.06 km² per grid cell | 46.37 km² per grid cell | Togo |
| 2010s | 395.35 km² per grid cell | 494.12 km² per grid cell | 98.77 km² per grid cell | Togo |
| 2020s | 574.77 km² per grid cell | 614.85 km² per grid cell | 40.08 km² per grid cell | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Sierra Leone or Togo?
- Togo, at 663.58 km² per grid cell against 633.37 km² per grid cell in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Sierra Leone and Togo?
- 30.21 km² per grid cell, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Togo rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Sierra Leone ranks 114th and Togo ranks 113th 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.