Sierra Leone vs Uruguay: Urban area over the long-term

Sierra Leone
633.37 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uruguay
673.19 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
114th
Uruguay rank
112th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uruguay
0200400600100015122025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 673.19 km² per grid cell against 633.37 km² per grid cell in Sierra Leone, a difference of 39.82 km² per grid cell.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 12 and Uruguay in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1100s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1200s 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.0029 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1300s 0.0066 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1400s 0.022 km² per grid cell 0.0324 km² per grid cell 0.0104 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1500s 0.0733 km² per grid cell 0.1081 km² per grid cell 0.0348 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1600s 0.2442 km² per grid cell 0.3608 km² per grid cell 0.1165 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1700s 0.8141 km² per grid cell 1.2 km² per grid cell 0.3906 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1710s 1.19 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell 0.2393 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1720s 1.6 km² per grid cell 1.65 km² per grid cell 0.0464 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1730s 2.08 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell 0.1807 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1740s 2.64 km² per grid cell 2.19 km² per grid cell 0.446 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1750s 3.28 km² per grid cell 2.52 km² per grid cell 0.7539 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1760s 4.02 km² per grid cell 2.91 km² per grid cell 1.11 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1770s 4.87 km² per grid cell 3.35 km² per grid cell 1.52 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1780s 5.85 km² per grid cell 3.87 km² per grid cell 1.98 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1790s 6.97 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell 2.51 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1800s 8.25 km² per grid cell 5.14 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1810s 9.71 km² per grid cell 5.93 km² per grid cell 3.79 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1820s 11.38 km² per grid cell 6.83 km² per grid cell 4.55 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1830s 13.27 km² per grid cell 10.1 km² per grid cell 3.17 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1840s 15.43 km² per grid cell 14.75 km² per grid cell 0.6783 km² per grid cell Sierra Leone
1850s 17.87 km² per grid cell 21.51 km² per grid cell 3.64 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1860s 20.57 km² per grid cell 42.18 km² per grid cell 21.62 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1870s 23.92 km² per grid cell 65.71 km² per grid cell 41.79 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1880s 28.09 km² per grid cell 93.39 km² per grid cell 65.3 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1890s 32.97 km² per grid cell 137.85 km² per grid cell 104.87 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1900s 38.64 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 132.34 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1910s 44.88 km² per grid cell 170.99 km² per grid cell 126.11 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1920s 49.89 km² per grid cell 187.31 km² per grid cell 137.42 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1930s 55.76 km² per grid cell 202.13 km² per grid cell 146.37 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1940s 55.76 km² per grid cell 226.49 km² per grid cell 170.73 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1950s 57.15 km² per grid cell 292.19 km² per grid cell 235.04 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1960s 71.33 km² per grid cell 346.32 km² per grid cell 274.98 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1970s 108.16 km² per grid cell 390.91 km² per grid cell 282.74 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1980s 167.53 km² per grid cell 451.56 km² per grid cell 284.04 km² per grid cell Uruguay
1990s 216.71 km² per grid cell 528.45 km² per grid cell 311.73 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2000s 315.69 km² per grid cell 586.83 km² per grid cell 271.14 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2010s 395.35 km² per grid cell 633.28 km² per grid cell 237.93 km² per grid cell Uruguay
2020s 574.77 km² per grid cell 664.94 km² per grid cell 90.18 km² per grid cell Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Sierra Leone or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 673.19 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 Uruguay?
39.82 km² per grid cell, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Sierra Leone and Uruguay rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Sierra Leone ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 112th 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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.