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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.