Algeria vs Thailand: Urban area over the long-term
Algeria
4,598 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Thailand
5,324 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Algeria rank
31st
Thailand rank
28th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5,324 km² per grid cell against 4,598 km² per grid cell in Algeria, a difference of 726 km² per grid cell.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1100s | 2.72 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 2.7 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1200s | 3.53 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 3.49 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1300s | 4.17 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 4.02 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1400s | 4.85 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 4.35 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1500s | 6.6 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 4.91 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1600s | 13.21 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 7.48 km² per grid cell | Algeria |
| 1700s | 13.7 km² per grid cell | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 5.39 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1710s | 16.12 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 5.55 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1720s | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 5.76 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1730s | 21 km² per grid cell | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 5.97 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1740s | 23.9 km² per grid cell | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 6.18 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1750s | 27.17 km² per grid cell | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 6.39 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1760s | 30.85 km² per grid cell | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 6.59 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1770s | 34.97 km² per grid cell | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 6.79 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1780s | 39.61 km² per grid cell | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 6.98 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1790s | 44.81 km² per grid cell | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 7.16 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1800s | 50.64 km² per grid cell | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 7.33 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1810s | 57.18 km² per grid cell | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 10.55 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1820s | 64.5 km² per grid cell | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 14.31 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1830s | 71.96 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 19.44 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1840s | 80.24 km² per grid cell | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 25.42 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1850s | 89.45 km² per grid cell | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 32.36 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1860s | 108.33 km² per grid cell | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 45.1 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1870s | 131.15 km² per grid cell | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 58.82 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1880s | 158.54 km² per grid cell | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 73.52 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1890s | 190.48 km² per grid cell | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 89.97 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1900s | 223.44 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 112.46 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1910s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 170.17 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1920s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 292.19 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1930s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 471.46 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1940s | 265.67 km² per grid cell | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 605.63 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1950s | 292.99 km² per grid cell | 1,001 km² per grid cell | 708.47 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1960s | 463.95 km² per grid cell | 1,100 km² per grid cell | 636.05 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1970s | 717.41 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 679.98 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1,194 km² per grid cell | 1,980 km² per grid cell | 786.26 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1,883 km² per grid cell | 2,514 km² per grid cell | 631.29 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2,622 km² per grid cell | 3,161 km² per grid cell | 539.72 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3,585 km² per grid cell | 4,139 km² per grid cell | 554.3 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4,390 km² per grid cell | 5,046 km² per grid cell | 656.28 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Algeria or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5,324 km² per grid cell against 4,598 km² per grid cell in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Algeria and Thailand?
- 726 km² per grid cell, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Thailand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Thailand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th 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.