Argentina vs Turkey: Urban area over the long-term
Argentina
7,576 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turkey
7,698 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Argentina rank
20th
Turkey rank
19th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Argentina
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7,698 km² per grid cell against 7,576 km² per grid cell in Argentina, a difference of 122 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 45.26 km² per grid cell | 45.26 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1100s | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 34.63 km² per grid cell | 34.62 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1200s | 0.0307 km² per grid cell | 42.66 km² per grid cell | 42.63 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1300s | 0.0997 km² per grid cell | 51.24 km² per grid cell | 51.14 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1400s | 0.322 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 42.64 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1500s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 48.12 km² per grid cell | 47.08 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1600s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 63.92 km² per grid cell | 60.82 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1700s | 9.31 km² per grid cell | 70.39 km² per grid cell | 61.08 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1710s | 10.49 km² per grid cell | 80.23 km² per grid cell | 69.74 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1720s | 11.49 km² per grid cell | 89.15 km² per grid cell | 77.65 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1730s | 12.59 km² per grid cell | 99.05 km² per grid cell | 86.46 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1740s | 13.79 km² per grid cell | 110.06 km² per grid cell | 96.27 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1750s | 15.1 km² per grid cell | 122.29 km² per grid cell | 107.19 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1760s | 16.54 km² per grid cell | 135.88 km² per grid cell | 119.34 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1770s | 18.11 km² per grid cell | 150.97 km² per grid cell | 132.86 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1780s | 19.84 km² per grid cell | 167.75 km² per grid cell | 147.91 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1790s | 21.73 km² per grid cell | 186.38 km² per grid cell | 164.66 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1800s | 23.8 km² per grid cell | 207.09 km² per grid cell | 183.3 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1810s | 36.23 km² per grid cell | 230.1 km² per grid cell | 193.87 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1820s | 50.7 km² per grid cell | 255.67 km² per grid cell | 204.97 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1830s | 70.96 km² per grid cell | 290.6 km² per grid cell | 219.64 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1840s | 99.3 km² per grid cell | 329.23 km² per grid cell | 229.94 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1850s | 138.92 km² per grid cell | 372.9 km² per grid cell | 233.98 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1860s | 194.12 km² per grid cell | 421.87 km² per grid cell | 227.75 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1870s | 281.82 km² per grid cell | 475.18 km² per grid cell | 193.36 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1880s | 426.26 km² per grid cell | 521.62 km² per grid cell | 95.35 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 1890s | 588.52 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 35.5 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1900s | 787.25 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 234.23 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1910s | 955.88 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 402.86 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1920s | 1,063 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 510.24 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1,137 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 583.71 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1940s | 1,225 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 672.17 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1950s | 1,682 km² per grid cell | 688.84 km² per grid cell | 993.42 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1960s | 2,229 km² per grid cell | 1,098 km² per grid cell | 1,130 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1970s | 2,929 km² per grid cell | 1,742 km² per grid cell | 1,187 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1980s | 3,762 km² per grid cell | 2,832 km² per grid cell | 930.44 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4,772 km² per grid cell | 4,190 km² per grid cell | 581.85 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 2000s | 5,812 km² per grid cell | 5,287 km² per grid cell | 524.89 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6,747 km² per grid cell | 6,429 km² per grid cell | 318.42 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 2020s | 7,378 km² per grid cell | 7,387 km² per grid cell | 9.28 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Argentina or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7,698 km² per grid cell against 7,576 km² per grid cell in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Argentina and Turkey?
- 122 km² per grid cell, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Turkey?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Turkey rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 19th 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.