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
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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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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.