Argentina vs Ukraine: Urban area over the long-term

Argentina
7,576 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ukraine
6,747 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Argentina rank
20th
Ukraine rank
23rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Argentina
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7,576 km² per grid cell against 6,747 km² per grid cell in Ukraine, a difference of 829 km² per grid cell.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

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

Argentina ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Ukraine Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0028 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Argentina
1100s 0.0094 km² per grid cell 0.0105 km² per grid cell 0.0011 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1200s 0.0307 km² per grid cell 0.0472 km² per grid cell 0.0165 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1300s 0.0997 km² per grid cell 0.1416 km² per grid cell 0.0419 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1400s 0.322 km² per grid cell 0.4247 km² per grid cell 0.1028 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1500s 1.03 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 0.664 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1600s 3.1 km² per grid cell 6.37 km² per grid cell 3.27 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1700s 9.31 km² per grid cell 25.48 km² per grid cell 16.17 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1710s 10.49 km² per grid cell 28.46 km² per grid cell 17.97 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1720s 11.49 km² per grid cell 30.04 km² per grid cell 18.55 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1730s 12.59 km² per grid cell 31.71 km² per grid cell 19.12 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1740s 13.79 km² per grid cell 33.47 km² per grid cell 19.68 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1750s 15.1 km² per grid cell 35.33 km² per grid cell 20.23 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1760s 16.54 km² per grid cell 37.3 km² per grid cell 20.76 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1770s 18.11 km² per grid cell 25.18 km² per grid cell 7.06 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1780s 19.84 km² per grid cell 33.22 km² per grid cell 13.38 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1790s 21.73 km² per grid cell 43.83 km² per grid cell 22.1 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1800s 23.8 km² per grid cell 57.83 km² per grid cell 34.03 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1810s 36.23 km² per grid cell 76.3 km² per grid cell 40.07 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1820s 50.7 km² per grid cell 102.15 km² per grid cell 51.45 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1830s 70.96 km² per grid cell 137.1 km² per grid cell 66.14 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1840s 99.3 km² per grid cell 186.54 km² per grid cell 87.25 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1850s 138.92 km² per grid cell 244.36 km² per grid cell 105.44 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1860s 194.12 km² per grid cell 348.56 km² per grid cell 154.44 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1870s 281.82 km² per grid cell 488.65 km² per grid cell 206.84 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1880s 426.26 km² per grid cell 711.99 km² per grid cell 285.72 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1890s 588.52 km² per grid cell 1,013 km² per grid cell 424.08 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1900s 787.25 km² per grid cell 1,417 km² per grid cell 630.12 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1910s 955.88 km² per grid cell 1,858 km² per grid cell 902.55 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1920s 1,063 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 802.32 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1930s 1,137 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 728.85 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1940s 1,225 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 640.39 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1950s 1,682 km² per grid cell 2,748 km² per grid cell 1,066 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1960s 2,229 km² per grid cell 3,808 km² per grid cell 1,579 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1970s 2,929 km² per grid cell 4,866 km² per grid cell 1,937 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1980s 3,762 km² per grid cell 5,834 km² per grid cell 2,072 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1990s 4,772 km² per grid cell 6,368 km² per grid cell 1,596 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2000s 5,812 km² per grid cell 6,329 km² per grid cell 516.82 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2010s 6,747 km² per grid cell 6,485 km² per grid cell 262.59 km² per grid cell Argentina
2020s 7,378 km² per grid cell 6,685 km² per grid cell 693.16 km² per grid cell Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Argentina or Ukraine?
Argentina, at 7,576 km² per grid cell against 6,747 km² per grid cell in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Argentina and Ukraine?
829 km² per grid cell, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ukraine?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Ukraine rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Argentina ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 23rd 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.