Belgium vs Philippines: Urban area over the long-term
Belgium
5,207 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Philippines
6,191 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belgium rank
29th
Philippines rank
26th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Belgium
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 6,191 km² per grid cell against 5,207 km² per grid cell in Belgium, a difference of 984 km² per grid cell.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 38 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9.44 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 9.44 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1100s | 38.17 km² per grid cell | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 38.17 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1200s | 59.77 km² per grid cell | 0.0079 km² per grid cell | 59.77 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1300s | 85.51 km² per grid cell | 0.0312 km² per grid cell | 85.48 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1400s | 86.66 km² per grid cell | 0.1154 km² per grid cell | 86.54 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1500s | 147.91 km² per grid cell | 0.4123 km² per grid cell | 147.49 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1600s | 176.82 km² per grid cell | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 174.84 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1700s | 219.51 km² per grid cell | 9.28 km² per grid cell | 210.23 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1710s | 227.67 km² per grid cell | 11.1 km² per grid cell | 216.57 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1720s | 233.6 km² per grid cell | 12.86 km² per grid cell | 220.74 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1730s | 237.28 km² per grid cell | 14.86 km² per grid cell | 222.42 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1740s | 238.7 km² per grid cell | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 221.58 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1750s | 237.83 km² per grid cell | 19.68 km² per grid cell | 218.15 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1760s | 252.73 km² per grid cell | 22.57 km² per grid cell | 230.16 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1770s | 267.6 km² per grid cell | 25.84 km² per grid cell | 241.77 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1780s | 282.45 km² per grid cell | 29.52 km² per grid cell | 252.93 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1790s | 297.27 km² per grid cell | 33.66 km² per grid cell | 263.61 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1800s | 312.08 km² per grid cell | 38.33 km² per grid cell | 273.74 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1810s | 398.66 km² per grid cell | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 355.08 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1820s | 492.42 km² per grid cell | 49.49 km² per grid cell | 442.92 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1830s | 616.78 km² per grid cell | 62.49 km² per grid cell | 554.29 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1840s | 705.58 km² per grid cell | 82.12 km² per grid cell | 623.46 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1850s | 846.07 km² per grid cell | 107.93 km² per grid cell | 738.13 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1,004 km² per grid cell | 141.96 km² per grid cell | 862.39 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1,173 km² per grid cell | 181.48 km² per grid cell | 991.22 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1,412 km² per grid cell | 226.5 km² per grid cell | 1,186 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1,682 km² per grid cell | 278.4 km² per grid cell | 1,403 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1,998 km² per grid cell | 344.37 km² per grid cell | 1,654 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2,377 km² per grid cell | 450.38 km² per grid cell | 1,927 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2,553 km² per grid cell | 579.34 km² per grid cell | 1,974 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2,946 km² per grid cell | 698.97 km² per grid cell | 2,247 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1940s | 3,221 km² per grid cell | 762 km² per grid cell | 2,459 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3,643 km² per grid cell | 762 km² per grid cell | 2,881 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3,938 km² per grid cell | 828.91 km² per grid cell | 3,109 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4,162 km² per grid cell | 1,104 km² per grid cell | 3,058 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4,280 km² per grid cell | 1,700 km² per grid cell | 2,580 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1990s | 4,435 km² per grid cell | 2,815 km² per grid cell | 1,620 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4,635 km² per grid cell | 3,946 km² per grid cell | 689.09 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,919 km² per grid cell | 4,966 km² per grid cell | 47.32 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 2020s | 5,140 km² per grid cell | 5,883 km² per grid cell | 742.97 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belgium or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 6,191 km² per grid cell against 5,207 km² per grid cell in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belgium and Philippines?
- 984 km² per grid cell, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Philippines?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Philippines rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 26th 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.