Belgium vs Thailand: Urban area over the long-term
Belgium
5,207 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Thailand
5,324 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Belgium rank
29th
Thailand rank
28th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Belgium
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5,324 km² per grid cell against 5,207 km² per grid cell in Belgium, a difference of 117 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9.44 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 9.44 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1100s | 38.17 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 38.16 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1200s | 59.77 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 59.73 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1300s | 85.51 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 85.36 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1400s | 86.66 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 86.15 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1500s | 147.91 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 146.21 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1600s | 176.82 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 171.09 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1700s | 219.51 km² per grid cell | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 200.42 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1710s | 227.67 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 205.99 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1720s | 233.6 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 209.42 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1730s | 237.28 km² per grid cell | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 210.31 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1740s | 238.7 km² per grid cell | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 208.61 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1750s | 237.83 km² per grid cell | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 204.27 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1760s | 252.73 km² per grid cell | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 215.29 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1770s | 267.6 km² per grid cell | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 225.84 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1780s | 282.45 km² per grid cell | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 235.86 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1790s | 297.27 km² per grid cell | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 245.3 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1800s | 312.08 km² per grid cell | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 254.1 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1810s | 398.66 km² per grid cell | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 330.93 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1820s | 492.42 km² per grid cell | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 413.6 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1830s | 616.78 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 525.38 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1840s | 705.58 km² per grid cell | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 599.92 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1850s | 846.07 km² per grid cell | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 724.25 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1,004 km² per grid cell | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 850.92 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1,173 km² per grid cell | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 982.74 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1,412 km² per grid cell | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 1,180 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1,682 km² per grid cell | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 1,401 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1,998 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 1,663 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2,377 km² per grid cell | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 1,941 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2,553 km² per grid cell | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 1,995 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2,946 km² per grid cell | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 2,209 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1940s | 3,221 km² per grid cell | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 2,349 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3,643 km² per grid cell | 1,001 km² per grid cell | 2,642 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3,938 km² per grid cell | 1,100 km² per grid cell | 2,838 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1970s | 4,162 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 2,765 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1980s | 4,280 km² per grid cell | 1,980 km² per grid cell | 2,299 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 1990s | 4,435 km² per grid cell | 2,514 km² per grid cell | 1,922 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4,635 km² per grid cell | 3,161 km² per grid cell | 1,473 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,919 km² per grid cell | 4,139 km² per grid cell | 779.67 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5,140 km² per grid cell | 5,046 km² per grid cell | 93.64 km² per grid cell | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belgium or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5,324 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 Thailand?
- 117 km² per grid cell, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Thailand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Thailand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Belgium ranks 29th 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.