Bulgaria vs Greece: Urban area over the long-term
Bulgaria
960.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Greece
894.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Greece rank
97th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 960.21 km² per grid cell against 894.56 km² per grid cell in Greece, a difference of 65.65 km² per grid cell.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Greece ranks 97th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Greece in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0017 km² per grid cell | 14.51 km² per grid cell | 14.51 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1100s | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | 16.93 km² per grid cell | 16.93 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1200s | 0.0182 km² per grid cell | 19.71 km² per grid cell | 19.69 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1300s | 0.0587 km² per grid cell | 22.52 km² per grid cell | 22.46 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1400s | 0.0969 km² per grid cell | 17.26 km² per grid cell | 17.17 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1500s | 0.4227 km² per grid cell | 20.35 km² per grid cell | 19.93 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1600s | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 32.28 km² per grid cell | 30.3 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1700s | 5.94 km² per grid cell | 34.03 km² per grid cell | 28.08 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1710s | 6.15 km² per grid cell | 35.56 km² per grid cell | 29.42 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1720s | 6.44 km² per grid cell | 37.1 km² per grid cell | 30.66 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1730s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 38.63 km² per grid cell | 31.89 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1740s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 40.17 km² per grid cell | 33.1 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1750s | 7.4 km² per grid cell | 41.7 km² per grid cell | 34.3 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1760s | 7.76 km² per grid cell | 43.24 km² per grid cell | 35.48 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1770s | 8.12 km² per grid cell | 44.77 km² per grid cell | 36.65 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1780s | 8.51 km² per grid cell | 46.31 km² per grid cell | 37.8 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1790s | 8.92 km² per grid cell | 47.84 km² per grid cell | 38.93 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1800s | 9.34 km² per grid cell | 49.38 km² per grid cell | 40.04 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1810s | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 50.91 km² per grid cell | 39.04 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1820s | 15.55 km² per grid cell | 52.45 km² per grid cell | 36.9 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1830s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 57.48 km² per grid cell | 37.43 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1840s | 26.38 km² per grid cell | 62.98 km² per grid cell | 36.59 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1850s | 34.72 km² per grid cell | 68.95 km² per grid cell | 34.23 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1860s | 44.15 km² per grid cell | 75.2 km² per grid cell | 31.05 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1870s | 56.12 km² per grid cell | 81.19 km² per grid cell | 25.07 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1880s | 81.62 km² per grid cell | 86.22 km² per grid cell | 4.6 km² per grid cell | Greece |
| 1890s | 116.11 km² per grid cell | 87.01 km² per grid cell | 29.11 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 134.49 km² per grid cell | 87.01 km² per grid cell | 47.49 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 181.55 km² per grid cell | 87.01 km² per grid cell | 94.55 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 216.64 km² per grid cell | 91.43 km² per grid cell | 125.21 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 254.69 km² per grid cell | 98.5 km² per grid cell | 156.19 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 302.15 km² per grid cell | 130.28 km² per grid cell | 171.87 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 366.7 km² per grid cell | 269.32 km² per grid cell | 97.38 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 521.23 km² per grid cell | 349.51 km² per grid cell | 171.72 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 716.24 km² per grid cell | 449.65 km² per grid cell | 266.6 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 860.44 km² per grid cell | 543.99 km² per grid cell | 316.45 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 898.04 km² per grid cell | 622.02 km² per grid cell | 276.03 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 903.24 km² per grid cell | 698.06 km² per grid cell | 205.18 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 933.12 km² per grid cell | 773.16 km² per grid cell | 159.97 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 957.04 km² per grid cell | 867.3 km² per grid cell | 89.74 km² per grid cell | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 960.21 km² per grid cell against 894.56 km² per grid cell in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 65.65 km² per grid cell, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Greece ranks 97th 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.