Colombia vs South Korea: Urban area over the long-term
Colombia
2,817 km² per grid cell
in 2025
South Korea
2,837 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Colombia rank
45th
South Korea rank
44th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Colombia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2,837 km² per grid cell against 2,817 km² per grid cell in Colombia, a difference of 20 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was South Korea ahead.
Colombia ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0414 km² per grid cell | 0.0414 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0932 km² per grid cell | 0.0932 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.3262 km² per grid cell | 0.3262 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1600s | 4.21 km² per grid cell | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0133 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1700s | 7.79 km² per grid cell | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 7.94 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1710s | 8.35 km² per grid cell | 19.49 km² per grid cell | 11.14 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1720s | 8.82 km² per grid cell | 22.87 km² per grid cell | 14.05 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1730s | 9.2 km² per grid cell | 26.84 km² per grid cell | 17.63 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1740s | 9.51 km² per grid cell | 31.49 km² per grid cell | 21.98 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1750s | 9.76 km² per grid cell | 36.95 km² per grid cell | 27.19 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1760s | 9.98 km² per grid cell | 43.36 km² per grid cell | 33.39 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1770s | 10.18 km² per grid cell | 50.88 km² per grid cell | 40.7 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1780s | 10.4 km² per grid cell | 59.71 km² per grid cell | 49.31 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1790s | 10.66 km² per grid cell | 70.07 km² per grid cell | 59.41 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1800s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 82.22 km² per grid cell | 70.33 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1810s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 96.49 km² per grid cell | 84.59 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1820s | 11.9 km² per grid cell | 113.23 km² per grid cell | 101.33 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1830s | 14.31 km² per grid cell | 125.49 km² per grid cell | 111.17 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1840s | 18.12 km² per grid cell | 137.71 km² per grid cell | 119.59 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1850s | 23.09 km² per grid cell | 151.13 km² per grid cell | 128.04 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1860s | 26.41 km² per grid cell | 167.33 km² per grid cell | 140.92 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1870s | 30 km² per grid cell | 185.23 km² per grid cell | 155.23 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1880s | 38.22 km² per grid cell | 203.81 km² per grid cell | 165.58 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1890s | 47.28 km² per grid cell | 223.92 km² per grid cell | 176.65 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1900s | 59.3 km² per grid cell | 244.39 km² per grid cell | 185.08 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1910s | 76.66 km² per grid cell | 264.35 km² per grid cell | 187.69 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1920s | 102.9 km² per grid cell | 307.91 km² per grid cell | 205.01 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1930s | 134.05 km² per grid cell | 325.83 km² per grid cell | 191.78 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1940s | 159.12 km² per grid cell | 325.83 km² per grid cell | 166.72 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1950s | 296.5 km² per grid cell | 346.09 km² per grid cell | 49.6 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1960s | 529.14 km² per grid cell | 517.88 km² per grid cell | 11.26 km² per grid cell | Colombia |
| 1970s | 826.93 km² per grid cell | 910.19 km² per grid cell | 83.26 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1,188 km² per grid cell | 1,445 km² per grid cell | 256.88 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 407.54 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1,940 km² per grid cell | 2,332 km² per grid cell | 391.66 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2,347 km² per grid cell | 2,572 km² per grid cell | 224.63 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2,714 km² per grid cell | 2,751 km² per grid cell | 37.24 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Colombia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2,837 km² per grid cell against 2,817 km² per grid cell in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Colombia and South Korea?
- 20 km² per grid cell, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Korea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and South Korea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Colombia ranks 45th and South Korea ranks 44th 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.