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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Philippines: Urban area over the long-term

Democratic Republic of Congo
5,799 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Philippines
6,191 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Philippines rank
26th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 6,191 km² per grid cell against 5,799 km² per grid cell in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 392.68 km² per grid cell.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 26th of 202 countries.

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About this data

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.