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
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

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 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.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Philippines Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell Philippines
1100s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0018 km² per grid cell 0.0017 km² per grid cell Philippines
1200s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.0079 km² per grid cell 0.0073 km² per grid cell Philippines
1300s 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.0312 km² per grid cell 0.0291 km² per grid cell Philippines
1400s 0.0071 km² per grid cell 0.1154 km² per grid cell 0.1084 km² per grid cell Philippines
1500s 0.0242 km² per grid cell 0.4123 km² per grid cell 0.3881 km² per grid cell Philippines
1600s 0.0773 km² per grid cell 1.98 km² per grid cell 1.9 km² per grid cell Philippines
1700s 0.2455 km² per grid cell 9.28 km² per grid cell 9.03 km² per grid cell Philippines
1710s 0.478 km² per grid cell 11.1 km² per grid cell 10.62 km² per grid cell Philippines
1720s 0.6475 km² per grid cell 12.86 km² per grid cell 12.21 km² per grid cell Philippines
1730s 0.8767 km² per grid cell 14.86 km² per grid cell 13.98 km² per grid cell Philippines
1740s 1.19 km² per grid cell 17.12 km² per grid cell 15.94 km² per grid cell Philippines
1750s 1.61 km² per grid cell 19.68 km² per grid cell 18.08 km² per grid cell Philippines
1760s 2.17 km² per grid cell 22.57 km² per grid cell 20.4 km² per grid cell Philippines
1770s 2.94 km² per grid cell 25.84 km² per grid cell 22.9 km² per grid cell Philippines
1780s 3.98 km² per grid cell 29.52 km² per grid cell 25.54 km² per grid cell Philippines
1790s 5.38 km² per grid cell 33.66 km² per grid cell 28.28 km² per grid cell Philippines
1800s 7.27 km² per grid cell 38.33 km² per grid cell 31.06 km² per grid cell Philippines
1810s 9.83 km² per grid cell 43.59 km² per grid cell 33.75 km² per grid cell Philippines
1820s 13.29 km² per grid cell 49.49 km² per grid cell 36.2 km² per grid cell Philippines
1830s 17.96 km² per grid cell 62.49 km² per grid cell 44.53 km² per grid cell Philippines
1840s 24.26 km² per grid cell 82.12 km² per grid cell 57.86 km² per grid cell Philippines
1850s 32.78 km² per grid cell 107.93 km² per grid cell 75.16 km² per grid cell Philippines
1860s 43.95 km² per grid cell 141.96 km² per grid cell 98.01 km² per grid cell Philippines
1870s 62.43 km² per grid cell 181.48 km² per grid cell 119.05 km² per grid cell Philippines
1880s 89.81 km² per grid cell 226.5 km² per grid cell 136.69 km² per grid cell Philippines
1890s 125.1 km² per grid cell 278.4 km² per grid cell 153.3 km² per grid cell Philippines
1900s 157.09 km² per grid cell 344.37 km² per grid cell 187.28 km² per grid cell Philippines
1910s 183.38 km² per grid cell 450.38 km² per grid cell 267 km² per grid cell Philippines
1920s 209.64 km² per grid cell 579.34 km² per grid cell 369.7 km² per grid cell Philippines
1930s 261.52 km² per grid cell 698.97 km² per grid cell 437.44 km² per grid cell Philippines
1940s 295.5 km² per grid cell 762 km² per grid cell 466.5 km² per grid cell Philippines
1950s 368.88 km² per grid cell 762 km² per grid cell 393.12 km² per grid cell Philippines
1960s 514.61 km² per grid cell 828.91 km² per grid cell 314.3 km² per grid cell Philippines
1970s 753.37 km² per grid cell 1,104 km² per grid cell 351.07 km² per grid cell Philippines
1980s 958.45 km² per grid cell 1,700 km² per grid cell 741.26 km² per grid cell Philippines
1990s 1,351 km² per grid cell 2,815 km² per grid cell 1,464 km² per grid cell Philippines
2000s 2,085 km² per grid cell 3,946 km² per grid cell 1,861 km² per grid cell Philippines
2010s 3,606 km² per grid cell 4,966 km² per grid cell 1,360 km² per grid cell Philippines
2020s 5,258 km² per grid cell 5,883 km² per grid cell 624.73 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Philippines?
Philippines, at 6,191 km² per grid cell against 5,799 km² per grid cell in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
392 km² per grid cell, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Philippines rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th 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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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.