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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.