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

Democratic Republic of Congo
5,799 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Poland
6,328 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Poland rank
25th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Poland
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6,328 km² per grid cell against 5,799 km² per grid cell in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 529 km² per grid cell.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Poland ranks 25th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Poland Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.4564 km² per grid cell 0.4563 km² per grid cell Poland
1100s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell 1.64 km² per grid cell Poland
1200s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 7.39 km² per grid cell 7.39 km² per grid cell Poland
1300s 0.002 km² per grid cell 34.5 km² per grid cell 34.5 km² per grid cell Poland
1400s 0.0071 km² per grid cell 103.5 km² per grid cell 103.49 km² per grid cell Poland
1500s 0.0242 km² per grid cell 161.3 km² per grid cell 161.27 km² per grid cell Poland
1600s 0.0773 km² per grid cell 255.26 km² per grid cell 255.18 km² per grid cell Poland
1700s 0.2455 km² per grid cell 163.18 km² per grid cell 162.94 km² per grid cell Poland
1710s 0.478 km² per grid cell 166.4 km² per grid cell 165.92 km² per grid cell Poland
1720s 0.6475 km² per grid cell 169.22 km² per grid cell 168.57 km² per grid cell Poland
1730s 0.8767 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 169.59 km² per grid cell Poland
1740s 1.19 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 169.28 km² per grid cell Poland
1750s 1.61 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 168.86 km² per grid cell Poland
1760s 2.17 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 168.29 km² per grid cell Poland
1770s 2.94 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 167.53 km² per grid cell Poland
1780s 3.98 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 166.49 km² per grid cell Poland
1790s 5.38 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 165.09 km² per grid cell Poland
1800s 7.27 km² per grid cell 170.47 km² per grid cell 163.19 km² per grid cell Poland
1810s 9.83 km² per grid cell 211.21 km² per grid cell 201.38 km² per grid cell Poland
1820s 13.29 km² per grid cell 267.64 km² per grid cell 254.35 km² per grid cell Poland
1830s 17.96 km² per grid cell 326.16 km² per grid cell 308.2 km² per grid cell Poland
1840s 24.26 km² per grid cell 393.59 km² per grid cell 369.32 km² per grid cell Poland
1850s 32.78 km² per grid cell 467.3 km² per grid cell 434.53 km² per grid cell Poland
1860s 43.95 km² per grid cell 583.66 km² per grid cell 539.71 km² per grid cell Poland
1870s 62.43 km² per grid cell 715.09 km² per grid cell 652.65 km² per grid cell Poland
1880s 89.81 km² per grid cell 914.81 km² per grid cell 825 km² per grid cell Poland
1890s 125.1 km² per grid cell 1,148 km² per grid cell 1,023 km² per grid cell Poland
1900s 157.09 km² per grid cell 1,357 km² per grid cell 1,200 km² per grid cell Poland
1910s 183.38 km² per grid cell 1,588 km² per grid cell 1,404 km² per grid cell Poland
1920s 209.64 km² per grid cell 1,547 km² per grid cell 1,337 km² per grid cell Poland
1930s 261.52 km² per grid cell 1,966 km² per grid cell 1,705 km² per grid cell Poland
1940s 295.5 km² per grid cell 2,043 km² per grid cell 1,748 km² per grid cell Poland
1950s 368.88 km² per grid cell 2,461 km² per grid cell 2,092 km² per grid cell Poland
1960s 514.61 km² per grid cell 3,362 km² per grid cell 2,847 km² per grid cell Poland
1970s 753.37 km² per grid cell 4,095 km² per grid cell 3,341 km² per grid cell Poland
1980s 958.45 km² per grid cell 4,937 km² per grid cell 3,979 km² per grid cell Poland
1990s 1,351 km² per grid cell 5,389 km² per grid cell 4,038 km² per grid cell Poland
2000s 2,085 km² per grid cell 5,504 km² per grid cell 3,418 km² per grid cell Poland
2010s 3,606 km² per grid cell 5,811 km² per grid cell 2,205 km² per grid cell Poland
2020s 5,258 km² per grid cell 6,218 km² per grid cell 959.7 km² per grid cell Poland

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 Poland?
Poland, at 6,328 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 Poland?
529 km² per grid cell, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Poland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Poland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Poland ranks 25th 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.