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

Democratic Republic of Congo
5,799 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Thailand
5,324 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Thailand rank
28th

Urban area over the long-term over time

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

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5,799 km² per grid cell against 5,324 km² per grid cell in Thailand, a difference of 475 km² per grid cell.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Thailand ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 28th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Thailand Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0035 km² per grid cell 0.0034 km² per grid cell Thailand
1100s 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0126 km² per grid cell 0.0124 km² per grid cell Thailand
1200s 0.0006 km² per grid cell 0.044 km² per grid cell 0.0434 km² per grid cell Thailand
1300s 0.002 km² per grid cell 0.1508 km² per grid cell 0.1488 km² per grid cell Thailand
1400s 0.0071 km² per grid cell 0.5089 km² per grid cell 0.5019 km² per grid cell Thailand
1500s 0.0242 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 1.67 km² per grid cell Thailand
1600s 0.0773 km² per grid cell 5.73 km² per grid cell 5.65 km² per grid cell Thailand
1700s 0.2455 km² per grid cell 19.09 km² per grid cell 18.84 km² per grid cell Thailand
1710s 0.478 km² per grid cell 21.67 km² per grid cell 21.2 km² per grid cell Thailand
1720s 0.6475 km² per grid cell 24.18 km² per grid cell 23.53 km² per grid cell Thailand
1730s 0.8767 km² per grid cell 26.97 km² per grid cell 26.09 km² per grid cell Thailand
1740s 1.19 km² per grid cell 30.09 km² per grid cell 28.9 km² per grid cell Thailand
1750s 1.61 km² per grid cell 33.56 km² per grid cell 31.95 km² per grid cell Thailand
1760s 2.17 km² per grid cell 37.44 km² per grid cell 35.26 km² per grid cell Thailand
1770s 2.94 km² per grid cell 41.76 km² per grid cell 38.82 km² per grid cell Thailand
1780s 3.98 km² per grid cell 46.59 km² per grid cell 42.61 km² per grid cell Thailand
1790s 5.38 km² per grid cell 51.97 km² per grid cell 46.59 km² per grid cell Thailand
1800s 7.27 km² per grid cell 57.97 km² per grid cell 50.7 km² per grid cell Thailand
1810s 9.83 km² per grid cell 67.73 km² per grid cell 57.89 km² per grid cell Thailand
1820s 13.29 km² per grid cell 78.81 km² per grid cell 65.52 km² per grid cell Thailand
1830s 17.96 km² per grid cell 91.4 km² per grid cell 73.44 km² per grid cell Thailand
1840s 24.26 km² per grid cell 105.66 km² per grid cell 81.4 km² per grid cell Thailand
1850s 32.78 km² per grid cell 121.82 km² per grid cell 89.04 km² per grid cell Thailand
1860s 43.95 km² per grid cell 153.43 km² per grid cell 109.48 km² per grid cell Thailand
1870s 62.43 km² per grid cell 189.96 km² per grid cell 127.53 km² per grid cell Thailand
1880s 89.81 km² per grid cell 232.06 km² per grid cell 142.25 km² per grid cell Thailand
1890s 125.1 km² per grid cell 280.45 km² per grid cell 155.35 km² per grid cell Thailand
1900s 157.09 km² per grid cell 335.9 km² per grid cell 178.81 km² per grid cell Thailand
1910s 183.38 km² per grid cell 435.84 km² per grid cell 252.46 km² per grid cell Thailand
1920s 209.64 km² per grid cell 557.86 km² per grid cell 348.23 km² per grid cell Thailand
1930s 261.52 km² per grid cell 737.13 km² per grid cell 475.61 km² per grid cell Thailand
1940s 295.5 km² per grid cell 871.3 km² per grid cell 575.8 km² per grid cell Thailand
1950s 368.88 km² per grid cell 1,001 km² per grid cell 632.59 km² per grid cell Thailand
1960s 514.61 km² per grid cell 1,100 km² per grid cell 585.4 km² per grid cell Thailand
1970s 753.37 km² per grid cell 1,397 km² per grid cell 644.02 km² per grid cell Thailand
1980s 958.45 km² per grid cell 1,980 km² per grid cell 1,022 km² per grid cell Thailand
1990s 1,351 km² per grid cell 2,514 km² per grid cell 1,163 km² per grid cell Thailand
2000s 2,085 km² per grid cell 3,161 km² per grid cell 1,076 km² per grid cell Thailand
2010s 3,606 km² per grid cell 4,139 km² per grid cell 533.18 km² per grid cell Thailand
2020s 5,258 km² per grid cell 5,046 km² per grid cell 211.88 km² per grid cell Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Thailand?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5,799 km² per grid cell against 5,324 km² per grid cell in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand?
475 km² per grid cell, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 28th 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.