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
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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 474.77 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.

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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.