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