Czechia vs Finland: Urban area over the long-term
Czechia
2,147 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Finland
2,128 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Czechia rank
60th
Finland rank
62nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Czechia
- Finland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 2,147 km² per grid cell against 2,128 km² per grid cell in Finland, a difference of 19 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 60th and Finland ranks 62nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 38 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3646 km² per grid cell | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | 0.2662 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1100s | 1.31 km² per grid cell | 0.1715 km² per grid cell | 1.14 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1200s | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 0.2932 km² per grid cell | 4.96 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1300s | 23.62 km² per grid cell | 0.4937 km² per grid cell | 23.13 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1400s | 59.06 km² per grid cell | 0.6732 km² per grid cell | 58.39 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1500s | 65.42 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 64.41 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1600s | 100.18 km² per grid cell | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 97.08 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1700s | 98.13 km² per grid cell | 13.05 km² per grid cell | 85.09 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1710s | 111.35 km² per grid cell | 17.02 km² per grid cell | 94.33 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1720s | 125.13 km² per grid cell | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 104.12 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1730s | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 25 km² per grid cell | 114.48 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1740s | 154.39 km² per grid cell | 28.99 km² per grid cell | 125.4 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1750s | 169.87 km² per grid cell | 33.02 km² per grid cell | 136.85 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1760s | 176.85 km² per grid cell | 37.16 km² per grid cell | 139.69 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1770s | 183.97 km² per grid cell | 41.52 km² per grid cell | 142.45 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1780s | 191.23 km² per grid cell | 46.21 km² per grid cell | 145.01 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1790s | 198.62 km² per grid cell | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 147.21 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1800s | 206.15 km² per grid cell | 57.28 km² per grid cell | 148.86 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1810s | 213.27 km² per grid cell | 64.07 km² per grid cell | 149.21 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1820s | 245 km² per grid cell | 72.03 km² per grid cell | 172.97 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1830s | 318.78 km² per grid cell | 86.98 km² per grid cell | 231.8 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1840s | 401.47 km² per grid cell | 96.4 km² per grid cell | 305.06 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1850s | 495.64 km² per grid cell | 114.69 km² per grid cell | 380.95 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1860s | 607.67 km² per grid cell | 127.83 km² per grid cell | 479.84 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1870s | 720.75 km² per grid cell | 144.85 km² per grid cell | 575.9 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1880s | 850.65 km² per grid cell | 166.38 km² per grid cell | 684.28 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1890s | 920.83 km² per grid cell | 202.34 km² per grid cell | 718.5 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1900s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 243.38 km² per grid cell | 700.94 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1910s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 294.67 km² per grid cell | 649.65 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1920s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 339.42 km² per grid cell | 604.91 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1930s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 387.41 km² per grid cell | 556.92 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1940s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 414.72 km² per grid cell | 529.6 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1950s | 995.92 km² per grid cell | 545.5 km² per grid cell | 450.41 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1960s | 1,146 km² per grid cell | 747.67 km² per grid cell | 398.63 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1970s | 1,366 km² per grid cell | 1,020 km² per grid cell | 345.65 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1980s | 1,583 km² per grid cell | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 429.01 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1990s | 1,626 km² per grid cell | 1,249 km² per grid cell | 376.64 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 2000s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 1,538 km² per grid cell | 156.95 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 2010s | 1,890 km² per grid cell | 1,952 km² per grid cell | 62.29 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2020s | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 0.04 km² per grid cell | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Czechia or Finland?
- Czechia, at 2,147 km² per grid cell against 2,128 km² per grid cell in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Czechia and Finland?
- 19 km² per grid cell, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Czechia ranks 60th and Finland ranks 62nd 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.