Czechia vs Portugal: Urban area over the long-term

Czechia
2,147 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Portugal
2,142 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Czechia rank
60th
Portugal rank
61st

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Czechia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 2,147 km² per grid cell against 2,142 km² per grid cell in Portugal, a difference of 5 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.

Czechia ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 61st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 19 and Portugal in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Portugal Difference Ahead
1000s 0.3646 km² per grid cell 52.11 km² per grid cell 51.75 km² per grid cell Portugal
1100s 1.31 km² per grid cell 79.13 km² per grid cell 77.82 km² per grid cell Portugal
1200s 5.25 km² per grid cell 76.43 km² per grid cell 71.18 km² per grid cell Portugal
1300s 23.62 km² per grid cell 291.12 km² per grid cell 267.5 km² per grid cell Portugal
1400s 59.06 km² per grid cell 134.91 km² per grid cell 75.85 km² per grid cell Portugal
1500s 65.42 km² per grid cell 110.98 km² per grid cell 45.56 km² per grid cell Portugal
1600s 100.18 km² per grid cell 162.77 km² per grid cell 62.59 km² per grid cell Portugal
1700s 98.13 km² per grid cell 147.97 km² per grid cell 49.84 km² per grid cell Portugal
1710s 111.35 km² per grid cell 195.64 km² per grid cell 84.29 km² per grid cell Portugal
1720s 125.13 km² per grid cell 202.03 km² per grid cell 76.9 km² per grid cell Portugal
1730s 139.48 km² per grid cell 206.16 km² per grid cell 66.68 km² per grid cell Portugal
1740s 154.39 km² per grid cell 210.36 km² per grid cell 55.97 km² per grid cell Portugal
1750s 169.87 km² per grid cell 214.66 km² per grid cell 44.79 km² per grid cell Portugal
1760s 176.85 km² per grid cell 219.04 km² per grid cell 42.19 km² per grid cell Portugal
1770s 183.97 km² per grid cell 223.51 km² per grid cell 39.53 km² per grid cell Portugal
1780s 191.23 km² per grid cell 228.07 km² per grid cell 36.84 km² per grid cell Portugal
1790s 198.62 km² per grid cell 232.72 km² per grid cell 34.1 km² per grid cell Portugal
1800s 206.15 km² per grid cell 237.47 km² per grid cell 31.33 km² per grid cell Portugal
1810s 213.27 km² per grid cell 242.32 km² per grid cell 29.05 km² per grid cell Portugal
1820s 245 km² per grid cell 247.26 km² per grid cell 2.27 km² per grid cell Portugal
1830s 318.78 km² per grid cell 261.23 km² per grid cell 57.54 km² per grid cell Czechia
1840s 401.47 km² per grid cell 276.56 km² per grid cell 124.91 km² per grid cell Czechia
1850s 495.64 km² per grid cell 284.07 km² per grid cell 211.57 km² per grid cell Czechia
1860s 607.67 km² per grid cell 298.23 km² per grid cell 309.44 km² per grid cell Czechia
1870s 720.75 km² per grid cell 323.98 km² per grid cell 396.77 km² per grid cell Czechia
1880s 850.65 km² per grid cell 353.15 km² per grid cell 497.5 km² per grid cell Czechia
1890s 920.83 km² per grid cell 407.68 km² per grid cell 513.16 km² per grid cell Czechia
1900s 944.33 km² per grid cell 503.66 km² per grid cell 440.67 km² per grid cell Czechia
1910s 944.33 km² per grid cell 615.99 km² per grid cell 328.34 km² per grid cell Czechia
1920s 944.33 km² per grid cell 616 km² per grid cell 328.33 km² per grid cell Czechia
1930s 944.33 km² per grid cell 615.03 km² per grid cell 329.3 km² per grid cell Czechia
1940s 944.33 km² per grid cell 615.4 km² per grid cell 328.93 km² per grid cell Czechia
1950s 995.92 km² per grid cell 615.84 km² per grid cell 380.08 km² per grid cell Czechia
1960s 1,146 km² per grid cell 677.65 km² per grid cell 468.65 km² per grid cell Czechia
1970s 1,366 km² per grid cell 835.51 km² per grid cell 530.25 km² per grid cell Czechia
1980s 1,583 km² per grid cell 1,110 km² per grid cell 473.28 km² per grid cell Czechia
1990s 1,626 km² per grid cell 1,338 km² per grid cell 287.56 km² per grid cell Czechia
2000s 1,695 km² per grid cell 1,632 km² per grid cell 62.78 km² per grid cell Czechia
2010s 1,890 km² per grid cell 1,906 km² per grid cell 15.94 km² per grid cell Portugal
2020s 2,088 km² per grid cell 2,083 km² per grid cell 4.64 km² per grid cell Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Czechia or Portugal?
Czechia, at 2,147 km² per grid cell against 2,142 km² per grid cell in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Czechia and Portugal?
5 km² per grid cell, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Czechia ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 61st 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.