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