Czechia vs Taiwan: Urban area over the long-term
Czechia
2,147 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Taiwan
2,214 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Czechia rank
60th
Taiwan rank
58th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Czechia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2,214 km² per grid cell against 2,147 km² per grid cell in Czechia, a difference of 67 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 60th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 36 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3646 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.3643 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1100s | 1.31 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 1.31 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1200s | 5.25 km² per grid cell | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 5.25 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1300s | 23.62 km² per grid cell | 0.014 km² per grid cell | 23.61 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1400s | 59.06 km² per grid cell | 0.0474 km² per grid cell | 59.01 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1500s | 65.42 km² per grid cell | 0.158 km² per grid cell | 65.26 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1600s | 100.18 km² per grid cell | 0.4741 km² per grid cell | 99.7 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1700s | 98.13 km² per grid cell | 7.11 km² per grid cell | 91.02 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1710s | 111.35 km² per grid cell | 9.11 km² per grid cell | 102.23 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1720s | 125.13 km² per grid cell | 10.51 km² per grid cell | 114.62 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1730s | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 12.11 km² per grid cell | 127.36 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1740s | 154.39 km² per grid cell | 13.97 km² per grid cell | 140.42 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1750s | 169.87 km² per grid cell | 16.1 km² per grid cell | 153.76 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1760s | 176.85 km² per grid cell | 18.56 km² per grid cell | 158.29 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1770s | 183.97 km² per grid cell | 21.4 km² per grid cell | 162.57 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1780s | 191.23 km² per grid cell | 24.67 km² per grid cell | 166.55 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1790s | 198.62 km² per grid cell | 28.45 km² per grid cell | 170.17 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1800s | 206.15 km² per grid cell | 32.79 km² per grid cell | 173.35 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1810s | 213.27 km² per grid cell | 37.81 km² per grid cell | 175.46 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1820s | 245 km² per grid cell | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 201.41 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1830s | 318.78 km² per grid cell | 49.07 km² per grid cell | 269.71 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1840s | 401.47 km² per grid cell | 55.6 km² per grid cell | 345.87 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1850s | 495.64 km² per grid cell | 62.99 km² per grid cell | 432.65 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1860s | 607.67 km² per grid cell | 71.27 km² per grid cell | 536.41 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1870s | 720.75 km² per grid cell | 80.54 km² per grid cell | 640.21 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1880s | 850.65 km² per grid cell | 91.1 km² per grid cell | 759.55 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1890s | 920.83 km² per grid cell | 102.8 km² per grid cell | 818.04 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1900s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 127.91 km² per grid cell | 816.42 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1910s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 155.07 km² per grid cell | 789.25 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1920s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 176.24 km² per grid cell | 768.09 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1930s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 195.59 km² per grid cell | 748.73 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1940s | 944.33 km² per grid cell | 204.61 km² per grid cell | 739.72 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1950s | 995.92 km² per grid cell | 254.41 km² per grid cell | 741.51 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1960s | 1,146 km² per grid cell | 410.64 km² per grid cell | 735.66 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1970s | 1,366 km² per grid cell | 750.91 km² per grid cell | 614.85 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1980s | 1,583 km² per grid cell | 1,225 km² per grid cell | 357.81 km² per grid cell | Czechia |
| 1990s | 1,626 km² per grid cell | 1,656 km² per grid cell | 30.28 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 1,948 km² per grid cell | 253.11 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1,890 km² per grid cell | 2,114 km² per grid cell | 224.21 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 2,197 km² per grid cell | 108.77 km² per grid cell | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Czechia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 2,214 km² per grid cell against 2,147 km² per grid cell in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Czechia and Taiwan?
- 67 km² per grid cell, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Taiwan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Taiwan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Czechia ranks 60th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.