Denmark vs South Korea: Urban area over the long-term
Denmark
2,630 km² per grid cell
in 2025
South Korea
2,837 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Denmark rank
47th
South Korea rank
44th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2,837 km² per grid cell against 2,630 km² per grid cell in Denmark, a difference of 207 km² per grid cell.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 37 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 0.0029 km² per grid cell | 0.6755 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0104 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 0.0414 km² per grid cell | 2 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1300s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 0.0932 km² per grid cell | 3.34 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1400s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 0.3262 km² per grid cell | 3.11 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1500s | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 1.12 km² per grid cell | 6.61 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1600s | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 9.83 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1700s | 45.79 km² per grid cell | 15.73 km² per grid cell | 30.06 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1710s | 63.31 km² per grid cell | 19.49 km² per grid cell | 43.82 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1720s | 71.75 km² per grid cell | 22.87 km² per grid cell | 48.89 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1730s | 81.37 km² per grid cell | 26.84 km² per grid cell | 54.53 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1740s | 92.33 km² per grid cell | 31.49 km² per grid cell | 60.84 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1750s | 104.83 km² per grid cell | 36.95 km² per grid cell | 67.88 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1760s | 120.97 km² per grid cell | 43.36 km² per grid cell | 77.6 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1770s | 137.31 km² per grid cell | 50.88 km² per grid cell | 86.43 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1780s | 155.78 km² per grid cell | 59.71 km² per grid cell | 96.06 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1790s | 176.55 km² per grid cell | 70.07 km² per grid cell | 106.48 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1800s | 199.78 km² per grid cell | 82.22 km² per grid cell | 117.55 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1810s | 238.07 km² per grid cell | 96.49 km² per grid cell | 141.58 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1820s | 279.83 km² per grid cell | 113.23 km² per grid cell | 166.6 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1830s | 326.85 km² per grid cell | 125.49 km² per grid cell | 201.36 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1840s | 366.36 km² per grid cell | 137.71 km² per grid cell | 228.65 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1850s | 414.91 km² per grid cell | 151.13 km² per grid cell | 263.78 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1860s | 467.02 km² per grid cell | 167.33 km² per grid cell | 299.7 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1870s | 503.03 km² per grid cell | 185.23 km² per grid cell | 317.8 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1880s | 524.5 km² per grid cell | 203.81 km² per grid cell | 320.69 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1890s | 541.17 km² per grid cell | 223.92 km² per grid cell | 317.25 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1900s | 567.72 km² per grid cell | 244.39 km² per grid cell | 323.34 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1910s | 613.02 km² per grid cell | 264.35 km² per grid cell | 348.67 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1920s | 701.36 km² per grid cell | 307.91 km² per grid cell | 393.45 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1930s | 795.02 km² per grid cell | 325.83 km² per grid cell | 469.19 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1940s | 926.55 km² per grid cell | 325.83 km² per grid cell | 600.72 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 346.09 km² per grid cell | 815.37 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1,421 km² per grid cell | 517.88 km² per grid cell | 902.65 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 910.19 km² per grid cell | 784.55 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1,862 km² per grid cell | 1,445 km² per grid cell | 416.74 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 0.18 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2,150 km² per grid cell | 2,332 km² per grid cell | 181.82 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2,376 km² per grid cell | 2,572 km² per grid cell | 196.16 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2,570 km² per grid cell | 2,751 km² per grid cell | 180.96 km² per grid cell | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Denmark or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2,837 km² per grid cell against 2,630 km² per grid cell in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Denmark and South Korea?
- 207 km² per grid cell, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Korea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and South Korea rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 47th and South Korea ranks 44th 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.