Denmark vs East Timor: Urban area over the long-term
Denmark
2,630 km² per grid cell
in 2025
East Timor
2,471 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Denmark rank
47th
East Timor rank
50th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Denmark
- East Timor
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,630 km² per grid cell against 2,471 km² per grid cell in East Timor, a difference of 159 km² per grid cell.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 50th of 202 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6784 km² per grid cell | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.6768 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1100s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.0057 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1200s | 2.04 km² per grid cell | 0.0214 km² per grid cell | 2.02 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1300s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 0.0802 km² per grid cell | 3.35 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1400s | 3.43 km² per grid cell | 0.3006 km² per grid cell | 3.13 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1500s | 7.73 km² per grid cell | 1.13 km² per grid cell | 6.6 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1600s | 14.02 km² per grid cell | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 9.8 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1700s | 45.79 km² per grid cell | 15.85 km² per grid cell | 29.94 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1710s | 63.31 km² per grid cell | 18.19 km² per grid cell | 45.12 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1720s | 71.75 km² per grid cell | 20.29 km² per grid cell | 51.46 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1730s | 81.37 km² per grid cell | 22.64 km² per grid cell | 58.73 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1740s | 92.33 km² per grid cell | 25.25 km² per grid cell | 67.07 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1750s | 104.83 km² per grid cell | 28.17 km² per grid cell | 76.66 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1760s | 120.97 km² per grid cell | 31.42 km² per grid cell | 89.54 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1770s | 137.31 km² per grid cell | 35.06 km² per grid cell | 102.26 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1780s | 155.78 km² per grid cell | 39.1 km² per grid cell | 116.67 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1790s | 176.55 km² per grid cell | 43.62 km² per grid cell | 132.93 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1800s | 199.78 km² per grid cell | 48.66 km² per grid cell | 151.12 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1810s | 238.07 km² per grid cell | 54.28 km² per grid cell | 183.78 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1820s | 279.83 km² per grid cell | 64.62 km² per grid cell | 215.21 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1830s | 326.85 km² per grid cell | 76.93 km² per grid cell | 249.91 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1840s | 366.36 km² per grid cell | 91.58 km² per grid cell | 274.78 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1850s | 414.91 km² per grid cell | 109.03 km² per grid cell | 305.88 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1860s | 467.02 km² per grid cell | 129.8 km² per grid cell | 337.23 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1870s | 503.03 km² per grid cell | 148.34 km² per grid cell | 354.69 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1880s | 524.5 km² per grid cell | 169.53 km² per grid cell | 354.96 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1890s | 541.17 km² per grid cell | 193.75 km² per grid cell | 347.42 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1900s | 567.72 km² per grid cell | 221.43 km² per grid cell | 346.3 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1910s | 613.02 km² per grid cell | 253.06 km² per grid cell | 359.96 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1920s | 701.36 km² per grid cell | 288.71 km² per grid cell | 412.65 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1930s | 795.02 km² per grid cell | 329.38 km² per grid cell | 465.64 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1940s | 926.55 km² per grid cell | 375.78 km² per grid cell | 550.77 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1950s | 1,161 km² per grid cell | 443.72 km² per grid cell | 717.75 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1,421 km² per grid cell | 565.66 km² per grid cell | 854.87 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1,695 km² per grid cell | 765.83 km² per grid cell | 928.91 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1,862 km² per grid cell | 746.03 km² per grid cell | 1,116 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1,983 km² per grid cell | 854.01 km² per grid cell | 1,129 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2,150 km² per grid cell | 1,191 km² per grid cell | 958.92 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,376 km² per grid cell | 1,759 km² per grid cell | 616.71 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,570 km² per grid cell | 2,352 km² per grid cell | 217.77 km² per grid cell | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Denmark or East Timor?
- Denmark, at 2,630 km² per grid cell against 2,471 km² per grid cell in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Denmark and East Timor?
- 159 km² per grid cell, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and East Timor?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and East Timor rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Denmark ranks 47th and East Timor ranks 50th 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.