Egypt vs Netherlands: Urban area over the long-term

Egypt
4,434 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Netherlands
4,359 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Egypt rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
35th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Egypt
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4,434 km² per grid cell against 4,359 km² per grid cell in Netherlands, a difference of 75 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Netherlands Difference Ahead
1000s 28.84 km² per grid cell 1.51 km² per grid cell 27.33 km² per grid cell Egypt
1100s 26.54 km² per grid cell 3.56 km² per grid cell 22.98 km² per grid cell Egypt
1200s 25.73 km² per grid cell 8.31 km² per grid cell 17.42 km² per grid cell Egypt
1300s 31.8 km² per grid cell 23.31 km² per grid cell 8.49 km² per grid cell Egypt
1400s 28.75 km² per grid cell 14.31 km² per grid cell 14.44 km² per grid cell Egypt
1500s 29.73 km² per grid cell 39.21 km² per grid cell 9.49 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1600s 38.82 km² per grid cell 91.54 km² per grid cell 52.72 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1700s 36.44 km² per grid cell 165.2 km² per grid cell 128.76 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1710s 40.14 km² per grid cell 172.52 km² per grid cell 132.38 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1720s 42.96 km² per grid cell 180.04 km² per grid cell 137.08 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1730s 45.96 km² per grid cell 187.8 km² per grid cell 141.84 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1740s 49.14 km² per grid cell 195.78 km² per grid cell 146.64 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1750s 52.51 km² per grid cell 204 km² per grid cell 151.49 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1760s 56.07 km² per grid cell 212.47 km² per grid cell 156.4 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1770s 59.83 km² per grid cell 221.2 km² per grid cell 161.36 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1780s 63.81 km² per grid cell 230.19 km² per grid cell 166.38 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1790s 68 km² per grid cell 239.46 km² per grid cell 171.46 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1800s 72.4 km² per grid cell 249.01 km² per grid cell 176.6 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1810s 88.36 km² per grid cell 258.85 km² per grid cell 170.49 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1820s 106.7 km² per grid cell 268.99 km² per grid cell 162.29 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1830s 127.74 km² per grid cell 301.18 km² per grid cell 173.44 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1840s 151.81 km² per grid cell 337.78 km² per grid cell 185.97 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1850s 179.31 km² per grid cell 372.76 km² per grid cell 193.46 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1860s 174.9 km² per grid cell 413.6 km² per grid cell 238.7 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1870s 218.87 km² per grid cell 460.16 km² per grid cell 241.29 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1880s 273.61 km² per grid cell 528.52 km² per grid cell 254.91 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1890s 414.02 km² per grid cell 609.01 km² per grid cell 194.99 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1900s 537.88 km² per grid cell 706.65 km² per grid cell 168.77 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1910s 628.98 km² per grid cell 831.27 km² per grid cell 202.29 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1920s 667.48 km² per grid cell 981.98 km² per grid cell 314.5 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1930s 667.48 km² per grid cell 1,162 km² per grid cell 494.4 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1940s 667.48 km² per grid cell 1,337 km² per grid cell 669.04 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1950s 692.91 km² per grid cell 1,684 km² per grid cell 990.6 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1960s 927.06 km² per grid cell 2,029 km² per grid cell 1,102 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1970s 1,228 km² per grid cell 2,364 km² per grid cell 1,136 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1980s 1,634 km² per grid cell 2,676 km² per grid cell 1,042 km² per grid cell Netherlands
1990s 2,108 km² per grid cell 3,119 km² per grid cell 1,011 km² per grid cell Netherlands
2000s 2,579 km² per grid cell 3,647 km² per grid cell 1,068 km² per grid cell Netherlands
2010s 3,327 km² per grid cell 4,035 km² per grid cell 708.01 km² per grid cell Netherlands
2020s 4,193 km² per grid cell 4,283 km² per grid cell 90.17 km² per grid cell Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Egypt or Netherlands?
Egypt, at 4,434 km² per grid cell against 4,359 km² per grid cell in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Egypt and Netherlands?
75 km² per grid cell, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Egypt ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.