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