Finland vs Morocco: Urban area over the long-term

Finland
2,128 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Morocco
2,151 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Finland rank
62nd
Morocco rank
59th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Finland
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2,151 km² per grid cell against 2,128 km² per grid cell in Finland, a difference of 23 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 62nd and Morocco ranks 59th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 38 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Morocco Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0984 km² per grid cell 0.006 km² per grid cell 0.0924 km² per grid cell Finland
1100s 0.1715 km² per grid cell 0.0171 km² per grid cell 0.1544 km² per grid cell Finland
1200s 0.2932 km² per grid cell 0.0487 km² per grid cell 0.2445 km² per grid cell Finland
1300s 0.4937 km² per grid cell 0.1632 km² per grid cell 0.3305 km² per grid cell Finland
1400s 0.6732 km² per grid cell 0.4384 km² per grid cell 0.2348 km² per grid cell Finland
1500s 1.01 km² per grid cell 1.1 km² per grid cell 0.0864 km² per grid cell Morocco
1600s 3.1 km² per grid cell 4.93 km² per grid cell 1.84 km² per grid cell Morocco
1700s 13.05 km² per grid cell 11.51 km² per grid cell 1.54 km² per grid cell Finland
1710s 17.02 km² per grid cell 13.52 km² per grid cell 3.5 km² per grid cell Finland
1720s 21.01 km² per grid cell 15.42 km² per grid cell 5.59 km² per grid cell Finland
1730s 25 km² per grid cell 17.55 km² per grid cell 7.45 km² per grid cell Finland
1740s 28.99 km² per grid cell 19.95 km² per grid cell 9.04 km² per grid cell Finland
1750s 33.02 km² per grid cell 22.65 km² per grid cell 10.37 km² per grid cell Finland
1760s 37.16 km² per grid cell 25.69 km² per grid cell 11.47 km² per grid cell Finland
1770s 41.52 km² per grid cell 29.09 km² per grid cell 12.42 km² per grid cell Finland
1780s 46.21 km² per grid cell 32.91 km² per grid cell 13.3 km² per grid cell Finland
1790s 51.41 km² per grid cell 37.2 km² per grid cell 14.21 km² per grid cell Finland
1800s 57.28 km² per grid cell 42 km² per grid cell 15.28 km² per grid cell Finland
1810s 64.07 km² per grid cell 47.38 km² per grid cell 16.68 km² per grid cell Finland
1820s 72.03 km² per grid cell 53.41 km² per grid cell 18.62 km² per grid cell Finland
1830s 86.98 km² per grid cell 60.15 km² per grid cell 26.83 km² per grid cell Finland
1840s 96.4 km² per grid cell 67.69 km² per grid cell 28.71 km² per grid cell Finland
1850s 114.69 km² per grid cell 76.12 km² per grid cell 38.57 km² per grid cell Finland
1860s 127.83 km² per grid cell 92.19 km² per grid cell 35.64 km² per grid cell Finland
1870s 144.85 km² per grid cell 111.64 km² per grid cell 33.21 km² per grid cell Finland
1880s 166.38 km² per grid cell 135.2 km² per grid cell 31.18 km² per grid cell Finland
1890s 202.34 km² per grid cell 163.71 km² per grid cell 38.63 km² per grid cell Finland
1900s 243.38 km² per grid cell 192.05 km² per grid cell 51.33 km² per grid cell Finland
1910s 294.67 km² per grid cell 251.95 km² per grid cell 42.72 km² per grid cell Finland
1920s 339.42 km² per grid cell 280.19 km² per grid cell 59.23 km² per grid cell Finland
1930s 387.41 km² per grid cell 306.79 km² per grid cell 80.62 km² per grid cell Finland
1940s 414.72 km² per grid cell 317.06 km² per grid cell 97.66 km² per grid cell Finland
1950s 545.5 km² per grid cell 317.06 km² per grid cell 228.44 km² per grid cell Finland
1960s 747.67 km² per grid cell 350.14 km² per grid cell 397.53 km² per grid cell Finland
1970s 1,020 km² per grid cell 493.68 km² per grid cell 526.43 km² per grid cell Finland
1980s 1,154 km² per grid cell 761.55 km² per grid cell 392.44 km² per grid cell Finland
1990s 1,249 km² per grid cell 1,061 km² per grid cell 188.33 km² per grid cell Finland
2000s 1,538 km² per grid cell 1,349 km² per grid cell 188.67 km² per grid cell Finland
2010s 1,952 km² per grid cell 1,695 km² per grid cell 257.68 km² per grid cell Finland
2020s 2,088 km² per grid cell 2,021 km² per grid cell 67.33 km² per grid cell Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Finland or Morocco?
Morocco, at 2,151 km² per grid cell against 2,128 km² per grid cell in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Finland and Morocco?
23 km² per grid cell, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Morocco?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Finland and Morocco rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Finland ranks 62nd and Morocco ranks 59th 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.