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