Finland vs Peru: Urban area over the long-term
Finland
2,128 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Peru
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Finland rank
62nd
Peru rank
64th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Finland
- Peru
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2,128 km² per grid cell against 2,049 km² per grid cell in Peru, a difference of 79 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 64th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 37 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1100s | 0.1715 km² per grid cell | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.1344 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1200s | 0.2932 km² per grid cell | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 0.175 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1300s | 0.4937 km² per grid cell | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 0.118 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1400s | 0.6732 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 0.5163 km² per grid cell | Peru |
| 1500s | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | Peru |
| 1600s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 0.5663 km² per grid cell | Peru |
| 1700s | 13.05 km² per grid cell | 12.56 km² per grid cell | 0.4919 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1710s | 17.02 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | 3.13 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1720s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 6.14 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1730s | 25 km² per grid cell | 15.81 km² per grid cell | 9.19 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1740s | 28.99 km² per grid cell | 16.67 km² per grid cell | 12.32 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1750s | 33.02 km² per grid cell | 17.36 km² per grid cell | 15.66 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1760s | 37.16 km² per grid cell | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 19.32 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1770s | 41.52 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 23.47 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1780s | 46.21 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 28.16 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1790s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 33.35 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1800s | 57.28 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 39.23 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1810s | 64.07 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 46.01 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1820s | 72.03 km² per grid cell | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 53.98 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1830s | 86.98 km² per grid cell | 18.45 km² per grid cell | 68.53 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1840s | 96.4 km² per grid cell | 20.92 km² per grid cell | 75.48 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1850s | 114.69 km² per grid cell | 24.04 km² per grid cell | 90.66 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1860s | 127.83 km² per grid cell | 28.25 km² per grid cell | 99.58 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1870s | 144.85 km² per grid cell | 33.23 km² per grid cell | 111.62 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1880s | 166.38 km² per grid cell | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 124.71 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1890s | 202.34 km² per grid cell | 59.59 km² per grid cell | 142.75 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1900s | 243.38 km² per grid cell | 77.96 km² per grid cell | 165.42 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1910s | 294.67 km² per grid cell | 94.64 km² per grid cell | 200.03 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1920s | 339.42 km² per grid cell | 114.61 km² per grid cell | 224.8 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1930s | 387.41 km² per grid cell | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 247.93 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1940s | 414.72 km² per grid cell | 172.33 km² per grid cell | 242.39 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1950s | 545.5 km² per grid cell | 251.97 km² per grid cell | 293.54 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1960s | 747.67 km² per grid cell | 399.88 km² per grid cell | 347.78 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1970s | 1,020 km² per grid cell | 641.67 km² per grid cell | 378.44 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1980s | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 922.16 km² per grid cell | 231.83 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,249 km² per grid cell | 1,219 km² per grid cell | 30.46 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,538 km² per grid cell | 1,507 km² per grid cell | 30.56 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,952 km² per grid cell | 1,809 km² per grid cell | 142.71 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2020s | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 1,996 km² per grid cell | 92.12 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 Peru?
- Finland, at 2,128 km² per grid cell against 2,049 km² per grid cell in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Finland and Peru?
- 79 km² per grid cell, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Peru rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Finland ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 64th 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.