Finland vs Portugal: Urban area over the long-term
Finland
2,128 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Portugal
2,142 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Finland rank
62nd
Portugal rank
61st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2,142 km² per grid cell against 2,128 km² per grid cell in Finland, a difference of 14 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Finland ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0984 km² per grid cell | 52.11 km² per grid cell | 52.01 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1100s | 0.1715 km² per grid cell | 79.13 km² per grid cell | 78.96 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1200s | 0.2932 km² per grid cell | 76.43 km² per grid cell | 76.14 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1300s | 0.4937 km² per grid cell | 291.12 km² per grid cell | 290.63 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1400s | 0.6732 km² per grid cell | 134.91 km² per grid cell | 134.24 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1500s | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 110.98 km² per grid cell | 109.97 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1600s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 162.77 km² per grid cell | 159.67 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1700s | 13.05 km² per grid cell | 147.97 km² per grid cell | 134.93 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1710s | 17.02 km² per grid cell | 195.64 km² per grid cell | 178.62 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1720s | 21.01 km² per grid cell | 202.03 km² per grid cell | 181.02 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1730s | 25 km² per grid cell | 206.16 km² per grid cell | 181.16 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1740s | 28.99 km² per grid cell | 210.36 km² per grid cell | 181.37 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1750s | 33.02 km² per grid cell | 214.66 km² per grid cell | 181.64 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1760s | 37.16 km² per grid cell | 219.04 km² per grid cell | 181.87 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1770s | 41.52 km² per grid cell | 223.51 km² per grid cell | 181.99 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1780s | 46.21 km² per grid cell | 228.07 km² per grid cell | 181.85 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1790s | 51.41 km² per grid cell | 232.72 km² per grid cell | 181.32 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1800s | 57.28 km² per grid cell | 237.47 km² per grid cell | 180.19 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1810s | 64.07 km² per grid cell | 242.32 km² per grid cell | 178.25 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1820s | 72.03 km² per grid cell | 247.26 km² per grid cell | 175.23 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1830s | 86.98 km² per grid cell | 261.23 km² per grid cell | 174.25 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1840s | 96.4 km² per grid cell | 276.56 km² per grid cell | 180.15 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1850s | 114.69 km² per grid cell | 284.07 km² per grid cell | 169.38 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1860s | 127.83 km² per grid cell | 298.23 km² per grid cell | 170.4 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1870s | 144.85 km² per grid cell | 323.98 km² per grid cell | 179.13 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1880s | 166.38 km² per grid cell | 353.15 km² per grid cell | 186.78 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1890s | 202.34 km² per grid cell | 407.68 km² per grid cell | 205.34 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1900s | 243.38 km² per grid cell | 503.66 km² per grid cell | 260.27 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1910s | 294.67 km² per grid cell | 615.99 km² per grid cell | 321.31 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1920s | 339.42 km² per grid cell | 616 km² per grid cell | 276.58 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1930s | 387.41 km² per grid cell | 615.03 km² per grid cell | 227.62 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1940s | 414.72 km² per grid cell | 615.4 km² per grid cell | 200.68 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1950s | 545.5 km² per grid cell | 615.84 km² per grid cell | 70.34 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1960s | 747.67 km² per grid cell | 677.65 km² per grid cell | 70.02 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1970s | 1,020 km² per grid cell | 835.51 km² per grid cell | 184.61 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1980s | 1,154 km² per grid cell | 1,110 km² per grid cell | 44.27 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,249 km² per grid cell | 1,338 km² per grid cell | 89.08 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,538 km² per grid cell | 1,632 km² per grid cell | 94.17 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,952 km² per grid cell | 1,906 km² per grid cell | 46.35 km² per grid cell | Finland |
| 2020s | 2,088 km² per grid cell | 2,083 km² per grid cell | 4.68 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2,142 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 Portugal?
- 14 km² per grid cell, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Finland ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st 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.