France vs United Kingdom: Urban area over the long-term
France
15,122 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United Kingdom
14,143 km² per grid cell
in 2025
France rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
11th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 15,122 km² per grid cell against 14,143 km² per grid cell in United Kingdom, a difference of 979.5 km² per grid cell.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 202 countries.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.