Ghana vs Thailand: Urban area over the long-term
Ghana
4,600 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Thailand
5,324 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ghana rank
30th
Thailand rank
28th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Ghana
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5,324 km² per grid cell against 4,600 km² per grid cell in Ghana, a difference of 724 km² per grid cell.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 13 and Thailand in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.004 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1100s | 0.0137 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1200s | 0.0471 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1300s | 0.1615 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 0.0107 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1400s | 0.5537 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 0.0448 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1500s | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 0.202 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1600s | 6.51 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 0.7836 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1700s | 22.32 km² per grid cell | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1710s | 24.89 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 3.22 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1720s | 26.99 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 2.81 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1730s | 29.25 km² per grid cell | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1740s | 31.71 km² per grid cell | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1750s | 34.37 km² per grid cell | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 0.8042 km² per grid cell | Ghana |
| 1760s | 37.24 km² per grid cell | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 0.1974 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1770s | 40.35 km² per grid cell | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 1.41 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1780s | 43.72 km² per grid cell | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 2.87 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1790s | 47.36 km² per grid cell | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1800s | 51.3 km² per grid cell | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 6.67 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1810s | 55.56 km² per grid cell | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 12.17 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1820s | 60.16 km² per grid cell | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 18.65 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1830s | 65.14 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 26.26 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1840s | 70.52 km² per grid cell | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 35.14 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1850s | 76.33 km² per grid cell | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 45.49 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1860s | 88.28 km² per grid cell | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 65.15 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1870s | 101.94 km² per grid cell | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 88.02 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1880s | 118.39 km² per grid cell | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 113.67 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1890s | 136.61 km² per grid cell | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 143.84 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1900s | 151.6 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 184.3 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1910s | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 279.94 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1920s | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 401.96 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1930s | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 581.23 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1940s | 155.9 km² per grid cell | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 715.4 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1950s | 213.54 km² per grid cell | 1,001 km² per grid cell | 787.92 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1960s | 388.93 km² per grid cell | 1,100 km² per grid cell | 711.08 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1970s | 580.55 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 816.84 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1980s | 859.77 km² per grid cell | 1,980 km² per grid cell | 1,121 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1,378 km² per grid cell | 2,514 km² per grid cell | 1,136 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2,221 km² per grid cell | 3,161 km² per grid cell | 940.06 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 2010s | 3,289 km² per grid cell | 4,139 km² per grid cell | 849.89 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4,290 km² per grid cell | 5,046 km² per grid cell | 756.7 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Ghana or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5,324 km² per grid cell against 4,600 km² per grid cell in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Ghana and Thailand?
- 724 km² per grid cell, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Thailand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Thailand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Ghana ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 28th 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.