Japan vs United Kingdom: Urban area over the long-term
Japan
13,979 km² per grid cell
in 2025
United Kingdom
14,143 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
11th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 14,143 km² per grid cell against 13,979 km² per grid cell in Japan, a difference of 163.9 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 202 countries.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.