Morocco vs Portugal: Urban area over the long-term

Morocco
2,151 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Portugal
2,142 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Morocco rank
59th
Portugal rank
61st

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Morocco
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2,151 km² per grid cell against 2,142 km² per grid cell in Portugal, a difference of 9 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.

Morocco ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 61st of 202 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Portugal Difference Ahead
1000s 0.006 km² per grid cell 52.11 km² per grid cell 52.11 km² per grid cell Portugal
1100s 0.0171 km² per grid cell 79.13 km² per grid cell 79.12 km² per grid cell Portugal
1200s 0.0487 km² per grid cell 76.43 km² per grid cell 76.38 km² per grid cell Portugal
1300s 0.1632 km² per grid cell 291.12 km² per grid cell 290.96 km² per grid cell Portugal
1400s 0.4384 km² per grid cell 134.91 km² per grid cell 134.47 km² per grid cell Portugal
1500s 1.1 km² per grid cell 110.98 km² per grid cell 109.88 km² per grid cell Portugal
1600s 4.93 km² per grid cell 162.77 km² per grid cell 157.84 km² per grid cell Portugal
1700s 11.51 km² per grid cell 147.97 km² per grid cell 136.47 km² per grid cell Portugal
1710s 13.52 km² per grid cell 195.64 km² per grid cell 182.12 km² per grid cell Portugal
1720s 15.42 km² per grid cell 202.03 km² per grid cell 186.61 km² per grid cell Portugal
1730s 17.55 km² per grid cell 206.16 km² per grid cell 188.6 km² per grid cell Portugal
1740s 19.95 km² per grid cell 210.36 km² per grid cell 190.41 km² per grid cell Portugal
1750s 22.65 km² per grid cell 214.66 km² per grid cell 192 km² per grid cell Portugal
1760s 25.69 km² per grid cell 219.04 km² per grid cell 193.35 km² per grid cell Portugal
1770s 29.09 km² per grid cell 223.51 km² per grid cell 194.41 km² per grid cell Portugal
1780s 32.91 km² per grid cell 228.07 km² per grid cell 195.15 km² per grid cell Portugal
1790s 37.2 km² per grid cell 232.72 km² per grid cell 195.52 km² per grid cell Portugal
1800s 42 km² per grid cell 237.47 km² per grid cell 195.47 km² per grid cell Portugal
1810s 47.38 km² per grid cell 242.32 km² per grid cell 194.94 km² per grid cell Portugal
1820s 53.41 km² per grid cell 247.26 km² per grid cell 193.86 km² per grid cell Portugal
1830s 60.15 km² per grid cell 261.23 km² per grid cell 201.08 km² per grid cell Portugal
1840s 67.69 km² per grid cell 276.56 km² per grid cell 208.87 km² per grid cell Portugal
1850s 76.12 km² per grid cell 284.07 km² per grid cell 207.95 km² per grid cell Portugal
1860s 92.19 km² per grid cell 298.23 km² per grid cell 206.04 km² per grid cell Portugal
1870s 111.64 km² per grid cell 323.98 km² per grid cell 212.34 km² per grid cell Portugal
1880s 135.2 km² per grid cell 353.15 km² per grid cell 217.95 km² per grid cell Portugal
1890s 163.71 km² per grid cell 407.68 km² per grid cell 243.97 km² per grid cell Portugal
1900s 192.05 km² per grid cell 503.66 km² per grid cell 311.61 km² per grid cell Portugal
1910s 251.95 km² per grid cell 615.99 km² per grid cell 364.04 km² per grid cell Portugal
1920s 280.19 km² per grid cell 616 km² per grid cell 335.81 km² per grid cell Portugal
1930s 306.79 km² per grid cell 615.03 km² per grid cell 308.24 km² per grid cell Portugal
1940s 317.06 km² per grid cell 615.4 km² per grid cell 298.34 km² per grid cell Portugal
1950s 317.06 km² per grid cell 615.84 km² per grid cell 298.78 km² per grid cell Portugal
1960s 350.14 km² per grid cell 677.65 km² per grid cell 327.51 km² per grid cell Portugal
1970s 493.68 km² per grid cell 835.51 km² per grid cell 341.82 km² per grid cell Portugal
1980s 761.55 km² per grid cell 1,110 km² per grid cell 348.16 km² per grid cell Portugal
1990s 1,061 km² per grid cell 1,338 km² per grid cell 277.41 km² per grid cell Portugal
2000s 1,349 km² per grid cell 1,632 km² per grid cell 282.84 km² per grid cell Portugal
2010s 1,695 km² per grid cell 1,906 km² per grid cell 211.33 km² per grid cell Portugal
2020s 2,021 km² per grid cell 2,083 km² per grid cell 62.64 km² per grid cell Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Morocco or Portugal?
Morocco, at 2,151 km² per grid cell against 2,142 km² per grid cell in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Morocco and Portugal?
9 km² per grid cell, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Portugal?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Portugal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Morocco ranks 59th 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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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.