Morocco vs Taiwan: Urban area over the long-term

Morocco
2,151 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Taiwan
2,214 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Morocco rank
59th
Taiwan rank
58th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Morocco
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 2,214 km² per grid cell against 2,151 km² per grid cell in Morocco, a difference of 63 km² per grid cell.

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

Morocco ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 33 and Taiwan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Taiwan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.006 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0057 km² per grid cell Morocco
1100s 0.0171 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 0.016 km² per grid cell Morocco
1200s 0.0487 km² per grid cell 0.0041 km² per grid cell 0.0446 km² per grid cell Morocco
1300s 0.1632 km² per grid cell 0.014 km² per grid cell 0.1491 km² per grid cell Morocco
1400s 0.4384 km² per grid cell 0.0474 km² per grid cell 0.391 km² per grid cell Morocco
1500s 1.1 km² per grid cell 0.158 km² per grid cell 0.938 km² per grid cell Morocco
1600s 4.93 km² per grid cell 0.4741 km² per grid cell 4.46 km² per grid cell Morocco
1700s 11.51 km² per grid cell 7.11 km² per grid cell 4.4 km² per grid cell Morocco
1710s 13.52 km² per grid cell 9.11 km² per grid cell 4.41 km² per grid cell Morocco
1720s 15.42 km² per grid cell 10.51 km² per grid cell 4.91 km² per grid cell Morocco
1730s 17.55 km² per grid cell 12.11 km² per grid cell 5.44 km² per grid cell Morocco
1740s 19.95 km² per grid cell 13.97 km² per grid cell 5.99 km² per grid cell Morocco
1750s 22.65 km² per grid cell 16.1 km² per grid cell 6.55 km² per grid cell Morocco
1760s 25.69 km² per grid cell 18.56 km² per grid cell 7.12 km² per grid cell Morocco
1770s 29.09 km² per grid cell 21.4 km² per grid cell 7.69 km² per grid cell Morocco
1780s 32.91 km² per grid cell 24.67 km² per grid cell 8.24 km² per grid cell Morocco
1790s 37.2 km² per grid cell 28.45 km² per grid cell 8.75 km² per grid cell Morocco
1800s 42 km² per grid cell 32.79 km² per grid cell 9.21 km² per grid cell Morocco
1810s 47.38 km² per grid cell 37.81 km² per grid cell 9.57 km² per grid cell Morocco
1820s 53.41 km² per grid cell 43.59 km² per grid cell 9.82 km² per grid cell Morocco
1830s 60.15 km² per grid cell 49.07 km² per grid cell 11.08 km² per grid cell Morocco
1840s 67.69 km² per grid cell 55.6 km² per grid cell 12.09 km² per grid cell Morocco
1850s 76.12 km² per grid cell 62.99 km² per grid cell 13.13 km² per grid cell Morocco
1860s 92.19 km² per grid cell 71.27 km² per grid cell 20.92 km² per grid cell Morocco
1870s 111.64 km² per grid cell 80.54 km² per grid cell 31.1 km² per grid cell Morocco
1880s 135.2 km² per grid cell 91.1 km² per grid cell 44.1 km² per grid cell Morocco
1890s 163.71 km² per grid cell 102.8 km² per grid cell 60.91 km² per grid cell Morocco
1900s 192.05 km² per grid cell 127.91 km² per grid cell 64.15 km² per grid cell Morocco
1910s 251.95 km² per grid cell 155.07 km² per grid cell 96.88 km² per grid cell Morocco
1920s 280.19 km² per grid cell 176.24 km² per grid cell 103.95 km² per grid cell Morocco
1930s 306.79 km² per grid cell 195.59 km² per grid cell 111.2 km² per grid cell Morocco
1940s 317.06 km² per grid cell 204.61 km² per grid cell 112.45 km² per grid cell Morocco
1950s 317.06 km² per grid cell 254.41 km² per grid cell 62.65 km² per grid cell Morocco
1960s 350.14 km² per grid cell 410.64 km² per grid cell 60.5 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1970s 493.68 km² per grid cell 750.91 km² per grid cell 257.22 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1980s 761.55 km² per grid cell 1,225 km² per grid cell 463.64 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1990s 1,061 km² per grid cell 1,656 km² per grid cell 595.25 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2000s 1,349 km² per grid cell 1,948 km² per grid cell 598.73 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2010s 1,695 km² per grid cell 2,114 km² per grid cell 419.6 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2020s 2,021 km² per grid cell 2,197 km² per grid cell 176.05 km² per grid cell Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Morocco or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 2,214 km² per grid cell against 2,151 km² per grid cell in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Morocco and Taiwan?
63 km² per grid cell, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Taiwan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Taiwan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Morocco ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.