Peru vs Portugal: Urban area over the long-term
Peru
2,049 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Portugal
2,142 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Peru rank
64th
Portugal rank
61st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2,142 km² per grid cell against 2,049 km² per grid cell in Peru, a difference of 93 km² per grid cell.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 64th 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 | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0116 km² per grid cell | 52.11 km² per grid cell | 52.1 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1100s | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 79.13 km² per grid cell | 79.1 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1200s | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | 76.43 km² per grid cell | 76.31 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1300s | 0.3756 km² per grid cell | 291.12 km² per grid cell | 290.75 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1400s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 134.91 km² per grid cell | 133.72 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1500s | 3.76 km² per grid cell | 110.98 km² per grid cell | 107.22 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1600s | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 162.77 km² per grid cell | 159.11 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1700s | 12.56 km² per grid cell | 147.97 km² per grid cell | 135.42 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1710s | 13.89 km² per grid cell | 195.64 km² per grid cell | 181.75 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1720s | 14.87 km² per grid cell | 202.03 km² per grid cell | 187.16 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1730s | 15.81 km² per grid cell | 206.16 km² per grid cell | 190.34 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1740s | 16.67 km² per grid cell | 210.36 km² per grid cell | 193.7 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1750s | 17.36 km² per grid cell | 214.66 km² per grid cell | 197.29 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1760s | 17.84 km² per grid cell | 219.04 km² per grid cell | 201.2 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1770s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 223.51 km² per grid cell | 205.45 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1780s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 228.07 km² per grid cell | 210.02 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1790s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 232.72 km² per grid cell | 214.67 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1800s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 237.47 km² per grid cell | 219.42 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1810s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 242.32 km² per grid cell | 224.27 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1820s | 18.05 km² per grid cell | 247.26 km² per grid cell | 229.21 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1830s | 18.45 km² per grid cell | 261.23 km² per grid cell | 242.78 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1840s | 20.92 km² per grid cell | 276.56 km² per grid cell | 255.64 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1850s | 24.04 km² per grid cell | 284.07 km² per grid cell | 260.04 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1860s | 28.25 km² per grid cell | 298.23 km² per grid cell | 269.99 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1870s | 33.23 km² per grid cell | 323.98 km² per grid cell | 290.75 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1880s | 41.67 km² per grid cell | 353.15 km² per grid cell | 311.48 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1890s | 59.59 km² per grid cell | 407.68 km² per grid cell | 348.09 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1900s | 77.96 km² per grid cell | 503.66 km² per grid cell | 425.7 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1910s | 94.64 km² per grid cell | 615.99 km² per grid cell | 521.34 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1920s | 114.61 km² per grid cell | 616 km² per grid cell | 501.38 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1930s | 139.48 km² per grid cell | 615.03 km² per grid cell | 475.55 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1940s | 172.33 km² per grid cell | 615.4 km² per grid cell | 443.07 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1950s | 251.97 km² per grid cell | 615.84 km² per grid cell | 363.87 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1960s | 399.88 km² per grid cell | 677.65 km² per grid cell | 277.77 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1970s | 641.67 km² per grid cell | 835.51 km² per grid cell | 193.83 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1980s | 922.16 km² per grid cell | 1,110 km² per grid cell | 187.56 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1,219 km² per grid cell | 1,338 km² per grid cell | 119.54 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1,507 km² per grid cell | 1,632 km² per grid cell | 124.73 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1,809 km² per grid cell | 1,906 km² per grid cell | 96.36 km² per grid cell | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,996 km² per grid cell | 2,083 km² per grid cell | 87.43 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, Peru or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2,142 km² per grid cell against 2,049 km² per grid cell in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Peru and Portugal?
- 93 km² per grid cell, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Peru ranks 64th 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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.