Philippines vs Thailand: Urban area over the long-term
Philippines
6,191 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Thailand
5,324 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Philippines rank
26th
Thailand rank
28th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Philippines
- Thailand
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 6,191 km² per grid cell against 5,324 km² per grid cell in Thailand, a difference of 867 km² per grid cell.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Thailand ahead.
Philippines ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1100s | 0.0018 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.0107 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1200s | 0.0079 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.036 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1300s | 0.0312 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 0.1196 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1400s | 0.1154 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 0.3935 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1500s | 0.4123 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1600s | 1.98 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 3.75 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1700s | 9.28 km² per grid cell | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 9.81 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1710s | 11.1 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 10.58 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1720s | 12.86 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 11.32 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1730s | 14.86 km² per grid cell | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 12.11 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1740s | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 12.96 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1750s | 19.68 km² per grid cell | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 13.88 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1760s | 22.57 km² per grid cell | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 14.87 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1770s | 25.84 km² per grid cell | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 15.93 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1780s | 29.52 km² per grid cell | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 17.07 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1790s | 33.66 km² per grid cell | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 18.31 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1800s | 38.33 km² per grid cell | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 19.64 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1810s | 43.59 km² per grid cell | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 24.14 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1820s | 49.49 km² per grid cell | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 29.32 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1830s | 62.49 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 28.91 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1840s | 82.12 km² per grid cell | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 23.54 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1850s | 107.93 km² per grid cell | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 13.88 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1860s | 141.96 km² per grid cell | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 11.47 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1870s | 181.48 km² per grid cell | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 8.48 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1880s | 226.5 km² per grid cell | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 5.56 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1890s | 278.4 km² per grid cell | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 2.05 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1900s | 344.37 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 8.47 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 1910s | 450.38 km² per grid cell | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 14.54 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 1920s | 579.34 km² per grid cell | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 21.47 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 1930s | 698.97 km² per grid cell | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 38.16 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1940s | 762 km² per grid cell | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 109.3 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1950s | 762 km² per grid cell | 1,001 km² per grid cell | 239.46 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1960s | 828.91 km² per grid cell | 1,100 km² per grid cell | 271.1 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1,104 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 292.96 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1,700 km² per grid cell | 1,980 km² per grid cell | 280.78 km² per grid cell | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2,815 km² per grid cell | 2,514 km² per grid cell | 301.37 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 2000s | 3,946 km² per grid cell | 3,161 km² per grid cell | 784.38 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 2010s | 4,966 km² per grid cell | 4,139 km² per grid cell | 826.99 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
| 2020s | 5,883 km² per grid cell | 5,046 km² per grid cell | 836.61 km² per grid cell | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Philippines or Thailand?
- Philippines, at 6,191 km² per grid cell against 5,324 km² per grid cell in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Philippines and Thailand?
- 867 km² per grid cell, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Thailand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Thailand rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Philippines ranks 26th 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.