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
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

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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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.