Philippines vs Ukraine: Urban area over the long-term

Philippines
6,191 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ukraine
6,747 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Philippines rank
26th
Ukraine rank
23rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Philippines
  • Ukraine
02.0k4.0k6.0k100015122025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 6,747 km² per grid cell against 6,191 km² per grid cell in Philippines, a difference of 556 km² per grid cell.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Philippines ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Ukraine Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell 0.002 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1100s 0.0018 km² per grid cell 0.0105 km² per grid cell 0.0087 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1200s 0.0079 km² per grid cell 0.0472 km² per grid cell 0.0393 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1300s 0.0312 km² per grid cell 0.1416 km² per grid cell 0.1104 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1400s 0.1154 km² per grid cell 0.4247 km² per grid cell 0.3093 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1500s 0.4123 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1600s 1.98 km² per grid cell 6.37 km² per grid cell 4.39 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1700s 9.28 km² per grid cell 25.48 km² per grid cell 16.21 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1710s 11.1 km² per grid cell 28.46 km² per grid cell 17.36 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1720s 12.86 km² per grid cell 30.04 km² per grid cell 17.18 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1730s 14.86 km² per grid cell 31.71 km² per grid cell 16.85 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1740s 17.12 km² per grid cell 33.47 km² per grid cell 16.35 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1750s 19.68 km² per grid cell 35.33 km² per grid cell 15.65 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1760s 22.57 km² per grid cell 37.3 km² per grid cell 14.72 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1770s 25.84 km² per grid cell 25.18 km² per grid cell 0.6609 km² per grid cell Philippines
1780s 29.52 km² per grid cell 33.22 km² per grid cell 3.7 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1790s 33.66 km² per grid cell 43.83 km² per grid cell 10.17 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1800s 38.33 km² per grid cell 57.83 km² per grid cell 19.5 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1810s 43.59 km² per grid cell 76.3 km² per grid cell 32.72 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1820s 49.49 km² per grid cell 102.15 km² per grid cell 52.66 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1830s 62.49 km² per grid cell 137.1 km² per grid cell 74.61 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1840s 82.12 km² per grid cell 186.54 km² per grid cell 104.42 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1850s 107.93 km² per grid cell 244.36 km² per grid cell 136.43 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1860s 141.96 km² per grid cell 348.56 km² per grid cell 206.6 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1870s 181.48 km² per grid cell 488.65 km² per grid cell 307.17 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1880s 226.5 km² per grid cell 711.99 km² per grid cell 485.49 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1890s 278.4 km² per grid cell 1,013 km² per grid cell 734.2 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1900s 344.37 km² per grid cell 1,417 km² per grid cell 1,073 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1910s 450.38 km² per grid cell 1,858 km² per grid cell 1,408 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1920s 579.34 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 1,286 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1930s 698.97 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 1,167 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1940s 762 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 1,104 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1950s 762 km² per grid cell 2,748 km² per grid cell 1,986 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1960s 828.91 km² per grid cell 3,808 km² per grid cell 2,979 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1970s 1,104 km² per grid cell 4,866 km² per grid cell 3,762 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1980s 1,700 km² per grid cell 5,834 km² per grid cell 4,134 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1990s 2,815 km² per grid cell 6,368 km² per grid cell 3,553 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2000s 3,946 km² per grid cell 6,329 km² per grid cell 2,383 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2010s 4,966 km² per grid cell 6,485 km² per grid cell 1,518 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2020s 5,883 km² per grid cell 6,685 km² per grid cell 801.59 km² per grid cell Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Philippines or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 6,747 km² per grid cell against 6,191 km² per grid cell in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Philippines and Ukraine?
556 km² per grid cell, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Ukraine?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Ukraine rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Philippines ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 23rd 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.