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
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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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.