Poland vs Saudi Arabia: Urban area over the long-term

Poland
6,328 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,551 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Poland rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Poland
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,551 km² per grid cell against 6,328 km² per grid cell in Poland, a difference of 223 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 202 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.4564 km² per grid cell 0.0117 km² per grid cell 0.4446 km² per grid cell Poland
1100s 1.64 km² per grid cell 0.0365 km² per grid cell 1.61 km² per grid cell Poland
1200s 7.39 km² per grid cell 0.1134 km² per grid cell 7.28 km² per grid cell Poland
1300s 34.5 km² per grid cell 0.3519 km² per grid cell 34.15 km² per grid cell Poland
1400s 103.5 km² per grid cell 0.9274 km² per grid cell 102.57 km² per grid cell Poland
1500s 161.3 km² per grid cell 2.85 km² per grid cell 158.45 km² per grid cell Poland
1600s 255.26 km² per grid cell 9.63 km² per grid cell 245.63 km² per grid cell Poland
1700s 163.18 km² per grid cell 25.68 km² per grid cell 137.5 km² per grid cell Poland
1710s 166.4 km² per grid cell 29.04 km² per grid cell 137.36 km² per grid cell Poland
1720s 169.22 km² per grid cell 31.93 km² per grid cell 137.29 km² per grid cell Poland
1730s 170.47 km² per grid cell 35.1 km² per grid cell 135.37 km² per grid cell Poland
1740s 170.47 km² per grid cell 38.59 km² per grid cell 131.88 km² per grid cell Poland
1750s 170.47 km² per grid cell 42.42 km² per grid cell 128.05 km² per grid cell Poland
1760s 170.47 km² per grid cell 46.64 km² per grid cell 123.83 km² per grid cell Poland
1770s 170.47 km² per grid cell 51.27 km² per grid cell 119.2 km² per grid cell Poland
1780s 170.47 km² per grid cell 56.36 km² per grid cell 114.11 km² per grid cell Poland
1790s 170.47 km² per grid cell 61.95 km² per grid cell 108.52 km² per grid cell Poland
1800s 170.47 km² per grid cell 68.1 km² per grid cell 102.37 km² per grid cell Poland
1810s 211.21 km² per grid cell 74.86 km² per grid cell 136.35 km² per grid cell Poland
1820s 267.64 km² per grid cell 82.29 km² per grid cell 185.36 km² per grid cell Poland
1830s 326.16 km² per grid cell 92.94 km² per grid cell 233.22 km² per grid cell Poland
1840s 393.59 km² per grid cell 103.87 km² per grid cell 289.71 km² per grid cell Poland
1850s 467.3 km² per grid cell 116.09 km² per grid cell 351.21 km² per grid cell Poland
1860s 583.66 km² per grid cell 129.74 km² per grid cell 453.92 km² per grid cell Poland
1870s 715.09 km² per grid cell 145 km² per grid cell 570.09 km² per grid cell Poland
1880s 914.81 km² per grid cell 163.82 km² per grid cell 750.99 km² per grid cell Poland
1890s 1,148 km² per grid cell 185.61 km² per grid cell 962.81 km² per grid cell Poland
1900s 1,357 km² per grid cell 210.29 km² per grid cell 1,147 km² per grid cell Poland
1910s 1,588 km² per grid cell 238.26 km² per grid cell 1,349 km² per grid cell Poland
1920s 1,547 km² per grid cell 261.52 km² per grid cell 1,285 km² per grid cell Poland
1930s 1,966 km² per grid cell 300.9 km² per grid cell 1,666 km² per grid cell Poland
1940s 2,043 km² per grid cell 340.59 km² per grid cell 1,702 km² per grid cell Poland
1950s 2,461 km² per grid cell 421.28 km² per grid cell 2,040 km² per grid cell Poland
1960s 3,362 km² per grid cell 577.31 km² per grid cell 2,784 km² per grid cell Poland
1970s 4,095 km² per grid cell 886.45 km² per grid cell 3,208 km² per grid cell Poland
1980s 4,937 km² per grid cell 1,617 km² per grid cell 3,321 km² per grid cell Poland
1990s 5,389 km² per grid cell 2,574 km² per grid cell 2,815 km² per grid cell Poland
2000s 5,504 km² per grid cell 3,737 km² per grid cell 1,767 km² per grid cell Poland
2010s 5,811 km² per grid cell 5,036 km² per grid cell 774.64 km² per grid cell Poland
2020s 6,218 km² per grid cell 6,215 km² per grid cell 3.04 km² per grid cell Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Poland or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 6,551 km² per grid cell against 6,328 km² per grid cell in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Poland and Saudi Arabia?
223 km² per grid cell, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Saudi Arabia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Poland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Poland ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.