Portugal vs Taiwan: Urban area over the long-term

Portugal
2,142 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Taiwan
2,214 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Portugal rank
61st
Taiwan rank
58th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Portugal
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 2,214 km² per grid cell against 2,142 km² per grid cell in Portugal, a difference of 72 km² per grid cell.

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

Portugal ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 58th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 35 and Taiwan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Taiwan Difference Ahead
1000s 52.11 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 52.11 km² per grid cell Portugal
1100s 79.13 km² per grid cell 0.0012 km² per grid cell 79.13 km² per grid cell Portugal
1200s 76.43 km² per grid cell 0.0041 km² per grid cell 76.43 km² per grid cell Portugal
1300s 291.12 km² per grid cell 0.014 km² per grid cell 291.11 km² per grid cell Portugal
1400s 134.91 km² per grid cell 0.0474 km² per grid cell 134.87 km² per grid cell Portugal
1500s 110.98 km² per grid cell 0.158 km² per grid cell 110.82 km² per grid cell Portugal
1600s 162.77 km² per grid cell 0.4741 km² per grid cell 162.3 km² per grid cell Portugal
1700s 147.97 km² per grid cell 7.11 km² per grid cell 140.86 km² per grid cell Portugal
1710s 195.64 km² per grid cell 9.11 km² per grid cell 186.52 km² per grid cell Portugal
1720s 202.03 km² per grid cell 10.51 km² per grid cell 191.52 km² per grid cell Portugal
1730s 206.16 km² per grid cell 12.11 km² per grid cell 194.04 km² per grid cell Portugal
1740s 210.36 km² per grid cell 13.97 km² per grid cell 196.4 km² per grid cell Portugal
1750s 214.66 km² per grid cell 16.1 km² per grid cell 198.55 km² per grid cell Portugal
1760s 219.04 km² per grid cell 18.56 km² per grid cell 200.47 km² per grid cell Portugal
1770s 223.51 km² per grid cell 21.4 km² per grid cell 202.11 km² per grid cell Portugal
1780s 228.07 km² per grid cell 24.67 km² per grid cell 203.39 km² per grid cell Portugal
1790s 232.72 km² per grid cell 28.45 km² per grid cell 204.28 km² per grid cell Portugal
1800s 237.47 km² per grid cell 32.79 km² per grid cell 204.68 km² per grid cell Portugal
1810s 242.32 km² per grid cell 37.81 km² per grid cell 204.51 km² per grid cell Portugal
1820s 247.26 km² per grid cell 43.59 km² per grid cell 203.68 km² per grid cell Portugal
1830s 261.23 km² per grid cell 49.07 km² per grid cell 212.16 km² per grid cell Portugal
1840s 276.56 km² per grid cell 55.6 km² per grid cell 220.96 km² per grid cell Portugal
1850s 284.07 km² per grid cell 62.99 km² per grid cell 221.08 km² per grid cell Portugal
1860s 298.23 km² per grid cell 71.27 km² per grid cell 226.97 km² per grid cell Portugal
1870s 323.98 km² per grid cell 80.54 km² per grid cell 243.44 km² per grid cell Portugal
1880s 353.15 km² per grid cell 91.1 km² per grid cell 262.05 km² per grid cell Portugal
1890s 407.68 km² per grid cell 102.8 km² per grid cell 304.88 km² per grid cell Portugal
1900s 503.66 km² per grid cell 127.91 km² per grid cell 375.75 km² per grid cell Portugal
1910s 615.99 km² per grid cell 155.07 km² per grid cell 460.91 km² per grid cell Portugal
1920s 616 km² per grid cell 176.24 km² per grid cell 439.76 km² per grid cell Portugal
1930s 615.03 km² per grid cell 195.59 km² per grid cell 419.44 km² per grid cell Portugal
1940s 615.4 km² per grid cell 204.61 km² per grid cell 410.79 km² per grid cell Portugal
1950s 615.84 km² per grid cell 254.41 km² per grid cell 361.43 km² per grid cell Portugal
1960s 677.65 km² per grid cell 410.64 km² per grid cell 267.02 km² per grid cell Portugal
1970s 835.51 km² per grid cell 750.91 km² per grid cell 84.6 km² per grid cell Portugal
1980s 1,110 km² per grid cell 1,225 km² per grid cell 115.47 km² per grid cell Taiwan
1990s 1,338 km² per grid cell 1,656 km² per grid cell 317.84 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2000s 1,632 km² per grid cell 1,948 km² per grid cell 315.88 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2010s 1,906 km² per grid cell 2,114 km² per grid cell 208.26 km² per grid cell Taiwan
2020s 2,083 km² per grid cell 2,197 km² per grid cell 113.41 km² per grid cell Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Portugal or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 2,214 km² per grid cell against 2,142 km² per grid cell in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Portugal and Taiwan?
72 km² per grid cell, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Portugal ranks 61st and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.