Spain vs Turkey: Urban area over the long-term
Spain
6,890 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Turkey
7,698 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Spain rank
21st
Turkey rank
19th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7,698 km² per grid cell against 6,890 km² per grid cell in Spain, a difference of 808 km² per grid cell.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 38 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 94.4 km² per grid cell | 45.26 km² per grid cell | 49.14 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1100s | 114.38 km² per grid cell | 34.63 km² per grid cell | 79.75 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1200s | 104.29 km² per grid cell | 42.66 km² per grid cell | 61.63 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1300s | 380.03 km² per grid cell | 51.24 km² per grid cell | 328.79 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1400s | 180.26 km² per grid cell | 42.96 km² per grid cell | 137.3 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1500s | 128.02 km² per grid cell | 48.12 km² per grid cell | 79.9 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1600s | 211.64 km² per grid cell | 63.92 km² per grid cell | 147.72 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1700s | 244.37 km² per grid cell | 70.39 km² per grid cell | 173.98 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1710s | 279.68 km² per grid cell | 80.23 km² per grid cell | 199.44 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1720s | 291.5 km² per grid cell | 89.15 km² per grid cell | 202.35 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1730s | 303.8 km² per grid cell | 99.05 km² per grid cell | 204.75 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1740s | 316.61 km² per grid cell | 110.06 km² per grid cell | 206.55 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1750s | 329.93 km² per grid cell | 122.29 km² per grid cell | 207.64 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1760s | 334.24 km² per grid cell | 135.88 km² per grid cell | 198.37 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1770s | 338.51 km² per grid cell | 150.97 km² per grid cell | 187.54 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1780s | 342.74 km² per grid cell | 167.75 km² per grid cell | 174.99 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1790s | 346.9 km² per grid cell | 186.38 km² per grid cell | 160.52 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1800s | 351 km² per grid cell | 207.09 km² per grid cell | 143.9 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1810s | 402.06 km² per grid cell | 230.1 km² per grid cell | 171.96 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1820s | 456.02 km² per grid cell | 255.67 km² per grid cell | 200.34 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1830s | 533.39 km² per grid cell | 290.6 km² per grid cell | 242.79 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1840s | 578.88 km² per grid cell | 329.23 km² per grid cell | 249.64 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1850s | 683.02 km² per grid cell | 372.9 km² per grid cell | 310.12 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1860s | 809.28 km² per grid cell | 421.87 km² per grid cell | 387.41 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1870s | 912.78 km² per grid cell | 475.18 km² per grid cell | 437.61 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1880s | 1,025 km² per grid cell | 521.62 km² per grid cell | 503.69 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1890s | 1,140 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 586.97 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1900s | 1,234 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 681.29 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1910s | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 844.35 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1920s | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 1,022 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1930s | 1,831 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 1,278 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1940s | 2,110 km² per grid cell | 553.02 km² per grid cell | 1,557 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1950s | 2,595 km² per grid cell | 688.84 km² per grid cell | 1,906 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1960s | 3,219 km² per grid cell | 1,098 km² per grid cell | 2,121 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1970s | 4,091 km² per grid cell | 1,742 km² per grid cell | 2,349 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1980s | 4,735 km² per grid cell | 2,832 km² per grid cell | 1,904 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1990s | 4,999 km² per grid cell | 4,190 km² per grid cell | 809.18 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 2000s | 5,554 km² per grid cell | 5,287 km² per grid cell | 266.64 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 2010s | 6,300 km² per grid cell | 6,429 km² per grid cell | 128.95 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6,773 km² per grid cell | 7,387 km² per grid cell | 613.68 km² per grid cell | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7,698 km² per grid cell against 6,890 km² per grid cell in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Spain and Turkey?
- 808 km² per grid cell, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Spain ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 19th 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.