Spain vs Ukraine: Urban area over the long-term

Spain
6,890 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Ukraine
6,747 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Spain rank
21st
Ukraine rank
23rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Spain
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 6,890 km² per grid cell against 6,747 km² per grid cell in Ukraine, a difference of 143 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 21st and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 29 and Ukraine in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Ukraine Difference Ahead
1000s 94.4 km² per grid cell 0.0023 km² per grid cell 94.4 km² per grid cell Spain
1100s 114.38 km² per grid cell 0.0105 km² per grid cell 114.37 km² per grid cell Spain
1200s 104.29 km² per grid cell 0.0472 km² per grid cell 104.24 km² per grid cell Spain
1300s 380.03 km² per grid cell 0.1416 km² per grid cell 379.89 km² per grid cell Spain
1400s 180.26 km² per grid cell 0.4247 km² per grid cell 179.84 km² per grid cell Spain
1500s 128.02 km² per grid cell 1.7 km² per grid cell 126.32 km² per grid cell Spain
1600s 211.64 km² per grid cell 6.37 km² per grid cell 205.27 km² per grid cell Spain
1700s 244.37 km² per grid cell 25.48 km² per grid cell 218.89 km² per grid cell Spain
1710s 279.68 km² per grid cell 28.46 km² per grid cell 251.21 km² per grid cell Spain
1720s 291.5 km² per grid cell 30.04 km² per grid cell 261.46 km² per grid cell Spain
1730s 303.8 km² per grid cell 31.71 km² per grid cell 272.09 km² per grid cell Spain
1740s 316.61 km² per grid cell 33.47 km² per grid cell 283.13 km² per grid cell Spain
1750s 329.93 km² per grid cell 35.33 km² per grid cell 294.59 km² per grid cell Spain
1760s 334.24 km² per grid cell 37.3 km² per grid cell 296.95 km² per grid cell Spain
1770s 338.51 km² per grid cell 25.18 km² per grid cell 313.34 km² per grid cell Spain
1780s 342.74 km² per grid cell 33.22 km² per grid cell 309.52 km² per grid cell Spain
1790s 346.9 km² per grid cell 43.83 km² per grid cell 303.07 km² per grid cell Spain
1800s 351 km² per grid cell 57.83 km² per grid cell 293.17 km² per grid cell Spain
1810s 402.06 km² per grid cell 76.3 km² per grid cell 325.76 km² per grid cell Spain
1820s 456.02 km² per grid cell 102.15 km² per grid cell 353.86 km² per grid cell Spain
1830s 533.39 km² per grid cell 137.1 km² per grid cell 396.3 km² per grid cell Spain
1840s 578.88 km² per grid cell 186.54 km² per grid cell 392.33 km² per grid cell Spain
1850s 683.02 km² per grid cell 244.36 km² per grid cell 438.66 km² per grid cell Spain
1860s 809.28 km² per grid cell 348.56 km² per grid cell 460.72 km² per grid cell Spain
1870s 912.78 km² per grid cell 488.65 km² per grid cell 424.13 km² per grid cell Spain
1880s 1,025 km² per grid cell 711.99 km² per grid cell 313.32 km² per grid cell Spain
1890s 1,140 km² per grid cell 1,013 km² per grid cell 127.39 km² per grid cell Spain
1900s 1,234 km² per grid cell 1,417 km² per grid cell 183.06 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1910s 1,397 km² per grid cell 1,858 km² per grid cell 461.06 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1920s 1,575 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 290.88 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1930s 1,831 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 34.19 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1940s 2,110 km² per grid cell 1,866 km² per grid cell 244.74 km² per grid cell Spain
1950s 2,595 km² per grid cell 2,748 km² per grid cell 153.12 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1960s 3,219 km² per grid cell 3,808 km² per grid cell 588.74 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1970s 4,091 km² per grid cell 4,866 km² per grid cell 775.62 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1980s 4,735 km² per grid cell 5,834 km² per grid cell 1,098 km² per grid cell Ukraine
1990s 4,999 km² per grid cell 6,368 km² per grid cell 1,369 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2000s 5,554 km² per grid cell 6,329 km² per grid cell 775.07 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2010s 6,300 km² per grid cell 6,485 km² per grid cell 184.78 km² per grid cell Ukraine
2020s 6,773 km² per grid cell 6,685 km² per grid cell 88.76 km² per grid cell Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Spain or Ukraine?
Spain, at 6,890 km² per grid cell against 6,747 km² per grid cell in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Spain and Ukraine?
143 km² per grid cell, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Ukraine?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Spain and Ukraine rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Spain ranks 21st 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.