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