Argentina vs Spain: Urban area over the long-term
Argentina
7,576 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Spain
6,890 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Argentina rank
20th
Spain rank
21st
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7,576 km² per grid cell against 6,890 km² per grid cell in Spain, a difference of 686 km² per grid cell.
That makes Argentina'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.
Argentina ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0028 km² per grid cell | 94.4 km² per grid cell | 94.4 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1100s | 0.0094 km² per grid cell | 114.38 km² per grid cell | 114.37 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1200s | 0.0307 km² per grid cell | 104.29 km² per grid cell | 104.26 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1300s | 0.0997 km² per grid cell | 380.03 km² per grid cell | 379.93 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1400s | 0.322 km² per grid cell | 180.26 km² per grid cell | 179.94 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1500s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 128.02 km² per grid cell | 126.98 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1600s | 3.1 km² per grid cell | 211.64 km² per grid cell | 208.54 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1700s | 9.31 km² per grid cell | 244.37 km² per grid cell | 235.06 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1710s | 10.49 km² per grid cell | 279.68 km² per grid cell | 269.18 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1720s | 11.49 km² per grid cell | 291.5 km² per grid cell | 280.01 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1730s | 12.59 km² per grid cell | 303.8 km² per grid cell | 291.22 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1740s | 13.79 km² per grid cell | 316.61 km² per grid cell | 302.82 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1750s | 15.1 km² per grid cell | 329.93 km² per grid cell | 314.82 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1760s | 16.54 km² per grid cell | 334.24 km² per grid cell | 317.7 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1770s | 18.11 km² per grid cell | 338.51 km² per grid cell | 320.4 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1780s | 19.84 km² per grid cell | 342.74 km² per grid cell | 322.9 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1790s | 21.73 km² per grid cell | 346.9 km² per grid cell | 325.17 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1800s | 23.8 km² per grid cell | 351 km² per grid cell | 327.2 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1810s | 36.23 km² per grid cell | 402.06 km² per grid cell | 365.83 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1820s | 50.7 km² per grid cell | 456.02 km² per grid cell | 405.31 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1830s | 70.96 km² per grid cell | 533.39 km² per grid cell | 462.44 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1840s | 99.3 km² per grid cell | 578.88 km² per grid cell | 479.58 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1850s | 138.92 km² per grid cell | 683.02 km² per grid cell | 544.1 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1860s | 194.12 km² per grid cell | 809.28 km² per grid cell | 615.16 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1870s | 281.82 km² per grid cell | 912.78 km² per grid cell | 630.97 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1880s | 426.26 km² per grid cell | 1,025 km² per grid cell | 599.05 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1890s | 588.52 km² per grid cell | 1,140 km² per grid cell | 551.47 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1900s | 787.25 km² per grid cell | 1,234 km² per grid cell | 447.06 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1910s | 955.88 km² per grid cell | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 441.49 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1920s | 1,063 km² per grid cell | 1,575 km² per grid cell | 511.44 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1930s | 1,137 km² per grid cell | 1,831 km² per grid cell | 694.66 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1940s | 1,225 km² per grid cell | 2,110 km² per grid cell | 885.13 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1950s | 1,682 km² per grid cell | 2,595 km² per grid cell | 912.5 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1960s | 2,229 km² per grid cell | 3,219 km² per grid cell | 990.33 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1970s | 2,929 km² per grid cell | 4,091 km² per grid cell | 1,162 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1980s | 3,762 km² per grid cell | 4,735 km² per grid cell | 973.12 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 1990s | 4,772 km² per grid cell | 4,999 km² per grid cell | 227.33 km² per grid cell | Spain |
| 2000s | 5,812 km² per grid cell | 5,554 km² per grid cell | 258.24 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6,747 km² per grid cell | 6,300 km² per grid cell | 447.38 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
| 2020s | 7,378 km² per grid cell | 6,773 km² per grid cell | 604.4 km² per grid cell | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Argentina or Spain?
- Argentina, at 7,576 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 Argentina and Spain?
- 686 km² per grid cell, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st 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.