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
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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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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.