Australia vs India: Urban area over the long-term

Australia
20,727 km² per grid cell
in 2025
India
42,636 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
India rank
3rd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Australia
  • India
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k100015122025

How they compare

India currently reports 42,636 km² per grid cell against 20,727 km² per grid cell in Australia, a difference of 21,909 km² per grid cell.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 202 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0048 km² per grid cell 2,365 km² per grid cell 2,365 km² per grid cell India
1100s 0.0145 km² per grid cell 2,549 km² per grid cell 2,549 km² per grid cell India
1200s 0.0436 km² per grid cell 2,741 km² per grid cell 2,741 km² per grid cell India
1300s 0.131 km² per grid cell 2,939 km² per grid cell 2,939 km² per grid cell India
1400s 0.3936 km² per grid cell 3,144 km² per grid cell 3,144 km² per grid cell India
1500s 1.18 km² per grid cell 3,356 km² per grid cell 3,355 km² per grid cell India
1600s 3.57 km² per grid cell 3,962 km² per grid cell 3,958 km² per grid cell India
1700s 10.57 km² per grid cell 4,520 km² per grid cell 4,509 km² per grid cell India
1710s 12.33 km² per grid cell 4,587 km² per grid cell 4,575 km² per grid cell India
1720s 14.38 km² per grid cell 4,653 km² per grid cell 4,639 km² per grid cell India
1730s 16.78 km² per grid cell 4,718 km² per grid cell 4,701 km² per grid cell India
1740s 19.58 km² per grid cell 4,781 km² per grid cell 4,761 km² per grid cell India
1750s 22.84 km² per grid cell 4,842 km² per grid cell 4,820 km² per grid cell India
1760s 26.65 km² per grid cell 4,903 km² per grid cell 4,876 km² per grid cell India
1770s 31.1 km² per grid cell 4,962 km² per grid cell 4,930 km² per grid cell India
1780s 36.34 km² per grid cell 5,019 km² per grid cell 4,983 km² per grid cell India
1790s 42.59 km² per grid cell 5,075 km² per grid cell 5,032 km² per grid cell India
1800s 47.18 km² per grid cell 5,129 km² per grid cell 5,082 km² per grid cell India
1810s 52.43 km² per grid cell 5,223 km² per grid cell 5,170 km² per grid cell India
1820s 60.64 km² per grid cell 4,813 km² per grid cell 4,752 km² per grid cell India
1830s 75 km² per grid cell 5,071 km² per grid cell 4,996 km² per grid cell India
1840s 108.96 km² per grid cell 4,563 km² per grid cell 4,454 km² per grid cell India
1850s 218.19 km² per grid cell 4,993 km² per grid cell 4,775 km² per grid cell India
1860s 498.17 km² per grid cell 4,774 km² per grid cell 4,276 km² per grid cell India
1870s 840.17 km² per grid cell 4,358 km² per grid cell 3,517 km² per grid cell India
1880s 1,253 km² per grid cell 4,529 km² per grid cell 3,276 km² per grid cell India
1890s 1,993 km² per grid cell 5,471 km² per grid cell 3,478 km² per grid cell India
1900s 2,708 km² per grid cell 6,067 km² per grid cell 3,359 km² per grid cell India
1910s 3,464 km² per grid cell 5,316 km² per grid cell 1,852 km² per grid cell India
1920s 4,200 km² per grid cell 5,758 km² per grid cell 1,559 km² per grid cell India
1930s 4,532 km² per grid cell 6,545 km² per grid cell 2,013 km² per grid cell India
1940s 4,533 km² per grid cell 7,617 km² per grid cell 3,084 km² per grid cell India
1950s 4,929 km² per grid cell 7,972 km² per grid cell 3,043 km² per grid cell India
1960s 5,974 km² per grid cell 7,972 km² per grid cell 1,998 km² per grid cell India
1970s 7,372 km² per grid cell 8,223 km² per grid cell 851.14 km² per grid cell India
1980s 8,826 km² per grid cell 11,001 km² per grid cell 2,174 km² per grid cell India
1990s 10,734 km² per grid cell 15,372 km² per grid cell 4,638 km² per grid cell India
2000s 13,223 km² per grid cell 21,176 km² per grid cell 7,953 km² per grid cell India
2010s 16,787 km² per grid cell 29,893 km² per grid cell 13,106 km² per grid cell India
2020s 19,757 km² per grid cell 39,471 km² per grid cell 19,714 km² per grid cell India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Australia or India?
India, at 42,636 km² per grid cell against 20,727 km² per grid cell in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Australia and India?
21,909 km² per grid cell, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Australia and India rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd 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.