Australia vs Indonesia: Urban area over the long-term
Australia
20,727 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Indonesia
17,283 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Indonesia rank
8th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20,727 km² per grid cell against 17,283 km² per grid cell in Indonesia, a difference of 3,444 km² per grid cell.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Indonesia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Indonesia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0069 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1100s | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0231 km² per grid cell | 0.0086 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1200s | 0.0436 km² per grid cell | 0.0762 km² per grid cell | 0.0326 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 0.131 km² per grid cell | 0.2492 km² per grid cell | 0.1183 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1400s | 0.3936 km² per grid cell | 0.9533 km² per grid cell | 0.5597 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1500s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 3.48 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1600s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 11.44 km² per grid cell | 7.87 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 10.57 km² per grid cell | 38.36 km² per grid cell | 27.79 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 12.33 km² per grid cell | 43.67 km² per grid cell | 31.34 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 14.38 km² per grid cell | 48.33 km² per grid cell | 33.94 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 16.78 km² per grid cell | 53.47 km² per grid cell | 36.69 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 19.58 km² per grid cell | 59.16 km² per grid cell | 39.59 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 22.84 km² per grid cell | 65.45 km² per grid cell | 42.61 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 26.65 km² per grid cell | 75.27 km² per grid cell | 48.62 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 31.1 km² per grid cell | 86.37 km² per grid cell | 55.26 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 36.34 km² per grid cell | 98.89 km² per grid cell | 62.55 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 42.59 km² per grid cell | 113.02 km² per grid cell | 70.43 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 47.18 km² per grid cell | 128.94 km² per grid cell | 81.76 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 52.43 km² per grid cell | 149.13 km² per grid cell | 96.7 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 60.64 km² per grid cell | 171.99 km² per grid cell | 111.36 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 75 km² per grid cell | 197.86 km² per grid cell | 122.85 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 108.96 km² per grid cell | 227.09 km² per grid cell | 118.13 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 218.19 km² per grid cell | 260.1 km² per grid cell | 41.9 km² per grid cell | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 498.17 km² per grid cell | 363.21 km² per grid cell | 134.96 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1870s | 840.17 km² per grid cell | 483.6 km² per grid cell | 356.57 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1880s | 1,253 km² per grid cell | 623.63 km² per grid cell | 629.54 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1890s | 1,993 km² per grid cell | 785.94 km² per grid cell | 1,207 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1900s | 2,708 km² per grid cell | 973.52 km² per grid cell | 1,734 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1910s | 3,464 km² per grid cell | 1,285 km² per grid cell | 2,179 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1920s | 4,200 km² per grid cell | 1,647 km² per grid cell | 2,552 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1930s | 4,532 km² per grid cell | 2,067 km² per grid cell | 2,466 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1940s | 4,533 km² per grid cell | 2,551 km² per grid cell | 1,983 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1950s | 4,929 km² per grid cell | 3,248 km² per grid cell | 1,681 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1960s | 5,974 km² per grid cell | 4,648 km² per grid cell | 1,326 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1970s | 7,372 km² per grid cell | 6,867 km² per grid cell | 504.83 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1980s | 8,826 km² per grid cell | 8,220 km² per grid cell | 606.54 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1990s | 10,734 km² per grid cell | 8,306 km² per grid cell | 2,428 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 2000s | 13,223 km² per grid cell | 9,002 km² per grid cell | 4,221 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 2010s | 16,787 km² per grid cell | 12,929 km² per grid cell | 3,858 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 2020s | 19,757 km² per grid cell | 16,412 km² per grid cell | 3,345 km² per grid cell | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Australia or Indonesia?
- Australia, at 20,727 km² per grid cell against 17,283 km² per grid cell in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Australia and Indonesia?
- 3,444 km² per grid cell, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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.