Australia vs Mexico: Urban area over the long-term
Australia
20,727 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mexico
17,056 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Mexico rank
9th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20,727 km² per grid cell against 17,056 km² per grid cell in Mexico, a difference of 3,671 km² per grid cell.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mexico ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Mexico in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0465 km² per grid cell | 0.0417 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1100s | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.1572 km² per grid cell | 0.1427 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1200s | 0.0436 km² per grid cell | 0.5255 km² per grid cell | 0.482 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1300s | 0.131 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 1.61 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1400s | 0.3936 km² per grid cell | 5.71 km² per grid cell | 5.31 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1500s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 18.6 km² per grid cell | 17.42 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1600s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1700s | 10.57 km² per grid cell | 27.38 km² per grid cell | 16.81 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1710s | 12.33 km² per grid cell | 31.78 km² per grid cell | 19.45 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1720s | 14.38 km² per grid cell | 39.14 km² per grid cell | 24.75 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1730s | 16.78 km² per grid cell | 47.94 km² per grid cell | 31.16 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1740s | 19.58 km² per grid cell | 58.46 km² per grid cell | 38.89 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1750s | 22.84 km² per grid cell | 71.01 km² per grid cell | 48.17 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1760s | 26.65 km² per grid cell | 85.96 km² per grid cell | 59.31 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1770s | 31.1 km² per grid cell | 103.72 km² per grid cell | 72.61 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1780s | 36.34 km² per grid cell | 124.8 km² per grid cell | 88.46 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1790s | 42.59 km² per grid cell | 149.79 km² per grid cell | 107.2 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1800s | 47.18 km² per grid cell | 179.37 km² per grid cell | 132.2 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1810s | 52.43 km² per grid cell | 214.35 km² per grid cell | 161.93 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1820s | 60.64 km² per grid cell | 255.66 km² per grid cell | 195.03 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1830s | 75 km² per grid cell | 304.4 km² per grid cell | 229.4 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1840s | 108.96 km² per grid cell | 361.85 km² per grid cell | 252.89 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1850s | 218.19 km² per grid cell | 429.5 km² per grid cell | 211.31 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1860s | 498.17 km² per grid cell | 509.1 km² per grid cell | 10.93 km² per grid cell | Mexico |
| 1870s | 840.17 km² per grid cell | 602.67 km² per grid cell | 237.5 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1880s | 1,253 km² per grid cell | 712.57 km² per grid cell | 540.6 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1890s | 1,993 km² per grid cell | 960.73 km² per grid cell | 1,032 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1900s | 2,708 km² per grid cell | 1,260 km² per grid cell | 1,448 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1910s | 3,464 km² per grid cell | 1,590 km² per grid cell | 1,873 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1920s | 4,200 km² per grid cell | 1,659 km² per grid cell | 2,540 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1930s | 4,532 km² per grid cell | 1,961 km² per grid cell | 2,571 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1940s | 4,533 km² per grid cell | 2,107 km² per grid cell | 2,426 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1950s | 4,929 km² per grid cell | 2,659 km² per grid cell | 2,270 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1960s | 5,974 km² per grid cell | 3,295 km² per grid cell | 2,679 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1970s | 7,372 km² per grid cell | 4,608 km² per grid cell | 2,763 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1980s | 8,826 km² per grid cell | 6,528 km² per grid cell | 2,298 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1990s | 10,734 km² per grid cell | 8,845 km² per grid cell | 1,889 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 2000s | 13,223 km² per grid cell | 11,424 km² per grid cell | 1,799 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 2010s | 16,787 km² per grid cell | 14,281 km² per grid cell | 2,506 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 2020s | 19,757 km² per grid cell | 16,368 km² per grid cell | 3,389 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 Mexico?
- Australia, at 20,727 km² per grid cell against 17,056 km² per grid cell in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Australia and Mexico?
- 3,671 km² per grid cell, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 9th 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.