Australia vs Russia: Urban area over the long-term
Australia
20,727 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Russia
19,935 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Australia rank
6th
Russia rank
7th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20,727 km² per grid cell against 19,935 km² per grid cell in Russia, a difference of 792 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Russia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Russia ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0115 km² per grid cell | 0.0067 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1100s | 0.0145 km² per grid cell | 0.0519 km² per grid cell | 0.0373 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1200s | 0.0436 km² per grid cell | 0.2334 km² per grid cell | 0.1898 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1300s | 0.131 km² per grid cell | 0.7246 km² per grid cell | 0.5936 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1400s | 0.3936 km² per grid cell | 2.17 km² per grid cell | 1.78 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1500s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 8.4 km² per grid cell | 7.22 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1600s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 31.51 km² per grid cell | 27.94 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1700s | 10.57 km² per grid cell | 107.12 km² per grid cell | 96.55 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1710s | 12.33 km² per grid cell | 125.19 km² per grid cell | 112.86 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1720s | 14.38 km² per grid cell | 143.25 km² per grid cell | 128.87 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1730s | 16.78 km² per grid cell | 161.32 km² per grid cell | 144.54 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1740s | 19.58 km² per grid cell | 179.38 km² per grid cell | 159.81 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1750s | 22.84 km² per grid cell | 197.45 km² per grid cell | 174.61 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1760s | 26.65 km² per grid cell | 215.52 km² per grid cell | 188.87 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1770s | 31.1 km² per grid cell | 233.58 km² per grid cell | 202.48 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1780s | 36.34 km² per grid cell | 251.65 km² per grid cell | 215.31 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1790s | 42.59 km² per grid cell | 269.71 km² per grid cell | 227.12 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1800s | 47.18 km² per grid cell | 287.75 km² per grid cell | 240.57 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1810s | 52.43 km² per grid cell | 296.87 km² per grid cell | 244.44 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1820s | 60.64 km² per grid cell | 395.38 km² per grid cell | 334.75 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1830s | 75 km² per grid cell | 526.44 km² per grid cell | 451.44 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1840s | 108.96 km² per grid cell | 771.9 km² per grid cell | 662.94 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1850s | 218.19 km² per grid cell | 1,022 km² per grid cell | 803.58 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1860s | 498.17 km² per grid cell | 1,361 km² per grid cell | 862.48 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1870s | 840.17 km² per grid cell | 1,694 km² per grid cell | 853.48 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1880s | 1,253 km² per grid cell | 2,056 km² per grid cell | 802.97 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1890s | 1,993 km² per grid cell | 2,454 km² per grid cell | 461.9 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1900s | 2,708 km² per grid cell | 2,777 km² per grid cell | 69.41 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1910s | 3,464 km² per grid cell | 3,590 km² per grid cell | 125.9 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1920s | 4,200 km² per grid cell | 3,642 km² per grid cell | 558.01 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1930s | 4,532 km² per grid cell | 4,473 km² per grid cell | 59.38 km² per grid cell | Australia |
| 1940s | 4,533 km² per grid cell | 6,698 km² per grid cell | 2,164 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1950s | 4,929 km² per grid cell | 7,968 km² per grid cell | 3,039 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1960s | 5,974 km² per grid cell | 11,300 km² per grid cell | 5,326 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1970s | 7,372 km² per grid cell | 14,294 km² per grid cell | 6,922 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1980s | 8,826 km² per grid cell | 17,144 km² per grid cell | 8,317 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 1990s | 10,734 km² per grid cell | 18,134 km² per grid cell | 7,400 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 2000s | 13,223 km² per grid cell | 17,425 km² per grid cell | 4,201 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 2010s | 16,787 km² per grid cell | 18,097 km² per grid cell | 1,310 km² per grid cell | Russia |
| 2020s | 19,757 km² per grid cell | 19,490 km² per grid cell | 267.53 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 Russia?
- Australia, at 20,727 km² per grid cell against 19,935 km² per grid cell in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Australia and Russia?
- 792 km² per grid cell, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Australia ranks 6th and Russia ranks 7th 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.