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
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 20,727 km² per grid cell against 19,935 km² per grid cell in Russia, a difference of 792.4 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.

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About this data

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.