Austria vs Botswana: Urban area over the long-term

Austria
1,765 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Austria rank
71st
Botswana rank
70th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Austria
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,765 km² per grid cell in Austria, a difference of 27 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.

Austria ranks 71st and Botswana ranks 70th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 38 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Botswana Difference Ahead
1000s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell 0.0002 km² per grid cell Botswana
1100s 0 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell Botswana
1200s 5.45 km² per grid cell 0.0016 km² per grid cell 5.45 km² per grid cell Austria
1300s 17.43 km² per grid cell 0.0052 km² per grid cell 17.43 km² per grid cell Austria
1400s 14.17 km² per grid cell 0.0169 km² per grid cell 14.15 km² per grid cell Austria
1500s 22.65 km² per grid cell 0.0545 km² per grid cell 22.59 km² per grid cell Austria
1600s 53.03 km² per grid cell 0.1756 km² per grid cell 52.85 km² per grid cell Austria
1700s 59.99 km² per grid cell 0.5657 km² per grid cell 59.42 km² per grid cell Austria
1710s 65.29 km² per grid cell 0.6434 km² per grid cell 64.64 km² per grid cell Austria
1720s 70 km² per grid cell 0.7111 km² per grid cell 69.29 km² per grid cell Austria
1730s 74.16 km² per grid cell 0.7859 km² per grid cell 73.38 km² per grid cell Austria
1740s 77.85 km² per grid cell 0.8684 km² per grid cell 76.98 km² per grid cell Austria
1750s 81.16 km² per grid cell 0.9595 km² per grid cell 80.2 km² per grid cell Austria
1760s 81.16 km² per grid cell 1.06 km² per grid cell 80.1 km² per grid cell Austria
1770s 81.16 km² per grid cell 1.17 km² per grid cell 79.99 km² per grid cell Austria
1780s 81.16 km² per grid cell 1.29 km² per grid cell 79.87 km² per grid cell Austria
1790s 87.75 km² per grid cell 1.43 km² per grid cell 86.32 km² per grid cell Austria
1800s 93.14 km² per grid cell 1.58 km² per grid cell 91.56 km² per grid cell Austria
1810s 97.64 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell 95.89 km² per grid cell Austria
1820s 107.12 km² per grid cell 1.93 km² per grid cell 105.19 km² per grid cell Austria
1830s 122.85 km² per grid cell 2.13 km² per grid cell 120.72 km² per grid cell Austria
1840s 145.66 km² per grid cell 2.35 km² per grid cell 143.31 km² per grid cell Austria
1850s 183.41 km² per grid cell 2.59 km² per grid cell 180.82 km² per grid cell Austria
1860s 251.48 km² per grid cell 3.11 km² per grid cell 248.37 km² per grid cell Austria
1870s 303.24 km² per grid cell 3.8 km² per grid cell 299.44 km² per grid cell Austria
1880s 377.63 km² per grid cell 4.6 km² per grid cell 373.03 km² per grid cell Austria
1890s 461.13 km² per grid cell 5.52 km² per grid cell 455.61 km² per grid cell Austria
1900s 518.32 km² per grid cell 6.75 km² per grid cell 511.57 km² per grid cell Austria
1910s 601.64 km² per grid cell 8.7 km² per grid cell 592.93 km² per grid cell Austria
1920s 756.56 km² per grid cell 11.12 km² per grid cell 745.44 km² per grid cell Austria
1930s 899.85 km² per grid cell 14.99 km² per grid cell 884.85 km² per grid cell Austria
1940s 983.37 km² per grid cell 20.05 km² per grid cell 963.32 km² per grid cell Austria
1950s 1,126 km² per grid cell 33.62 km² per grid cell 1,093 km² per grid cell Austria
1960s 1,206 km² per grid cell 52.14 km² per grid cell 1,154 km² per grid cell Austria
1970s 1,288 km² per grid cell 126 km² per grid cell 1,162 km² per grid cell Austria
1980s 1,328 km² per grid cell 263.43 km² per grid cell 1,064 km² per grid cell Austria
1990s 1,403 km² per grid cell 578.99 km² per grid cell 824.21 km² per grid cell Austria
2000s 1,489 km² per grid cell 880.27 km² per grid cell 608.47 km² per grid cell Austria
2010s 1,616 km² per grid cell 1,317 km² per grid cell 299.25 km² per grid cell Austria
2020s 1,730 km² per grid cell 1,696 km² per grid cell 34.13 km² per grid cell Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Austria or Botswana?
Botswana, at 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,765 km² per grid cell in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Austria and Botswana?
27 km² per grid cell, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Botswana?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Botswana rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Austria ranks 71st and Botswana ranks 70th 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.